International Review of Educational Cinematography (Jan-Dec 1931)

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1026 use for schools. L'Institut pour l'Enseignement par ITmage Lumineuse proposes to make films suitable for school use, some of which have already been -produced. The cinema being essentially destined to the study of movement, its use should be limited to suitable subjects. The cinematographic program of the Institute includes : i) Films on animal life. 2) Social, hygienic, individual, moral, professional films. 3) Historic scenes, taken on historic spots, or in museum reconstructions, completed by slides of original documents taken in museums. 4) Films of national economy, individual and commercial life, completed by fixed slides. 5) Films of professional orientation. School films, abbreviated from documentary films adapted to the mentality of children, may become one of the best means of instruction, always supposing that they conform to psychological necessities. Co-operators, school committees, teachers, professors, propaganda societies should be interested in acquiring membership in this Institute. Membership offers the following advantages : 1) An important reduction on the price of apparatus, screens and accessories. This reduction may in certain cases amount to 30 % of the charge to thos ewho are not members of the Institute. 2) The possibility of paid collaboration at the establishment in the production of a series of pictures on a given subject. The Institute is responsible for the purchase of the photographic documents. 3) A share in all the advantages of the Co-operative Society ; participation in the interest-bearing shares of the Society ; possibility of utilising the documentary material, etc. iirom the French)