Updated 17-XII-2022

Light Source Movies

A selection of light-source related movies is presented below, hosted on external sites. Where noted these are copyrighted to the owner of this site. Please click on the relevant link below to view the film of interest.

Lamp Technologies

Strike-A-Light Open University Film on Tungsten Wire, Incandescent, and High Pressure Sodium Technologies, 1989.
Secret Life of the Electric Light Educational Film by Tim Hunkin and Rex Garrod, 1993.
In Our Own Light BLI (Thorn Lighting) Publicity Film, c.1967.
The Critical Element Thorn Photographic & Projecion Publicity Film, c.1970.
De Halogeengloeilamp Philips Publicity Film on Halogen Lamps, 1960.
General Electric USA Montage of various lampmaking processes at the GE factories, late 1960s.

Lampmaking - Incandescent

Tungsram Vienna Incandescent Lampmaking at Tungsram Vienna (Austria), 1910.
GE-Mazda Incandescent Lampmaking and Tungsten Wire at GE-Mazda (USA), 1940.
Philips Eindhoven Incandescent Lampmaking at Philips Eindhoven (Netherlands), 1960.
Osram-GEC Wembley Incandescent Lampmaking and Filament Production at Osram Wembley (UK), 1960.
Radium Wipperfürth Incandescent Lampmaking at Radium Wipperfürth (Germany), 1972.
CEAG UK Incandescent Lampmaking at CEAG Queen's Road Lamp Factory, Barnsley (UK), 1972.
DuroTest USA Incandescent Lampmaking at Duro-Test North Bergen (NJ USA), 1977.
GE Canada Incandescent Lampmaking on GE IMG3 machines at Oakville (Canada), 1980s.
Philips Weert Incandescent Lampmaking at Philips Weert (Netherlands), 1999.
Sylvania Canada Incandescent Lampmaking on the Sylvania 'Dual' machines, at Drummondville (Canada), 2007.
Sylvania USA Incandescent Lampmaking of R30 Reflector Lamps (Part 1) at Sylvania Central Falls (RI USA)
Sylvania USA Incandescent Lampmaking of R30 Reflector Lamps (Part 2) at Sylvania St. Marys (PA USA)
Osram France Incandescent Lampmaking at Osram Molsheim (France) and Glass Bulbs at EMGO Lommel (Belgium), 2010.
Walter Schrickel Special Incandescent Lampmaking at Walter Schrickel, Philippsburg (Germany), (2010s).
GE Winchester Closure of GE's last American Incandecent Factory - production of R40 reflectors.
Fujiwara Denki Incandescent Lampmaking at Fujiwara Denki factory, Niigata, Japan

Lampmaking - Halogen

Thorn Enfield & Leicester Quartz Halogen Lampmaking at Thorn Enfield and Leicester, UK, c.1990.
Sylvania Tienen Hardglass Halogen GU10 Capsulesa at Sylvania Tienen (Belgium), 2007.
Laes Barcelona Quartz Halogen Low Voltage capsules at Lamparas Espciales SL, Rubi (Spain), c.2010.
Narva Plauen Hardglass Halogen H4 Automotove lamps at Philips/Narva Plauen (Germany), 2010.
Philips Aachen Quartz Halogen-IRC Low Voltage Capsules at Philips Aachen (Germany), 2011.

Lampmaking - Fluorescent

Thorn Enfield Linear and Compact 2D Lamps at Thorn Enfield (UK), c.1990.
GE Oakville Old-style Vertical production at GE Oakville (Canada), 1980s.
Philips Salina Linear T12 at Philips Salina (KS USA).
Philips Salina Linear T8 at Philips Salina (KS USA).
GE Circleville 50th Anniversary of GE Circleville Lamp Plant (OH USA), 1948-1998.
OsramSylvania Drummondville U-Tube T8 at Sylvania Drummondville (Canada), 2001.
Philips Roosendaal Glass Tube and Linear T8 on the HOR6000 Line at Philips Roosendaal (Netherlands), 2009.
OsramSylvania Versailles Linear T8 at Sylvania Versailles (KY USA), 2007.
Narva Brand-Erbisdorf Linear T8 at Narva Brand-Erbisdorf (Germany), 2010.
GE Bucyrus New High Speed Horizontal line at GE Bucyrus (OH USA), 2010.
GE Bucyrus New High Speed Horizontal line at GE Bucyrus (OH USA), 2010.
LightTech Hungary Suntanning Fluorescent on Sylvania Vertical T12 rim-seal equipment at LightTech Hungary, 2010.
Vietnam Linear Fluorescent Production in Vietnam, 2013.
Philips Roosendaal Linear, Circline, Compact, Machines and People at Philips Roosendaal (Netherlands), 1947-2015.

Lampmaking - Compact Fluorescent

Megaman Xiamen Compact Fluorescent Production at Neonlite-Lisheng Tube Lamp Factories, Xiamen, China, 2003.
Indian Spiral CFL Manual Production of Spiral Compact Fluorescent Lamps in India, 2008.
TCP China Automated Production of Spiral Compact Fluorescent Lamps at TCP China, 2009.
Havells-Sylvania Faridabad Various photographs of the CFL Production Process at Havells Faridabad factory, India, 2009.
Havells-Sylvania Neemrana Various photographs of the CFL Production Process at Havells Neemrana factory, India, 2013.
Osram Augsburg Dulux EL Self-Ballasted Compact Fluorescent Production at Osram Augsburg, Germany, 2010.

