Moving Picture Age (Jan-Dec 1922)

28 MOVING PICTURE AGE January, 1922 SIMPLEX TITLE SHOP TITLES ILLUSTRATIONS ANIMATION TRAILERS 220 WEST 42ND STREET Phone Bryant 985 NEW YORK Colura Color Photography Process Exclusively Orders Delivered in 12 Hours Estimates Furnished USED PROJECTORS REBUILT AND PERFECT REAL BARGAINS BASS CAN SUPPLY YOUR EVERY NEED IN PROJECTION APPARATUS, BOTH MOTION PICTURE AND STEREOPTICON, FOR CHURCH, SCHOOL, OFFICE OR HOME. WRITE YOUR NEEDS NOW. BASS CAMERA COMPANY Dept. 210—109 N. Dearborn St. CHICAGO, ILL. AUTHORIZED ACME AGENTS. 0 0 C I? z — the symbol of extreme care and accuracy in the manufacture of motion picture lenses, micrometer mounts, dissolvers and other accessories. Kino Hypar Lens For speed, crispness and brilliancy, it is without a peer. It produces superior photography in spite of poor lighting conditions. Round Closing Dissolver and Vignetting Shutter. Especially useful in making fade-away heads or bust pictures. Examine at your dealer's, or send for full information. C. P. Goerz American Optical Co. 317 P East 34th Street, New York City FIRE Although a disastrous fire destroyed most of our office records and equipment in the Chicago office, our large film library, protected by fireproof vaults, remains intact and we continue to render prompt and efficient service. The Stream of Life The Courtship of Myles Standish Johnny Ring and the Captain's Sword Joseph and His Brethren Satan's Scheme I Believe The Great Miracle The Shepherd of the Hills make splendid programs. IQ22 Catalogs are now ready for distribution THE NEW ERA FILMS, INC. 804 South Wabash Ave., (Telephone Wabash 5857) CHICAGO 306 Film Exchange Bldg. Minneapolis, Minn. 3405 Olive St. St. Louis 602 Youngerman Bldg. Des Moines, Iowa Japan Via the Slide Route Please say, "As advertised in MOVING (Continued from page 12) Then come scenes in the country — the life of the rural villages, where the touch of the foreigner has not as yet been felt to any extent. Here and there a home-made gelatine slide containing a summary of the principal points that I wish the class to remember is flashed on the screen, such as the mountainous nature of the country, the kinds of transportation, the amount of land that can be cultivated. Sometimes the class reads this in concert, sometimes it summarizes these outlines in notebooks for future reference (we keep the room light enough for use of notebook and pencil). Under the head of city life are 'used various scenes in the larger cities. One of the best teaching views is a general scene of Tokio, looking over the miles of houses, with their heavy roofs, their flimsy construction, their paper sides, their floors made of straw mats ; and then follow street scenes showing the people coming and going in shop, temple, and theatre. And now intimate views of the home life : the family gathered round the hibachi or tiny stove, the curious way of serving meals, the queer shoes, the bed on the floor with its queer carved wooden pillow, the simplicity of a Japanese interior, the gardens with their cherry trees and lotus blossoms — there is a long list of home pictures, all telling their clear story in unforgettable terms. Two or three views show the extreme politeness of the country. The fortune teller, the street performer, and the crowds of truly Japanse types that gather around him, repay careful study. Under the head of religion, views of the interior and exterior of the gorgeous temples, the shaven-headed priests, the great bronze statue of Buddha, the funeral of a rich Japanese, the peasant kneeling before rows of shrines, the devout peasant woman striking the image of a bronze bull in the fond belief that it will cure her rheumatism, give little intimate touches of realism that sink in deeply. My boys and girls do not forget these scenes readily. At last we bid adieu to Japan with the sunset glowing on the mountains, feeling that we have been brought into contact with very real people who are something more than a mere name. For a finishing touch, whenever possible, two or three reels of motion-picture film on Japanese life, taken either as preview or review, clinch the impressions as nothing else can. Japan and its slides may be taken up in three or four lessons. PICTURE AGE," when you write to advertisers.