Al Jarnow's Cosmic Clock

Al Jarnow's "Cosmic Clock," from PBS's 3-2-1 Contact. A complete DVD of Jarnow's films for PBS, as well as his independent work is available through the Numero Group: http://www.numerogroup.com/jarnow.php

From the early 1970s through the 1990s, Jarnow made films for various Children's Television Workshop programs including 3-2-1 Contact, Electric Company, and Sesame Street, as well as a variety of other experimental projects. He is a painter, educator, museum designer, and software developer.


More info: http://protozone.net/AJ/Jarnow.html

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  Film & Animation

[Jay McHue]

I like how the camera view moves before the guy dies of old age.

[John Lawson]

Darn impateint dog doesn't even last a minute

[NoobOfLore]

Makes you grateful that time seems to go as slow as it does.

[AV]

Cool

[mrmattcohn]

Hey little kiddies, everything's gonna be alright. Just keep watchin' Sesame Street...

[dinotles]

that is one patient kid...

[nanohurtz]

This is one of the few classic educational clips that left a very lasting impression in my life. The images of cities rising and falling and then the final "sentinal" object in the distance stayed in my mind to this day. This should be remade using todays CGI to impress upon a new generation the passage of time, and how humanity is but a tiny ripple in something much more grander than could be conceived but admired if ever so slightly through the passage of time.

[doobiesmoke15]

Wow that was trippy

[RetroToledo]

We all want that.

[ForeverReeling]

utterly, utterly terrifying

[Petrolianzoolbar]

Totally rad.

[CaptainRaison]

Don't blink.