Frames of Reference Educational Film Analysis
The film is a 1960 educational video that was produced by a study committee on physical sciences, mainly for instructional purposes in physics classes. The instructors in the movie are professors Donald Ivey and Patterson Hume from the University of Toronto. Among the concepts passed across in the video, include the ideas of fictitious forces as well as accelerated and inertial frames of reference. On the whole, in the film Frames of Reference, the educationists not only discuss the distinctions between noninertial and inertial frames of reference but also expound on other crucial physics concepts such as the addition of velocities, the three dimensions of view, as well as the projectile, relative, …show more content…
Later on, another man is introduced into the scene in an upside-down position, and he can be seen criticizing his colleague of being the one who is upside down. It is only after the two men agree to toss a coin that the first person agrees that he was the one who was in an upside down position. That is the moment that the audience is made to understand that, it was, in fact, the camera that was filming the two gentlemen, which was in an upside down direction. Therefore, through the scene, the two scholars succeed in demonstrating to the viewers the essence of considering the frames of reference when analyzing different situations. Further, Ivey describes the concept of all motion being relative by stating that human beings tend to think in terms of one object being fixed while the other is moving. As a result, humans tend to believe that the earth is fixed, and the walls are set to the ground. Therefore, it may seem strange to think of a possibility of the walls being in motion while the objects are still. The scholar further describes that the reason for this view is the fact that the earth is often considered as the most popular frame of
The film is a 1960 educational video that was produced by a study committee on physical sciences, mainly for instructional purposes in physics classes. The instructors in the movie are professors Donald Ivey and Patterson Hume from the University of Toronto. Among the concepts passed across in the video, include the ideas of fictitious forces as well as accelerated and inertial frames of reference. On the whole, in the film Frames of Reference, the educationists not only discuss the distinctions between noninertial and inertial frames of reference but also expound on other crucial physics concepts such as the addition of velocities, the three dimensions of view, as well as the projectile, relative, …show more content…
Later on, another man is introduced into the scene in an upside-down position, and he can be seen criticizing his colleague of being the one who is upside down. It is only after the two men agree to toss a coin that the first person agrees that he was the one who was in an upside down position. That is the moment that the audience is made to understand that, it was, in fact, the camera that was filming the two gentlemen, which was in an upside down direction. Therefore, through the scene, the two scholars succeed in demonstrating to the viewers the essence of considering the frames of reference when analyzing different situations. Further, Ivey describes the concept of all motion being relative by stating that human beings tend to think in terms of one object being fixed while the other is moving. As a result, humans tend to believe that the earth is fixed, and the walls are set to the ground. Therefore, it may seem strange to think of a possibility of the walls being in motion while the objects are still. The scholar further describes that the reason for this view is the fact that the earth is often considered as the most popular frame of