1980 - "Changes: The Story of Evolution and Speciation" - Animation. Directors: Stefan Janik and Karen Loveland. Conceived and written by: Dale Marcellini, Judith White, and Benjamin Lawless. Art and animation: Stefan Janik. Narration: Larry Lewman. Fi...
Container:
Box 1 of 6
Type:
Archival materials
Collection Restrictions:
Only selected motion pictures were copied to videotape for preservation purposes and are available for viewing by researchers.
Collection Citation:
Smithsonian Institution Archives, Record Unit 395, National Zoological Park. Office of Education, Motion Pictures and Videotapes
Big Cats and How They Came to Be (Motion picture : 1976)
Extent:
1 cu. ft. (1 record storage boxe)
Type:
Collection descriptions
Archival materials
Motion pictures (visual works)
Videotapes
Date:
1971, undated
Descriptive Entry:
This accession consists of the film "Big Cats and How They Came to Be" which was created for display at the National Zoological Park (NZP). The film is the story of
the evolution of the genus panther and was animated by Film Polski for NZP. Produced in 1976, the film is 10 minutes long. It won the Council on International Nontheatrical
Events (CINE) Golden Eagle in 1976 and was shown at the Sixth International Film Festival of India. Two prints of different lengths are dated 1971 and may represent an earlier
version of the film. Materials include film and videotapes.
Changes: The Story of Evolution and Speciation. (Film Polski) Narration Trk. 35mm film.
Container:
Box 2 of 7
Type:
Archival materials
Collection Restrictions:
Restrictions pertaining to the use of these materials may apply (based on contracts/copyright). Access restrictions may also apply if viewing/listening copies are not currently available. Viewing/listening copies can be made for a fee. Contact reference staff for details.
Changes: The Story of Evolution and Speciation. (Film Polski) Polish Mixed Int'l Sound Track (Music and Narration). Can #1. 35mm film.
Container:
Box 1 of 7
Type:
Archival materials
Collection Restrictions:
Restrictions pertaining to the use of these materials may apply (based on contracts/copyright). Access restrictions may also apply if viewing/listening copies are not currently available. Viewing/listening copies can be made for a fee. Contact reference staff for details.
Changes: The Story of Evolution and Speciation. (Film Polski) Polish Mixed Int'l Sound Track (Music and Narration). Can #2. 35mm film.
Container:
Box 1 of 7
Type:
Archival materials
Collection Restrictions:
Restrictions pertaining to the use of these materials may apply (based on contracts/copyright). Access restrictions may also apply if viewing/listening copies are not currently available. Viewing/listening copies can be made for a fee. Contact reference staff for details.
Changes: The Story of Evolution and Speciation. (Film Polski) Sound Negative. 35mm film.
Container:
Box 1 of 7
Type:
Archival materials
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Changes: The Story of Evolution and Speciation. (Film Polski) Work Print. 35mm film
Container:
Box 1 of 7
Type:
Archival materials
Collection Restrictions:
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Changes: The Story of Evolution and Speciation. (Film Polski) Work Print. 35mm film.
Container:
Box 1 of 7
Type:
Archival materials
Collection Restrictions:
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Changes: The Story of Evolution and Speciation (Motion picture : c. 1979)
Extent:
4.52 cu. ft. (3 record storage boxes) (4 film boxes)
Type:
Collection descriptions
Archival materials
Motion pictures (visual works)
Sound recordings
Date:
1973-1974, 1982
Descriptive Entry:
These records document elements for three film productions: "Changes: The Story of Evolution and Speciation," a 7-minute animated description of speciation created
for the National Zoological Park, Office of Education and Film Polski (Polish and English sound mixes); "The Last Wheel Works," a 20-minute film demonstrating how old wooden
wagon wheels were made; and, "The Last Boat Home," both 58 and 92-minute versions of the film by Deborah and John La Gorce of La Gorce Associates and narrated by Johnny Cash.
"The Last Boat Home" documents the Mississippi riverboat, "Delta Queen." Materials include 16 mm film, 16 mm soundtracks, 35 mm film, 1/4" audiotape, workprints, internegatives,
black and white negatives, and A & B rolls.
Restrictions:
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Census: Accounting for the Nation (Motion picture : 1974)
Extent:
3.33 cu. ft. (1 record storage box) (1 12x17 box) (5 film boxes)
Type:
Collection descriptions
Archival materials
Motion pictures (visual works)
Sound recordings
Place:
New Orleans (La.)
