Educational screen & audio-visual guide (c1956-1971])

10) DESIRABLE OUTCOMES How well does this film aid in the development of understandings, attitudes, and habits for Christian Social Living?" This is a realistic but rugged test. On each of these the copyrighted (1956) evaluation sheets there is provision for rating a film from 10 to 100, but we assume that few will ever score high on all p>oints. (For fuller information write to CAVE, Box 618, Church Street, N. Y. 8.) World Friends What is missionary education? How does it take place? How can parents and teachers, boards and committees — all who are concerned with the complete education of the child — be shown the nature of missionary education in home and church? After seeing Groiuing as World Friends, a 49-frame art filmstrip in full color, I would use it. I would present it to the group, and then go through once more quite rapidly, this time stopping at the end of each agelevel sequence for conversation and discussion. (On this the user's guide has many good ideas.) Another profitable use would be for teachers and leaders to do a self-evaluation based on the reasonable criteria stated or implied in this filmstrip. Janet Smalley does the pictures and Grace Storms Tower the script, both achieving a fine level of quality in their work. (Complete, with printed script-guide, $5.00. From Friendship Press, 257 Fourth Ave., N.Y. 10.) The Nishio Church Mr. Leon V. Kofod went to Nishio, a city of 25,000 population, on the central island of Honshu, Japan, to get the lovely pictures of the little Christian church and congregation we come to know in the 70-frame color filmstrip, From the Church at Nishio. After he got his pictures he wrote a lively and instructive script telling us all about the formation and growth of the church, and helping us become aware of the unique task of the Christian worker among the people of Japan. On all of this the Joint Commission on Missionary Education (JCME) of the National Council of Churches (NCC) has done a good production job. This is an adult filmstrip and it should be used as the basis for discussion as well as information. The script-user's guide is full of good ideas on how to accomplish this and other objectives. Recommended. (Complete, $5.00. Order from Friendship Press, 257 Fourth Ave., N.V. 10.) Controversy Expected It is altogether possible that Cathedral's 32-frame color filmstrip. The Marriage at Cana, will kick up some controversy. Arising over the way the producer has represented Jesus as conducting Himself on this occasion, this hassle will not touch the basic technical qualities of the filmstrip nor deal with the fundamental issues implicit in the visualization of Biblical stories. It will unfortunately center on a matter the producer never intended to elucidate — the drinking of wine by our Lord. However, those who use the filmstrip as the producer intended will have little difficulty. His goals are: (I) "To see that Jesus enjoyed life and happy times, like a wedding; (2) to realize something of the trust and the conflict between Jesus and His mother; (3) to appreciate the significance John attaches to the miracle." While only the first purpose is appropriate to children, all three are reasonable utilization outcomes for young people and adults. On the pictorial side this filmstrip is composed of color photographs of costumed and posed actors. The commentary is available in two editions — the teaching version, written in modern speech and to be read; and, the worship version, LP-recorded. The teaching version has a column of useful notes paralleling the commentary. When used in relation to intended outcomes, recommended. * < Scratches on Film Irritate Audiences Scratches are havens for dirt, and refract light improperly. On the screen, they mar the picture and may distract attention. If on the sound track, they produce offensive crackling. Fortunately, scratches can almost always be removed — without loss of light, density, color quality, sound quality, or sharpness. p I FILM PROCESSING CORPORATION I 165 WEST 4«ih STREET, NEW YORK 36, N. Y 1 959 SEWARD STREET, HOUYWOOD 38, CAIIF EERLESS P^C^K r-, A\/ r., nrlo nrtnh/.r 1 9*57 497