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Radiation (1981)

This is a film that was produced my the Atomic Industrial Forum, a lobbying group that promoted commercial nuclear power and other related causes. This film would have been intended to be shown in schools and contains a lot of great basic information about radiation in the environment, sources of ra...

Why I Can't Wait To Quit YouTube

If the world were a free ride I would give it up - but you gotta buy your way through life, and this is all I got going on. I couldn't make a dime doing anything else these days! I know - I have tried!https://youtu.be/z2D40wPLEWo

The Hamster Wheel

Gotta make ends meet, so no goofing around for me these days....The U-Penn Haul - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_znnfw0tQFcThe Vault - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qs61wuAZq5chttps://youtu.be/RICJgCoOl2M

ZZZAP!!!!! (1970)

This 16mm film was a typical public service type made by regional utility companies in the 1970's, and would have been made specifically to be shown in schools. Here we learn about how curiosity kills the cat (over and over and over). There are lots of flash frames in this one, so fair warning t...

It's Official: The Congressional Hearings

https://youtu.be/pkQiSg4qzG8

Supermarket Nutrition (1976)

This 16mm reel transports me right back to the sights, the sounds, and the smells of the Supermarket of 1976. This reel has lost most all of its Cyan layer but It's still watchable. Interesting what people were saying back then about what they were eating, particularly the disdain for processed ...

Making It Young (1983)

This 16mm film from my archives highlights a stellar list of young Canadians making their own way in the world, many of them now very famous. Most notably in this list is a 19 year old Jeff Healey in his first filmed interview (not TV), playing with his high school band Blue Direction. Also featured...

Making Commodore 64 Software In 1983

From my archives - this excerpt from my 16mm print of the 1983 film "Making It Young" about young Canadians who are making their own way in the world. In this clip David Bradley shows his CBM setup for creating and mass producing his software for the Commodore 64. I transferred this reel wit...

Lost Film Of Jeff Healey, 1983

From my 16mm archives - I found this lost interview and performance by the late Jeff Healey in a Canadian educational film about careers for kids graduating high school titled "Making It Young". The film explores many young Canadian people who are making their careers happen while they are s...

Crazy Cow Astronaut Commercial (197?)

This very short length of 16mm film (not even a reel) is a TV ad for Crazy Cow cereal that has our Astronaut and the Kids all hopped up on the sugar rush of space chocolate. OH - and there's frozen pops too! Spoiler - you have to freeze them yourself. Darn! Enjoy!https://youtu.be/gqUMsilS2Ew

Hello New Patrons!

Hello to all the new Patrons here! I need to put this post here because Patreon just "updated and enhanced" the site and now the messaging features are broken.... again. I am in contact with support and waiting for the bug to be fixed, but until then the messaging on my end is frozen. When i...

FranLab Live! Total Frant Edition

Every Saturday nite, live at 7pm Eastern Time, USA.https://youtu.be/1XLIXY7F2Rw

Essential Stuff #1

Don't hate me... Everyone's doing it! Really I'm just trying to find new ways to make FranLab accessible to the Kids. Enjoy! If you can....https://youtube.com/shorts/7ADmNtoM9Uw

Apollo-Soyuz and Landsat 1 (1972)

This 16mm film was produced by NASA as the Aeronautics and Space Report No. 100 and features preparations for Apollo-Soyuz and the Earth Resources Technology Satellite which was renamed Landsat 1. I transferred the film with my own Eiki Telecine. Enjoy!https://youtu.be/z3Cz7BALqrY

A Letter From Google

Wack-A-Troll never ends - but I wish it didn't have to be a full time job.https://youtu.be/rRAtYLvGHco

I wonder....

....if you can get the Ben Franklin Award for being an effects pedal pioneer and YouTuber? Probably not. It seems that they only give the medal to PhD's these days, even though historically the awards went to innovators who were not academics. Benjamin Franklin himself was only awarded an honora...

Training For Skylab And Testing For Viking (1972)

This 16mm reel of the NASA Aronautics and Space Report No. 88 features an inside look at training for Skylab 2, and an early look at the research and testing for the Viking missions. I transferred the film with my own Eiki Telecine. Enjoy!https://youtu.be/sbpQd3bxHGk

The Day After The Google Video

What a difference a day makes.... particularly when you have an army of people pushing to move the immovable object. It takes a community to make a difference. Thanks everyone, I am always grateful for your constant encouragement and support.https://youtu.be/L1F9Z9mUODA

When Google Calls You A Slur And Won't Stop

https://youtu.be/8LDEP3H0mkU

The Mechanics Of Life (1970)

This short 16mm reel is presented in beautiful IB Technicolor and illustrates how the human circulatory system works through animations, live action, and some gross anatomy. I transferred the film with my own Eiki Telecine. Enjoy!https://youtu.be/1Ga-UaRjbUY

America's First Women In Space (1983)

This 16mm reel was produced by the Hearst Corporation and has the tone of a film that is very much of its time. You might think the working title was "Broads in Space? Whoda Thunk It!"Clarifications:....https://youtu.be/lZygo0IhaHQ

Third Manned Skylab (1973)

This 16mm film was produced by NASA and highlights the mission of Skylab 4, which was the third and last crewed mission. This reel is faded and the transfer was done with my own Eiki Telecine with some moderate color correction required. Enjoy!https://youtu.be/LXJwvHhmXAE