AV Geeks Lunch 7-19-2022

foreign [Music] is argentina is foreign llc [Music] um foreign with [Music] me [Music] um [Music] music [Music] foreign hmm [Music] [Applause] or um yeah every once while we pull out a uh language film foreign language film of which we have many for french maybe a couple in spanish and i just ran across one that i'm going to try to get the sound off of that's kind of interesting it's a coronet film um i won't talk talk anymore about it i'll just let it be a surprise one day um anyways i'm skip alzheimer welcome to the av geeks lunchtime streaming show where we watch old 16 millimeter films and sometimes we learn things and like today we're gonna learn about the crawl stroke so enjoy [Music] today the crawl stroke is recognized as one of the best strokes for both speed and distance the crawl is not a difficult stroke anybody can do it one of the most important knacks is to relax don't fight the water let the water play you in fact relaxing your muscles taking it easy never being in a hurry is the real secret of all swimming the crawl stroke has three basic parts the kick the arm stroke and breathing first let's see in slow motion and underwater just how to kick the legs keep your legs nearly straight with the knees close together kick them up and down in a regular even motion don't try to push yourself forward with your kick just move your legs up and down keep your ankles relaxed the kick is just an easy up and down motion kick you'll notice is under the water the feet don't break the service much there's not much splash get an easy rhythm some swimmers kick three times to each arm stroke others kick four times the number of times isn't important just find the right rhythm for you and stick to it now let's look at the arm movement first under water and in slow motion the arm stroke itself isn't complicated or difficult just move the arms in an easy smooth circle one after the other notice that the hands go all the way around down through the water up out of the water and back to make a complete circle by stopping the motion we can see how to bend the hand and fingers this makes a scoop to grip the water push the arm down as you push down keep your elbows relaxed notice that the elbow is bent slightly so that the hand is directly under the body now push the hand all the way back you use the entire stroke of the arm and hand in the water to drive you forward this push at the very end of the stroke gives you extra drive and speed now turn your hand and bring your arm and hand out of the water up and over see how the arm continues that smooth circle even out of the water make your arm motions in a regular rhythm take it easy don't pull the hands too fast and don't hurry when you bring them back keep your elbows relaxed it's all done easily without any motions that would disturb the smooth circle in the crawl stroke breathing usually takes the most practice let's watch it in slow motion and see how it's done breathing is done from the side the side that feels easiest for you when your arm gets to the end of the stroke get your mouth out of the water and breathe in breathe out through your nose when your face is in the water you'll find it's natural to turn your face out of the water because the arm has been pulling to that side this man breathes from the left if you find it easier to breathe from the right side do so but don't change back and forth always breathe from the same side breathe each time you take a stroke with this arm now let's see the breathing at normal speed remember breathe in through the mouth breathe out through the nose underwater let's look at the crawl stroke and watch the kick arm stroke and breathing in relation to each other notice the kick straight up and down in a regular even motion ankles relaxed now the arm stroke arms straight forward but don't stretch too far and don't cross them over in front of your head pull back in an easy circle all the way back to get the most out of the stroke and the breathing turn your head out and breathe in through your mouth then when your face is in the water breathe out through your nose you've seen the fundamentals of the crawl stroke now get plenty of practice practice each part of the stroke separately then put it all together swim every chance you get until the crawl stroke gets to be second nature and always remember to relax don't fight the water let the water play you endurance in the water is mostly a matter of knowing how to relax swimming the first hundred yards will be the hardest but when you get over this hump it'll be easy for you from then on keep trying until you can swim that hundred yards don't give up when you've learned the crawl stroke you've learned a good stroke for long distance swimming as well as for speed and you'll always go a lot farther and get there faster if you take it easy immediately of course i don't i didn't see it in the comments but uh i think about billy squire um just just what happens when we talk about the stroke um thanks u.s coast guard for that fine film uh so behind me i have uh the scanner set up uh and hopefully uh we're gonna get this to work right um it seems to be having some issues with tension which is very annoying but here's the safest way enjoy the safest way to school to the store to the church to the move to any place made by the pennsylvania state college with the help of the state college public schools and told by me my name is david lane this picture is about something we did in our school this year and i wanted to show you what it was it all started one day when we asked our teacher up in the street do you know what she did she took us outside the whole plant to show us things we ought to know about crossing the streets she showed us about stop signs that are put up at