Nails
1979
13 min
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This documentary short tracks the shift in the relationship of an individual to his work between the 19th century and today. Focusing on how nails are made, we first see a blacksmith laboring at his forge, shaping nails from single strands of steel rods. The scene then shifts from this peaceful setting to the roar of a 20th century nail mill, where banks of machines draw, cut, and pound the steel rods faster than the eye can follow.
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This documentary short tracks the shift in the relationship of an individual to his work between the 19th century and today. Focusing on how nails are made, we first see a blacksmith laboring at his forge, shaping nails from single strands of steel rods. The scene then shifts from this peaceful setting to the roar of a 20th century nail mill, where banks of machines draw, cut, and pound the steel rods faster than the eye can follow.
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réalisateurPhillip Borsos
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producteur exécutifJohn Taylor
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photographieRon Orieux
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sonRalph Parker
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montageRaymond Hall
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ré-enregistrementBarry P. Jones
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musiqueMichael Conway Baker
Éducation
Âge 11 à 16 ans
Histoire et éducation à la citoyenneté - Industrialisation (les années 1800)
Sciences humaines - Économie
Technologie - Société et technologie
Ce film sera pertinent dans un cours d'économie ou d'histoire pour illustrer la progression historique et économique de la production d'outils et d'objets. On peut discuter de l'impact de l'industrialisation, des mérites respectifs des méthodes artisanales et industrielles, ou bien de l'évolution du rôle des opérations humaines dans la fabrication automatisée.
