A photograph from the mid 1930s of the Sound Effects Department library at 20th Century Fox Studios, Building #41. Via this post (by a different Jeff Thompson!)
“Right On The Button”
A files on computerized tax returns titled “Right On The Button”, created by the IRS and released in 1966. Includes some great retro computing shots and this sign:
Nuclear Explosion
Strange, super-minimalistic raw film of a test nuclear explosion from 1953. After several minutes of flickering gray and quiet ambient sound, the blast fills the screen all-white, then receeds to a silent, washed-out mushroom cloud. This is followed nearly a minute later by a sharp, dull blast sound (since the speed of sound is much slower than light). The video concludes with several minutes of gray clouds.
Via: Nuclear Secrecy blog
“Mea Culpa”
“Mea Culpa” by Bruce Connor (with excellent sounds by Brian Eno and David Byrne) from 1981.
Via: the ever-excellent Triangulation Blog
“Kidnapping”
Very strange hand-drawn animation by Jan-Eric Nyström from 1974.
Via: Nyström’s site (with the weirdest lefthand menu ever but also lots of great info on making 16mm animation)
“Good Riddance” in “Dead Pool”
Watched the third Dirty Harry movie last night called “The Dead Pool“. It’s from 1988, so it has a completely different feel than the first two. Included in that are the weird jokes that pop up. During a newscast, in the teleprompter you can see the words “Good night… and good riddance!”
Elliot Stabler’s Eyes
In a rare and interesting moment, an episode of “Law & Order: SVU” where the camera is not in the third person, but a POV shot. Seen through Elliot Stabler’s eyes, while wearing glasses. A strange moment of internalization on a show that is has such a clear sense of style.
Season 9, Episode 7.
Cinemetrics
“Cinemetrics” by Frederic Brodbeck
Via: Music of Sound