Re:Cartoon version - predates Powers of 10? (Score 1)

That was in fact a Canadian production, sponsored by the National Film Board of Canada I believe. The piece was titled "Cosmic Zoom" I think and if I remember right it was made in the early 70's. I believe this predates the "Powers of 10" film this discussion is about. The kid in the fishing boat was actual film, and was combined with the cartoon imagery. For trivia's sake, the kid in the boat was on the Ottawa River, just behind the Canadian parliament buildings in Ottawa. I also seem to recall that the outward zoom went out past galactic clusters and superclusters.