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

The work of Mary Lou Savage in the writing is competent and we knew Wendell Noble's narration as pleasant, engaging and effective. What was the producer trying to do? Let him say: "To help Christian families make the Easter season a time of growth, understanding and renewal of spirit." The age level is the family itself, and specifically the filmstrip presents new ideas the family can use; ways to explain Easter to children; comments on the origin and meaning of familiar Easter symbols. What would happen if every adult Bible class looked at this the first Sunday in Lent; if the 'eating clubs' of your church bmlt a program around it; if the Too-Much-LikeMartha circles of your church let this filmstrip bring them to the feet of their Master? Well, you try it. I'm going to make an effort to get it used in my ohuroh. A Family Filmstrip, Inc., production. Parables For The Primary "Stories Jesus Told" is a series of four sound filmstrips in fuU color wihich retell four of his (Jesus') parables which are frequently used in lesson materials for the primary age level. The writing is by Ehzabeth Allstrom, the illustrations by Nina Eyer, and the narration onto LP (331/3 rpm) records by Wendell Noble. Each of the team does a very good job. The 'art' is representational and literal, and the commentary is an adjusted version of the biblical story. It is a new version of the old story in each instance. A Good Neighbor retells the story of the Samaritan who helped the man who was robbed; A Loving Father is an abridged version (the sulking of the older brother is left out) of the Prodigal Son (with no details of the 'riotious living'); and you will know immediately the story content of the last two titles: The Sower and The Lost Sheep. The utilization time is approximately 8 minutes each, just right for this age level, and a nice length to fit into the instructional program. This material comes close to being 'curriculum material'. By this we mean that it gets the job of instruction done; sets the story material (from the Bible) before the child so that he can learn it and also learn, under the guidance of his teachers, what it means. For any curriculum system, here is high-impact audiovisual material to supplement the printed page. Can we ask for more! Highly recommended. Produced by FamiJy Filmstrips, Inc., and available through AV dealers. sAjiumade PRODUCTS CORP. 350 W. 57fh ST.. HtW YORK 1 9 N. V Filmstrip Quartet For Jimiors Here are the titles: Getting to Know God Through His World, Through The Bible, Through Prayer and Worship, Through Jesus. They were produced by Family Filmstrips, Inc., with Doris Clare Demaree doing the writing, Russel G. Manning the art, and Wendell Noble the narration. Each has about 40 frames. Across the four, the technical qualities are good to excellent. In the first God is presented as the creator and sustainer of the universe; evidences of God's love and care are seen; the dependability of God is appreciated, and when we are sensitive we can feel God's presence in His handiwork. The second presents God in history, in the O.T., shows what the Hebrews thought God to be; and sees Him as preparing to send His son into the world. The third presents some aspects of group worship and personal prayer, and how juniors can grow through prayer and worship experiences; and, suggests ways God answers prayer. Lastly, we come to what we can learn of God through the teachings, stories and deeds of Jesus; familiar stories of Jesus that tell us what God is like. A useful series. Can be related easily and effectively to the curriculum. Not intended to supplant it, but to enrich it with concreteness, definiteness, beauty and concepts cast in a non-printed form. Highly recommended. Church Mamiers Now if we can only have a version for the adults! I am pretty sure that when our juniors see Learning Church Manners, they may improve a bit. They would improve more if their parents, in another part of the church school, could be seeing "Church Manners for Adults," a filmstrip yet to be made (so far as I am aware). Two boys of about junior size get flagged down by the custodian not long after they let loose' in the church one day after school. One of the boys happens to mention it to his father and this dad has the good sense to take his son to church and explain a few things. This 15-minute, 47-frame filmstrip with recorded commentary is a Family Filmstrip, Inc., production and you should get one for your local AV library at once and use it often, unless your children are unlike some I see around my church. The producer tried to make a filmstrip "to help boys and girls realize what the church means to people." 80 Educational Screen and Audiovisual Guide^ — February, 1961