# LCMS Convention Proceedings_St. Louis Missouri_1953_S696
# Machine transcription, uncorrected — CHI Digital Archive (demonstration)

696 MISCELLANEOUS MATTERS

4. Documentary on J apan Missions

5. Documentary on Home Missions

6. Documentary on South American Missions
7, An inspirational film on the Sunday school
8. A training film for the Sunday school

Areas and themes for motion-picture Production ;
constantly under survey in keeping with the needs of the Ch ae
It has been the aim of the Board to increase the quali ureh,
audience appeal of each production. ‘Y and

C. “This Is the Life’

Under section 2A, ten motion Pictures were included as n
productions. In response to widespread demand for showings of
episodes from the television series “This Is the Life,” an .
ment was reached with Lutheran Television Productions by whi

The Audio-Visual Department has handled the distribution of
the pilot prints for Lutheran Television Productions and also al]
shipments of films to the various television stations.

D. “The Life of Martin Luther”

In co-operation with the American Lutheran Church, Evan-
gelical Lutheran Church, United Lutheran Church, and the

Meyer, Dr. Oswald Hoffmann, and Mr. M. F. Schlake. The films
were produced in Germany, for our American audiences, by Louis
de Rouchemont Associates. At present the Possibilities of theatrical
distribution of the feature film are being explored, which may
delay the release of the film for general church showings. The
documentary film, however, will be released in 16mm. form for
church showings as soon as possible. Hundreds of still pictures
were taken during the Luther productions, and these will be
incorporated into filmstrips as soon as Possible,

MISCELLANEOUS MATTERS 697

Il. Filmstrip Productions
roductions Completed

; Bible Stories in full color

. The Last Supper

. Jesus in Gethsemane

. Jesus Before Annas and Caiaphas

. Christ Before Pilate

The Crucifixion and Burial of Jesus
The Wise Men

. Jesus’ Entry into Jerusalem

The Emmaus Disciples

. The Prodigal Son

. When Jesus Was Twelve

. The Story of Pentecost

. The Stilling of the Storm

. The Woman of Samaria

. Christmas Joys

. The Feeding of the Five Thousand

. The Wedding at Cana

. The Man Sick of Palsy

. Mary Anoints Jesus

. The First Easter

. The Ascension of Jesus

. Peter Delivered From Prison

. Emmanuel (Christmas)

. He Is Risen (Easter)

. Solomon, King of Israel

. Naaman and the Little Maid

. Three Men in the Fiery Furnace

. Creation of the World

. King Hezekiah

. The Great Flood

30. Jacob and Esau

31. Joseph Sold into Egyp

32. The FallofMan

33. The Call of Abraham

Luther’s Catechism

With the co-operation of the Board for Parish Education, hold-
ing membership on the intersynodical Committee on Visualizing
Luther’s Catechism, the following filmstrips have been dis-
tributed:

1. Ten Commandments (10 black-and-white filmstrips)
2. Creation (color)

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