Educational screen & audio-visual guide (c1956-1971])

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water. The Iranian government soon recognized that the motion picture was the best single communications device tor a country where illiteracy is high and where often only one person in a village can read. In just one year four million Iranians viewed Syracuse University produced films. By the lectme method a technical adviser might have reached an audience of some 400. The tremendous impact tliese films were having throughout Iran, coupled with Point Four's ultimate goal of training counterparts of U. S. specialists, resulted in a review of the role of our oveiseas film crew. Emanating from that review was the conclusion that we must turn our attention from producing films to teaching film production. In 1953 we started the first overseas apprentice training program in motion picture production, which was supported by Point Four and the Iranian government through its Ministry of Fine Arts. Response to the program was overwhelming. We had agreed to train CO people in film production, graphics and printing trades. We were deluged by more than 300 applications. After The mayor of a small Iranian village explains fo his people the mission of the Syracuse University Film Crew. Iran's new audiovisual center in Tehran. dScreen & AV Guide — January, 1959 13