Personal Movies (1933)

248 28.— Print. 29.— Sand Table. 30.— Sketch. 31. — Specimen. 32. — Tableau. Many of these aids are, you will note, materials available at first hand. Motion Pictures, lantern slides, film slides, and similar projected materials are probably not readily available to most teachers. These, therefore, must be borrowed or purchased. Projected visual aids require some device for showing the materials on the screen. It is, therefore, necessary to determine what equipment is available. These projectors may be divided into four classes. 1. — Motion Picture. 2. — Glass Lantern Slides. 3. — Film Slides. 4. — 'Opaque Material (Includes post cards, prints, etc.) Each visual aid has a distinct place in the educational process. If all types of projection equipment happen to be available, and an intensive program is carried out, there will be an opportunity to use many types of material. However, if only a motion picture projector or a glass slide stereopticon is available, the projected materials will, of course, be limited to that particular form. However, lack of equipment need never hold up the visual program. Discussion of the Common Projected Visual Aids The Motion Picture The motion picture is perhaps the most popular and spectacular of the visual aids, primarily because of the element of motion. This popularity has not only been evinced in the entertainment field, but in the educational field as well. Developments in motion picture photography and technique have made possible many sensational productions in the form of motion pictures. We refer especially to animation, color, microscopic motion pictures, telephoto effects, stop-motion, and time-lapse photography. The use of the motion picture has been developed in many fields such as history, geography, biology, medicine, industry, safety, health, etc. Therefore, the prospective user of motion pictures will find available an almost unlimited supply of very fine films on a multitude of subjects. These films may be obtained from many sources, both commercial and educational. In most states, libraries of films are available from the State Agricultural College or the State University. Recent developments in 16 millimeter motion picture projectors and PERSONAL MOVIES film have tended toward the standardization of this type for educational use. Many schools have 35 millimeter, standard-width, projectors available and it will be found that these machines may be used effectively in a visual aids program. Usually, however, these larger machines must be kept in some central place, while the small projectors may be used in the classroom. This does, we believe, add greatly to the value of the film as a teaching aid. Developments are under way toward the production of educational sound motion picture libraries. Many advances have been made in this field and it seems that much worth while material will be available soon, especially in the high school, college, and university field. *A preliminary discussion of this subject was included in this column several months ago. The present article, however, is the first of a series in which this subject is completely discussed. (To he continued in ?\[oi>ember) The editor of this column will welcome inquiries concerning suggestions in the visual field. Wins Title of Miss White Sulphur Springs second time For the second year in succession, golden-haired Elsie Nutty was awarded first place in the beauty contest at the annual picnic of the Greenbrier Amateur Movie Club, White Sulphur Springs, W. Va. FOTO-FLAT PRINT FLATTNER FOTO-FLAT PRINT FLATTNER— quickly and easily applied to prints and enlargments and makes them permanently FLAT and removes all tendency to curl or turn up at the corners. Simply apply FOTO-FLAT to the back of your prints with a tuft of cotton and in a few seconds they are FLAT forever! Works on either single or double weight paper — will not injure prints in any manner. If you cannot obtain FOTO-FLAT from your dealer a large trial bottle (enough to flatten two to three hundred small prints) will be sent postpaid for only 50c. SUN-LO CHEMICAL CO. 108 Sixth Street, NW. Canton, Ohio