The Experimental Psychology of Vision (1941, silent)

Year Published: 1941

Description:

Description: Educational film demonstrating phenomena of human vision relating to motion pictures and the perception of movement, light and dark, and optical illusions. Includes references to the phi phenomenon and flicker fusion, as well as an outdated term for a young woman or female student in the title cards.

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Subjects: Science,Film and media art,1940s

Tags: phi phenomenon; science experiments; perception; human vision; persistence of vision; Broadway; neon; neon signs; news ticker; flicker fusion; critical frequency; r.p.m meter; optical illusions; Zöllner Illusion; Müller-Lyer Illusion; close-up of human eyes; eye movement analysis; saccadic eye movements; title cards; co-ed (outdated term for young woman); tachistoscope; perception span; Weston Electrical Instrument Corp machines; opthalmograph; apparent movement; intertitles; demonstrations; test; interactive films

Film Sponsor:

Creator: G.M. Gilbert

Credits: International Film Bureau Inc. Presents
The Experimental Psychology of Vision
Produced at the Psychological Laboratories of Columbia University
by G.M. Gilbert

Distributor: International Film Bureau, Inc.

Contributor: Prelinger Archives

Source Collection: Prelinger Archives

Digitizing Sponsor: Filecoin Foundation for the Decentralized Web (FFDW) and Internet Archive

Production Date:

Release Date: 1941

Geographical Location: USA; New York; New York City, New York

Genre/Form: educational

Language: eng

Rights: Not listed in 1940-49 copyright catalog.

Film Format: 16mm film

Element: print

Color: b&w

Color Process:

Sound or Silent: silent

Film Soundtrack Type: mos

Edge Code:

Frame Rate: 24 fps

Length (feet): 434

Complete Record: Description: Educational film demonstrating phenomena of human vision relating to motion pictures and the perception of movement, light and dark, and optical illusions. Includes references to the phi phenomenon and flicker fusion, as well as an outdated term for a young woman or female student in the title cards. Reuse Statement: For information on reusing Prelinger Archives footage and obtaining written usage agreements, please visit www.prelinger.com. Subjects: Science,Film and media art,1940s Tags: phi phenomenon; science experiments; perception; human vision; persistence of vision; Broadway; neon; neon signs; news ticker; flicker fusion; critical frequency; r.p.m meter; optical illusions; Zöllner Illusion; Müller-Lyer Illusion; close-up of human eyes; eye movement analysis; saccadic eye movements; title cards; co-ed (outdated term for young woman); tachistoscope; perception span; Weston Electrical Instrument Corp machines; opthalmograph; apparent movement; intertitles; demonstrations; test; interactive films Film Sponsor: Creator: G.M. Gilbert Credits: International Film Bureau Inc. Presents The Experimental Psychology of Vision Produced at the Psychological Laboratories of Columbia University by G.M. Gilbert Distributor: International Film Bureau, Inc. Contributor: Prelinger Archives Source Collection: Prelinger Archives Digitizing Sponsor: Filecoin Foundation for the Decentralized Web (FFDW) and Internet Archive Production Date: Release Date: 1941 Geographical Location: USA; New York; New York City, New York Genre/Form: educational Language: eng Rights: Not listed in 1940-49 copyright catalog. Film Format: 16mm film Element: print Color: b&w Color Process: Sound or Silent: silent Film Soundtrack Type: mos Edge Code: Frame Rate: 24 fps Length (feet): 434