Finally released from copyright jail (with required audio redactions) - This rare 16mm reel from my collection comes from the Jet Propulsion Laboratory and contains some of the very first computer animations that were made to illustrate the future flight paths of the voyager spacecraft, which at the time of the film's production had not even lifted off. Very interesting to note that at this time the extent of the missions were unknown and the possibility of...
2022-08-24 15:40:00 +0000 UTC
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Oh, I have said too much.... but it felt good to get it all off my chest.
https://youtu.be/LOJfp78MTgY
2022-08-21 16:57:14 +0000 UTC
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This classic 16mm Coronet film takes us into the modern world of go carts, barrel rides, rotary phones, and hand powered wood drills. Yes, without wheels our lives would be just dragging things around. Some enhancement was required to maximize your viewing experience. Enjoy!
https://youtu.be/k7W4EMECJUk
2022-08-20 18:51:17 +0000 UTC
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This classic 16mm Bell Labs film from my archives goes all-in to show every step of the amazing manufacturing process for integrated circuits at the height of American microchip manufacturing in the 1980's. Can you imagine working every day in a clean room toiling over a vat of fuming nitric acid and swishing cocktails of extremely toxic solvents, day in and day out? So many of these places became Superfund sites. Well.... Enjoy!
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2022-08-20 15:04:40 +0000 UTC
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I've been wanting to do this video for a long time.... Just how did they manage to get those spectacular shots of the stage separations of Saturn rockets? Many have asked over the years, so this one is by special request for all of you who have wondered about just that. OH - and hang on till the end to see the jaw-dropping unedited footage. Enjoy! 0:00 - Intro 1:00 - The U2 Spy Plane 1:42 - Project Corona 3:15 - NASA Electable Camera Pods ...
2022-08-15 23:42:15 +0000 UTC
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The only world class art exhibition dedicated entirely to guitar pedals is now a book!
https://youtu.be/zDu7_VZmHMQ
2022-08-15 10:01:24 +0000 UTC
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A game changer or a boondoggle? We'll find out in time - but if YouTube pulls off what they are claiming to be doing it will change this platform forever.
https://youtu.be/RcPwBNH1qGA
2022-08-14 15:59:49 +0000 UTC
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I could go on for hours ranting about records - so here's a little bit to get off my chest. Enjoy!
https://youtu.be/avYHLE0SYOQ
2022-08-08 14:59:49 +0000 UTC
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This news did not get around much, but it made my top list this week. Enjoy!
https://youtu.be/5LNjmzt7uow
2022-08-08 12:02:38 +0000 UTC
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I get asked this a lot, so a little back story about how I got my films. Enjoy!
https://youtu.be/eATRsiIf0Ko
2022-08-08 12:01:03 +0000 UTC
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I know what it should look like. After all, I've been there.
https://youtu.be/gk7per74t2g
2022-08-07 23:28:17 +0000 UTC
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All the condensed bits about space news from my livecast with added visuals, and all the long pauses and stammers conveniently removed for your auditory comfort. Enjoy!
https://youtu.be/L98T3sYpeQY
2022-08-07 21:26:33 +0000 UTC
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Getting ready to get back to the real FranLab stuff, and so I wanted to go over where we are right here in the Summer of 2022 - and what is in the near future. Thanks to everyone who has kept FranLab afloat over this second painful move in just 4 years!
https://youtu.be/URG5n3JcM2E
2022-08-05 21:47:34 +0000 UTC
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Get quick cash! Don't work anymore! Rake in the dough as a YouTube Influencer! Does that sound good to you? Do you like money? Then be prepared to lose your shirt in the bottomless pit of would-be YouTubers! Okay... let me unpack this one and shine a little light on a topic that so many people are falling for... Apparently. Enjoy!
https://youtu.be/ObEP...
