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

Simple Slab Methods (10 min) Sd. Purchase; IiuIU. • Simple pottery techniques. Throwing on the Wheel (8 mill) Si. Purchase of Rent: UMinn. • Demonstration of vase modeling. Un Grand Potier (20 min) Sd. Rent: Franco-American. • In French. Shows Auguste Delaherche, dean of French pottery at work designing and making ornamental pottery. Workshops o£ Old Mexico (10 min) Sd. Purchase: Library Flm. • Shows primitive methods used for the making of some pottery which is baked in the sun. ART IN METALS (also see Arts & Crafts— Page 23) America's First Silverplate (25 min) Sd. Color. Loan: Modern. • Portrayal of American culture from colonial to present day times as various phases in the development of fine silverplated ware were shown. Copper and Silver (11 min) Sd. Color or b/w Purchase: Pictorial. • Camera travels through Mexico showing the smelting and working of copper and then the delicate craftsmanship of creating intricate silver patterns. Decorative Metal Work (10 min) Sd. Purchase or rent: Brandon. • Shows how to make an etched bracelet as an example of what can be done with different metals. Handwrought Silver (25 min) Sd. Color. Purchase or rent: Handy & Harman. • Shows how to raise a bowl from a flat sheet of sterling silver. Indian Silver Craft. Si. b/w with color sequence. Rent: Harmon. Living Silver (15 min) Sd. Color. Purchase or rent: AFFlm. • Story of handwrought silver depicting its past and vital place among the contemporary arts. Make A Metal Plaque (15 min) Si. Purchase or rent: Katz. • How to make a plaque from start to finish. Metal Craft (11 min) Sd. Purchase or rent: EBF. • Presents steps taken by a master craftsman in making metal items. Silver Work of Mexico Si. Rent: Harmon. Story in Silver (25 min) Sd. Color. Loan: ASSNFlm. • Story of the crafting of sterling silver woven around distinguished handmade antiques from days of Lafayette to modern reproduction. This Gracious Heritage (20 min) Sd. Color. Loan: Modern. • Outlines the history of the manufacure of sterling silverware from the time of Paul Revere to the present. Check Your Local Library • Many of the films listed in these pages may be obtained in local or regional film libraries. Only principal sources are given in these pages for obvious space reasons. PUPPETS • MARIONETTES ABC of Puppets Type I (10 min) Sd. Purchase or rent: Bailey. • Follows the making of a puppet of this type from beginning to end. ABC of Puppets Type II— Operation and Stage Construction (10 min) Sd. Purchase or rent: Bailey. • Shows process of raising features of puppets, such as eyes, nose and ears. Cadet Rouselle (8 rain) Sd. Color. Rent or purchase: CanNFB. • Animated color treatment (using two dimensional puppets) of a popular French folk song. Marionettes— Construction and Manipulation (10 min) Sd. Purchase or Rent: Brandon. • Shows construction of Bobo, a clown marionette, from start to finish. Punch and Judy (17 min) Sd. Color or b/w. Purchase or rent: Gateway. • Opens with a short demonstration of setting up and operating a hand puppet show, after which Mr. Punch tells a brief story of his history and tradition from the 17th century to the present day. Then the show. Puppetry: String Marionettes (10 min) Sd. Purchase or rent: EBF. • A film trip to wonder world for children with the story of Hansel and Gretel told in puppetry. Art of the Film (To be supplemented on Photography) Alchemist in Hollywood (33 min) Sd. Purchase: Solow. • Designed to show the chemical end of the motion picture iiidustry. Birth of the Motion Picture— Biography of the Motion Picture Camera (20 min) Sd. Purchase or rent: AFFlm. • Shows the first man to undertake a scientific study of movement and discusses the problem of creating a camera which could do the job of multiple cameras on one photographic plate. Follows the growth of the camera. Birth of the Motion Picture — Animated Cartoons; the Toy That Grew Up (17 min) Sd. Rent or purchase. AFFlm. • Tells the story of the animated cartoon from the beginning. Black, White and Grey (20 min) Si. rent: InstDesign. • An experimental film featuring abstract utilization of light and form. Common Mistakes and Their Correction (15 min) Si. Rent: RFA. • Analyzes each mistake, illustrating all of the probable causes, and then shows in closeups the methods of correction. Celluloid College (Basic motion picture technique) (32 min) Sd. Purchase: Sterling. • Shows how to make motion pictures including panning, using the tripod, shot breakdown, screen direction, matching action, newsreel technique, build-up, composition and indoor lighting. Exposure and Exposure Meters (15 min) Si. Rent: RFA. • Gives clear examples and suggestions for securing properly exposed pictures. Arts Visualized: Facts About Film (10 min) Sd. Purchase or rent: IntFlmBur. • Shows harmful effects on 16mm film of improper projector cleaning, film threading, film rewinding and the placement of films in cans. Family Album (30 min) Sd. Color. Loan: GE Lamp. • Tells how to light home movies or still photos. Film Editing (15 min) Si. Rent: RFA. • An interesting and practical treatment with many suggestions for good editing. Film That Was Lost (10 min) Sd. Apply: TFC. • Deals with the early history of motion pictures, the observation of film and the Rockefeller Foundation Film Library. Greot Actresses of the Past (50 rain) Si. Rent: MMA. • Illustrates an important phase of early film production, 1911-1916, and includes performances of great actresses in great productions. How to Operate the Victor Motion Picture Projector (48 fr) Si. with text. Purchase: Trindl-King. • Shows each step in setting up the projector from threading the film to repacking the equipment. How to Use Filters (15 min) Si. Rent: RFA. • Brief treatment of general theory of filters and filter use examples. How to Use Your Camera (15 min) Si. Rent: RFA. • Discloses reasons for doing and for avoiding certain things in cinematography. How You See It (10 min) Sd. Purchase: Jam-Handy. • Story of persistence of vision and how it makes motion jiictures possible. Lenses and Their Uses (15 min) Si. Rent: RFA. • Presents general study of simple theory of lenses and a detailed analysis of lenses used. Maps in Action (20 min) Sd. Purchase or rent: CanNFB. • Analyzes various forms of movie animation techniques and contrasts them with the strategic development they are to illustrate. March of the Movies (20 min) Sd. Purchase: Forum. • Shows some of the great names and achievements of the raovies frora the first days down to today's technique. Movies March On (17 min) Sd. Rent: MMA. • Rapid survey of the American motion picture industry yesterday and today. Quicker'n a Wmk (9 min) Sd. Apply: TFC. • Demonstration of the new stroboscopic camera. Your Movie Camera and How to Use It (10 min) Sd. Color or b/w. Purchase: Bailey. • Story interwoven with the correct procedure in camera work emphasized. (continued on the next page) "Visualiiing the Arts" 25