A Classroom Film 1941
Beautifully animated explication of human eye and eyesight.
EXPLAINS GROSS & DETAILED STRUCTURE OF HUMAN EYE. BRIEFLY DESCRIBES HOW LIGHT WAVES ARE REFRACTED BY LENS OF EYE & FOCUSED ON THE RETINA. EMPHASIZES LENS, ITS POSITION & CHANGES IN CURVATURE. DISCUSSES MONOCULAR & BINOCULAR VISION, RETINA, etc.
01:38:53:29 Animation showing eye with light photons entering pupil
01:39:06:29 Animation of woman's face with shadow over left side of her face
01:39:09:00 Diagram of woman's face with superimposed animated brain, showing frontal lobes
01:39:17:02 Diagram showing parts of eye with different parts labeled (numerous shots as anatomy of eye is shown)
01:40:39:08 Anatomical diagrams of eyeball (numerous)
01:43:06:26 Animation of light waves entering eyeball; numerous shots showing how light is perceived and processed and how visual perception works
01:45:10:01 Comparison of focal mechanism of human eye with motion-picture camera
01:45:21:18 Animated shot of man sitting at table looking at light lines coming out of eyes falling on a candle flame, showing eyes converging at same point
01:46:03:19 Side view of eyeball, fade into enlarged view of lens
01:49:35:25 ECU eye and lens mechanics
01:49:45:01 "Wall of eyes": surreal animation of eyes (4 rows of different pictures of eyes) moving left or right by row across frame
01:49:57:04 CU woman's face with end title "Knowledge Builders Film Series" superimposed over face
Detailed and delicate illustrations of the face, eye socket and eyeball
Animated illustrations of light beams entering the eye
Cut-outs of pairs of eyes slowly pan across the frame