Educational film guide (1945)

738-739 EDUCATIONAL FILM GUIDE 1945 EDITION CLAY, HANDS, AND FIRE. 20min 16-si-sdrent $1.25 1938 Copeland & Thompson 738 sh-c-adult This is the complete story of the manufacture of Spode dinnerware from the digging of the clay to the use of the ware at tea time Kan sd CLAY POTTERY. (Industrial arts ser.) 15lOmin 16-si-sd-$30-$40; rent $1.50-$2 1941 BraF 738 el-jh-sh Guide Produced with the cooperation of the Evans pottery company and the Rockhill 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. Wedging. 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 B&H si-sd-$30-$40: IdP sd $2 rent $1.50-52 Ohio sd Cine si-sd VES si-sd-$1.50-$2 PAINTED PIG. (Arts and crafts of Mexico * ser.) 30min 16-si-rent $3. Also color-rent $6 738 jh-sh-c-adult Produced by Harmon foundation in 1943 Demonstrates in color the origins of Mexican art in the lives of the people Shows typical scenes of village life — the cattle being driven to market, and the primitive market place form the background As she falls asleep; Carmelita's mother tells her about market day and how the painted pig is made. In the courtyard of his home, the artist kneads his clay and forms the body of the pig over a mold and completes the project POTTERY MAKING. 29min 16-si-$48; rent $2 1940 B&H 738 sh-c-adult Presented by the Art department of the University of California, Los Angeles. Produced and directed by John W. Love A short introductory note is followed by a shot of a pottery bowl on top of a radio. Dancing feet enter and the bowl crashes to the floor. "It took me three weeks to make that," says one young lady and the other replies, "I'll buy you another." The two young women search everywhere, prices jump from 98c to $15.95. They decide to make another They prepare the clay, showing wedging, use' of cutting tools, etc. in detail. Details of making a plaster of paris mold are also shown. We see how to make "slip" and follow through with the actual forming of the bowl. Several different finishes are shown and then the processes of firing. The bowl is glazed "This film was designed as a teaching aid in the craft of pottery making. . . Subject matter treated in a very simple yet complete manner. An excellent film for art classes." California Ala Cal $2 Calhoun Eng Nay PH TexVB POTTERY MAKING. (Art ser.) llmin 16-sd$50 1939 EBP 738 el-jh-sh-c-adult Guide 15c 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 art 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 3 PUEBLA. (Arts and crafts of Mexico ser.) * 35min 16-si-rent $3. Also color-rent $6 RFA 738 el -Jh-sh-ctrade-adult Produced by Harmon foundation in 1943 After the Spanish conquest, the skilled Indian potters of the region of Puebla copied the glazed Talavera pottery of the Spaniards This film presents the method of mixing and curing the clay and forming, glazing, and painting the tiles. It also gives examples of finished tiles RED POTTERY OF TZINTZUNTZAN. (Arts and crafts of Mexico ser.) 25min 16-si-rent $3 RFA 738 jh-sh-c-tradeadult Produced by Harmon foundation in 1943 In this film the potter and his family are introduced and followed step by step as they handle and treat the red clay The pot is formed in two parts over a clay mold, polished with a metal tool, and the design applied with pigment made from ground stones or burned wood TABLEWARE. 15min 16-si-$24 1929 EBF 738 Guide Modern methods of manufacture, as compared with old, show perfection in preparing clays for pottery. Modeling, casting, firing, decorating tableware "High in showing skills and processes. A little old." Dale J. Baughman ft THROWING ON THE WHEEL. 8min 16-si$28; rent 75c Minn 738 el -jh-sh-c-trade -adult The technique of modeling a vase on the wheel is demonstrated by Eric Hellman, graduate of the University of Copenhagen. Starting with a piece of clay on a foot-powered wheel, the processes of centering, shaping the bottom, lifting the sides, and shaping and finishing the vessel are shown The vase is carefully lifted off the wheel and left to dry in the air. It is then fired in the kiln; when cool, the vase is dipped in the glaze preparation and again baked. The final shot shows the completed vase "The technique of modeling a vase on a foot-powered wheel is admirably shown. Silent titles are unnecessary and were not used, so excellent is the close-up photography that reveals every detail of manipulation of hand, foot, and few tools. "Reaction of secondary students to this film leads us to recommend its purchase in all art classes doing this type of work. The handling of the glaze solution, and some shots of the kiln seem unimportant and unnecessary after the excellent modeling demonstration." J. Frederic Andrews DeV $1 Wis 75c 739 Art metal work DECORATIVE METAL WORK. (Handicraft * instructional films ser.) lOmin 16-si-sd-$30$40; rent $1.50-$2 1940 BraF 739 jh-sh-c-adult Guide Produced in cooperation with the Universal School of handicrafts under the supervision of Edward T. Hall, Director of the school 340