Information Machine, The

Genre: Educational

Creator: IBM/Eames Charles And Ray

Format: 16mm

Sound: sound

Description:

barely animated concept piece about creative people and data processing throughout history..SPONSOR: IBM Corp. PRODUCTION CO.: Eames Studio. DIRECTORS: Charles and Ray Eames. MUSIC: Elmer Bernstein. NARRATOR: Vic Perrin. RESOURCES: Copyright not registered; Howard Thompson, “Newcomersto the Nontheatrical Film Field,” NYT, Oct. 12, 1958, X9; Lucia Eames, “Filmography,” Eames Office, eamesoffice.com/index2.php?mod=filmography. HOLDINGS: LC, LC/Prelinger, MacDonald.Film humanizing the concept of computers through animation and live action. Taking a historicalview, The Information Machine portrays the computer as a logical extension of the humandesire to make connections and traces the machine’s evolution from primitive calculationdevices. NOTE: The film was exhibited in the United States Pavilion at the 1958 BrusselsWorld’s Fair.

Complete Record: barely animated concept piece about creative people and data processing throughout history..SPONSOR: IBM Corp. PRODUCTION CO.: Eames Studio. DIRECTORS: Charles and Ray Eames. MUSIC: Elmer Bernstein. NARRATOR: Vic Perrin. RESOURCES: Copyright not registered; Howard Thompson, “Newcomersto the Nontheatrical Film Field,” NYT, Oct. 12, 1958, X9; Lucia Eames, “Filmography,” Eames Office, eamesoffice.com/index2.php?mod=filmography. HOLDINGS: LC, LC/Prelinger, MacDonald.Film humanizing the concept of computers through animation and live action. Taking a historicalview, The Information Machine portrays the computer as a logical extension of the humandesire to make connections and traces the machine’s evolution from primitive calculationdevices. NOTE: The film was exhibited in the United States Pavilion at the 1958 BrusselsWorld’s Fair.