Discovering Computers

Duration: 600 ft.

Year Published: 1982

Creator: Paul Burnford Ed Films

Complete Record: cheesy psychedelic computeresque effects at beginning - looks like RAVE Laser FX kids learn computers heart scan (colorized) simulation of voyager II 1981 excellent NASA animation spacecraft (animated in space) computer artwork by filmmaker John Whitney very good montage of workplace endless variety control room at NASA many television monitors girl sits by tree, counts on hands and feet Asian woman uses large abacus kids retrace history of computer with cardboard props punch card machine BTW - still shot of Eniac, the first computer kids at computer terminals pocket “computer” calculator kids in class - speeded up hardware - typing on keyboard floppy disks - big cassettes placing floppy disc in computer toy village set up now demonstrates computers work program area, information area, input etc. kids play at computer type: I am a computer I am your friend output - kid in red filter adding numbers on a computer maps, charts etc. on computer (looks like a Radio Shack) kids at EPU’s with teacher in front of class montage of computer drawings by kids a floppy in computer great montage of all shots in film