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

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Da-Lite Screen Co., Inc. Warsaw, Indiana Since 1909 HQaal 1)\ Encyclopaedia Britaniiica Films (EBF).'ll50 Wilmette Ave., Wiliiiette. 111. If I ever do this again, I shall most certainly set it up in six units to match this fine series, although we may spend several sessions on each theme. Here they are: The Beginnings of the Christian Church, Stephen and Philip: First Christian Missionaries, Peter's Vision and Paul's Conversion, Paul's Mission to Europe and Asia, Paul's Last Visit to Jerusalem, Paul Prisoner of Rome. A 72-page book carries the commentaries and the fine guidance notes on each filmstrip, together with questions for discussion and review. The art is by Fibocolor, Ziest-Holland. Biblical scholarship is reflected in the commentaries. Highly recommended for a swift overview and for serious close study by young people and adults. The Christian Education Press has released another fine filmstrip, A Good Steward, but with this title how shall we know it is the story of George Washington Carver? In these 70 frames of fine art we get the whole story of this man of science and man of God. If this is a time for greatness, then it's a time for the stories of great men. Who is taller in his human service, his scientific gifts, and humility before God than Carver. It is good to have two versions of this story— one for children, one for adults. Since each church school generation needs to hear this story, here is a real buy for the local church's AV library. From CEP, 1501 Race St., Philadelphia 2, for $5.50. Highly recommended. May We Observe . . . • It is little short of amazing how often I am asked for information about films, filmstrips, and who is who and what are the sources which exists in abundant supply within the 365 pages of the Audio-Visual Resource Guide, Fifth Edition, 1960-61. Here are more than 3,000 evaluations of titles which have been produced for the church field and many of them by church agencies. Let us all refer local clnirches to this invaluable resource. It is worth many times the $2.95 that it will cost through your local AV dealer. • Listen to this director of education in a local church; "My pastor and I have decided that since filmstrips are good for only one showing we will not buy them but rent them— if we can." Did you ever hear of such unadultered nonsense! Good for one 'showing'! How about good for many usages? That 'showing' is not a slip of the tongue. That's what they thought, tragically. They don't use them. This statement makes one wonder about how much real education some directors have, and how any one could get through a seminary innocent of all educational insight! Wake up, pastors; catch up with the procession, directors. It is much later than you thinki • Considerable interest has been shown in the idea of a 'living church bulletin' out there on the lawn of First Church. You project .slides onto groimd glass, operating the projector automatically. Don't ask us for 'plans.' You develop them yourself. Get your AV dealer interested. He will help you. Your church can speak to those who pass by via slides and filmstrips as it probably does not now. Idea is free; you supply the work! We Vote, NO! If you ran into a headline in a magazine asking "What's Wrong With Church Films?" you'd stop to find out just like I did. But was the answer there? No, a certain kind of answer was implied. "The kind of church fihns that will compete successfully for people's attention is not being made." Too bad! I had not heard that some pretty fine concerns had closed down. I wonder why the news didn't get beyond Chester Springs, Pa.? Reading further, I come across material about the Holy Spirit surrounding the production and presentation of dramatic films. I doubt very much if any of us can be sure when the Holy Spirit rests upon and blesses our work, but I know some mighty fine films producers who have hoped and prayed for such grace. I doubt very much that the Holy Spirit (and I hate to use that holy phrase so glibly) hovers about and lights upon some movie production lot self-labeled 'sacred cinema.' Actually, what this ad is saying to a lot of people— some of whom will have no way of knowing better— is that there are no really religious and sacred films and that we are about to produce some so come on and sign up with us. This is just plain not fair. There are good films, lots of them. I have seen himdreds and in the past three decades used hundreds of them. Now and then 'church films' have things wrong with them. I've had some things to say on that from time to time, and have been pretty specific quite often. But to call films 'wron^ that don't happen to have your bias, your slant, your theology, may make an eye-catching ad but it may also set off a chain of thought which will go ahead and evaluate that ad for just what it is. I ¥^¥T#^ *T»rkT\r A t ^r'ovc TV Aivn At Tnrrkv^iciTAT riiiTnc — AiiniT^T lOfil