# Frames of Reference

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{{Other uses|Frame of reference (disambiguation)}}
{{Infobox film
| name           = Frames of Reference
| image          =
| caption        = ''Frames Of Reference'' Screen shot from film
| director       = [Richard Leacock](/source/Richard_Leacock)
| producer       = [Physical Science Study Committee](/source/Physical_Science_Study_Committee)
| writer         = Professors [Patterson Hume](/source/Patterson_Hume) and [Donald Ivey](/source/Donald_Ivey)
| starring       = Professors [Donald Ivey](/source/Donald_Ivey) and [Patterson Hume](/source/Patterson_Hume)
| narrator       =
| music          =
| cinematography = Abraham Morochnik
| editing        =
| studio         =
| distributor    =
| released       = {{Film date|1960| | |[Toronto](/source/Toronto)}}
| runtime        = 27 minutes
| country        = Canada
| language       = English
| budget         =
| gross          =

}}

'''''Frames of Reference''''' is a 1960 black-and-white [educational film](/source/educational_film) directed by [Richard Leacock](/source/Richard_Leacock), written and presented by [Patterson Hume](/source/Patterson_Hume) and [Donald Ivey](/source/Donald_Ivey), and produced for the [Physical Science Study Committee](/source/Physical_Science_Study_Committee).<ref name="Turner1962">{{Cite journal|last=Turner|first=Joseph|date=4 May 1962| url= https://www.science.org/doi/10.1126/science.136.3514.357 |title= Art for Science's Sake |journal= [Science](/source/Science_(journal)) |volume= 136 |number = 3514 |page= 359 |doi=10.1126/science.136.3514.357 |pmid=17798053 |bibcode=1962Sci...136..357T |url-access=subscription }}</ref>

A recording of this audio was utilized in the [Bluecoats Drum and Bugle Corps](/source/Bluecoats_Drum_and_Bugle_Corps) 2015 show, ''[Kinetic Noise](/source/Kinetic_novel).''

==Synopsis==
The film was made to be shown in high school physics courses and humor is employed both to hold students' interest and to demonstrate the concepts being discussed. In the film, [University of Toronto](/source/University_of_Toronto) [physics](/source/physics) professors [Patterson Hume](/source/Patterson_Hume) and [Donald Ivey](/source/Donald_Ivey) explain the distinction between [inertial](/source/Inertial_frame_of_reference) and [noninertial](/source/Non-inertial_reference_frame) [frames of reference](/source/Frame_of_reference),<ref name="Turner1962"/> while demonstrating these concepts through humorous camera tricks. For example, the film opens with Dr. Hume, who appears to be upside down, accusing Dr. Ivey of being upside down. Only when the pair flip a coin and it floats up does it become obvious that Dr. Ivey&nbsp;&mdash;&nbsp;and the camera&nbsp;&mdash; are indeed inverted.<ref name="Turner1962"/>

==References==
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==External links==
*[https://archive.org/details/frames_of_reference Frames of Reference] (1960). [Internet Archive](/source/Internet_Archive).
*{{youTube|W47wXR1lgUU|Frames of Reference}}

Category:Canadian short documentary films
Category:Documentary films about science
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Category:1960 English-language films
Category:Educational materials
Category:Canadian black-and-white films
Category:1960s educational films
Category:1960 Canadian films
Category:Canadian educational films
Category:English-language short documentary films
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