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| 1.
Nature came First |
| This program compares
natural structures with copies made by humans. Refrigeration, stilt
construction and spiral staircases are among the items discussed. |
| 2.
Choosing Materials |
| An investigation of
how today's designers choose from the vast range of traditional and
novel materials open to them. |
| 3.
Shaping Materials |
| A look at the variety
of ways in which wood, metal and plastic can be formed into products
which are both functional and pleasing. The program emphasizes the
advances in plastic-forming technology over the last 50 years. |
| 4.
Joining Materials |
| This program is about
joining materials together. It investigates traditional methods of
joining wood and metals - nails, screws, rivets etc. - and considers
the revolutionary development of modern adhesives. |
| 5.
Screwdriver |
| Tools have to be designed,
as indeed they used to be, by the craftsman who made his own tools
to fit his hands only. The program follows the designing and making
of the "Red Handle" screwdriver in common use today. The
film was made at Stanley Tools in Sheffield, England. |
| 6.
Wingspan |
| Made at British Aerospace,
this film shows how special choices have to be made in the construction
of the wing section of an airplane. Techniques evolved from the pantograph
are used in the manipulation of materials and computers are used in
the cutting and milling operations of wingspan from the new British
Airbus. |
| 7.
Weaving, Windows and Wood |
| This program is solely
about people working with their hands and earning a iving. It offers
the 'Cottage Industry' to the classroom for follow-up discussion and
gives some hints to the pros and cons of its future. |
| 8.
The Craft of the Jeweller |
| A jeweller is briefed
to make an item and we pursue the development of the project through
to its final realization. |
| 9.
Making en Masse |
| In contrast to the previous
program, here we look at designing and making for mass production.
We trace the history of a familiar domestic product from the original
idea to its arrival in the shops. |
| 10.
Made by Computer |
| Focusing on the theme
of car manufacture we visit the Austin Rover automobile plant at Cowley,
England, where production lines are dominated by robots. We also visit
schools in Stevenage where a course in computer-aided engineering
is organized. |
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