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

Beseler Company Product A Result Of Non-Sensitive Film Experiments The Charles Beseler Company of East Orange, N. J., reports a new film which is said to make black and white negatives from color slides, projection positives from these black and white negatives, and black and white positive projection transparencies from any black and white negative. The film, called Slide-o-Film, should enable photographers to work in both color and black and white at the same time and to compose their photographs for both mediums. It will make possible the projection of black and white salon photos to large audiences, and black and white enlargements of these transparencies. The product dates back almost ten years, when the United States government began its initial tests of nuclear fission. Immediately after the first tests, it was discovered that "radiation" or "fall-out" caused serious effects on regular films and other "sensitized" photographic materials ... as far away as thousands of miles from the test site. At this time, an inventor demonstrated a new, sensitized film to government authorities which, according to his claims, was not sensitive to nuclear radiation. With this material. the government bureaus found they could record duplicates of their original negatives and positives, and these duplicates would not be affected by radiation caused by nuclear fission. What's more, since it did not contain silver nitrate particles that are sensitive to ordinary light, it was grainless and produced transparencies of remarkable clarity, without a trace of grain, except for whatever grain existed in the original. The inventor set up a manufacturing plant to produce this material (originally known as "Kalvar"), and supplied millions of feet to the government. Early in 1957, the Beseler company became interested in this material for general photographic purposes. After some months of investigation, the company felt ready to introduce the product to professional and commercial users. It was decided to test it on the amateur and commercial market before offering it to the general public. Early in 1958, through 75 camera shops in the New Jersey-New York area, this was done for a 6-month period. A Corner of Recent DA VI Show Here is a small segment of the exhibits at the DAVI conventiuii in Cincinnati in April. See page 269 for a retrospective glance at this successful event. drawn illustrations we are given tl story of how artificial satellites ha' been launched into space and wh man will have to do if he will folio the rockets into space. Emphasis is c how travel into space is achieved aij what major problems must be met space travel is to be practical in tl year 2000. The principles of rock take-off are well explained and tl material is planned for use in the i termediate grades and up. Picture Book Parade (8 filmstrip color, with filmstrip text booklets; pn duced by Weston Woods Studio Weston, Conn.; $42 per set, $6..= single strip.) This series is a she< delight to review, for it is refreshir and an example of what can be dot with the medium when that ounce ( imagination is used. The stories ii eluded are The Five Chinese Brother Pancho; In The Forest; Curioi Ceorge Rides A Bike; Magic Michae Jenny's Birthday Book; White Snov Bright Snow; Johnny Crow's Gardei The stories themselves are the kin that you love to read and tell over an over again, and the art work of tli filmstrips catches that entrancing qua ity of illusion which adds so muc to the pleasure of story telling an makes it an art. Because there are n captions to spoil or mar the pictur content of the filmstrips, there is oj: portunity to feast one's eyes on eac frame and really listen to the storythus providing both a visual and a audial experience with real leaniin potential (not to mention learning er joyment). Really excellent filmstri material! The Tabernacle As Described i the Bible (single strip, color; pre duced by The Union of Am. Hebre\ Congregations, 838 Fifth Ave., Ne\ York 21, N. Y.; $7.50 with manual) This is an extremely interesting filn: strip for any group interested in Bibli cal history and also for those equall interested in all matters pertaining t the Holy Land, archaeological devel opments and evidences of the exisi ence of ancient cultures. Of particula interest is the story of how Rev. Ml Shouten, a Dutch Protestant clergy man, built a model of the Tabernacl at Mount Sinai and the care he pu into the creation of this group. Intel esting facts about the menorah, th ritual objects used, the building wliicli constituted King Solomon' Temple, are all given. The art wor is well executed and there is a feelin; of dignity in the presentation. This i a filmstrip of value for all groups in terested in Biblical and cultural his tory. 296 Educational Screen and Audiovisual Guide — June, 196i