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Accession 02-179

Smithsonian Institution. Office of Public Affairs

Productions, circa 1973

Repository:Smithsonian Institution Archives, Washington, D.C. Contact us at osiaref@si.edu.
Creator:Smithsonian Institution. Office of Public Affairs
Title:Productions
Dates:circa 1973
Quantity:6 cu. ft. (6 record storage boxes)
Collection:Accession 02-179
Language of Materials:English
Summary:

This accession consists of motion picture and sound elements for the exhibition films that accompanied the National Museum of Natural History exhibition (Hall 10) "It All Depends: How Man Affects and Is Affected by His Natural Environment." Some of the film offerings that accompanied the exhibit were "Man's Use of the Earth"- a 10-minute film projected on 3 screens about Man's effect on the natural environment; "The Predator and the Prey" - a 4-minute animated film about the dynamic balance of nature. Animated by Film Polski, Warsaw Poland; "The Web of Life" - a 3-minute animated film about the relationships between food chains, food webs, and pyramids of energy. Animated by Film Polski, Warsaw Poland; and "Sharing a Lifestyle"- a 4-minute film about how members of a species compete and cooperate in getting the essentials for life. Elements include camera originals, master sound recordings, and projection prints.

Descriptive Entry

This accession consists of motion picture and sound elements for the exhibition films that accompanied the National Museum of Natural History exhibition (Hall 10) "It All Depends: How Man Affects and Is Affected by His Natural Environment." Some of the film offerings that accompanied the exhibit were: "Man's Use of the Earth"- a 10-minute film projected on 3 screens about Man's effect on the natural environment; "The Predator and the Prey" - a 4-minute animated film about the dynamic balance of nature. Animated by Film Polski, Warsaw Poland; "The Web of Life" - a 3-minute animated film about the relationships between food chains, food webs, and pyramids of energy. Animated by Film Polski, Warsaw Poland; and Sharing a Lifestyle"- a 4-miute film about how members of a species compete and cooperate in getting the essentials for life. Elements include camera originals, master sound recordings, and projection prints.

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Preferred Citation

Smithsonian Institution Archives, Accession 02-179, Smithsonian Institution. Office of Public Affairs, Productions

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Container List

Box 1

"Man's Use of the Earth"

"It All Depends: How Man Affects and Is Affected by His Natural Environment." Hall 10. Can #1. "Big Picture ? Car Crusher." 5/1/73. 16mm Eco Orig.

Box 1 of 6

"It All Depends... " Hall 10. Can #1. "Big Picture - Mummer's Parade and Strip Mining." 16mm Orig Col.

Box 1 of 6

"It All Depends... " Hall 10. Can #2. "Big Picture - West Coast." Roll #4. 16mm Eco Orig.

Box 1 of 6

"It All Depends... " Hall 10. Can #2. "Big Picture - West Coast." Roll #4. 16mm Eco Orig.

Box 1 of 6

"It All Depends..." Hall 10. Can #3. " Big Picture." 16mm Eco Orig.

Box 1 of 6

"It All Depends... " Hall 10. Can #3. "Big Picture - West Coast." Roll #2. 16mm Eco Orig.

Box 1 of 6

"It All Depends..." Hall 10. Can #4. "Big Picture - Ohio and West Virginia." Roll #1. 16mm Eco Orig.

Box 1 of 6

"It All Depends..." Hall 10. Can #4. "Big Picture - West Coast." Roll #1. 16mm Eco Orig.

Box 1 of 6

"It All Depends..."Hall 10. Can #5. "Big Picture - Pittsburgh." Roll #1. 16mm Eco Orig.

Box 1 of 6

Box 2

"It All Depends..." Hall 10. Can #5. "Big Picture - Pittsburgh." Roll #2. 16mm Eco Orig.

Box 2 of 6

"It All Depends..." Hall 10. Can #6. "Big Picture." Roll #2. 16mm Eco Orig.

Box 2 of 6

"It All Depends..." Hall 10. Can #6. "Big Picture - West Coast Trip." 16mm Eco Orig.

Box 2 of 6

"It All Depends..." Hall 10. Can #7. "Big Picture." 16mm Eco Orig.

Box 2 of 6

"It All Depends..." Hall 10. Can #7. "Bicycles." 16mm Eco Orig.

Box 2 of 6

"It All Depends..." Hall 10. Can #8. "Helicopter D.C." 16mm Eco Orig.

Box 2 of 6

"It All Depends..." Hall 10. Can #8. "Big Picture." Roll #1. 16mm Eco Orig.

Box 2 of 6

"It All Depends..." Hall 10. Can #9. "Big Picture." Roll #1. 1/10/73. 16mm Eco Orig.

Box 2 of 6

"It All Depends..." Hall 10. Can #9. "West Coast Trip #2." 16mm Eco Orig.