busy street corners cars she took us to a corner where there is a traffic light and showed us how it must cross only when the light is green and to wait at the curb for its yellow or red a school safety patrol member met us at one corner to show us how he watches to see when it is safe for us to cross he explained that we should always wait on the corner until he tells us that the street is clear but he said to be sure to watch for ourselves too and to stay in the crosswalks do you know what crosswalks are they're lines painted across the street to show us where we're supposed to walk corners where policemen direct their traffic are the safest she said they make cars stop while we cross but she told us always to wait till the policeman motions us to go and always to watch for turning cars no matter what corner we're on in class our teacher had us move our desks together around the big table yesterday we saw how to watch for cars and how to tell when it's safe to cross we saw that some corners are safer places to cross than others corners where there are stop signs and traffic lights and corners where policemen and school safety patrol help us to cross today we'll put into use some of the things we saw talked about yesterday now who can tell me what this is betty a street map that's right these lines show the streets around our school now here's a little model of our school here's the front door can anybody tell me where our classroom is edward these two windows right up here that's right now i'll put this down on the map just where our school is here's the sidewalk from the front door to the street who knows the name of this street that's fourth avenue yeah i live on fourth avenue right across from the school all right bobby i'll write that on the map now can you show us just where you live bobby suppose this little model represents your house put it down on the big map just where your house is right here now will you draw your path home with this red crayon we will each draw our paths home with a different colored crayon and that way when we're through each person will know which is his own path now bobby what path do you take well i come off the school walk but i don't cut right across there i walk over to the corner what street is that that's pine street all right i'll write that on the map pine street then i cross at pine street and walk down the other side of the street to my house that's very good bobby it would be shorter for bobby if he went across the street in the middle of the block directly to his house but it's wiser for him to cross at the corner who knows why alex because there's a school safety patrol boy there and he helps them to cross yes that's right now this little cutout represents the patrol member i put him here in the corner of 4th and pine street to remind us that a patrol is there to help us who knows another reason for bobby to cross at the corner harry well if he didn't go to the corner he would have to walk between park cars and that would be dangerous that's right do you have anything to add bobby well the safest place to cross is at the corner right in the middle of the block just like it says on that coaster cross only at corners that's where the crosswalks are that's where the drivers look fine bobby those are some very good reasons why we should all cross at corners instead of in the middle of the book now who else wants to show us his path home someone who lives farther away than bobby you do don't you betty yes i live at maple just past third right there this is maple street and this is third avenue all right betty i'll write that on the map maple street third avenue what street is this that's oak street this traffic light right at this corner that's right i'll put a traffic light on the map to help us remember it now betty draw your path home with this green crane well i go up fourth avenue to oak street then cross the street here and here go on down fourth avenue on the other side to maple down maple past third avenue to my house do you find any of the streets especially hard to cross well i used to i used to come down and cross oak street first then wait for the light to change and cross fourth avenue but i found out that most of the cars that come down oak street turn left onto fourth avenue like this yes that's the route of the main highway how did you change your path well now i cross to the other side fourth avenue first and then cross oak street that way i miss all the cars that turn left that's fine betty betty has been noticing how the cars go that's why she's found an easier way to go home now let's see what betty has along her way that helps her and what she has that she must watch who wants to suggest something julie there's the traffic light on oak street that's right what else and there is a stop sign on 4th avenue on maple street yes we'll put a stop sign there 4th avenue is a through street why do stop signs help grace because the cars slow down and stop then we can cross we have to watch returning cars too graceful and earl are right stop signs are a big help so we must always be watchful ourselves betty could go home up third avenue would that be a good way no there are no stop signs on third avenue and i think it would be better to go out for it i think you're right david can we make any rules from what we've seen about betty's path home jack yes watch for turning cars all right i'll write that on the board watch for turning cars across the corners where there are stop signs and traffic lights too that's right so we have two rules watch for turning cars and choose corners where there is some help for you such as stop signs and traffic lights then john edward and grace put their houses on the map and drew their parents home we talked about what was good and