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RECREATIONAL FILMS
« Laughter is man's characteristic » said Rabelais. We will say more simply that laughter is a necessity for the child. It is therefore our duty to provide him with every opportunity for mirth so as to counteract his natural propensity to grieve over all the big little troubles of childhood. The soul of the child should be trained in joy and serenity, the exercise of his intellectual faculties should be made as easy and as attractive as possible, so as to mitigate the effort required by reflection and the effort of will which all learning demands.
The first requisite of every film for children is that it should be diverting, and should compel effortless attention.
Even in scientific documentary films it is our endeavour to produce pictures that have a fascinating quality. We make a point of attenuating inevitable detailed explanation by simple and amusing illustrations, or by resorting to methods which exclude fatigue .
This applies to educational films to be commented on by the teacher who needs them for the illustration of some special subject. An educational film can always be made attractive ; to be so is indeed an essential condition of its efficacy.
To make it so is doubtless a delicate task, for not only must the fundamental theme and didactic purpose remain unimpaired, but care must also be taken not to mar the desired effect by vulgar or irrelevant additions.
The same rule applies to recreational films, which belong to a different and particularly difficult category.
It is said that we suffer from a lack of comic films, that the public is tired of drama, of sentimental comedy and of sensational themes and intrigues which make exaggerated demands on its emotions.
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