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Camera crew sets up the lead actor for classroom scene in "Act Your Age." Sound engineer Bill Stanfield at the mixer controls for sync-sound "take." Electricians may pour as muc 40,000 watts of light on color sequ Between takes, director Gil Altschul checks the film's shooting script. Chart close-up is made as a separate "insert" shot by cameraman Colling. Film editor's assistant splices worki according to editing marks. I Production Story: "Act Your Age" by Norman Sklarewitz and Robert Florian of Coronet Films IN RIVER FALLS, Wisconsin, this past spring, the lights were dimmed in a junior-high-school class for the showing of a new 16mm sound picture, Act Your Age* The screen story presents the problem of delayed infan- tile reactions among junior and senior-high-school stu- dents. The film demonstrates that 'teen agers often act —and think—like youngsters half their age. The film suggests that this childishness is merely part of the "grow- ing up" process; a habit that can be overcome. Making notes from the rear of the room was L. G. Stone, Director of the Division of Education at the State Teachers College. When "The End" title flashed upon the screen, he snapped on the lights—and waited for the students' response. This reaction is the "acid test" of »Aet Yotir Age, 10 minute*, BAW Coronet. any instructional material, and a particularly significant index for a movie portraying personal characteristics. Mr. Stone didn't have to wait long, though. The stu- dents immediately burst into an eager chatter. They chal- lenged him with questions and debated the screen story among themselves. When the dismissal bell rang twenty minutes later, the 30 students stayed right on—in their seats! They had questions about this business of acting your age — AND they were going to stay until they got the answers. Director Stone realized: 1. This film would do a real teaching job. 2. The enthusiasm shown by his class didn't come about by chance. NO, the creation of a teaching film is not a matter of chance. Act Your Age had been planned carefully to 20 See and Hear