bad in them i got to thinking about the way i always went home i lived a little farther from school than most of the children when my turn came i had just about made up my mind to change my pair where do you live david i live on 7th avenue just below main street right here that's a long way from school what path do you take draw your path home with this brown crayon well i have been going down 4th avenue to main street up main street to 7th avenue crossing there and going to my house but i've been thinking mrs wilson yes i've always had trouble crossing at 7th avenue just this morning on my way to school i had to wait there a long time before i could cross main street is a very busy street especially at 7th avenue that's always been my hardest corner to cross but just now listening to the class i thought of something i think it would be better to cross main street at 6th avenue instead of 7th and come on home this way why is that david well for one thing there's usually a policeman at 6th avenue and there aren't as many cars turning that's right we'll put a policeman down on that corner and i think the more people crossing there too and it might be easier for me to cross with them suppose you draw your path home that way david i think your idea is very good and there's some other good ideas in david's path home for instance why is it better for david to cross on the north side of main street rather than on the south side joan if he walked down the south side of the street he would have to cross howard place and lawson place they stop in main street right here yes that's right by choosing that path he has only two streets to cross instead of four can we make a rule from that pete would the rule be always choose your way home whether a few corners crossed yes that's right if you can choose a way with the fewest corners to cross now alice what is your path home each person in our group draws path home with a different colored crayon we helped each other find better ways to go we worked out a lot of rules about how to choose the safest way to and from school when we had finished the map it showed how everybody walks home from school even our teacher's path was on it we decided it would be a good idea for each person to have a small copy of the map was his own way home then he could take it with him and short to his father and mother picked a committee to help mrs wilson make them i was on it betty said she would help too and so did some of the others that afternoon our committee got together and we made up a letter to our parents to put on the little map mrs wilson helped destroy the streets but we put in the names and other things ourselves then we made enough copies for the whole class and a few extra too in class the next day we passed out the copies of our map so we could draw our paths home on it we had the big map right in front of us all the time so we'd be sure to get our paths drawn in just the same way when you've drawn your path on a little map i'll put my name on it to show that it is just like the path you drew on the big map yesterday david has already finished his this is the way it should look this line shows his path home from school yours should look like this but with your own path drawn on it now take your maps home with you today and show them to your parents ask them to look them over carefully and read the message you've written on it i think your parents will be very interested in what you have said i knew mine would because we asked about it the night before i told them about my new crossing main street at 6th avenue liked it so that evening i showed them my map with my path drawn on it dad read the letter we had written this is what it said dear mother and dad this is my map of the way i go to school i think it is the safest way will one of you walk to school with me and see if you think that i have chosen the safest way then if you do will you sign the name at the bottom with love david dad thought that walking to school with me was a good idea and he said he'd do it the very next day if we could get an early start i said we sure could so the next morning we started out with plenty of time we walked on the north side of main street so we didn't have to cross howard place and lost in place i told him that we all planned our paths so we would have the fewest corners to cross i showed him how i crossed main street at 6th avenue now instead of 7th because there's a policeman there and because more people cross there i showed him how stop signs make corners safer to cross because cars have to slow down and stop but i told him we always watch for cars anyway especially cars that turn when we cross the street i showed him the way we watch for cars first look to the left when it's all clear we start across and of course i told him we always stay in the crosswalk traffic lights make corners pretty safe to cross but i show dad how he always watch for cars anyway and how we cross only when the light is green he told me that that was fine but to watch for cars myself and not to depend on anybody else they had liked their school safety patrol and the way everybody cooperated with a patrol member we got to school in plenty of time dad thought i'd done a good job in choosing my way and to prove it he signed his name on my map and then he told me something which i think is pretty important he said that no matter where i go there is a safest way there's a safest way to the church for instance and dad thought it would be a good idea for me to figure out what it is and he said i ought to think about my path to the movies on saturdays to make sure i'm going the safest way he said that whenever i go anywhere the first thing i should do is stop and think and decide which is the safest way well that's what we did