Box 2 of 6

Box 3

"It All Depends..." Hall 10. Can #10. "New York." Roll #1. 16mm Eco Orig.

Box 3 of 6

"It All Depends..." Hall 10. Can #10. "New York." Roll #2. 16mm Eco Orig.

Box 3 of 6

"It All Depends..." Hall 10. Can #11. "New York." First Trip. 16mm Eco Orig.

Box 3 of 6

"It All Depends..." Hall 10. Can #12. "West Coast." 16mm Eco Orig.

Box 3 of 6

"It All Depends..." Hall 10. Can #13. "West Coast Trip #1." 35mm

Box 3 of 6

"It All Depends..." Hall 10. Can #14. "Big Picture - Oregon." Roll #3. 35mm

Box 3 of 6

Box 4

"It All Depends..." Hall 10. Can #15. "West Coast Trip #2." Roll #3. 35mm

Box 4 of 6

"Survival Depends on Man's Use of the Earth." Left Screen. Hall 10. Zone 4. 16mm

Box 4 of 6

"It All Depends..." Roll #17. 16mm Mag Track

Box 4 of 6

"Man Depends on the Earth." 3 Screen Film. Left and Right Screens. 16mm

Box 4 of 6

"Man Depends on the Earth." 3 Screen Film. Center Screen. 16mm

Box 4 of 6

Hall 10. Zone 4. Right Screen. 16mm

Box 4 of 6

Hall 10. Zone 4. Right Screen. 16mm

Box 4 of 6

"It All Depends..." Environmental Hall. Hall 10. Composite Tapes. Screens 1 and 2

Box 4 of 6

Hall 10. Zone 4. Final Mix. 1/4" Audio Tape

Box 4 of 6

"It All Depends on You." Hall 10. Zone 4. Narration by Edwin Newman. Final Recording. 8/2/73. 1/4" Audio Tape

Box 4 of 6

"Survival Depends on Man's Use of the Earth." Center Screen. Hall 10. Zone 4. 16mm

Box 4 of 6

Box 5

"Survival Depends on Man's Use of the Earth." Right Screen. Hall 10. Zone 4. Silent. 16mm.

Box 5 of 6

"Sharing a Lifestyle"

"Sharing a Lifestyle." ("Sharing a Niche"). Hall 10. Print #3. 16mm.

Box 5 of 6

"Sharing a Lifestyle." ("Sharing a Niche"). Hall 10. 4 minutes. Color Print #1. 16mm.

Box 5 of 6

"Cooperation." Hall 10. Zone 2. 9/73.16mm Answer Print.

Box 5 of 6

"Cooperation." "Population." "Balance of Nature." "Web of Life." Hall 10. Pod Films (1 Film, 4 Programs). 16mm

Box 5 of 6

"The Web of Life"

"Web of Life." 16mm Track (A-wind).

Box 5 of 6

"Web of Life." 16mm I/N (A-wind).

Box 5 of 6

"Web of Life." 1973 16mm CRI.

Box 5 of 6

"Web of Life." 197316mm Trk Neg.

Box 5 of 6

"Food Web." 16mm Mag Track.

Box 5 of 6

"Food Web." 35mm Picture Negative.

Box 5 of 6

"The Predator and the Prey"

"Predator and Prey." "Food Web." "Cooperation." Intraspecies." Narration. 1/4" Audiotape

Box 5 of 6

Box 6

"Cooperation." "Population." "Balance of Nature." "Web of Life." Hall 10. Ecology Series (1 Film, 4 Programs). 15 minutes. 16mm Color/Sound.

Box 6 of 6

"Predator and Prey." Final Mix. 16mm Mag Track.

Box 6 of 6

"Predator and Prey." 7 looped copies. 16mm.

Box 6 of 6

"Predator and Prey." A & B Rolls. 35mm Picture Neg.

Box 6 of 6

Hall 10. Separations. 3 Screen Extraction. 35mm T-Scope.

Box 6 of 6

"Predator and Prey." 16mm Print

Box 6 of 6

"Cooperation." and "Sharing a Niche." 16mm Sound Track

Box 6 of 6

"Cooperation." and "Sharing a Niche." "A" Roll. 16mm EKTA Master and Eco.

Box 6 of 6

"Cooperation." and "Sharing a Niche." "B" Roll. 16mm EKTA Master and Eco.

Box 6 of 6

"Predator and Prey." "Food Web." Mixed in Sections. 1/4" Audiotape

Box 6 of 6

"Predator and Prey." "Food Webs." Final Mix. 8/73. 1/4" Audiotape

Box 6 of 6

"Predators." MNH Hall 10 Film. Narration. 1/4" Audiotape

Box 6 of 6

"Predator and Prey." "Cooperation." "Sharing a Niche." 2nd Recording (Final). 1/4" Audiotape

Box 6 of 6

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