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

to respond in the spirit of Christmas— and they come through. Coming through, they will carry most teenage audiences with them. But this is a multi-use film. It's for youth, of course, but it will speak also to adults and to family groups. Of course, it will need a context like a good picture needs a frame. Don't neglect this! Squirted on the screen with no preparation of the audience, it can't get the job done. A nicely designed tool needs to be used with skill. Book early through your A\' dealer. Rental is $10.00. New Christmas Film Seldom does a film seem to me longer than it really is, but Cathedral's new release, The First Noel, gave me that unusual experience. I am intrigued by it. Could it be that it was such an ingratiating integration of art that this illusion of length was inevitable? Seldom, if ever, have I seen two sets of stimuli— the flow of images and the stream of words and music— so well adjusted to each other. Here is beautiful animation and charming music wedded to the scriptural language to bring, once again, that story, which in its mystery and heavenly beauty, defies total capture by words or music. It may be that this flow of engaging art, in animation, assists the jfamiliar words of this story beyond our usual hopes to retell this old yet ever new story of Heaven come down. With a running time of 12 minutes, plus 3 minutes for the hymn, "O Little Town of Bethlehem," which will be m front of the reel, we have a film iseful in church services of one hour md even much shorter programs such IS those of church school departments md youth fellowship groups. Given a ■ontext of prayer, scripture and music, he First Noel will bring new and ich experience to children, youth and dults. It is equally suital)le for the vhok famih and ideal for familyight programs. If the user will apiroach the use of this film with but a action of reverence, awe, and imagiation of the producer, God will speak hrough to all humble, faithful and ensitive souls. From vour A\' dealer; ntal S 10.00. Book early! Oinission The name of General Techniques, Inc., was inadvertently omitted from the Advertisers Index of the August issue of EdScreen & AVGiiide. The company's advertisement was on page 403 of that issue. ACTUAL SIZE This microphone is different it's wireless! We call it the Vega-Mike.* It looks somewhat like an ordinary lavaliertype microphone. But there is no trailing cable to restrict your movement. Nothing to get entangled, to kink or cause awkward interruptions. The wireless Vega-Mike frees you to walk anywhere in the auditorium or classroom, face any direction, even turn your back to the audience . , . yet have every word you speak distinctly amplified. It's a one-piece unit, so lightweight (only 7Vi ounces) you're hardly aware of wearing it. Its size is only 1" by bVt" long. Within these miniature dimensions are contained a mercurycell battery power supply, a fully professional broadcast-quality dynamic microphone, and a transistorized wideband FM transmitter. The Vega-Mike transmits through the air to its matching specially designed portable receiver, which is simply connected to a publicaddress system amplifier, tape recorder, or other similar equipment. Lavalier VegaMike Hand-held Vega-Mike Vega-Mike Receiver Designed and manufactured in the United States, the Vega-Mike Wireless Microphone System is sold worldwide only through franchised Vega dealers. For a free six page brochure describing this equipment, and for the name of the closest Vega dealer (who'll be pleased to give you a no-obligation demonstration) write to VEGA ELECTRONICS CORPORATION, P.O. Box 145-D, Cupertino, California. VEGA ELECTRONICS CORPORATION DUCATIONAL SCREEN AND AuDIOVI.SUAL GuiDE — SEPTEMBER. 1961 501