Lampmaking - Discharge

Thorn Leicester Production of Discharge Lamps at Thorn Leicester, UK, c.1990.
Philips Turnhout CDM, SON and UHP Lamp processing at Philips Turnhout, 2008.
Philips Turnhout Various views of SON Hardglass and CDM Quartz outer jacketing production at Philips Turnhout, 2008.
Philips Turnhout Various views of SON Hardglass and CDM Quartz outer jacketing production at Philips Turnhout, 2008.
Philips Turnhout Development and Build of HID, CFL and LFL Lampmaking Machinery at Philips Turnhout, 2011.
Philips Turnhout HID Lifetesting and Lamp Measurement at Philips Turnhout, 2011.
Westron Canada Self-Ballasted Mercury Vapour Lamps at Westron, Canada.
Amglo USA Xenon Flashtube Production.
Philips Aachen Manufacturing of Xenon Metal Halide Automotive arc tubes
Philips Aachen Dosing of Arc Tubes in automated MBraun Glovebox
Osram Spandau & Eichstätt Xenon Short Arc XBO Production.
Philips USA Xenon Short Arc Production
Osram Berlin-Spandau HCI Powerball production at Osram Berlin Factory, 2014.

Lamp Components Manufacturing

Osram Tungsten & Thorn Stellox Open University Film on Tungsten Wire, Incandescent, and High Pressure Sodium Technologies, 1989.
GB Glass - The Ribbon Machine High speed production of glass bulbs on the Ribbon Machine, at Glass Bulbs Ltd, Harworth, UK, 1950.
Corning - The Ribbon Machine Corning Ribbon Machine at Owensboro Works, 1960.
Corning - The Ribbon Machine Corning Ribbon Machine Development, 2019.
OsramSylvania - The Ribbon Machine OsramSylvania S2 Ribbon Machine at Wellsboro, late 1990s.
Olivotto - Rotary Glassblowing Slow speed production of HX10.5 candle bulbs by Olivotto Rotary Machine, 2010.
GE Tungsten Wire Production of Tungsten Wire at GE Cleveland Wire Works, 1964.
Die Sendung mit der Maus Production of Tungsten Wire at Radium Wipperfürth, Germany, 1972.

Company Profiles

Thorn Lighting Thorn Lighting Company Profile, 1988.
Thorn Lighting, Light Sources Division Introduction to the Light Sources Divsion of Thorn Lighting, c.1990.
SLI Belgium Overview of SLI Belgium including Incandescent, Halogen, Discharge and Special lampmaking at Tienen, 1994.
Sylvania Lighting International Company Profile, Sylvania Lighting International Group, 2005.
Megaman China Overview of Megaman products and CFL manufacturing at the Xiamen factories (2005).
Iwasaki Japan Overview of Iwasaki products and HID manufacturing at the Saitama factory (2006).

Lamp Operation

The Tungsten-Halogen Cycle The halogen cycle is momentarily paused, then resumed to clean up the blackened bulb.
Halogen G9 Failure - Osram Good fusing in Osram lamps prevents internal arcing when the filament fails.
Halogen G9 Failure - Chinese Inadequate fusing leads to arcing at end of life, with a strong risk of the lamp exploding.
Snap-Switch Internal Ignitor Heater coil causes a bimetal switch shorting the lamp to open, inductively striking the arc.
Glowbottle Internal Ignitor A glow discharge heats bi-metal contacts which short out, cool, reopen & strike the arc.
Iwasaki FEC Internal Ignitor The ultra-reliable solid state FEC system uses no moving parts to softly strike the arc.
MH Failure - Inner Quartz shroud A quartz shroud in Osram HQI-EP lamps protects the outer bulb if the arc tube explodes.
MH Failure - Outer Teflon coating A Teflon coating on the outer bulb does not always hold the glass together if it shatters.

