Air Around Us

Air Around Us Encyclopaedia Britannica Films 07:10:09 Aerial shot of river & farmlands. Boy talks to camera (SOF): “The air, important? How do you know its even real, if you can’t see it, it can’t be real...” Boy made to disappear; then magician w/ goatee & in top hat & tails appears in room. “Anybody home? I’ can’t see you!” 07:11:16 Tugs magician into bathroom & invisible boy weighs himself. Drags magician to get a sheet, he puts sheet over invisible boy. 07:12:25 Boy blowing up balloon on couch. Boy tries to fold up bag trapping air, takes up space. 07:13:20 Boy looks at goldfish in aquarium - superimposed as though boy is in fish tank. Narrator talks to boy about weight of air; explains air as a gas and its components w/ pie gaph: nitrogen, oxygen, carbon dioxide & dust. 07:14:49 Animated illustration of air around earth. CU fish in aquarium. 07:16:22 Boy lighting fireplace w/ paper matches, blows flames w/ bellows. 07:16:54 Man using foot pump to inflate car tire. Compressed air running jack hammer. Boy siphons water out of aquarium. Plays w/ balloon. 07:18:03 Parachute descending. Trains running past, car past on road, wind blowing snow. Sand dunes. Trees tipped, buildings toppled by tornado. Sailboat on Nile; windmill; dust storm; eroded canyon in photograph. The End. Instructional Films; 1954; Science; Physics; 1950s; Educational Films;