This film documents John Ott's construction of a time-lapse studio custom built to record an apple's growth for the production of Walt Disney's ...
Short, silent advertisement for the QRS Company's combination camera and projector. The Chicago-based company sold the 16mm equipment for $98.50, u...
Scene 1, take 7 of an unidentified Kling Studios production featuring comedian Hal Block.
Silent workprint for ten animated advertisements for Vernor's Ginger Ale.
Friends Chuck Kleinhans and JoAnn Elam experiment with a 16mm camera by testing camera distance and F-stops in this black-and-white, silent footage.
Footage from a Sound for Film class taught by Chicago based cinema engineer James Bond at the School of the Art Institute of Chicago in the Fall of...
Documentary film made about Chicago independent filmmaker Tom Palazzolo for the United States Information Agency.
A short film that documents a Niles Township High School filmmaking class. Various scenes of students and teachers going through exercises and less...
An instructional film about the filmmaking concept of "continuity" made by amateur filmmaker Margaret Conneely. Conneely would present the film wit...
Instructional film by International Film Bureau on how to create a film with sound. Techniques are demonstrated by adding sound to an informative f...
Comedic amateur film made by Central Cinema Photographers club member Fred Strauss depicting the chaotic production of a film of a woman on a beach...
A silent documentary that follows a group from Central Cinematographers as they view, discuss and shoot films. The process of filmmking becomes tra...
Excerpts of an instructional film on shooting and editing motion picture films. Common mistakes are described with title cards intercut with examp...
Behind-the-scenes footage of the making of the title cards for Margaret Conneely's 1960 film Margaret Conneely Collection
Behind-the-scenes footage of the making of Thirteen Tokens, made by Central Cinematographers, a Chicago film club for "advanced amateurs."
A behind-the-scenes look at members of Central Cinematographers (a Chicago amateur film club) creating and shooting colorful title cards for their ...