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THE FUTURE OF EDUCATIONAL FILMS 227
and several other states. In Massachusetts, New York and North Carolina, distribution is through state departments at the seat of government. In many large cities, museums and libraries have a similar service. A list is given in Chapter IX*
Only non-inflammable prints should ever be purchased by schools, as otherwise storage of films in buildings raises insurance rates because of the fire hazard.
A list of firms having educational prints for sale is given under Purchase Films in Part II, and the DeVry Negative Library and the Bray Educational Library from which non-inflammable prints may be ordered in short lengths, have already been mentioned.
The Production of Educational Films
A film producer recently assured the writer that a very modest cost for a five reel production is $50,000.00. Five thousand dollars a reel is below the ordinary theatrical production rate. The classroom film will cost but a fraction of this amount, as only rarely will paid actors be needed or expensive scenic sets. But there will be considerable expense nevertheless. For scientific films expert camera men should be employed with special lenses for microscopic work. Experienced artists are needed, for animated and phantom drawings. The greatest scientists and teachers of the country should plan the films and should be well paid for it, al
* An exception, in favor of rentals, should also be noted in the case of a well-organized system of rental films like that of the Neighborhood Motion Picture Service, described at the end of this chapter.