Film and Radio Guide (Oct 1945-Jun 1946)

30 FILM AND RADIO GUIDE Volume XII, No. 4 and 8 “don’ts” for 16mm users. Copies of this useful brochure are available in quantities at low rates as a service of the ANFA organization. 67. TALKING PICTURES: HOW THEY ARE MADE — HOW TO APPRECIATE THEM. By Barrett C. Kiesling. Foreword by Will H. Hoys. Richmond, Vo.; Johnson Publishing Co., 1937. Pp. vi, 332. A prewar, but still useful, account of the steps in making a photoplay, with descriptions of the many departments of a bigstudio. The first textbook written for high-school students by a worker within studio walls. The author is a former newspaper man who has had long experience as a studio publicity executive and who has observed film making at close range. He surveys the background, the foreground, and the probable trend of the photoplay-appreciaation movement. The book is printed in large, clear type, is well bound, and is illustrated with 36 full-page halftones. 68. TEACHING DRAMATIC ARTS IN THE SECONDARY SCHOOLS. Ernest Bavely, Editor. 52 pp. Mcadvi lie. Pa.: American Educational Theatre Associa ^ tion. 1945. Included in this presentation of the recommendations of the high-school committee of the AETA, of which Editor Bavely is chairman, are notable sections on the social and educational bases for teaching motion-picture appreciation, suggested acti.ities for drama teachers in relation to motion pictures, and qualifications for the teacher of photoplay appreciation. 69. TEACHING WITH MOTION PICTURES. By Mary E. Townes. New York: Teachers College Bureau of Publications, 1938. Pp. 25. A guide to sources of information and materials, the first of a series of Teachers College Library Contributions. Excellently organized, accurately compiled, a n d concisely presented— a “must” pamphlet for the student of motion pictures, setting a high standard of practical scholarship in its field. 70. TELEVISION PROGRAMMING AND PRODUCTION. By Richard Hubbell. 207 pp. Illustrated. New York: Murray Hill Books, Inc. 1945. This is by far the best book on television yet published. It is sure to be a standard text for some years. The volume clearly explains the nature of television, analyzes the basic differences between movie-making and television programming, and includes an excellent discussion of the principles of cinematography and film editing. The audio and video elements of television are clearly defined. The significance of every detail necessary to an understanding of the new video industry is made luminous through drawings and photographic illustrations. Mr. Hubbell’s presentation of a highly technical subject is consistently smooth and at times fascinating. 71. TWENTY BEST FILM PLAYS. Edited by John Gassner and Dudley Nichols. 1112 pp. New York: Crown Publishers. 1943. The most ambitious attempt yet made to present a collection of best screenplays, now developing into an annual institution. Of the 20 scripts reproduced in the book, five are from the MGM studio — Fury, The Wome7i, Mrs. Miniver, The Good Earth, and Yellow Jacket. Columbia is represented by 3, Warners by 3, RKO by 2, Twentieth Century-Fox by 2, and the following by one each — Goldwyn, Paramount, Universal, Wanger, and U. S. Film Service. The writers represented are Robert Riskin, Anita Loos, Jane Murfin, Morrie Ryskind, EricHatch, Sidney Buchman, Seton 1. Miller, Robert E. Sherwood, Joan Harrison, Ben Hecht, Charles Mac Arthur, Nunnally Johnson, Philip Dunne, Vina Delmar, Francis Faragoh, Bartlett Cormack, Fritz Lang, Heinz Herald, Geza Herceg, Norman Reilly Raine, John Huston, Wolfgang Reinhardt, A n e a s MacKenzie, James Hilton, Arthur Wimperis, George Froeschel, Claudine West, Dan Totheroh, Stephen Vincent Benet, Dudley Nichols, Talbot Jennings, Tess Slesinger, Edward Chodorov, and Pare Lorentz. One of the most illuminating contributions in the anthology is the memorandum of music instructions prepared b y Pare Lorenz for his documentary. The Fight for Life. 72. TWO HUNDRED THOUSAND FEET: THE EDGE OF THE WORLD. By Michael Powell. New York: E. P. Dutton and Co., 1938. Pp. 334. The story of a group of 24 young men who deliberately marooned themselves on the Island of Foula, one of the Shetland Islands, to make the documentary and dramatic film entitled The Edge of the World. The book describes their struggles to get started and their struggles to get finished. It covers a period of five months on location under the direction of Mr. Powell, who started his career as an assistant to Director Rex Ingram and who is now a leading British director and producer. 73. VISUALIZING THE CURRICULUM. By Charles F. Hoban, Charles F. Hoban, Jr., and S. B. Zisman. New York: The Cordon Co., 1937. Pp. xv, 304, with numerous illustrations. A volume of interest to experienced educators as well as teachers in training. The text is systematic in its presentation of the principles and practices of visual education. After eight years, the basic value of the book is still great.