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is preaching) Start turntable. Lower cutting head. (Lets it record for a short time, then plays it back.) CARL. Not bad! Not half bad. You'll do, Ralph. RALPH. I'll run along now. I'll be seeing you. Thanks a lot, boys. (Ralph exits right.) WALTER. I'll get this radio out of the way while you get ready for Jim's test. (Jim comes in right) JIM. Am I late? WALTER. Too late for what? Making a record? JIM. No, I mean too late to take the test for my license. CARL. Oh, no! The machine is all ready for you. You're expected to take it from the case, set it up, thread a film on it. run the film, control the sound, stop the projector, rewind the film, take down the projector and return it to its case. Do you understand? JIM. Oh, yes. I knew that. WALTER. Where's your check sheet? JIM. (Produces check sheet) Right here. (Gives it to Carl.) CARL. You have passed everything but the sound machine, haven't you? JIM. Yes. If I pass this, I get my license and operator's badge. Sure hope I can do it. Where's the film? WALTER. Here. Is it sound or silent? JIM. Sound. WALTER. How can you tell? JIM. It has sprocket holes on one side only. WALTER. Check that on the list, Carl. (Jim takes out projector, sets it up on table in center of stage, connects speaker. Cleans lens and makes good focus on screen at rear of stage. Cleans film gate, starts to thread film) CARL. I've checked you for all those steps, and I'm glad to see you've cleaned the film gate. That's important. ■JIM. I've heard that before. WALTER. Well you can't hear it too often. It not only makt> good projection but prevents damage to films. (Jim completes threading film. Turns on amplifier. Walter switches projector to silent speed when Jim is not looking. Jim prepares to start.) JIM. Am I all right so far? CAFL. I've checked you as O.K. in every space so far. Keep going. JIM. Here she goes. (Jim turns on projector. Sound burbles. Jim hurriedly adjusts volume and tone control. Looks blank. Turns off projector. Looks over projector — finally finds difficulty and corrects it.) JIM. I get it. Trying to play a little joke on me, eh? Smart guys ! Left it on silent speed. No wonder the sound was crazy. WALTER. No, Jim, we weren't trying to be smart. But that's a thing any operator might run into. You didn't check the pro jector to see if it was ready to start. Your check list has the things you should check. You didn't do that. CARL. Don't feel too bad about it. That can happen to a fellow when he's in a hurry or nervous. Just take it easy and follow the check list in order. Try it again. (Jim runs projector a little.) WALTER. O.K. That's enough. (Jim stops machine.) JIM. Did I pass? CARL. Take it down, and pack it up. JIM. All right. (Does it) CARL. Well, Walt, what about it? Do we pass him? WALTER. Oh, I don't know. Everything was perfect except the right speed for the film. Doesn't seem right to keep his license away from him when he really knows how to operate the machine, and yet we must uphold our standards. What do you think? CARL. About the same as you. Think you can remember about that one thing, Jim? JIM. Do you think I'll ever forget now? WALTER. (To Carl) Let's give him his trial license. CARL. That suits me. (To Jim) Of course this will be only your trial license. Then if you project ten reels in classrooms and have no trouble, you can have your Junior License and badge. JIM. What do I do to get my Senior License? WALTER. Oh, there's a lot more. Learn to use two types of cameras, exposure meter, and all that. Look it up in your manual. JIM. I will. By the way when do I start to get some jobs to run films for classes ? WALTER. Do you have any study periods ? .^nd are you doing well enough in class so that you can get excused from them ? JIM. Oh sure. Thursday, fourth period. CARL. (Goes to bulletin board.) Next Thursday, period four, you can run the machine in room 224. JIM. I'll be there. WALTER. Come in before school and get everything ready. (Carl looks at watch) CARL. Time for the preview. (Looks out toward the audience) The customers are here. Boy do they look eager? WALTER. Do you want to run the projector, Jim? It's all set up. JIM. Sure! This'll be my first time under fire. WALTER. You can't go wrong. We'll be right here. Help me with the screen will you Carl? (Carl and Walter lower screen for auditorium showing. Jim goes to projector set up in center of auditorium.) JIM. Lights out. (They project a movie for the assembly.) End A Motion Picture Work Shop (Contiiuicd from page 22) things to axfiid in .shooting;. Tuesday contintied along the production pattern with editing and the function of optical effects, both with many demonstrations. Tuesday afternoon was devoted to examples of master scripts and various types of narration. The great difference between writing foi audio-visual aids and writing other types of script work was shown in many examples. Sound recording and laboratory work were the subjects of the Wednesday discussion. Allen Jacfjbs and Bill Hedden. sound engineer and laboratory supervisor for the company, presented their material in a surprisingly simple and clear manner. .Several sound tracks had been especially recorded to show some of the fundamentals of recording. The same was true of the laboratory discussion, including examples of what could be expected from a reliable laboratory and some things not to expect. The last day of the meeting was taken tiji with the problems of utilization and distribution of pictures. This portion of the program was especially interesting to the 'idustrial users in attendance. The importance of showing conditions was particularly stressed : anything that would detract the audience's attention from the screen should be axoided at all costs. The final meeting, on Thursday afternoon, was thrown open to a general recapitulation of the whole session. Cjreat interest was shown in making the ^^"ork Shop a yearly meeting. Page 24 Educational Screen