in our school this year i think any school could do it don't you [Music] some strategizing with kids about what's the best way to walk um trying to head off the impulsiveness of kids um going wherever they want based on whims pretty great very much like how the scale model of the streets and and all that and kind of planning things out and you know obviously this was an attempt this was an idea uh on how to get kids uh safely to and from school uh and other places and um you know this might have been part of a big like program that triple a was trying to do to so kids don't get hit by cars running out in streets and things like that of course this doesn't talk about school buses which is a whole nother thing as far as the safety issues and all that and i certainly as you know have quite a few uh safety films about school buses but right now let's learn about uh conducting conducting good music so is this a educational film for music conductors i don't know let's see enjoy [Music] [Music] the symphony orchestra performs as one powerful but sensitive instrument the conductor with hands with arms with his whole body sometimes times with just a glance a frown or a smile plays this versatile instrument the ways in which he inspires the orchestra to bring to life the writings of the great composers are reflections of the personality of the conductor but conducting as we know it today is little more than 150 years old when orchestras were small it was often the harpsichordist who would give the signals and beat the time [Music] at times it was the first violinist who gave the cues with nods of his head and with sweeps of his bow [Music] but as more instruments were added and performing groups became larger the player leader gradually gave way to the specialist conductor it was found that it helped to have something in the conductor's hand which could be seen easily from the back row and which was light enough to be handled without tiring a roll of music [Music] or a stick with a handkerchief tied to one end and so by about 1800 the conductor with his baton took command of the orchestra whatever his methods it is the conductor's function to communicate with the orchestra [Music] his language is a sign language both the conductor and the players must understand the language an important part of what he communicates comes from the score in which the composer has written the music and directions for playing thus in a score we always find the time indicated by the time signature which we see here the four at the top indicates that there are four beats to the measure and the lower four indicates that a quarter note gets one beat the outline for the basic beats is given by the right hand this beethoven symphony opens in four quarter time it is conducted this way one two three four [Music] it looks this way on a chart q one two three four one two three four [Music] here on the score of brahms second symphony is a three-quarter time signature three quarter notes to a measure here our conductor is beating this three-quarter time in a very precise manner one two three [Music] one two three [Music] actually style will vary greatly among conductors [Music] another very common musical time is two beats to the measure one two one two [Music] let's take a look at it on the chart [Music] we have now seen in charts and by example the beating of three basic musical times or tempos other musical tempos are variations of these basic ones if all a conductor had to do was mechanically to beat time a metronome would do it just as well perhaps better but the conductor must do more than beat out time he interprets and gives character to the composer's works let us watch our conductor as he conducts a portion of the final movement of tchaikovsky's sixth symphony note how he uses his right hand to beat out the slow three-quarter time [Music] [Music] observe that the first beat of a measure is always down the last beat is always up [Music] the players keep their eyes on the conductor especially for their entry or when the conductor establishes a new rhythm temple or mood the tempo slows as the conductor brings the sound volume down to almost a whisper here he brings in the horns and now on cue the main theme musical symbols and words in the score provide clues to interpretation but the conductor must translate these into signals which each man in the orchestra can follow for example the conductor sees poco animato in italian it means a little animated how little or how animated the conductor decides listen [Music] and now retinuto broadly translated retained or held back [Music] observe how the orchestra slows down and then regains the beat [Music] [Applause] [Applause] with signs such as crescendo the composer indicates an increase in sound volume and here in speed two but how loud and how fast [Music] now let us observe the blending of orchestral colors which is achieved when the color of one choir is added to the other to build the full orchestral sound the conductor brings in any choir or voice in the way he desires let's repeat this passage and see how much it changes in character if the conductor gives more prominence to the strings we'll try again this time observe the predominance of brasses all this gives the conductor a wide range of artistic freedom this young conductor will help us illustrate how variations of timing influence a composition here is one way beethoven's fifth symphony may be conducted [Music] now listen to this same passage conducted by another artist [Music] but a third artist using the same score may read it in such a way as to compromise between the two extremes [Music] in each case the temple and the style have been determined by the conductor [Music] so the conductor the time beater the drill master and the interpretive