The powers of ten films are two short american documentary films written and directed by charles and ray eames. Oct 12, 2010 theres finally a stable copy of charles and ray eames seminal powers of ten video available online, courtesy of the eames office youtube account. Visitors compete to organize their hand of cards into lists of objects from largest to smallest. Contributor names office of charles and ray eames, designer. Individuals please see films of charles and ray eames. I recommend it for any science or mathematics teacher to show their students as another modality to add to and.
As with a communication primer and 2n a 2minute peep show from the exhibition, mathematica, in this film, charles and ray employed the system of exponential powers to visualize the importance of scale. If youre seeing this message, it means were having trouble loading external resources on our website. Aug 26, 2010 powers of ten takes us on an adventure in magnitudes. What does it mean to have an entire system based on composing and decomposing units with powers of ten.
Make your own powers of ten film like the classic science education movie by charles and ray eames. Documentary shorts mostly, these films continue to be very influential. When we decompose units with powers of ten we are dividing by them. I was first introduced to powers of ten three years as a student at the university of iowa.
Explore science zoom into nano powers of ten game 2016 version designed for groups and community outreach. Summary artwork for film powers of ten showing park. Download citation epistemic things in charles and ray eamess powers of ten woods uses an analysis of charles and ray eamess film powers of ten to discuss the aesthetic and theoretical. Apr 21, 2020 a selection of the movies of charles and ray eames.
Yes, the world can seem seriously screwed up at times, but 27,000 lightyears away a black hole just ate a piece of spacetime. Your browser does not currently recognize any of the video formats available. And, before too long, you find yourself 100 million light years away. They also worked in the fields of industrial and graphic design, fine art. Jul 29, 2009 this famous powers of 10 video was written and directed by charles and ray eames. The subtitle is the relative size of things in the universe. Powers of ten ultimate zoom micromacro imax combined. Powers of ten is a 1977 film made by the charles and ray eames about scale in the universe. Epistemic things in charles and ray eamess powers of ten. Elmer berstain cd music of elmer bernstein cd view all. The short film takes the viewer on a journey in order to explain not only the mathematics of exponential growth but also how human senses, sight in particular, are extended through science and technology.
It actually solidifies my validation of the truth as above, so below. Chicago aerial view with burnham harbor marina and soldier field stadium. This image, and quotation, above, are taken from the 1968 film powers of ten by charles and ray eames. Morrison, philip and phylis morrison, office of charles and ray eames. A classic science education film is charles and ray eamess powers of ten. Created by iconic designers charles and ray eames, powers of ten embarks on an adventure in magnitudes, as we travel from a lakeside picnic in chicago to the furthest reaches of the cosmos, until our own galaxy is visible only as a speck of light among many others. There are at least three goals targeted by a lesson using your own powers of ten video. So lets just start with 1 and multiply that 1 by 10. Every ten seconds we view the starting point from ten times farther out until our own galaxy is visible only a s a speck of light among many others. Its named for the film powers of ten, made by charles and ray eames in 1968. Summary artwork for film powers of ten showing park, picnic, marina, and parking lots from above. There were i added pictures, i will write something to explain. Celebrate powers of ten day 101010 video eames office. Volume 1 scale is the new geography dvd the films of charles and ray eames.
Eames demetrios scale is the new geography dvd how we make the eames lounge chair dvd a gathering of elephants dvd view all. Theres finally a stable copy of charles and ray eames seminal powers of ten video available online, courtesy of the eames office youtube account. Enjoy the videos and music you love, upload original content, and. Charles and ray eames powers of ten video huffpost. The film depicts the relative scale of the universe in factors of ten. The film begins with an aerial image of a man reclining on a blanket. Starting at a picnic by the lakeside in chicago, this film transports the viewer to the outer edges of the universe. An adaptation of the charles and ray eames classic 1968 documentary by the same name, powers of ten. Up next powers of ten ultimate zoom micromacro imax combined duration. Camera zoom from entire universe down to subatomic particles.
Scale is the new geography unlocks the true potential of the film, powers of ten. Artwork for film powers of ten showing an aerial view of the shoreline of chicago, illinois. One hundred meters wide, the distance a man can run in ten seconds, cars crowd the highway, power boats lie at their docks, the colourful bleachers are soldier field. The film begins by joining a picnic at a chicago waterfront park with a scene just one meter wide, which we view from just one meter away.
How to apply eamess legendary powers of 10 to reallife. It features 12 components that show you how to teach scale by eames office director and charless grandson, eames demetrios. Oct 10, 2010 celebrate powers of ten day 101010 video posted october 10, 2010 by daniel ostroff in 1977, charles and ray eames made a nineminute film called powers of ten that still has the capacity to expand the way we think and view our world. Exploring size powers of ten game nanodays 2011, 2012, and. The view then expands exponentially by a power of ten every ten seconds, quickly pulling us from the borders of chicago into the outer reaches of the observable universe and then plummeting back to the man before inverting into negative powers of ten, ending up at the center of a carbon atom in his hand. When we compose units with powers of ten we are multiplying by them.
