Principles of Electricity
Principles of Electricity is a short film from 1945 released on 16mm. It is held in the Prelinger Archives collection.
21:42:17 MS Lamp is switched on by a hand
21:42:21 MS Father in easy chair; looks down at little girl playing 21:42:23 MS Woman seen from above and behind starts car 21:42:27 LS Passenger jet airplane takes off ["Western" is written on side] 21:42:29 CU Woman sings into microphone; control booth visible in background 21:42:34 CU Woman's hand stirs soup in pot on stove 21:42:36 MS Woman opens refrigerator door; puts food in and takes food out 21:42:40 MS Woman in apron irons 21:42:42 CU Woman's hand irons 21:42:44 CU Woman vacuums couch 21:42:49 CU Electric coffee maker (constructed with two separate glass bowls) boils 21:42:51 MS Woman pours batter into a waffle iron; boy eats breakfast 21:42:58 Title card "THE STRUCTURE OF MATTER" 21:43:02 LS Animated shot of the solar system; zoom in 21:43:09 CU Animated shot of the Earth 21:43:18 MS Piles of different chemical elements with appropriate nameplates in front of them; iron, cobalt, nickel copper, shown 21:43:22 CU Woman's hands knead bread dough on board 21:43:28 CU Woman's hands cut bread into slices 21:43:32 MS Male scientist, foreground; female scientist, background; work in chemistry laboratory 21:43:37 CU Animation chemical element; 21:43:38 CU Zoom inside chemical element 21:43:56 Animation of an atom 21:44:16 Animation of atom with electrons zooming around it 21:45:07 Animation of electrons; negative charges superimposed 21:45:13 Animation of nucleus; positive charge superimposed 21:45:21 Title card "NATURE'S LAW OF BALANCE" superimposed on a cartoon of the Earth 21:45:32 Positive, negative and neutral charges of atom are illustrated 21:46:57 Many atoms with electrons zooming around 21:47:57 Various batteries; dry cells; wet cells 21:48:08 Animated illustration of the creation of an electrical charge 21:49:24 CU Woman's hand dialing old-fashioned telephone 21:49:26 CU Man looking to mirror; using electrical shaver 21:49:27 CU Hand holding flashlight; other hand unscrewing fuse from fuse box 21:49:30 CU Hand pushes car's electric ignition button 21:49:31 Seen from below high tension wires 21:49:39 Art card "3 FACTORS" 21:49:45 Animated figures of negative and positive current and electrical resistance 21:50:13 Animated figures posture like "Supermen" 21:50:34 Voltammeter (measures voltage) shown / needle jumps 21:51:15 Animation of atoms 21:51:41 Animation of current moving 21:51:49 Device which measures amperage shown needle jumps 21:52:12 Animated electrons pass through turnstiles as their amperage is counted by a meter 21:53:00 CU Hand holds a splayed out group of metal wires 21:53:31 CU Glass, porcelain, rubber insulators 21:53:51 Animated illustration of electrons colliding causing heat and light to radiate from metal wires 21:53:55 CU Kettle on electric stove boils; steam visible 21:53:58 MS Split screen: kettle and table lamp 21:54:28 CU Wet cell 21:54:30 LS High tension wires connected to transformers 21:54:43 LS Electric power plant 21:54:52 LS High tension lines, mountains seen in background 21:54:53 LS Industrial plant with much steam and smoke coming out of the buildings 21:54:58 MS Electric trolley car goes by 21:55:00 CU Electric streetlight 21:55:02 CU Small swiveling electric fan 21:55:06 CU Electric mixer and bowl; mixer paddles are lowered into bowl 21:55:09 LS Electromagnetic generator 21:55:19 LS Man walks by electromagnetic generator 21:55:27 CU Man's hand uses magnet to pick up metal 21:55:29 CU Man's hand pours out iron particles from a small bottle 21:55:32 CU Man's hand lowers bar magnet onto iron particles causing the particles to move along lines of magnetic force; magnet is removed to show more fully 21:55:48 Animated illustration of lines of magnetic force 21:55:52 Animation shows lines of magnetic force (North and South Poles) around the Earth 21:56:34 CU Horseshoe magnet picks up metal bar 21:57:16 Animation: Mr. Electron 21:58:00 Illustration of flow of electric current caused by magnetic field 21:58:26 MS Front of luxury car; hood is cutaway; camera zooms in on generator 21:58:30 LS Industrial-size electric generator with man standing in front of it 21:59:34 LS Electric motor 21:59:36 CU Tiny electric motor powered by a dry cell 21:59:42 Large electric motor with external case cutaway 21:59:44 CU Hand holding small electric motor 21:59:51 LS Industrial-size electric motor 22:00:04 CU Electric mixer and bowl in use 22:00:06 CU Small swiveling electric fan 22:00:08 CU Kettle on electric stove boils rapidly 22:00:10 LS Electric street trolley goes over overpass 22:01:13 Animation: circuit is completed; light bulb goes on 22:01:17 CU Hand places plug in electric receptacle in wall 22:01:23 MS Son is tucked into his bed; mother adjusts electric timer (alarm clock?) on his nightstand 22:01:25 CU Toaster; toast pops up; woman's hand removes 22:00:36 MS Couple watches television (old "mirror-in-lid" prewar TV console model)
22:02:00 [END OF FILM]| Principles of Electricity | |
|---|---|
| Produced by | Wolff (Raphael G.) Studios, Inc. |
Production companies | Wolff (Raphael G.) Studios, Inc. |
| Distributed by | Wolff (Raphael G.) Studios, Inc. |
Release date | 1945 |
Running time | 20:00 |
| Language | English |
- Thumbnail
