Title:
Building big
JLCTITLE245:
with David Macaulay ; managing director Alan Ritsko ; executive-in-charge Paula S. Apsell ; executive producer Larry Klein.
Publication Information:
[Boston, MA] : WGBH Boston Video, [2004]
Physical Description:
5 videodiscs (approximately 60 min. each) : sound, color ; 4 3/4 in.
ISBN:
9781593751982
9781593752095
9781593752125
9781593752118
9781593752101
9781593752088
General Note:
"Explore the greatest engineering feats of modern times"--Container.
Videodisc release of a 2000 television production.
Special features: DVD-ROM access to printable building activity instructions for "Building small with Kenny and Caroline from Zoom", and the BuildingBig website.
Abstract:
The series (five parts) introduces the courageous creators and builders and reveals the deadly disasters and personal triumphs behind these breathtaking structures.
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Added Uniform Title:
Building big (Television program)
Contents:
[disc 1.] Dams (64 mins.) / written, produced, directed by Judith Dwan Hallet & Larry Klein ; ed. by Sam Green -- [disc 2.] Tunnels (67 mins.) / written, produced, directed by Eugenie Vink ; ed. by Mickey Green -- [disc 3.] Skyscrapers (65 mins.) / written, produced, directed by Joseph McMaster ; ed. by Jonathan Sahula -- [disc 4.] Domes (65 mins.)/ written, produced, directed by Tom Levenson ; ed. by Stephanie Munroe -- [disc 5.] Bridges (66 mins.) / written, produced, directed by Larry Klein & Mark Olshaker ; ed. by Sam Green.
Credits:
Dams edited by Sam Green ; written by Judith Dwan Hallet and Larry Klein ; produced and directed by Judith Dwan Hallet.
Tunnels edited by Mickey Green ; written, produced, and directed by Eugenie Vink.
Skyscrapers edited by Jonathan Sahula ; written, produced, and directedby Joseph McMaster.
Domes co-produced and edited by Stephanie Munroe ; written, produced, and directed by Tom Levenson.
Bridges edited by Sam Green ; written by Larry Klein and Mark Olshaker ; produced and directed by Larry Klein.
Performer:
Narrator, David Macaulay.
Funding Information:
Funded by the National Science Foundation, the National Endowment for the Humanities, the Arthur Vining Davis Foundation, the Corporation for Public Broadcasting, and public television viewers ; Sponsored by the American Society of Civil Engineers and Siemens.
Technical Details:
DVD format.
Language:
Closed captioned.