Educational film catalog (1936)

EDUCATIONAL FILM CATALOG MODERN cinemas— Continued and furnishing of modern cinema buildings. Contents: Planning of cinemas, by Robert Cromie; Construction, by J. R. Leathart; In- terior design at home, by Walter Goodesmith; Interior design abroad, by P. Morton Shand; Equipment, by E. F. TuUy; and Acoustics, by C. W. Glover "Excellent volume, which, one hopes, will give cinema producers and owners, if they look at books, seriously to think." Manchester guardian "Should be of interest not only to promoters, designers and builders but also to all intel- ligent cinemagoers." Sight and sound MULLEN, MRS SARAH (MCLEAN). How to judge motion pictures and how to organize a photoplay club. 50p il pa 25c '36 Scholastic pub. Originally published in 1934 this is a revised edition. The author who is head of the English department in the Abraham Lincoln high school of Los Angeles presents a foundation to enable students, particularly of high school age, to judge and appreciate motion pictures. What con- stitutes a good story is given in detail. Dramat- ic structure, characterization, costume and grease paint, the stage set, photography, sound, and directors are considered. There is a score card covering eleven phases of analysis of a motion picture and an entire section is devoted to the organization of a photoplay club NATIONAL encyclopaedia of educational films and 16mm apparatus available in Great Britain 1936. 479p 15s '37 Central information bur. for educ. films, ltd. The encyclopedia and membership of the Bureau Information Service for one year costs 21s. The encyclopedia is an annual publication supported by supplementary bulletins issued six times a year. These bulletins—issued in magazine form with the title of "Film Prog- ress"—^are supplied free to full subscribers to the Bureau Information Service, or can be obtained separately at a subscription of 10/6 per annum, or 2/-per copy. Two new sections have been added to this issue — a Film title In- dex and a Subject index NELSON, CLIFFORD ADOLPH. Natural color film. 122p $1.50 '37 Galleon [7s 6d British periodicals] Describes the fimdamentals of making a colored motion picture, with a chapter on colored still pictures. Contents: What is color film; What to photograph; General technique; Composition and color; Light conditions and exposure; Indoor color; Continuity and edit- ing; Projection; Color and music; Kodachrome for still pictures NICOLL, ALLARDYCE. Film and theatre. 255p $2.50 Crowell [7s 6d Harrap] This book presents a clarification of the com- plex relation of stage and screen "Another standard work for the lengthening library shelves on film and theater." Christian century "Mr. Nicoll, having written many books on the drama, turns now to the film; and as might have been expected he is sharply aware of the differences between the two forms of story- telling. His analysis of these differences, while never absolutely novel, is both sane and com- prehensive, so that his book may be recom- mended as one of the best elementary guides to the subject." Nation "Whether this book is damned with faint praise or vice versa, its very contentiousness makes it a book of the hour, sharp, scholarly and informative. Consonant with the finest prin- ciples of progressive, searching thought, it should be read by every one who has ever seen a movie or a play." N.Y. Times "Mr. Nicoll here contributes largely to movie enjoyment in the present and has indicated for general readers (who may or may not be fur- ther interested by the book's excellent bibli- ography) the trail that the movies may be ex- pected to follow if they are to develop their full possibilities." Theatre arts monthly "All of the book is remarkably discerning. 'Film and Theatre,' with its extensive bibli- ography, will inevitably become a work of reference for every student of the subject. For the general reader the most stimulating portion is the concluding chapter where Professor Nicoll draws his distinctions between the two arts. . . Only a scholar could have written such a thorough and penetrating book." Yale review NOBLE, LORRAINE, ed. Four-star scripts. 392p $2.50; text ed $1.50 '36 Doubleday There are two introductory chapters dealing with the writing of scripts but the book con- sists mainly of the shooting scripts of "Lady for a day," "It happened one night," "Little women" and "Story of Louis Pasteur." De- signed for the amateur who wants to learn about film writing and production PERLMAN, WILLIAM J., ed. Movies on trial; the views and opinions of outstanding per- sonalities anent screen entertainment past and present. 254p $2.50 (10s 6d) Macmillan Contents: Why this book? by W. J. Perl- man; Chewing-gum relajcation, by W. A. White; The motion picture industry, by J. J. Cantwell; The movies, the actor, and public morals, by E. G. Robinson; The educational sig- nificance of the movies, by R. J. Cannon; The movies and juvenile delinquency, by B. B. Lindsey; The movies and the farm people, by B. H. Hibbard; The movies and the family, by J. J. Goldstein; The story is the thing, by Don Marquis; Stories I'd like to see screened, by W. L. Phelps; The parable of the climbing girl, by Edwin Schallert; The bankruptcy of cinema as art, by Seymour Stem; The poet's attitude toward the movies, by Gabriela Mistral; A theatrical producer's reaction to the movies, by Brock Pemberton; The movies and the sociaJ revolution, by W. W. Moss; The movies and political propaganda, by Upton Sinclair; The movies and the community, by J. H. Holmes; The motion picture and social control, by S. B. Goldstein; What do the children think of the movies? by W. E. Blatz; Hollywood cleans house, by Chapin Hall "There is a certain absence of timeliness in the volume that the editor could hardly have anticipated. Although distinguished contro- versialists . . . contribute to it, there is a curious lack of significance or even of a good fight in the work." Books "These writers agree on next to nothing, but they are all emphatic. Their opinions are in- teresting, provocative and stimulating. But they are seldom convincing because only two or three of the contributors take the trouble to support their opinions with scientific data." Christian century "There are many good intentions behind the articles, but there is also a lot of confused thought and muddled writing. One is left with the impression that a volume which looks promising from the outside makes very little contribution to the problem." Manchester guar- dian "It will be generally regretted that a higher quality of analysis and argument was not exacted of contributors." Springfield Republican "Despite the weaknesses inherent in any symposium of this sort, the book performs a real service in pointing up the failures and positive values of the movies as entertainment, and in clearing away the smoke of prejudice to discover the real issues." Survey PUDOVKIN, VSEVOLOD ILLARIONOVICH, Film acting. (Filmcraft ser.) 154p 3s 6d '37 Newnes "A course of lectures (translated from the Russian by Ivor Montagu) delivered at the State institute of cinematography, Moscow." Subtitle QUIGLEY, MARTIN JOSEPH. Decency in mo- tion pictures. lOOp $1 (5s) '37 Macmillan "Story of the 'reform from within' in motion pictures by the man who had the most to do with the industry's production code. He out- Xll