Heart embryology video: new audio (same words as original)

This is Dr. Richard Blandau's classic animation on development of the heart.

Dr. Blandau (1911-1998) was renowned for his basic studies of ovulation, fertilization and embryonic development. He made many groundbreaking motion pictures. One of them, "Congenital Malformations of the Heart", contains this 9 minute animation sequence. The film was made in 1951 at the University of Washington, in collaboration with Dr. Robert Rushmer.

The 16mm film was widely used in embryology courses. Well-worn copies of it were subsequently transferred to early videotape; and videotapes in turn have been recopied to digital media. So great is the film's instructional quality that in spite of severe degradation these twice copied versions are still in use today. It was felt that a high quality digital restoration would be valuable, both for students and teachers of embryology, and as an object lesson in the art of instructional animation. This restored version was made from Dr. Blandau's personal copy of the film, using the best available film scanning technology. The new sound track uses the same words as the original film.

Thanks to the University of Washington Special Collections, for permission to make this restoration available online.

Category:

Education

Tags:

• Heart embryo animation
• Blandau heart animation
• Heart development

[bobacland]

I'm glad this helped. I don't know of any other embryology videos that have the same qualities as this one: concise narration synchronized with clear animation. This heart video wasn't my work: it was made many years ago by Drs. Blandau and Rushmer. My only role was to restore it.

Right now I'm working on an animation to show folding of the embryo. It's slow work!

Bob Acland

[bobacland]

The University of Washington has a copy of the whole 15 minute video, however the opening 6 minutes are not as clear and helpful as this animation sequence. They only show in-vivo microscopy of heart development in the chick embryo.

[row2a1]

this was realy helpfull THANX from sudan :)

[tnagan]

Cool. This sounds like Dr. Aucland!

[masasaization]

very nice~!

[vwziful]

@bobacland goodwork.Waiting for the next vdo

[birdmanilikeflying]

I have watched this 3 times, now is my 4th, and every time I watch it I think I understand everything there is to know about heart development. Until I forget it and need to watch it again, that is. Thanks from AUSTRALIA.

Also, Bob Acland thanks for doing this remaster (I remember watching it a couple of years ago before you did this) and also please please bring out that Embryology video soon... I really really need it :)

[ctazaful]

the animation is very good. this video is helping . thanks from MALAYSIA ! (:

[smar2oo]

please can u upload other systems specific embryology videos...will b really really thankful!

nd ofc thanks a million for this (greetings from pakistan!! :) )

[saadsohal]

Thank you SOOO much. I got an exam today and this helped SOOO much.

Thank you from Pakistan =)

[heywoodipoo]

Thank you very much! Excellently done!