2022-08-05 21:10:45 +0000 UTC
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I meticulously synchronized the console audio from the Booster, CAPCOM, Flight, and RETRO feeds with footage from dozens of sources to come up with an experience close to what you would have gotten being on the inside of Mission Control on a headset for the launch of Apollo 11 on the morning of July 16, 1969. Enjoy!
https://youtu.be/dhTvadtW2dc
2022-07-28 12:17:30 +0000 UTC
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Wait - What? This isn't 1970? Yea, it looks like an early 70's film but it was released in 1990. Canadian? Maybe... But it is a parable about how being loose with your money slowly ruins your life. You stop enjoying pilfered candy bars. Gum becomes meaningless. You begin to hate magicians. You begin to pull out your teeth for religious reasons. You rent serpents. You peddle your own flesh for...
2022-07-27 03:05:39 +0000 UTC
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This 16mm film from my collection is very interesting. It is a film made entirely by high school teenagers (with some corporate sponsorship) and is actually really good! I transferred this reel with my own telecine.... Enjoy!
https://youtu.be/KVtfGOriX6k
2022-07-27 03:02:59 +0000 UTC
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80% of the audio in this US Government film had to be deleted due to copyright claims. (USA!! USA!!)) But this interesting 16mm film was made by the City of Washington, DC to promote itself and stars William Shatner as our tour guide. This film was shot before the completion of the NASM on the Mall, but it includes an interesting visit at 12:15 to the National Air Museum which used to reside in a Quonset Hut located on the South Yard which contained t...
2022-07-26 22:23:10 +0000 UTC
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This 16mm kinescope is an early episode of Junior Hi-Jinx, a children's television show that aired on WCAU in Philadelphia and starred Willie The Worm. Willie was very popular with kids from the start, and soon the show title would be dropped and it became the Willie The Worm show. This 16mm Kinescope reel was shot directly off of a synchronized CRT monitor and stands as a very interesting look into the early days of live television in Philadelp...
2022-07-26 17:27:27 +0000 UTC
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An odd 16mm reel from my collection which is a kinescope made by the Dumont Television Network in September of 1956, which depicts a test for their innovative video/film camera system, though this particular reel is not the 35mm reflex sync video that they advertised but the standard 16mm film synchronized with a CRT known as a kinescope. The video switching in this reel show that this video feed is from the master video console, rather than the auton...
2022-07-26 15:27:20 +0000 UTC
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Here we go again.... and again.... and again.... But with a twist - a new era of trolling awaits for everyone! Is anyone at YouTube listening? Does anyone at YouTube care? Nope!
https://youtu.be/1qCM9L_FaFU
2022-07-19 22:14:21 +0000 UTC
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This gorgeous 16mm reel was produced by the American Society Of Mechanical Engineers to promote the history and application of their standards for fasteners. Seems pretty boring, right? WRONG! This film is chuck full of cool footage showing the works of everything from bolt making machines to nuclear power plants to crane disasters... it's an epic reel. Enjoy!
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2022-07-18 14:09:06 +0000 UTC
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Another interesting 16mm reel from my archive about how our digestive system works - though, the banquet of food would not by too appetizing for an American! Enjoy....
https://youtu.be/5jtYONxGVeo
2022-07-18 02:57:03 +0000 UTC
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Note: a global copyright trolling agency has laid a slam on this film, claiming copyright. Besides it being illegal to claim copyright on NASA footage, if anyone COULD claim copyright it would be me. But despite all that, if the troll doubles down I'll have to delete this video. Yay!
This 16mm reel from my own collection is the original camera footage of the crew of Apollo 12 in the hangar deck of the USS Hornet on November 24, 1969. Silent and ...
2022-07-17 19:33:10 +0000 UTC
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When you look at the chart, there really is no reason that my channel even got off the ground.... So staying true to form has it's drawbacks.
https://youtu.be/Lg9n5HNSSL4
2022-07-11 00:26:48 +0000 UTC
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The opinions expressed in this video are not necessarily shared by real astronomers. Forgive me Carl.
https://youtu.be/iCWZYZsBYgU
2022-07-10 22:17:01 +0000 UTC
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During my livesteam I answered questions about the Maillardet Automaton pen project and go over some of my history over the past 8 years coming up with solutions to the important issues still to be addressed in preserving the machine for future generations. With effort and some skilled and dedicated people we can insure that the amazing Maillardet Automaton can be run for centuries to come. Enjoy!
2022-06-30 21:49:38 +0000 UTC
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