In a message dated 1/24/03 3:03:15 PM, sammons@ocpl.lib.ny.us writes:
> Thanks for the explanation.=A0 I guess I know this to be true, and then I'=
ll
> read something and I think there's a loophole I can make use of and have a
> movie night after all!=A0 Bottom line for me and lots of public library
> librarians, is that our budgets are so restricted that it's hard to
> maintain a decent video collection let alone purchase PPRs.
>=20
Well, the best way my wife and I got past this (though lack of projection=20
equipment, not PPR, is the real problem at the moment) was to start a real=20
class on film study at the local school for sixth to eighth graders. Once a=20
week, we watch a few favorite short films or clips from feature films=20
(Porter, McLaren, Keaton, Starewicz, Carol Reed, David Byrne, Wachowski=20
Brothers, etc.), work on flipbooks, zoetropes, draw on film, and there's an=20
actual (or, at least, a hopeful) educational contribution to the community=20
and no ppr is needed! We just started last month, and it's a very small=20
class, but we hope to have it grow over the next few years. There are many=20
such programs in schools and communities around the country. A film society=20
is still a vital cultural element in any community, but media education of=20
school age kids brought up on TV might even be more important.
I'm sure your local school could work together with the public library on=20
something like this -- even if the class from school meets at the library,=20
I'm sure no distributor in their right mind would object.=20
Dennis Doros
Milestone Film & Video
PO Box 128
Harrington Park, NJ 07640
Phone: (800) 603-1104 or (201) 767-3117
Email: milefilms@aol.com
www.milestonefilms.com
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In a message dated 1/24/03 3:03:15 PM, sammons@ocpl.lib.ny.us writes:
Thanks for the explanation.=A0 I guess I know this to be true=
, and then I'll
read something and I think there's a loophole I can make use of and have a
librarians, is that our budgets are so restricted that it's hard to
maintain a decent video collection let alone purchase PPRs.
Well, the best way my wife and I got=20=
past this (though lack of projection equipment, not PPR, is the real problem=
at the moment) was to start a real class on film study at the local school=20=
for sixth to eighth graders. Once a week, we watch a few favorite short film=
s or clips from feature films (Porter, McLaren, Keaton, Starewicz, Carol Ree=
d, David Byrne, Wachowski Brothers, e=
tc.), work on flipbooks, zoetropes, d=
raw on film, and there's an actual (or, at least, a hopeful) educational con=
tribution to the community and no ppr is needed! We just started last month,=
and it's a very small class, but we hope to have it grow over the next few=20=
years. There are many such programs in schools and communities around the co=
untry. A film society is still a vital cultural element in any community, bu=
t media education of school age kids brought up on TV might even be more imp=
ortant.
I'm sure your local school could work together with the public library on so=
mething like this -- even if the class from school meets at the library, I'm=
sure no distributor in their right mind would object.
Dennis Doros
Milestone Film & Video
PO Box 128
Harrington Park, NJ 07640
Phone: (800) 603-1104 or (201) 767-3117
Email: milefilms@aol.com
www.milestonefilms.com
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