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

how a great variety of print designs may be made with the gelatin brayer. The opening scenes illustrate impressions being made in widely differing circumstances — a footprint, fingerprnits, a tire on pavement, even a wet rubber ball being rolled on a sidewalk by a child. A few scenes present designs made with the brayer. Then, the film titles and credits themselves appear on a brayer print background. An enumeration of the tools needed includes gelatin brayers (or rollers) of varying sizes, an oil base ink, a glass plate for getting an even distribution of ink on the brayer, paper on which to experiment, and a regular paint solvent for cleaning. By varying the movement of the brayer and shifting the point of pressure, one can form unusual and experimental designs on paper. A deiflonstration is given of offset printing being employed to produce unusual designs. Corrugated cardboard and cardboard chips are placed on paper and the brayer is rolled over them, leaving a neg^ative design. The narrator suggests that leaves, cloth, grass, and almost any small flat objects contribute to an unlimited number of new prints. Some attractive book covers, gift wrapping paper, place cards, fabric patterns, and posters are dis j)layed to the viewer as suggestions for the use of the brayer print. Other techniques are exhibited for new effects. Designs may be drawn directly on the brayer. String, yarn, or thread may be wound around the brayer for line patterns. A piece of wire is bent into a desired shape and the brayer is rolled over it revealing still other varied effects. The film ends with the creative work of children and adults of all ages. These works are in black and white and in many colors. Appraisal This new film on art technique could be used for audiences ranging from junior high school to adult levels. The purposes of the film are to introduce new art techniques and to demonstrate the variety of designs possible for decorative and creative purposes. Print with a Brayer is recommended by the committee chiefly for demonstration purposes rather than for teaching the techniques discussed. The evaluation committee feels that the film might have been more helpful to the viewer if it had demonstrated the actual making of a piece of art work using the techniques presented instead of showing the possible techniques and then some finished products. — /. Robert McAdam OFFICE SUPERVISORS' PROBLEMS: THE GRAPEVINE (McGraw-Hill Text-Films, 330 Wes 42nd Street. New York 36, New York Produced in cooiieration with Na tional Office Management Association 9 minutes, 16mm, sound, color o black and white, 1958. $125.00 o §65.00; .§675.00 or $350.00 per set of 6 Teacher's guide available. Description A typical situation is re-enacted U set the stage for discussion concernin-i the problem of office rumors — "the old Grapevine! Something simple hap pens — it's misunderstood — a stor^ starts — and grows and grows." As the film opens, Helen is teliinj Alice the latest bit of "unofficial infor mation" she has heard. According tc Nell, another company is buying a least a part of their plant and maybi moving operations to a distant city Upset, Alice inquires of Mr. Stone, he supervisor, regarding the truth of thi and is sharply reprimanded for listen ing to such rumors. He asks "who toh her that." Two weeks later Alice is waitm| to have some papers signed while Mr Stone finishes his conversation with salesman. It seems that the firm ha just purchased some file cabinets an* A-V INSTRUCTION James W. Brown Richard B. Lewis All at San J use State College Fred F. Harcleroad READY IN MARCH \ texu on Audio-Visual methods, providing concrete practical information. Richly illustrated with photographs, line drawings, and color. The book deals with the full gamut of instructional materials and techniques, including attention to printed books, reference materials, and free or inexpensive materials, with particular reference to their interrelated uses with audiovisual materials. Send for Copies on Approval McGRAW-HILL BOOK COMPANY, Inc. 330 West 42nd St. New York 36, N. Y. 90 EdScreen & AV Guide — February, 1 95*: