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Color Harmony (1938)

1938 · Ephemeral film · 11 min

  • Documentary
  • Animation
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Synopsis

The film discusses the fascinating world of color perception, particularly from the perspective of various creatures, including fish and lobsters. It explains how human eyes function like cameras, focusing light to create images, and describes the roles of rods and cones in vision.

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Details

Studio
Jam Handy Organization (JHO), Chevrolet
Released
1938-11-17
Running time
11 minutes
Language
English
Collection
Prelinger Archives

Cast & crew

Reviews on the Internet Archive

★★★ · The many colors of the rainbow! · Spuzz · 2012-09-19

Very nice crisp film detailing on how the eye sees and how it sees color. It does get a wee bit too complex in the middle so it may bore some casual viewers (like me, I was sort of going "eh?" at it) but it does have great cinematography and examples that do maintain your interest, and yes, at the end, since it's a Jam Handy movie, different colored cars at the end.

★★ · Seeing Some Chevrolets · Dodsworth the Cat · 2022-11-19

A good overview about how the eye can see, but it got a little involved when talking about cones and optic nerve fibres, white light and colour. Wait! What's that animation of cars at the end? What does it have to do with seeing? Oh, right. Chevrolet paid for this. Nice '39 Chev in a photo at the end.

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