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Powers of Ten

  • 19771977
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Powers of Ten (1977)
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Beginning with a shot of a couple enjoying a picnic, then zooming out incrementally by powers of ten, the film offers a glimpse of everything from the edge of the known universe to the molec... Read allBeginning with a shot of a couple enjoying a picnic, then zooming out incrementally by powers of ten, the film offers a glimpse of everything from the edge of the known universe to the molecules on a person's hand.Beginning with a shot of a couple enjoying a picnic, then zooming out incrementally by powers of ten, the film offers a glimpse of everything from the edge of the known universe to the molecules on a person's hand.
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    • Charles Eames
    • Ray Eames
    • Philip Morrison(voice)
    • Charles Eames
    • Ray Eames
    • Philip Morrison(voice)
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    A Rough Sketch for a Proposed Film Dealing with the Powers of Ten and the Relative Size of Things in the Universe (1968)
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    • Trivia
      Won National Film Registry, National Film Preservation Board, USA 1998.
    • Goofs
      The narrator refers to Soldier Field as "Soldiers Field".
    • Connections
      Featured in Zomergasten: Episode #18.3 (2005)

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    9/10
    Wow...
    I agree with dynamite_xi--for a 1970s film, the animation is absolutely stunning. Even today with all our advances, such a film would be very impressive. It left me wondering how they managed to make such a professional looking thing with relatively simple technology.

    The concept of the film is very simple and is one you could imagine being used by a science or math teacher to explain about the size of the universe, the size of atoms or about mathematical powers. It starts with a couple lying on a blanket in a park in Chicago and begins pulling back step by step to the power of 10. In other words, starting at the couple, the camera goes to 10 meters square, then 100, etc. until the solar system becomes a speck and beyond. Just how small and insignificant we all are is very well explained. Then, once it makes a return journey, then it goes to the negative 10 power--going deeper and deeper inside the human body to the subatomic level.

    While this is not a particularly "fun" film, it's very educational and tops when it comes to animation. I am impressed.
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      • June 4, 1977 (United States)
      • United States
      • Eames Office's powersoften.com
      • English
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      • International Business Machines (IBM)
      • Office of Charles & Ray Eames
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