House after five years of living

Duration: 10

Year Published: 1955

Creator: made by Charles and Ray Eames.

Format: 16mm

Color: Color

Sound: sound

Credits: Eames, Charles, direction.; Eames, Ray, direction.; Bernstein, Elmer, music.; Ruderman, Martin, music.; Remsen, Dorothy, music.; Kaproff, Armand, 1919-2005, music.

Description: Photographs by Charles and Ray Eames.; Pacific Film Archive collection; non-circulating. Access by appt. only. CBPF.; With music composed by Elmer Bernstein; played by: Martin Ruderman, flute; Dorothy Remsen, harp; Armand Kaproff, cello; Elmer Bernstein, piano.; "The film House (After Five Years of Living) (1955) documents the structure Charles & Ray designed, and lived in from 1950 until their deaths. The film is a series of 35mm stills, and by shooting over a period of several years, Charles was able to capture very precise moments and perspectives in and around the house. You see the house as Charles might have seen it and get a sense for the spatial relationships and how light interacted with the architecture. Some of the more subtle details are highlighted in these photographs: a window with butterflies pressed between the glass; a small black and white photograph of trees on the facade; the spiral staircase from multiple angles. House was produced using a unique system of optical fades, which Charles invented especially for this film."--Eames Office website, http:// eamesdesigns.com/library-entry/films-of-charles-and-ray- eames/; Photographs of the home and studio, designed and built by Charles Eames on a hill in California overlooking the ocean, reflecting the interests of Mr. and Mrs. Eames and show the influence of Japanese simplicity in the architecture and in the furnishings. Filmograph.; Set to music, a rapid photographic portrait of a house, with detailed and distant shots of the inside, outside, and the surrounding gardens.--Peter De Domenico, 6/94.; PFA 1604-01-5277. D0004; PFA 1604-01-5277. COPY-SPECIFC DESCRIPTION: 1 reel of 1 (381 ft.) (11 min.) : opt sd., col. ; 16 mm. print. CONDITION NOTE: Last inspected: 1994 Jun 24 Peter De Domenico; scratches; splices; faded; warped; Poor condition: color faded; very scratched at beginning and throughout; print very warped; sound quality good but warbly; 11 tape splices (see cataloger's inspection report for splice footage points); edge code: none

Metadata Source:BERKELEY ART MUSEUM AND PACIFIC FILM ARCHIVE