Frames of Reference

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

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'''''Frames of Reference''''' is a 1960 black-and-white educational film directed by Richard Leacock, written and presented by Patterson Hume and Donald Ivey, and produced for the 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 |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 2015 show, ''Kinetic Noise.''

==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 physics professors Patterson Hume and Donald Ivey explain the distinction between inertial and noninertial frames 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 — and the camera — are indeed inverted.<ref name="Turner1962"/>

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

Category:Canadian short documentary films Category:Documentary films about science Category:1960 short documentary films 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 Category:English-language Canadian films