Ray Eames Movies
- 1968
A Rough Sketch for a Proposed Film Dealing with the Powers of Ten and the Relative Size of Things in the Universe
A Rough Sketch for a Proposed Film Dealing with the Powers of Ten and the Relative Size of Things in the Universe61968HD
A Rough Sketch features a linear view of our universe from the human scale to the sea of galaxies, then directly down to the nucleus of a carbon...
- 1977
Powers of Ten
Powers of Ten7.71977HD
A scientific film essay, narrated by Phil Morrison. A set of pictures of two picnickers in a park, with the area of each frame one-tenth the size of...
- 1970
The Fiberglass Chairs: Something of How They Get the Way They Are
The Fiberglass Chairs: Something of How They Get the Way They Are01970HD
The process of manufacturing fiberglass chairs is shown through visuals only, with no narration.
- 2011
Eames: The Architect and the Painter
Eames: The Architect and the Painter72011HD
Interviews with the junior designers swept into the 24-7 world of "The Eamery" are the heart of this complex picture of a husband-and-wife creative...
- 1976
Atlas: A Sketch of the Rise and Fall of the Roman Empire
Atlas: A Sketch of the Rise and Fall of the Roman Empire01976HD
Atlas gives the viewer an overview of the rise and fall of the Roman Empire. Beginning in 500 BC, a time clock at the bottom of the screen marks off...
- 1960
The Fabulous Fifties
The Fabulous Fifties01960HD
The Fabulous Fifties, CBS, combines style, humor, and imagination. It was rich in touches of quality showmanship and equally rich in the memories of...
- 1952
Parade, or Here They Come Down Our Street
Parade, or Here They Come Down Our Street01952HD
Using children's toys and drawings, a parade is created.
- 1965
IBM at the Fair
IBM at the Fair01965HD
This film reveals design proposals for the IBM pavilion at the 1964 New York World's Fair. It incorporates photography and animation to present the...
- 1955
House: After Five Years of Living
House: After Five Years of Living61955HD
The Eames House and Studio is explored via a series of slides.
- 1961
2ⁿ: A Story of the Power of Numbers
2ⁿ: A Story of the Power of Numbers71961HD
2ⁿ is a story about the exponential growth of numbers raised to powers. Part of the Mathematica Peep Shows, one of five films made to accompany...
- 1968
A Computer Glossary
A Computer Glossary01968HD
From hardware to software, the basics of then-current computing technology is explained.
- 1973
The World of Franklin & Jefferson: Authors of Independence and Architects of the American Experiment
The World of Franklin & Jefferson: Authors of Independence and Architects of the American Experiment01973HD
This film was produced to present the Eames proposal to make an American Revolution Bicentennial celebration. The exhibition would compare and...
- 1961
Symmetry
Symmetry7.51961HD
Symmetry is one of five shorts featured in the film "Mathematical Peep Shows." The collection was made by Charles and Ray Eames for the IBM...
- 1956
Eames Lounge Chair
Eames Lounge Chair71956HD
Stop-motion animation depicts a man assembling an Eames lounge chair, sitting down to relax in it, and then disassembling it for shipment.
- 1961
Topology: Jordan's Curve Theorem
Topology: Jordan's Curve Theorem51961HD
Short animated film commissioned by IBM - to illustrate Camille Jordan's concept of topology - the fact that a simple closed curve divides a plane...
- 1970
The Black Ships
The Black Ships01970HD
Created with imagery taken from the 19th-Century Japanese woodcuts on display in the Smithsonian Institution’s exhibition “The Japanese...
- 1976
The World of Franklin and Jefferson: The Opening Of An Exhibition
The World of Franklin and Jefferson: The Opening Of An Exhibition01976HD
A short film of the opening of the last museum exhibition prepared by the Eames. The exhibition was called "The World of Franklin and Jefferson" and...
- 1970
Goods: From a Three-Screen Slide Show Made for a Lecture on "The New Covetables" Given by Charles Eames
Goods: From a Three-Screen Slide Show Made for a Lecture on "The New Covetables" Given by Charles Eames01970HD
An excerpt from the Charles Eliot Norton Lectures, which Charles delivered at Harvard University in 1970-71. Includes an evocative discussion of what...
- 1970
A Small Hydromedusan: Polyorchis Haplus
A Small Hydromedusan: Polyorchis Haplus01970HD
A live-action film of a rare sea creature. The tiny transparent life form (only 5/8″ high) has only rarely been observed in its natural...
- 1969
Tops
Tops91969HD
Various kinds of tops are shown spinning.