Frightening civil defense procedure film aimed at Cold War-era elementary school students. Explains steps to take in case of an atomic bomb alert or a bombing without warning at school, in the open or at home. Gives simple explanation of nuclear fusion.
Today marks the 62nd anniversary of the first atomic weapon used in war, dropped on the Japanese city of Hiroshima on this day, 6th of August 1945. It exploded 600m above the city at 08:15 local time with the approximate force of 15,000 tons of TNT, destroying the entire city in an instant.
Shake composite for FXPHD. Project 1: Second Upload. More Film Grain, More contrast. Less reds. Less brightness on teh smoke rings and clouds, more for subtle effect than fx impressiveness. The vignette has been keyframed to move slightly to add more to realism and less robotic cameramovement. . More true to the original test videos of small atomic bombs of the 1940s and 50s (the larger atomic bomb tests had those big clouds seen more in the first video).
LSD: Case Study (1969) is another one of your anti-drug films that they showed middle school kids. This time it's about the evils of acid (a.k.a. LSD). A pretty young white girl is hanging with her new friends from high school. They drop several doses of acid and party all night long. The girl decides to get something to eat. When she receives her hot dog she's beginning to have a bad trip. She imagines that her hot dog is a little jewel troll. The hot dog also talks to her pleading with the girl not to eat her.
Nuclear Explotions
While this 1966 films producers should be applauded for their sensible approach in teaching parents how to talk to kids about sex, the awkward reading of cue cards and embarrassing situations will produce nervous giggles among even the most jaded audiences. This film was produced by some of the pioneers of sex education whose ideas are still being challenged by school boards today.
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