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1949 EDITION 731-739 THIRD DIMENSION. CanNFB 1948 19min sd $50, rent |2.50 731 Jh-sh-c-tr-ad Shows several Canadian sculptors at work, using a variety of materials and techniques. One sketches a figure on a stone block and later chisels it out of the mass. Another works in clay, bending metal rods into a basic form and building up the complete figure with successive additions of clay. The process of making a plaster mold from a clay figure is described in detail. Other artists make designs for currency and specialize in amusing pottery figures 738 Pottery ABC OF POTTERY MAKING— THE COIL METHOD. Bailey 1938 15min sd ?36, rent $1.50 738 el-Jh-sh-c Also available in a silent version for $24 Produced at the University of Southern California, College of Architectural and Fine Arts "Excellent film showing some of the common tools used, thorough wedging of the clay, and rolling the coils. Detailed demonstrations of forming the base, applying the coils, blending one coil into another, shaping on the potter's wheel, and smoothing with wet sponge." Collaborator CLAY POTTERY. Brandon 1941 lOmin sd (Handicraft instructional films) $40, rent $2 738 el-Jh-sh Guide Also available in a silent version ($30, rent $1.50) Produced with the cooperation of the Evans Pottery Company and the Rockhlll Nelson Gallery of Art The Evans family at Dexter, Missouri produces pottery as their forefathers did 150 years ago. Men dig clay from mine. Clay must then be thoroughly cleaned and left outdoors to weather for several months before use. It is next shoveled Into a press which presses it into a solid mass. Working is necessary to remove air pockets. Wedjering. Clay is carefully centered on the wheel after which the basic step is the shaping of a cone Throwing complete, the work is dried to leather-like hardness after which it is again put on the wheel for smoothing. The kiln is stacked with ware for firing. The pottery is inspected. Glazing. The finished product. The figure of a Pueblo Indian pottery maker Is shown and samples of prehistoric American pottery COLOUR IN CLAY. BIS 1948 llmin sd color $50, rent $2.50 738 el-Jh-sh-c-ad Shows the making of modern Staffordshire pottery, with emphasis on Its decoration CRAFTS OF THE FIRE. AFFlm 1946 lOmln sd $32.50, rent $3 738 jh-sh-c-ad Produced by Les Actualit^s Frangaises Depicts the part fire plays In the handicrafts of man. The fusion of fire in the making of enamels, glassware, porcelain, pottery, and dinnerware CRAFTSMANSHIP IN CLAY: SIMPLE SLAB METHODS. IndU 1948 lOmin sd color $75, rent $2.25 738 el-Jh-sh-c-ad Former title, "Simple Slab Methods." Educational author: Karl Martz, Instructor in ceramic art, Indiana University Techniques by which attractive pottery pieces may be made from clay are pictured. An expert potter, working In a ceramic studio, demonstrates simple methods of making 'slab pieces. As he works, his tools are Introduced and their proper use explained. The film not only gives basic information; It also points out that Imagination in design and attention to points of fine craftsmanship will produce pottery which affords both pride and pleasure FIVE TOWNS. BIS 1948 27mln sd $62. rent $3.75 738 sh-c-tr-ad Produced for the British Board of Trade Shows the great pottery Industry of Great Britain as seen thru the eyes of a young London girl who marries Into a typical pottery family. Follows the whole process of making beautiful china "English accent difficult In spots." Collaborator UN GRAND POTIER. Franco-American 20mln sd rent $3 738 c-ad Auguste Delaherche, dean of French potters is shown at work designing and making ornamental pottery. In French MEXICAN POTTERS— CLAY ART IN OLD MEXICO. Hoefler 1948 llmin sd color $80 738 el-Jh-sh-tr-ad Guide Shows a way of life found in the smaller towns and villages of Mexico. Here artistcraftsmen ply their trade as they have for centuries. It illustrates how regional traditions of design and available materials have created distinctive types of pottery In various sections of Mexico. It Is a study of the artistcraftsmen as well as their products. Photographed In Tlaquepaque, State of Jalisco, Mexico POTTERY MAKING. EBF 1939 llmin sd (Art ser) $45, rent $2.50 738 el-jh-sh-c-ad Guide Collaborator: Forest Grant, director of nigh school art. New York city Shows a professional potter at work mixing clay preparatory to centering It on a wheel, shaping, trimming, and preparing It for firing. An Indian bowl is constructed by the ancient method of building up and shaping coils of clay, on which a primitive design Is later added The use of a plaster cast in the molding of duplicate pieces is demonstrated. The tirt of making angular shaped pottery by cementing together slab pieces likewise is shown, along with methods of decorating and firing Techniques of applying glazing slip by dipping, brushing, spraying, and pouring are treated. After firing, the glazed pieces are removed from the furnace and displayed In a home setting "Very good — clear, concise." California 739 Metal arts AMERICA'S FIRST SILVERPLATE. Modern 1948 25min sd color loan 739 Jh-sh-tr-ad Guide Produced by Films for Industry for International Silver Co. A colorful portrayal of American culture from colonial to present day times as various phases in the development of fine silverplated ware are shown. In each of the sequences the costumes and silverplated ware are actual contemporary pieces borrowed from museums especially for this picture. The full scale restoration of an old New England town furnishes the 19th century outdoor settings DECORATIVE METAL WORK. Brandon 1940 lOmln sd (Handicraft instructional films) $40, rent $2 739 jh-sh-c-ad Guide Also available in a silent version ($30, rent $1.50) Produced in cooperation with the Universal School of Handicrafts under the supervision of Edward T. Hall, director of the school 537