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Disc 1
Instructional - 4 DVD Box Set
Disc 1: Speech, Elocution & Public Speaking
Films (1940s)
  
  
  
  
Brief Synopsis of DVD: Speech making and elocution as an art form has
been fading since the permeation of mass media outlets in the 2nd half of the
20th century. Watch these old mid-century American speech making films and
you'll be taken back to the time when the best speech makers always won the
elections and people could be swayed by speeches such as Martin Luther King's "I
Have a Dream" speech. We have collected four great speech films and put them
onto DVD. You can't find this DVD anywhere else, because we compiled it
ourselves!
Title #1:
Speech: The Function of Gestures
Production Date:
1950 Running Time:
10 minutes Brief Description:
This is an instructional film about the function of gestures in speech making.
This film demonstrates the pre-television, 1940s-era style of speech giving
where dramatic arm movements are often used to add drama and emphasis.
Title #2:
Speech: Stage Fright and What to Do About It
Production Date:
1949 Running Time:
10 minutes Brief Description:
Stage fright, or fear of public speaking, is a common phobia. This film explores
this fear and begins moving toward a solution to overcoming stage fright.
Title #3:
Speech: Platform Posture and Appearance
Production Date:
1949 Running Time:
9 minutes Brief Description:
Stand tall and don't think small. This film shows that audiences are just as
affected by what body language you use as by your words and speech. This movie
goes over everything from clothing to grooming habits to positioning your knees
correctly.
Title #4:
Speeding Speech Production Date: 1950s Running Time: 11 minutes Brief Description:
To give a rounded liberal arts approach to the topic of speech, we've also
included a mass communication film: Speeding Speech. Telecommunication is
changing human speech quickly, especially in today's world of Internet chat
rooms where speaking aloud isn't necessary and emoticons instead of words and
body language are used to show emotions. This film talks about 1950s telephone
advancements.
Disc 2: Cooking & Baking Films (1930s - 1980s)
   
TABLE OF CONTENTS:
(1) The Restaurant Operator (1946) - A wonderful vocational
film about careers in restaurant management.
Length: 00:10:37
(2) Cooking Terms & What They Mean (1949) - A gender role and
cooking film rapped together as a housewife learns how to cook for her husband.
Length: 00:10:57
(3) The Baking Industry (1946) - A wonderful vocational film
about careers in baking that shows the daily work of a baker.
Length: 00:09:40
(4) The Incredible Edible Egg In Foodservice ~ Quantity Egg
Preparation Techniques (1980s) - A really fun film about everything you can cook
with eggs.
Length: 00:12:17
Total Running Time Is Approximately 43 minutes
Disc 3: Classic Party & Parties Film (1930s
-1950s)
  
  
  
Brief Synopsis of DVD:
This DVD compilation features 5 vintage films focused on
partying!
Title #1:
Party Magic
Production Date:
1938
Running Time: 1 minutes
Brief Description: A
great Beich Screen Ad promoting the amazing "Whiz" Candy Bar that can also be
used to do a magic trick.
Title #2:
Surprise For Jean
Production Date: 1954
Running Time:
6 minutes
Brief Description:
Jean's mom throws a surprise birthday party for her daughter's sixth birthday.
While Jean is running errands, all her friends come over and surprise her and
they all have a wonderful party with cake!
Title #3: Dinner Party
Production Date:
1945
Running Time: 16 minutes
Brief Description: One technique for effectively teaching good table
manners and etiquette is to use guilt and embarrassment to get teens to use
proper table manner and etiquette. This scenario leads to non-stop
laughs...completely hilarious!
Title #4: Cindy Goes to a Party
Production Date:
1955
Running Time: 19 minutes
Brief Description:
In a dream, Cindy's fairy godmother teaches her how to act during a party. Cindy
believes she did not get invited to her friends party because she had bad
social skills.
Title #5:
What Makes A Good Party?
Production Date:
1950
Running Time: 10 minutes
Brief Description:
The girls want to show Steve a good time, so they plan the perfect party.
They make invitations and plan party games to play. The film focuses on
the role of the hostess at parties and explains how introductions and "breaking
the ice" are important to a successful and fun-filled party.
Disc 4: Home Economics Films (1950s)
  
  
  
 
Brief Synopsis of DVD: Home economics may seem like a dated
subject, but this is not true. Although many of the depictions and insinuations
of female homemakers of the past were very sexist, the principles of home
economics are extremely valuable to our society and teach good living lessons to
both sexes. In this modern age, where families have so little time to care for
their home life and living situation, the practices of home economics need to be
disseminated like never before! This is a DVD compilation of three digitized
16mm films on the subject of home economics and making good decisions around the
house.
Title #1:
The Home Economics Story
Production Date:
1951
Running Time: 24 minutes
Brief Description:
This film is all about the decision one family makes as to whether or not their
daughter should attend college or not. In the ends, they decide that their
daughter will be preparing for a great future if she studies home economics!
Title #2: Buying Food
Production Date:
1950
Running Time: 11 minutes
Brief Description:
This is an interesting film with lessons that are more valuable today than they
were back when the film was made. Learn to shop wisely for food in the grocery
store and make economical selections. This film deals with every grocery issue
from serving sizes to food quality to food budgeting to shelf shopping.
Title #3:
Why Study Home Economics?
Production Date: 1955
Running Time: 9 minutes
Brief Description: Two college girls argue over the merits of enrolling in home economics courses.
After a visit with the home economics professor, they learn that the “home ec” courses available to them are
invaluable and they will be to apply what they learn in home economics class to
a variety of subjects and learning experiences.
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