Reel and Slide (Mar-Dec 1918)

16 REEL and SLIDE ^ ?-,t^*t:^ isi^fe What is the best kind of a projector for class room work? L. K. Answer: That depends on what line of work you want to do. If your school has an auditorium, you do not need a portable; if you want to move the machine frorri room to room, the portable is best. There are many reliable makes. Consult the advertisements in this issue. * * * What is being done toward the production of strictly scientific films? H. Answer: The Argus Laboratories, 220 W. 42nd St., New York City, are filming microscopic subjects for schools. The Bray Studios have much material of a scientific nature in their vaults. Lincoln & Parker Company of Worcester, Mass., could help you; write to them. * * # Do the scenic film exchanges make their own pictures? J. H. Lowell. Answer: The more important educational companies assign camera men to tours in various parts of the world. The camera man often has an assistant. He follows an itinerary laid out for him by the home office. * * * What could be fairly charged for admission to a school screen show? Hibbert. Answer: That depends much on the kind of films you are showing. If you show big features, your charge must be enough to at least break even. An ordinary program could be given in a school for five cents, as there is no big "overhead" to meet. , Why do the producers color their scenes? Hopwood. Answer: In a scenic, tints are used to suit the atmosphere of the picture. Moonlight is tinted blue, generally, sunset red, and so on. This is done merely to add to the artistic effect. Do the film companies object if sections are cut from the films? Teacher. Answer: Most certainly. Never putilate a film that you rent. You are liable to damages. * * * Why do the film producers invariably use cartoons with scenics? Ames. Answer: They don't, as a rule, now. Scenics, a few years ago, were considered a drug on the market. Now thousands of people prefer them to anything else. Cartoons, unless they are very clever, get tiresome if they run over 500 feet. As the 1,000 foot unit is more marketable, the film men conceived the idea of combining the scenic and cartoon feature in what is called a "split reel." * * * • Are there any books published covering the subject of films in education? Dodge. Answer: Yes. Write the Standard Publishing Company, Cincinnati, Ohio, for information concerning the books of Ernest A. Dench. * * * Are educational reels censored? Manhattan, Kansas. Answer: Not strictly speaking. The Board of Review sees most of the educationals as they are released, however. * » * Are moving pictures supplanting Slides? Foster Sum. Answer: By no "means. Both fill a different need. Nearly every institution using films also uses slides. * * * What large city has put motion pictures to the most practical use? Answer: The New York City Board of Education has had a visual instruction department in operation for some months, the chief function of which is to secure the best results with the screen for entertainments as well as class room use. Universal-Magazine Offers "Movie Interviews" IDA M. TARBELL is the subject of the first "Animated Interview," a new series scheduled for the Universal Screen Magazine. In this "interview," the authoress, of Standard Oil fame, discusses the subject with the audience, "Is the Man or Woman Happier?" Examples of Miss Tarbell's views on the subject are given pictorially on the screen. The home life ahd labors of the housekeeper is contrasted with the daily labors of the husband. The Universal plans to carry this idea further and "interview" many of the most important and prominent thinkers in the country. Mother Goose Film Series Offered by Wholesome OLD MOTHER GOOSE stories will be made to live on the screen. The Wholesome Films Corporation of Chicago announces "The Cow Jumped Over the Moon," "Humpty Dumpty," "The Cat and the Fiddle" and "The House That Jack Built." These films, made from the classics of childhood, will soon be shown throughout the country. Others in this series will be announced later. The ever-interesting Bruce scenics include a reel, entitled "The Hound of the Flills," in which the Bruce great dane is the leading "actor." ^Ae ZENITH PROJECTOR Manufactured by SAFETY PROJECTOR & FILM CO. Portable Motion Picture Projection Machine For Churches, Schools, Lodges, Homes and Commercial Purposes Safe, Durable, Simple, Perfect Projection Operated from any electric light socket Motion Picture Films Supplied for All Occasions DISTRIBUTING "Bruce Scenics Beautiful" "Newman Travelogues" "Ditmar's Animal Pictures" "Katzenjammer Kids and Happy Hooligan" Cartoons Released by Educational Film Corp. of America FOR FURTHER PARTICULARS WRITE EDUCATIONAL FILM CO. '"iSr MINNEAPOLIS, minn. Please say, "As advertised in REEL and SLIDE," when you write to advertisers.