Date:
circa 1969-1974
Descriptive Entry:
This accession consists of audiovisual records created during the production of "Census: Accounting for the Nation" and "Environmental Jazz Room."
"Census: Accounting for the Nation" is a 5-minute film completed in 1974 shown as part of the 1976 exhibition, "We the People." The film is a history of the census animated
by Film Polski. Materials include 16 mm and 35 mm release prints, 35 mm negatives, 35 mm music, 35 mm narration, and 35 mm final audio mix.
"Environmental Jazz Room" is a 4-minute film finished in 1969, shown as part of an exhibition about New Orleans jazz bands. Materials include 16 mm original camera rolls,
16 mm prints, and 1/4" audiotape. A few 16 mm preservation copies are also included.
Restrictions:
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This accession consists of audiovisual elements created during the production "National Zoo: Think Tank," a multiscreen video shown in the National Zoological Park's
Think Tank exhibition. Also included is a dub of "Big Cats and How They Came to Be," the story of the evolution of the genus panther originally produced in 1976 and animated
by Film Polski. Materials include masters and dubs on videotape. Some materials are in electronic format.
Restrictions:
Restrictions pertaining to the use of these materials may apply (based on contracts/copyright). Access restrictions may also apply if viewing copies are not currently available. Viewing copies can be made for a fee. Contact reference staff for details.
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.
Restrictions:
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Topic:
Motion pictures -- Production and direction Search this
Big Cats and How They Came to Be (Motion picture : 1976)
Extent:
2 cu. ft. (2 record storage boxes)
Type:
Collection descriptions
Archival materials
Motion pictures (visual works)
Videotapes
Audiotapes
Date:
1976
Descriptive Entry:
This accession consists of film and video created during the production of "Big Cats and How They Came to Be." This 10-minute film, animated by Film Polski, tells the
story of the evolution of the genus panthera. It was created for the National Zoological Park. The film won the 1976 CINE Golden Eagle and a diploma at the Sixth International
Film Festival of India. Materials include narration, sound effects, music, and the original negative on 35 mm film; original narration on 1/4" audiotape; and prints on 16
mm film and 1/4" U-matic videotape.
Restrictions:
Restrictions pertaining to the use of these materials may apply (based on contracts/copyright). Access restrictions may also apply if viewing/listening copies are not currently available. Viewing/listening copies can be made for a fee. Contact reference staff for details.
This accession consists of audiovisual materials created during the production of "Enormous Egg;" "National Zoo: Think Tank;" "As They Really Are;" "Big Cats and How
They Came to Be;" "Bengal Tiger;" "Changes: The Story of Evolution and Speciation;" and "First Look at Kumari." "Enormous Egg" is a story for children about a pet dinosaur.
The production is 1 hour long and aired on National Broadcasting Corporation, Inc. in 1967. "National Zoo: Think Tank" consists of videos played on multiple screens in the
Think Tank exhibition at the National Zoological Park (NZP). The original videos were produced in 1995. A second version of the exhibition videos was created in 2001. Updates
may have also been made in 1998. "As They Really Are" accompanied the NZP exhibition, "Human Attitudes Toward Animals." The 5 minute videotape was produced in 1991. "Big Cats
and How They Came to Be" is the story of the evolution of the genus panthera. It was animated by Film Polski for NZP. Produced in 1976, the film is 10 minutes long. It won
the Council on International Nontheatrical Events (CINE) Golden Eagle in 1976 and was shown at the Sixth International Film Festival of India.
"Bengal Tiger" is a general description of the endangered animal's lifestyle. The 9 minute film was produced in 1976 and accompanied a National Museum of Natural History
exhibition. It won a CINE Golden Eagle in 1977 and received a first prize Audio Visual Award from the American Association of Zoological Parks and Aquariums. "Changes: The
Story of Evolution and Speciation" was used by the NZP, Office of Education to teach speciation. The 7 minute film was animated by Film Polski. "First Look at Kumari" is a
15 minute souvenir video about Kumari, NZP's Asian Elephant, and the Asian Elephant Species Survival Plan. Kumari was born in December 1993 and the video was likely produced
in 1994. This accession also includes videos about NZP in general, the Friends of the National Zoo, and NZP's pandas. Materials include submasters, edited masters, masters,
dubbing masters, film transfers, and viewing copies on a variety of videotape formats as well as release prints on 16 mm film.
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