musician all in one using this um yeah i think they they log some time with a symphony and shot a bunch of films about the different uh uh groups uh the different types of instruments and then probably finished it up with uh with this film uh let's see what do we got we got lots of films to choose from uh so this one's interesting uh this one is from um a project that we did with a library of congress where we uh helped uh with a project for the for this guide right here for the field guide of sponsored films by rick crowlinger where they list over 500 films that you know is an attempt for a canon of films about sponsored films films that are sponsored by some company or organization and have information um and so this is one uh that was part of that uh done transferred by the library of congress who uh we like at least the film people that library of congress i don't know about everybody but here's an equal chance so [Music] in manhattan in albany and in other key communities of new york there are the offices of a state commission which exists because the people of new york believe that everyone should have a fair and equal chance to earn a living whatever his race creed color or national origin charged with the power to bring full legal redress to any person deprived by discrimination of a just opportunity to get and hold a job the new york state commission against discrimination consists of five commissioners in discharging its duties the commission relies not on enforcement procedure alone but also on education of the public it uses every means of communication to make the people of the state aware of the law and its aims and to inculcate a respect for the individual regardless of race creed color or national origin for the law against discrimination makes possible more and more rich contributions by those of many races religions and national origins contributions such as the scientific achievements of the late george washington carver the intellectual probings of dr albert einstein which widened so vastly the horizons of man's knowledge the critical discoveries of professor enrico fermi in the field of atomic science yet for every one of these there are thousands held down to poverty and despair by job discrimination based on national racial or religious differences [Music] for these barred from any but the most menial and poorly paid labor regardless of their ability there once existed not even hope only the day-to-day effort to get and keep a job in a hostile world [Music] i don't like to bother you but i can't go home to my wife and children again without a job things are bad everywhere i go it's always the same sorry we need experienced men but i've had plenty of experience can't use you mac but listen you're holding up the line discrimination however unthinkingly it may be used is a terrible weapon to those at whom it is directed a weapon which strikes at their lives their living and those they love best look on the table eviction notice what are we going to do to help victims of economic discrimination there was introduced into the new york state legislature in 1945 the bipartisan ives quinn bill in which the opportunity for employment was for the first time defined as a civil right to be protected by law in public hearings the people were given a chance to discuss the proposed bill and make their wishes known to the legislators what's more i contend that you cannot put an end to prejudice just by passing a law mr chairman that may be true but there's a difference between prejudice and discrimination prejudice is an attitude and the only way that we can combat it is with education but discrimination in employment is an overt act which hurts people and we must protect them against it just as we protect them against robbery and murder passed by the legislature and signed by governor thomas e dewey the bill became a law by the sovereign will of the people and the commission against discrimination was set up with offices throughout the state where complaints may be lodged with field representatives by those who feel themselves wronged each complaint is promptly passed on to one of the commissioners who in his investigations again makes use of the personnel in the field the commission has established in several communities councils of leading citizens drawn from business labor and the professions in order to broaden the battlefront against discrimination these councils are helped in developing programs by the commission's educational division [Music] to give advice on the problems of law bound to arise in a field which offers little precedent for guidance the commission maintains a legal staff headed by a general counsel under the law legal action may be resorted to only when the commissioners have tried unsuccessfully to win compliance by conference conciliation and persuasion legal responsibility for fair employment practices applies to employers labor unions and also employment agencies it's very gratifying to know that your employment agency intends to correct its application forms as you know the law requires that no one should ask a prospective employee about his religion he should be hired on the basis of his ability to do the job well naturally a man should be hired solely because he's qualified exactly okay then tomorrow i'll get new application blanks no questions about religion on them blended and thanks for your cooperation thank you sir in all their dealings the commissioners are scrupulously fair to both sides mr ventrano the commission has made a thorough investigation of the circumstances leading to your dismissal and we find that you were dismissed as a part of a general layoff and that your nationality had nothing to do with it the commission has opened membership opportunities with