Short comedic subject on the history of photography from the daguerrotype to modern amateur photographers.
Elmer takes up wildlife photography but finds his subject, a rabbit, much too rascally.
In this Pete Smith Specialty short, Dr. Harold E. Edgerton demonstrates stroboscopic photography, which he helped develop. This process allows us to see in slow motion what happens during events that occur too fast to be seen by the naked eye. Examples shown here include a bullet in flight as it shatters a light bulb, the moment of impact when a kicker kicks a football, and the motion of a hummingbird's wings as it hovers.
A tribute to the cameramen of the newsreel companies and the service film units, in the form of a compilation of film of the cameramen themselves, their training and some of their most dramatic film.
The best known, "Weegee's New York" (1948), presents a surprisingly lyrical view of the city without a hint of crime or murder. Already this film gives evidence, here very restrained, of Weegee's interest in technical tricks: blur, speeded up or slowed-down film, a lens that makes the city's streets curve as if cars are driving over a rainbow. - The New York Times
1948 ARC Identifier 46998 / Local Identifier 306.131. FEATURES THE PERSONALITY, PHILOSOPHY, TECHNIQUES AND ARTISTRY OF EDWARD WESTON, AS SHOWN THROUGH SCENES OF THE ARTIST AT HOME, ON LOCATION AND AT WORK WITH HIS STUDENTS. U.S. Information Agency. (1982 - 10/01/1999) Made possible by a donation from Simon Phipps
An aqua-maid at Cypress Gardens in Florida tells of her profession - wins the 'Miss Citrus' contest and then has to decide whether she wants to leave and take a shot at stardom.
Jauna žavi princesė vakare, pavargusi nuo uolaus pareigų vykdymo, pabėga nuo apsaugos ir patraukia į miestą pasižvalgyt. Užmigusią gatvėje, ją parsiveža į namus žavus žurnalistas. Ryte jis sužino, kas ji tokia, ir nusprendžia pasinaudot šansu padaryt ekskliuzyvinį reportažą, su pikantiškom smulkmenom ir paparaciškom nuotraukom. Naivi princesė nenutuokia, kad jos princas ją tamposi po visą Romą ne šiaip sau, ji nepastebi, kad princo draugas ją slapta visur fotografuoja. Reportažas gaunasi super.
A chance photograph may reveal a murderer's identity - and someone's after the photographer!
This titillating bit of pulp sensationalism was the last in a string of "B" films that Cleo Moore starred in at Columbia. Moore plays Lila Crane, an ambitious clip-joint floozie turned photographer with flexible morals and a penchant for fast money.
A self-assured businessman murders his employer, the husband of his mistress, which unintentionally provokes an ill-fated chain of events.
Loner Mark Lewis works at a film studio during the day and, at night, takes racy photographs of women. Also he's making a documentary on fear, which involves recording the reactions of victims as he murders them. He befriends Helen, the daughter of the family living in the apartment below his, and he tells her vaguely about the movie he is making.
The Dance is a 1962 French comedy film directed by Norbert Carbonnaux and starring Jean-Pierre Cassel, Françoise Dorléac and Arletty. The film is based on the French comic strip 13 rue de l'Espoir.
The joys of 1960s modern education - as seen at a not-exactly-typical local comp.
Short subject on how fashion is created-- not by the great couturiers, but on the street.
A photoshoot on the roofs and in the streets of Paris, under the astonished eyes of the inhabitants.
Karin, a young girl, gets an hour free from school. She spends it across the street from the school, in the apartment of an older photographer.
An artist and his wife hold art classes using nude models. Their photographer friend Pete returns from two years in Europe, and they try to convince him he has a promising career in nude photography. He eventually agrees to try it, but finds that the sight of red hair or red nail polish triggers unhealthy impulses, to the detriment of some of his models.
An American private-eye arrives in Alphaville, a futuristic city on another planet which is ruled by an evil scientist named Von Braun, who has outlawed love and self-expression.