Ray Eames Movies
- 1960
Kaleidoscope Jazz Chair
Kaleidoscope Jazz Chair01960HD
Photographed through a mirror system to achieve radial kaleidoscopic images, the beginning portion of this film consists of fast-moving kaleidoscopic...
- 1957
The Information Machine
The Information Machine5.51957HD
Charles and Ray produced this film for IBM’s pavilion at the 1958 Brussels World’s Fair. The Information Machine was the first...
- 1957
Day of the Dead
Day of the Dead4.51957HD
A portrayal of the Mexican Day of the Dead consisting of still shots and narration. Deals with the special objects and events surrounding the annual...
- 1957
Tops (from Stars of Jazz)
Tops (from Stars of Jazz)01957HD
This film was made by the Eamses on a weeks notice for a local Los Angeles TV show where jazz musicians improvised to the images live. The music that...
- 1973
The World of Franklin and Jefferson
The World of Franklin and Jefferson01973HD
The lives of Franklin and Jefferson are used as prisms through which to evoke colonial America. With a dynamic timeline and a wealth of images drawn...
- 1969
The Image of the City
The Image of the City01969HD
"Based on the exhibition "Photography and the city", designed by the Eames Office for the Smithsonian Institute". A primer on the modern problems of...
- 1953
Bread
Bread61953HD
Presented without voiceover, various kinds of breads are displayed and broken in a joyous celebration of starch, seed and salt.
- 1968
Babbage’s Calculating Machine or Difference Engine
Babbage’s Calculating Machine or Difference Engine01968HD
A rare, live-action, and close-up study of the only existing Babbage Difference Engine, a machine designed in the first quarter of the 19th-Century...
- 1957
Toccata for Toy Trains
Toccata for Toy Trains81957HD
An interesting look at the world of toy trains, shot from the perspective of the little world itself. Originally created for model train enthusiasts,...
- 1958
The Expanding Airport
The Expanding Airport01958HD
To avoid making travelers walk excessive distances through a large airport, Washington, D.C.'s new airport is to use mobile departure lounges to...
- 1964
THINK
THINK01964HD
A multi-screen presentation at the Ovoid Theater of the IBM Pavilion of the New York World's Fair.
- 1973
Nicholas Copernicus
Nicholas Copernicus01973HD
The life and work of the astronomer Nicolas Copernicus are shown by means of images of his writings and drawings and places he was associated with.
- 1967
National Fisheries Center and Aquarium
National Fisheries Center and Aquarium01967HD
The film sets forth the objectives of the planned Center, describes its architectural program, and gives a guided tour through a model of the...
- 1961
Eratosthenes
Eratosthenes71961HD
The Greek mathematician Eratosthenes estimates the circumference of the earth.
- 1952
Blacktop
Blacktop71952HD
A visually elegant study of water on a schoolyard playground.
- 1955
Two Baroque Churches in Germany
Two Baroque Churches in Germany01955HD
hese two churches, Viersehnheiligen and Ottobeuren are rich examples of mid-18th-Century German Baroque, a time when music, literature, architecture...
- 1959
Glimpses of the USA
Glimpses of the USA01959HD
A seven-screen presentation for the American pavilion at the Moscow World's Fair.
- 1974
Kepler's Laws
Kepler's Laws01974HD
Animated graphic symbols presented in a constant time frame are used to diagram and explain the laws of planetary motion devised by the...
- 1953
A Communications Primer
A Communications Primer01953HD
An early attempt to present communications theory, made to encourage the breaking down of barriers of thinking between disciplines and to discourage...
- 1973
Exponents: A Study in Generalization
Exponents: A Study in Generalization01973HD
Created as a demonstration of multi-disciplinary thinking, this film was produced in association with UCLA Mathematics professor, Ray Redheffer. With...