Film Record: Architecture and Fine Arts

Date produced: 1936

Filmmaker(s):

Frances Christeson

Harry Merrick

Country of Production:

United States

Languages:

English

Length:

300 ft

Format:

16mm

Colour:

B&W

Sound Notes:

Silent

Awards/Recognition:

ACL Ten Best 1936 - General Class

Description:

"Frances Christeson and Harry Merrick have shown in their film, Architecture and Fine Arts, what can be done with the motion picture camera by sensitive, yet systematic, movie makers. Produced under the supervision of A. C. Weatherland, dean of the College of Architecture and Fine Arts at the University of Southern California, the picture shows students at work and gives glimpses of class room technique in teaching most of the fine arts. Although no section of the film is long or detailed enough to serve the purpose of teaching, the film, as a whole, gives a very clear and concise picture of the scope of the work of the architecture and fine arts college of the University of Southern California. Technically and cinematically, this record is superb; beautiful compositions, carefully selected and composed scenes, combined with titles of distinction, make it a truly outstanding production. Included in the picture, that is for the most part in black and white, are color sequences of stained glass windows." Movie Makers, Dec. 1936, 542.

Resources:

This film was available in the ACL's Club Film Library.

Locations:

• Los Angeles, California (Filming)

Subjects:

• Arts
•      Art
•           Architecture
• Education
• North America
•      United States
•           California

Genre:

• Documentary

Form:

• Short

Tags:

Screenings:

• Screened at Oklahoma City Movie Club. Movie Makers, April. 1939, 185. : Oklahoma City, KS
• Screened at Metropolitan Motion Picture Club meeting at projection hall of East 42nd street Fotoshop New York City. Movie Makers, Nov. 1939, 580. : New York City, NY.
• Screened at Staten Island Cinema Club of New York City held at the home theatre of Herman Andersen. Movie Makers, Jan. 1940, 39. : Staten Island, NY.
• Screened at Amateur Cinema Club of Buffalo 1938. Movie Makers, Jan. 1938, 30. : Buffalo, NY.
• Screened at Boston Cinamateur Club 1938. Movie Makers, April. 1938, 190. : Boston, MA.
• Screened at Stockton Cine Club of California 1938. Movie Makers, July. 1938, 355.: Stockton, CA.

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