Who directed Mechanical Principles?

Mechanical Principles was directed by Ralph Steiner.

How long is Mechanical Principles?

Mechanical Principles runs for 11min, and was released in 1930.

Mechanical Principles

Name: Mechanical Principles
Genre: Documentary
Released: 1930
Duration: 11 min

1930

11min

Documentary

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Overview

Close up we see pistons move up and down or side to side. Pendulums sway, the small parts of machinery move. Gears drive larger wheels. Gears within gears spin. Shafts turn some mechanism that is out of sight. Screws revolve and move other gears; a bit rotates. More subtle mechanisms move other mechanical parts for unknown purposes. Weights rise and fall. The movements, underscored by sound, are rhythmic. Circles, squares, rods, and teeth are in constant and sometimes asymmetrical motion. These human-made mechanical bits seem benign and reassuring.