equal rights in labor unions to groups formally barred or segregated in violation of the present law against discrimination and of the new york state constitution then the union did accept your recommendation yes sir the members voted to change the bylaws so any qualified worker can join regardless of race or religion or nationality the commission stands ready to help the agreed to investigate every complaint and to take all other legal steps necessary to bring justice to the wrong but while legal pressure brings correction of specific cases of injustice the commissioners have found that such pressure coupled with persuasion often goes further changing the employer's basic attitude and therefore his whole employment pattern sure i want to comply with the law but i'm not sure my employees would stand for a negro in the shop we haven't found it worked out that way employers tell us they've had no trouble when the new worker is qualified no one has walked out in protest but of course you have to pave the way a little one important thing is to have your shop foreman know how to deal with the situation in any plant or factory there may be a few who because of ignorance or fear are potential troublemakers hey charlie how do you like that hey frank listen what's the idea we work with white folk around here well now look fellas on that bulletin board you'll find a law that says that if a man can do the job we can't turn him down because of his complexion now this man can do the job so we hired him yeah okay either he goes or we walk out right are you two and who else now look fellas tell you what we'll do you hang on for the rest of the week see by that time if you can't make an adjustment well you can quit there'll be no hard feelings how's that huh most men carry around with them some pet prejudice big or little which they have cherished all their lives despite its absurdity but which is apt to collapse completely if they can be induced to face realities the new york state law against discrimination by its very nature confronts people with the necessity of coming to terms with such realities in all cases on the commission's records it has been demonstrated that where those of even the most diverse backgrounds and races work together get to know each other better and to respect each other's abilities their attitudes have invariably what's the news changed get anything today nah we're staying the both of us that's fine okay so he's colored well he's a good guy and he's a good worker he's different you know what i mean oh sure sure he's different but they're all different then you get to know them and you find out they're just people some are good some are bad they're just like you and me in all its cases the commission checks up after six months to see that the agreement has been observed and to note any improvements in the overall pattern of employment the commissioners have found that through a single successful adjustment they have been able to open the door to countless workers hitherto barred from jobs worthy of their skills and as more and more people begin to understand and to exercise their rights and responsibilities under the law against discrimination as more and more states pass similar laws the ideal of an equal chance for all may become at last an attainable reality bringing home to the american people the great truth that democracy works best when all work at it together [Applause] [Music] a great film um you know certainly should be updated and shown again although it seems embarrassing that we have to do that but yeah great film thanks everybody for tuning in today um it's been a while um i don't have any particular reason to show this except that i really want to so here it is um what may i ask is a dear little cupcake like you now we haven't had school or books and ages no school really why don't you get rid of that schoolbook you can drop them in here it'll get all burned up in there well of course it will dear child and so it should books tamper with man's basic natural ignorance now what could be worse than that but i can't burn this book at school property nonsense [Music] [Music] spell cat i know you'd rather play so why don't you throw all your books away [Music] books made [Music] see the flames growing higher is [Music] will not make you wise and reading's bad for your eyes i am sure you agree so why don't you give all your books to me [Music] see the flames growing higher [Music] books can only confuse teaching you things you can't use you should listen to me burning your books will set your mind free [Music] [Applause] [Music] [Music] [Music] [Applause] [Music] stop this goes out to my librarian and teacher friends who have to deal with this nonsense um when i first showed this film um it was a novelty but now it's some people feel like it's okay to pull some books off shelves and so all right no sub no more soap boxing um thanks for joining us today uh please rewind and love each other otherwise the rewind devil might come on your doorstep and punish you i don't know if that's the message i really want now let's just go with the smiley face with the eyelashes if you like what you saw you can um go to ko-fi.com av geeks there is you can donate coffee there which is something that we use on a daily basis it is our drug of choice uh caffeine you can also go to avgeeks.com and buy dvds but also i've been experimenting with showing a 24-hour av geeks channel been showing films and previous lunchtime shows uh there's also a home movies channel where we just show home movies um and again uh 24 7 days a week so if you're tired um or you you're an insomniac the uh the home movies might be what you need um thanks for tuning in today and we'll see you soon everybody uh have a good rest of your day bye you