See and hear : the journal on audio-visual learning (1945)

had been produced after World War II and these were 1947 or 1948 productions. Through the years the ERPI-EBF production has followed a clearly defined schedule to cover the curriculum as widely as possible with basic films. Until 1936 production was concentrated on films in the physical sciences. After that year, while this series was expanded, a series on the biological sciences was begun. Social studies films and films for the primary grades were started in 1937, and the next year began the production of such subjects as Children of Other Lands, American History, Health and Hygiene, and Arts and Crafts series. 48 Films Released in 1947 Through these years production averaged around 25 new films a year, but World War II cut down the production to about a dozen annually. Since then the rate has been increased, with a high point of 48 films released in 1947. This year in excess of thirty films will be released. President C. Scott Fletcher announced. By the end of 1943 the film library consisted of 191 subjects. Today more than 100 films have been added to bring the total at this year's end to 330 films. In addition, in the post-war years, EBF has launched a production of filmstrips, which now consist of some 70 filmstrips in nine series. Ck>operate With Other Sources The company is increasing its production, too, by cooperating with affiliate producers who have produced such films as the American Literature series in close collaboration with EBF and subject matter specialists of its selection, and which are distributed by the Britannica Films organization. The Living Earth and Living Forest series of films on conservation are other motion pictures which were produced by the Conservation Foundation, in collaboration with the New York Zoological Society, and are being distributed by EBF. Whereas production of films before the war had been mainly on secondary science subjects, today's greatest distribution of films in the elementary grades is reflected in A Mid-Century Review EBF's emphasis on films designed for the lower elementary level. In recent years the most popular series of films have been the Human Biology series, the Children of Many Lands series, and the Primary Grades Science series. Thorough Job of Preparation In its production EBF has always relied heavily on the collaboration of distinguished subject matter specialists, who have represented over 60 institutions of learning. Every EBFilm has been researched, written, planned and produced with the aid and counsel of a collaborator, a trend which latterly has been widely adopted by other producers of classroom films. In addition, the company has worked on film production with many institutions such as the Twentieth Century Fund, the Yale University Clinic of Child Development and the Pennsylvania State Board of Health. Two years ago EBF marked another milestone in classroom film utilization when it published a textbook-films correlation with books of more than 20 different textbook publishers. This correlation linked all of EBF's 300-odd films with nearly as many textbooks, and showed how the films fitted in with every unit in the books. Since its publication two years ago many textbook publishers and several film producers have brought out similar correlations. Work Far in Advance on Films The production time of an EBFilm varies, but it is usually always well over a year, according to Dr. Brodshaug, and frequently stretches well over that time. Films being produced now were thought of originally four or five years ago, started in 1947 and are nearing completion today. All of the 1951 production schedule is already planned and work is going forward towards the production of films which will not run through projectors before 1953. THESE FILMS MADE HISTORY ♦ The five scenes at the right depict Encyclopaedia Britannica Films' "best sellers" which have made audio-visual education history through their widespread sale and use in schools throughout the world since 1932 and the years after. "Sound Waves and Their Sources" . . . produced in 1933. "Heart and Circulation" ... a best-seller produced in 1937. "Body Defenses Against Disease" . , . produced in 1937. 'Digestion of Foods" another bestseller . . . produced in 1938. "Molecular Theory of Matter" . . . was produced in 1932.