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The Information Machine (1958)

1958 · Ephemeral film · 9 min

Synopsis

The background and development of data processing, presented through animation.

Synopsis, reviewed

Details

Running time
9 minutes
Collection
Prelinger Archives
Internet Archive item
6235_Information_Machine_The_01_29_03_15

Reviews on the Internet Archive

★★★ · Animation for scientists · Spuzz · 2017-03-12

I'm not the biggest fan of the Eames' work. For some odd reason, I find they're animated stories stiff and too formal. In the case of The Information Machine, it's a cartoon about computers told somewhat straight forward as the Eames can tell it. The animation isn't all THAT great, one thing that does save it is the score by Elmer Bernstein.