Handlung des neun minuten langen films ist eine reise. If you have ever seen a space view zooming into earth, 1. The groundbreaking 9minute film powers of ten, produced in 1977 by charles and ray eames, starts with a picnic scene and then zooms out in powers of ten to the edge of the universe and then back down to the scale of atoms. Powers of ten takes us on an adventure in magnitudes. Both works depict the relative scale of the universe according to an order of magnitude or logarithmic scale based on a factor of ten, first expanding out from the earth until the entire universe is surveyed, then reducing inward until a single atom and its quarks are. This year marks the 35 th anniversary of powers of ten, and dec. The 1977 short film powers of ten would do the same, but in motion. More of a educational video than film even known for being used in the classroom environment but it still does not make it any less intriguing.
In addition to this film, demetrios has curated the worldtraveling exhibition, powers of ten, and lectured on scale in over 25 countries. So lets think about what happens when we multiply by 10, and see if we can see some type of a pattern. The classic documentary film by midcentury modern masters ray and charles eames, powers of ten, features an electronic soundtrack by composer elmer bernstein bernstein is best known for his orchestral soundtracks to films like the ten commandments, the magnificent seven and true grit. I added some pictures 4 with the original powers of ten by eams, because it is already 25 years old. Autoplay when autoplay is enabled, a suggested video will automatically play next. Powers of ten 1977 directed by charles eames, ray eames. Powers of ten is a 1977 short documentary film written and directed by charles eames and his wife, ray. This famous powers of 10 video was written and directed by charles and ray eames.
A rough sketch for a proposed film dealing with the powers of ten and the relative size of things in the universe. Sal discusses exponents with bases of 10 and their patterns. Their next project id like to talk about is the powers of ten. Charles and ray eames powers of ten, 1977 on vimeo. Powers of ten international particle physics outreach group. A film dealing with the relative size of things in the universe and the effect of adding another zero is how they described it. Exploring size powers of ten is a card game exploring the relative sizes of various objects. Our picture will centre on the picnickers even after theyve been lost to sight. Powers of ten by charles and ray eames diatrope books. This october 10, 2010 is powers of ten day 101010, a milestone on the design thinking calendar. Travel from a lakeside picnic in chicago to the universes furthest reaches in this iconic adventure in magnitudes. Using exponents with powers of 10 video khan academy.
Jun 14, 2017 the view then expands exponentially by a power of ten every ten seconds, quickly pulling us from the borders of chicago into the outer reaches of the observable universe and then plummeting back to the man before inverting into negative powers of ten, ending up at the center of a carbon atom in his hand. The film was an adaptation of the book cosmic view by kees boeke. Providing much food for thought in the information visually displayed and narrated powers of ten contains most of its power in dissecting the universe both large and small in just under nine minutes. It was made for ibm and has been parodied on the simpsons several times. His powers of ten soundtrack, though, features spacey. Charles and ray eames as true pioneers of information design. Cosmic view, inspiration for the film powers of ten. A book about the relative size of things in the universe and the effect of adding another zero. Mar 29, 2018 the classic documentary film by midcentury modern masters ray and charles eames, powers of ten, features an electronic soundtrack by composer elmer bernstein bernstein is best known for his orchestral soundtracks to films like the ten commandments, the magnificent seven and true grit. Naively expecting a lecture about chairs, i was surprised d. Starting at a picnic by the lakeside in chicago, this famous film transports us to the outer edges of the universe.
Pal dvd only contains powers of ten does not include rough sketch. Dec 04, 2012 this year marks the 35 th anniversary of powers of ten, and dec. Us public broadcasting service pbs, made by charles and ray eames. Aug 30, 2012 powers of ten the office of charles and ray eames 1st edition 1982 hard cover with fine dust jacket. Powers of ten the office of charles and ray eames 1st. A flipbook, is an ocular journey dealing with the relative size of things in the universe and the effect of adding another ze. Since it was produced in 1977, it has been seen by millions of people both nationally and internationally. The powers of ten february 23, 2012 back in 1968, charles and ray eames created an amazing short film titled powers of ten to illustrate the size of our universe from the very largest to the. Taking cosmic view as a starting point, charles and ray eames iconic little film first above starts with a fixed point in chicago, then moves out into the universe by factors of ten. Both works depict the relative scale of the universe according to an order of magnitude or logarithmic scale based on a factor of ten, first expanding out from the earth until the entire universe is surveyed, then reducing inward until a single atom and its quarks are observed. Artwork for film powers of ten showing an aerial view of a couple having a picnic on the grass in a park near the marina in chicago. This is charles and ray eames powers of ten, 1977 by salon 94 on vimeo, the home for high quality videos and the people who love them. Contributor names office of charles and ray eames, designer created published. Volume 1 also includes rough sketch the first version of the film, which was made 9 years earlier.
A meditation inspired by the powers of ten a book and short ilm by the famous american husband and wife design team, charles and ray eames. The powers of 10 are 10 1, 10 2, 10 3, 10 4, and so on. Exploring size powers of ten game nanodays 2011, 2012. I recommend it for any science or mathematics teacher to show their students as another modality to add to and enrich understanding of exponentsbase ten. Feb 11, 2011 video from imax cosmic voyage music from the matrix don davis and a composition by jake kaufman awake. Created by iconic designers charles and ray eames, powers of ten embarks on an adventure in magnitudes, as we travel from a lakeside picnic in chicago to.
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