| Art and the Variance of Expression | ||
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| Catalog #: | 490849 | |
| Clip Number: | 490849-1 | |
| Orginal Film: | WPA 1702 | |
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| Location: | Various | |
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| Audio: | Yes | |
| Color: | Yes | |
| Headings: | ART: Instruction | |
| Description: | A relic of film, from the days before Ritalin and cable television were handy cure-alls for the terrific scourge of artistic expression among children. Yes, that's right, once upon a time artistic endeavors were encouraged and more or less rewarded, not shirked and shunned in favor of boredom and complacency. If for nothing else, this film serves an encouraging reminder that there once were alternatives to bringing a gun to school and painting the halls red. CU of a baby crying in a crib. Excellent CU's of happy people on a spinning teacups amusement ride (the camera is mounted on the ride as well). CU of a sad boy. MS of a girl hugging a cat. CU's of children in various moods and expressions. MS of two girls playing dress-up (dressed as either princesses or ballerinas, your choice). MS of a girl dancing. CU of a letter being written. MS of a boy playing the clarinet. MS's of students drawing a model at easels (camera notes the various styles and techniques of expression).......... Illustrations of a happy and a sad clown. CU of an artist drawing a landscape with a croquil pen and ink; same with a thick brush. CU's of a landscape made out of construction paper (angular vs. round cuts). CU's of artists working with watercolor (warm vs. cool colors).......... MS of a girl drawing a horse outside, using colored charcoal. CU's of illustrations of exaggerated horses. MS's and CU's of students making landscape drawings outside.......... MS's and CU's of students painting a still-life (various methods and styles and results). MS's and CU's of students painting underwater scenes (using their imagination). "DON'T BE AFRAID TO BE DIFFERENT". | |
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