Television Advertisements

Mazda - Lighting to Measure 1 British Thomson-Houston Co., England, c. 1950.
Mazda - Lighting to Measure 2 British Thomson-Houston Co., England, c. 1950.
Mazda - Lighting to Measure 3 British Thomson-Houston Co., England, c. 1950.
Mazda - Lamps Stay Brighter Longer British Thomson-Houston Co., England, c. 1950.
Mazda - Living with Light British Thomson-Houston Co., Australia, c. 1950.
Mazda - After Sundown British Thomson-Houston Co., Australia, c. 1950.
Mazda - Introducing Flashy & Dim Associated Electrical Industries, England, c. 1955.
Mazda - Always ask for Mazda Associated Electrical Industries, England, c. 1955.
Mazda - Netabulb Introduction AEI Lamp & Lighting Company, England, c. 1959.
Mazda - Ask for Netabulb AEI Lamp & Lighting Company, England, c. 1959.
Mazda - Lilly the Lampstand AEI Lamp & Lighting Company, England, c. 1959.
Mazda - You Can't Beat a Netabulb AEI Lamp & Lighting Company, England, c. 1959.
Mazda - A Neat Idea AEI Lamp & Lighting Company, England, c. 1960.
Mazda - Netaline Fluorescent 1 AEI Lamp & Lighting Company, England, c. 1960.
Mazda - Netaline Fluorescent 2 AEI Lamp & Lighting Company, England, c. 1960.
Atlas - A Lamp you can Rely On Thorn Electrical Industries, c. 1950.
Osram GEC - Where is Ossie Osram Osram-GEC Australia, 1964.
Osram - Die Licht Biennale Osram Kommanditgesellschaft film by Fischerkösen, Germany, 1956.
Osram - Die Licht Biennale Osram Spain, 1960s.
Osram - En Glödande Lampa Osram Norway.
Osram - Reklam för Dulux-EL Osram Norway, 1994
Osram - Dulux-EL Osram Germany, 1997
Osram - Dulux-EL Osram Germany, 1998
Osram - Dulux-EL Osram Germany, 2000
Osram - Auto Xenarc Osram Spain, 2012
Osram - Auto Nightbreaker Plus Osram Germany, 2012
Osram - Auto Nightbreaker Unlimited Osram Germany, 2013
Osram - LED Retrofitlampen Osram Germany, 2013
Osram - Dulux CFL Osram India, 2013
Osram - Dulux CFL Osram Sri Lanka, 2013
Philips - When the Sun Overslept Philips Norway film by Fischerkösen, 1937.
Philips - Lamp Light Band Philips Animation, ca. 1940.
Philips - Argenta K Philips Spain, 1963.
Philips - Long Life Square Bulb Philips Lighting U.S.A., 1986.
Philips - Long Life Square Bulb Philips Lighting U.S.A., 1987.
Philips - Halogena Long Life Philips Lighting U.S.A., 1998.
Philips - Halogena Energy Saver Philips Lighting U.S.A., 1999.
Philips - Compact Fluorescent Philips Lighting Sri Lanka, 2007
Philips - Tornado Compact Fluorescent Philips Lighting India, 2008
Philips - Compact Fluorescent Philips Lighting India, 2012
Philips - Compact Fluorescent Philips Lighting Sri Lanka, 2014
Sylvania - Blue Dots for Sure Shots Sylvania Electric Products, U.S.A., 1950s.
Sylvania - Blue Dot Flashcubes Sylvania Electric Products, U.S.A., 1965.
Sylvania - Hi-Light Long Life Bulbs GTE Sylvania Australia, 1984.
Sylvania - Soft White Long Life GTE Sylvania U.S.A, 1987.
Sylvania - Soft White Long Life GTE Sylvania U.S.A, 1987.
Sylvania - Ghost Sylvania Lighting International, Thailand, 2007
Sylvania - MiniLynx Long Life GTE Sylvania Thailand, 2007
Sylvania - MiniLynx Energy Saver Havells-Sylvania, Panama, 2011
Sylvania - eLogic Soft White Mini OsramSylvania U.S.A, 2007.
Sylvania - Daylight in the Light OsramSylvania U.S.A, 2008.
Sylvania - Automotive Silverstar 1 OsramSylvania U.S.A, 2014.
Sylvania - Automotive Silverstar 2 OsramSylvania U.S.A, 2014.
Havells Sylvania - Bike Havells-Sylvania, India, 2009.
Havells Sylvania - Washroom Havells-Sylvania, India, 2009.
GE - Mr. Magoo General Electric, U.S.A., 1960s.
GE - Mr. Magoo General Electric, U.S.A., 1968.
GE - Soft White 4-pack General Electric, U.S.A., ca.1969.
GE - Watt-Miser Energy Savers General Electric, U.S.A., 1985.
GE - Edison on Langmuir General Electric, U.S.A., 1976.
GE - Edison on Steinmetz General Electric, U.S.A., 1976.
GE - Edison on Coolidge General Electric, U.S.A., 1976.
GE - Edison on Soft White General Electric, U.S.A., 1977.
GE - Soft White General Electric, U.S.A., 1981.
GE - Soft White General Electric, U.S.A., 1990.
GE - Night Football General Electric, U.S.A., c.1995.
GE - EnergySmart CFL General Electric, U.S.A., 2008.
GE - Spiral CFL General Electric, U.S.A., 2008.
GE - Spiral CFL General Electric, U.S.A., 2010.
GE - Ecomagination LED General Electric, U.S.A., 2011.
Toshiba - LED 10 Years Toshiba Lighting, Japan, 2011.
Toshiba - LED 10 Years Toshiba Lighting, Japan, 2013.
Toshiba - LED 10 Years Toshiba Lighting, Japan, 2014.
Electrodeless Pa-Look Ball YOU National / Panasonic, Japan, 2003.
Toshiba Neoball Z Toshiba Lighting Technology, Japan, 2001.
Toshiba Neoball Z 'Real' Toshiba Lighting Technology, Japan, 2005.
Toshiba Fluorescent Pride Toshiba Lighting Technology, Japan, 2006.