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Educational Cinema
Summary, with notes, of a Report submitted to the school authorities of Montreal, Canada by M. Rene Fandrich
(from the French).
Every civilized country can presumably boast of at least one more or less notable contribution to the literature of film-teaching, but few of these combine conciseness with detail to the extent of M. Rene Fandrich's report to the school authorities at Montreal.
" Je prends mon bien ou je le trouve," Figaro said. M. Fandrich, however, took greater pains; he went in search of the good things obtainable from the cinema and he scrupulously quotes his sources, namely, competent authorities met by him in the course of a special journey to Europe, technical publications and the analysis of experiments carried out in a number of countries. On the basis of this abundant and well-assimilated documentation, M. Fandrich condensed his observations into a report intended for the use of the school authorities in his own home-town.
This report, therefore, of which the author kindly sent a copy to the International Educational Cinematographic Institute, was intended for local reading. To us, however, it appears of such general interest that we have no hesitation in publishing it in our Review, feeling sure that our readers will share our view.
I may start this short report by quoting my sources of information:
M. Rosset, Director of Elementary and Higher Elementary Education in France;
M. Roger, Inspector-General of Elementary Schools in France;
The directors of various cinema collections and local Educational Cinema branches met during my recent visit to Europe;
The National French Cinema Collection, 41, rue Gay Lussac, Paris (part of the Musee Pedagogique National);
Branch offices of the " Cinema Educateur " at Lyons and Colmar;
Educational and Film Museums at Fribourg and Berne. I have also closely studied a large number of reviews and essays, of which I will mention the following:
1. " Le Cinema Scolaire " by M. Reboul, head of the school cinema service for the Loire Department;
2. " Le Congres National " of the " Cinema Educateur " (a national French Congress is held every year);
3. " International Review of Educational Cinematography," published in Rome;
4. " Cineopse," a monthly review of commercial and educational cinematography .