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Mechanical Principles (1930)

Mechanical Principles poster
Directed by
Ralph Steiner
Genre
documentary
Country
United States
Runtime
11 min
Rating
6.8 of 10 from 22 voters
Elsewhere
IMDb

How it feels

This 1930 short film uses visual techniques to demonstrate different mechanical ideas. It shows machines and their parts through cinematography.

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What happens

Mechanical Principles is a 1930 experimental short film directed by Ralph Steiner. The short explores various mechanical concepts and principles through visual storytelling and cinematography. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

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