The educational screen (c1922-c1956])

Page 72 The Educational Screen SCHOOL MADE MOTION PICTURES Connecticut School Produces Community Patterns in Geometry is one of the new school-made films that indicates the possibilities of future productions in the field of mathematics. Pro- duced by Arthur S. Bibbins, mathematics instructor and audio-visual director at the Darien High School, the 250-foot film shows in color how geometry is not an abstract subject but one that is closely associated with everyday life. A straight railroad track, electric wires between poles, and a four-lane highway illustrate the principle of parallel lines. A cardboard circle, a dinner plate, a rack of bicycles in the rear of the high school, and a circular window in a nearby church show some of life's circles. Honeycomb presents the natural hexagons. To show the relation of rectangular figures to every- day life, student cameramen shot scenes of a brick ter- race, of piano keys, and of a cross. Octagons found by the film-makers included an octagonal window and a highway stop sign. Oil tanks, canned goods, and clock weights were discovered as examples of cylinders. More complicated geometric figures were illustrated by lathe gears and kettle drums. The final title of the film. "The Glorious Union of Rectangles and Parallels," is followed by the American Flag—an example of geometric figures. J- PROJECTORS Steady as a Rock! Films projected through a \ ^.JSP^T^ ^ hlolmes portable machine have M^p yii^^fij^^Ba^sJL^ unusual brilliance and distinct- iveness—the sound reproduc- tion Is noticeably superior. This Is due primarily to the unvarying Holmes policy of building projectors that meet the most exacting standards of performance — and fixing the price readytOCARRY afterwards, yet the 32 lbs. 28 lbs. cost to you Is no Jo*>'^ weight with more than an ordi nary machine. By HARDY R. FINCH Head of the English Department Greenwich High School, Greenwich, Conn. Speaker only 60 rbs. Owing to U. S. Gov- ernment demands, it is impossible at pres- ent to make any definite promises on delivery. Holmes Projector Co. 1813 Orchard St.. CHICAGO Uanufaefunrt of Ifimm and '*'"'" E°'!^^|«' M."^^ °' ^"^ .'"^'"P- 35min Pro/«c»or« for over ^^'TT" Portable, Maida or Arc Lamp. 25 ymars 35mm Imperial for Audftoriums. With a question box on the making of school film productions, conducted by GODFREY ELLIOTT, Oakvale, W. Va. Readers are invited to submit questions. Ohio Richard W. Horn, director of audio-visual aids, Gallon Public Schools, produced a very useful film on Hozv Teachers Are Hired a few years ago. His latest production, A Good Start, shows the public what goes on at nursery school and gives the reasons for each part of the daily program. (400 feet) A fifth grade puppet show and an art-music project are recorded on a 400-foot film developed at Wooster, Ohio. Not only does the film show the puppet play, but also it pictures the making of the puppets by the fifth graders. C. M. Layton, superintendent of schools, was the cameraman. Wisconsin H. M. Kuckuk, Rufus King High School, Milwau- kee, has produced an all-color film for the Milwaukee Physical Education Department. Documenting the Tliird Biennial Athletic and Play Holiday, it records the action of the field day. Course in Film Making The Hartley School of Film Making, 20 West 47th Street, New York City, announce a new film workship course in 1942. "The chief objective of the workshop is to learn as much about film technique as possible, but a secondary objective is to produce a film which is good enough to obtain distribution. If this second objective is accomplished, the students will share equally in the profits. "A film topic will be selected which lends itself to treament by many individual units; such a theme as the contributions of the foreign-born to the cul- ture of the Xew World might be used. "Students will meet once a week as a group and will come in during the week for private conference and criticism of material shot. The good footage will be selected and a dupe reversal made. There will be no limitation on the amount of film shot— each student may submit as much as he wishes, but is required to submit at least 50 feet. Those who wish to work in other branches of film produc- tion, such as research, script writing, music or criti- cism, may do so. "There will be ten weekly sessions of two hours each and individual conferences fortnightly. The recording of the film will be done in post-sessions and will not involve any extra expenditure on the part of the student."