The Magic of Chaos

The Costume Designer

July 1950 •English

This short focuses on the job of the costume designer in the production of motion pictures. The costume designer must design clothing that is correct for the film historically and geographically, and must be appropriate for the mood of the individual scene. We see famed costume designer Edith Head at work on a production. The Costume Designer was part of The Industry Film Project, a twelve-part series produced by the film studios and the Academy. Each series episode was produced to inform the public on a specific facet of the motion picture industry. Preserved by the Academy Film Archive in 2012.

Catwoman: The Feline Femme Fatale

May 2021 •English

A documentary about the history of Catwoman from DC.

Elizabeth Taylor in London

October 1963 •English

TV-documentary about the actress.

A Timeless Call

August 2008 •English

U.S. Veteran tribute made for the 2008 Democratic convention.

I'll Never Forget the Last Time

October 2017 •English

A movie that portrays a reflection about sense of being self, to love and to be loved.

The Pink Floyd and Syd Barrett Story

March 2003 •English

The full bizarre, tragic but celebratory story of Syd Barrett, the co-founder of Pink Floyd.

I Am a Truck

January 1953 •Korean

Worldy renowned for his masterpiece The Housemaid (1960), Kim Ki-young debuts with his first short film I Am a Truck (1953), which was sponsored by UN and made a year after the armistice of the Korean War. This film is a fascinating glimpse into the mind of a soon-to-be powerful auteur and influential filmmaker in the post-war Korean cinema, if not the whole history of Korean cinema.

Blow-Ups of 1947

December 1947 •English

Flubs and bloopers that occurred on the set of some of the major Warner Bros. pictures of 1947.

Translating History to Screen

June 2008 •English

Translating History to Screen (2008) Video Short - 10 June 2008 (USA)

The Secret of Trees

January 2013 •English

13-year-old inventor Aidan has discovered that trees use a mathematical formula to gather sunlight in crowded forests. Now he wonders why we don't collect solar energy the same way.

Attila

October 2023 •English

Filmmaker Stephen Hosier takes a journey with Richard Csanyi, his childhood friend, as he investigates the life and death of his twin brother Attila, who was found dead on a rooftop in 2020.

Baldrick's Video Diary - A Blackadder in the Making

October 2001 •English

An intimate behind the scenes short film while shooting the Black Adder special Back and Forth.

The Alps - Climb of Your Life

March 2007 •English

In 1966, John Harlin II died while attempting Europe's most difficult climb, the North Face of the Eiger in Switzerland. 40 years later, his son John Harlin III, an expert mountaineer and the editor of the American Alpine Journal, returns to attempt the same climb.

Tatort Ostsee - Wer sprengte die Nord Stream-Pipelines?

September 2023 •German

New Horizons

June 2015 •English

A brief visualisation of NASA’s historic spacecrafts Mariner, Pioneer, Voyager, and Dawn, exploring the solar system, culminating in the New Horizons mission.

Ronnie O'Sullivan: The Edge of Everything

November 2023 •English

Ronnie O’Sullivan hasn’t had the most harmonious relationship with the media over the years, but his attempt to win the Snooker World Championship for a record 7th time in 2021 apparently proved to good an opportunity to pass up.

Under an Arctic Sky

April 2017 •English

Six fearless surfers travel to the north coast of Iceland to ride waves unlike anything they've ever experienced, captured with high-tech cameras.

Outlaw Comic: The Censoring of Bill Hicks

June 2003 •English

A biographical documentary on the late great comedian Bill Hicks and his career; in particular the censorship by Letterman that scarred it.

Aquaman: Heroines of Atlantis

March 2019 •English

Amber Heard and Nicole Kidman discuss their characters Mera and Atlanna.

Trans-Canada Journey

January 1963 •English

A jetliner spans the miles, sheering through clouds to open sky and scenic vistas of the provinces below. Glimpses of town and country, of people of many ethnic origins, of a resourceful and industrious nation - impressions it would take days and weeks to gather at first hand - are brought to you in this vivid 1800-kilometer panorama.