Educational film guide (1948)

027-132 EDUCATIONAL FILM GUIDE NOT BY BOOKS ALONE. SDF 1945 22min sd color $100 027 jh-sh-cadult-forum Produced by Rochester public library How one library serves the citizens of its community in education, enrichment and recreation, making better homes, earning a living, and intelligent citizenship "Should be owned by every state library agency in the country." Collaborator PORTRAIT OF A LIBRARY. MMA 1940 23min sd ?45, rent |6 027 Jh-sh-adult Produced by Realfllm Productions. Photographed at the Free public library, Montclair, N.J, Sound consists of synchronized music Picture of a moderate sized community's use of its library, showing friendly €ind varied service. Good for social studies guidance worlt, taxpayers' groups, world fellowship groups, adult education, schools, clubs, libraries, etc "The lack of commentary and the excellent music makes this film effective for popular interest." Collaborator 028 Books and reading CHOOSING BOOKS TO READ, Coronet 1948 lOmin sd $45; also color $90 028 el-Jh-sh-c-ad Guide Collaborator: John J. DeBoer, prof of education, Univ of Illinois Peter's quest for information on photography leads him from a beginner's volume to books on composition, to a novel and finally a work on art IT'S ALL YOURS. TeenAge 1945 llmin sd $23.60 028 el-Jh-sh-c-adult Produced by Willard Pictures Designed to encourage teen age audiences to read and own books, the film stars Ralph Bellamy in a story which takes him back to his youth, to all the familiar spots — the fields where he played ball, the stores, the stream where he fished, and the library. And as he looks back over his career he realizes the benefit and pleasure which books had brought to his life 070 JOURNALISM JOURNALISM, Mahnke 1940 llmin sd (Your * life work) $50 070 Jh-sh-c-trade-adult Guide Produced by Vocational Guidance Films "This film is a rapid, though detailed, analysis of the newspaper business from the standpoint of vocational guidance. The film begins with scenes in a newspaper office and then shows the varied lives of newspaper reporters. Then it takes up the processes of editing, setting up, and printing the paper. "Next the film discusses the women's departments, and then it outlines one by one the departments of sports, finance, society, critical writing, columnists, editorial writers, political writers, and feature writers. A short sequence tells of the work of the country newspaper editor, who must be somewhat of a jack-of-all-trades. "Finally, the film analyzes general abilities needed for newspaper work in all branches. A good film; effective in doing the work for which it was intended. . . The film is of excellent technical quality." Georgia "An excellent film on vocational guidance for students of high school and college ages. Should be very valuable for those who wish to enter journalism." California PICTURE PAPER. BIS 1947 20min sd $37.50, rent $2.50 070 Jh-sh-c-tr-ad The story of the production of one of England's picture magazines. The film shows the full time activity of a reporter on the stalt. He meets with the editor, photographers and other journalists to discuss the material which is being prepared for the next issue. They plan new angles for new features and as a result of the editorial conference the reporter goes to cover a story on town planning 100 PHILOSOPHY 130 MIND AND BODY 131 Mental physiology and hygiene EMOTIONAL HEALTH, McGraw 1947 20min sd (Health education text-film ser) apply 131 sh-c-ad-forum Guide This film has three primary objectives: (1) to convince young people of college age that emotional upsets are common; (2) to show that if a disturbance of this kind is prolonged, the need for professional counsel and care is just as important and normal as with any physical illness; and (3) to explain in simplified language some of the basic techniques of psychiatric treatment and thereby allay some of the stigma attached to the necessity for this treatment Correlated filmstrip of the same title is listed in the 1948 Annual Filmstrip Guide EXPERIMENTAL PSYCHOLOGY OF VISION. IntFlmBur 16min si $23 131 Produced at Columbia univ by Prof Gilbert Illustrates the chief phenomena and techniques of research in visual perception. The topics covered are: phi phenomenon, optical illusions, color constancy, eye movements in reading and perception span, ending with an actual experiment in digit span FEELING OF REJECTION. CanNFB 1947 * 23min sd (Mental mechanisms) $50, rent $2.50 131 c-ad-forum Produced for the Mental health division of the Canadian Dept of national health and welfare A visual case history of a neurotic 23 year old girl. She suffers from physical symptoms, such as headaches, extreme fatigue, dizzy spells. As no physical causes can be found for these symptoms, which none the less are very real and distressing to the patient, she is referred by her doctor to a psychiatrist who is able to uncover the emotional basis for these physical reactions "A very sensible handling of mental and emotional problems which build up during childhood and emerge as serious problems in adult adjustment." Lib journal WHAT'S ON YOUR MIND? CanNFB 1947 lOmin sd $25. rent $1.50 131 sh-c-ad-forum The strain of modern life with its complex problems tells heavily upon mental health. Millions try to solve their difficulties by the advice of quacks but psychiatry is providing genuine help and a cure for many mental ills 132 Abnormal psychology DARK SHADOWS. TFC 22min sd (Crime does not pay) apply 132 adult Produced by Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer Problems involved in dealing with a psychopathic murderer are demonstrated 248