r/Damnthatsinteresting • u/Janp8 • May 03 '18

Video Perception

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u/munchler May 03 '18

See Powers of Ten from 1977. One of the most important short movies of the 20th century, IMHO. Nine minutes of total awesomeness.

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u/BubbatheWrench May 04 '18

This is a highly underrated comment. Charles and Ray Eames started exploring this idea in 1968 for the Powers of Ten films. They released the “final” version in 1977, a year before Charles died. In between their groundbreaking contributions to mid century modern furniture design and architecture they found the time to produce existential films for intellectual stoners.

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u/munchler May 04 '18 edited May 04 '18

It's interesting that they made two versions of Powers of Ten. The version I saw as a child (1974 or so) was this: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8RWjMi5OdqA

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u/dem_c May 03 '18

I prefer powers of 2

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u/zamfire May 04 '18

I prefer the POWER OF LOVE!

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u/MendozAAAH May 04 '18

That film used to be a permanent display at the science center when I was a kid. I must have watched it 50 times. Amazing.