Synopsis
Produced by General Electric in 1941, "Curves of Color" is an early color film that shows the old and new methods of distinguishing up to two million shades of color, including colors impossible to see with the human eye, through photospectronomy. 00:30 Scenes of autumn in a rural setting, leafless trees, autumnal leaves litter the ground. 00:59 Scenes of spring, new life, rich green vegetation, trees burst with bright yellow foliage, budded and budding trees, flowers bloom, a riotous profusion of spring colors. 01:52 Flower beds professional displayed, farm fields of low green vegetation, tall grain blows in the wind against a blue sky. Ducklings bathe and feed. 02:17 Young children play in the garden. 02:35 The sun sets gloriously along a river. 02:40 A scientist conducts a light experiment, funneling sunlight through a prism casting a rainbow. 03:13 Chart shows the electromagnetic spectrum: cosmic, x-rays, U-V, heat, radio, and electric. 03:51 A woman tests the heat emanating from a radiator. 03:57 A radio town stands tall, and children line up on a metal rail fence. 04:15 A woman holds in one hand a tiny “grain of wheat” lamp and a giant 30,000 watt light bulb in the other. 04:32 Illustration showing white light bending through a prism. 04:46 Painting of farmland with rainbow superimposed. 04:57 Table of beakers and glass jars of liquid solutions and colorful powders. 05:13 A model poses for a portrait painter. 05:32 A man mixes paint colors. A woman tries to match…
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Details
- Running time
- 9 minutes
- Collection
- Ephemeral Films
Subjects on the Internet Archive
- Spectrophotometry
- Educational Film
- Periscope Film
- Stock Footage