| WINDOWS OF THE MIND An educational but entertaining look at the way the eyes' function - includes bit on hypnosis. | ||
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| Tape Master: | 7001 | |
| Catalog #: | 500903 | |
| Clip Number: | 500903-4 | |
| Orginal Film: | NSP 10 | |
| Timecode: | 01:47:54 - 01:50:58 | |
| Location: | London | |
| Year Shot: | 1936 (Actual Year) | |
| Audio: | Yes | |
| Color: | No | |
| Headings: | BEAUTY CULTURE: Misc HEALTH AND MEDICINE: Opthomology and Optometry HISTORICAL RECREATIONS: 18th Century (1700) LOCATIONS/EUROPE: UK, England, London PSEUDOSCIENCE: Hypnosis | |
| Description: | Animated cartoon diagrams of the eye and a camera, drawn by Joe Noble. We learn how both work and both have similarities (i.e. both have lenses). We learn why people need spectacles when lenses don't work properly. C/U of man cleaning camera lens with special fluid. Various C/Us of model weeping - tears clean the eye's lenses. More animated diagram. Retrospective sequence. Various shots of actor and actress in period costume staging historical event. They are re-enacting Doctor Franz Mesmer's hypnosis techniques, first tested in 1775. Various shots of doctor in modern hospital using hypnosis on female patient. C/U of Dr. Mesmer (actor) talking to camera - he intends to hypnotise the men in the cinema audience. Various shots of Dr. M's eyes and the spooky shadows of his hands on the wall. He explains when a white spot appears on screen the men will not be able to move their eyes. C/U of white spot - a glamorous model in a swim suit appears in the middle of it! | |
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