Page 3.. fWImt tlie‘ Hit/i is Going 011 Here. . . By MARK GRAESER To all them psuedo—sophistl- ales on the east and west hinges of our beloved country, town is an uninterrupted waste of crewcuts. condields, and Imelly bums. Grinnell. it seeml, ls suito- ating in anonymity, a pearl ast adrift in a sea of swine. t can't even boast of a tar- ished image in the east and host; it has virtuauy no image ht all to scores of high school [tudents outside the Midwest. All this information is to in- troduce the heroes of the soon~ to-be—solved crisis: Jim Hormel and Milt Bellows of Campbell Films. These gentlemen are making I recruiting film for the Ad. missions Office to be shown on both commercial and educa< {loual television, and in high schools throughout the country. The film will be in color, 281/2 minutes long, of general inter- Qst and painstaking honesty — that's an encapsulated view 0! the flick as expressed by Hor- hiel in a recent interview with the 58:3. The film has a dual purpose! to acquaint prospec» tive students with the idea oi the ”small liberal arts institu- tion," and to show Grinnell in Its uniqueness. “One thing we are selling SCARLET AND BLACK Saturday, September 27, ms quite hard is the concept of going on with your education and how the small liberal arts school is one option in that continuity," said Hormel. “Then beyond that we are fo- cusing on those iactors that make Grinnell different," Frequently, the iilming or movies for college; has been undertaken solely for the pur- pose of soliciting alumni dona- tions. The truth in such flicks is often lost, or at least mis- laid, Even Grinnell has had a bad trip along those lines. A movie made for AIM (Academ- ic improvement Masterplan) and shown at Various fund rais- ing gatherings, was shown to students, who found it had the impact or a dead marshmal- low. It seems the movie abounded in oesrdlesa smiles. students studying (mooing?) conientedly under trees. and couples walking hand in hand down the railroad tracks to- ward the sunset. The new film ought to be a very different plum—less sweet, but much easier to swallow. “The primary requirement of the film is honesty," said Hor- mel. “We will be dealing with students in this rum, and it you’re going to try to do that you've got to be honest. You just can't get away with the Nip . CENTzE R .9808 Fifth Avenue Cou‘ kinds of things that used to be done in college movies. People just don't go ior that bullshit any more.” “It is going to be an honest movie,” assured Director of Admissions Dale a. Terry. “We have to be able to show it to the student body without being embarrassed." Hormel and Bellows left Grin- nell yesterday after only iii- teen days oi shooting. How can one get to know a place well enough in such a short period or time to portray it honestly? It is not an easy task to be sure, but both men — although young —— have had much expe- iience in making movie. or this kind. They have made films on Amherst, Bucknell, Colby, Williams, Middleoury, and eleven or twelve others. They go to a college with a conception of how to quickly learn what and why things oc- cur. They learn who is consid- ered to be the most articulate spokesman tor the rlght as well as the left. They extract opin- ions and all shades of student thought. They speak to dean! and faculty as well, principally for background information. “You just can't find out what a place is like by talklng to the president of the school. You’ve got to speak to students," Hor- mel pointed out. The real key to findlng out "what Grinnell is all about," Hormel said, “is to learn where to put you'le faith. We put our faith in students.” Cynics among us may aver that the collage can uiiord to ’let some things be said, out they would never allow (gasp!) complete honesty! Hon- rnel denies that this is true. He and Bellows were hired. he said, without a script. They were hired to come to Grinnell and answer on film these questionsl Why do students come hero'P. Why do they stay? What is good here? What is bad? “Our function here has been to investigate and recommend, not carry out orders," Hormel stated. All the film has been shot for the movie, and now they take it hack to Saans River. Vermont, where they will edit it. It is they who decide what stays in and what goes, Hers mel said. But what i! the Ad- missions Office finds something terribly offensive in the final product? “They gave their ap- proval to everything we shot at the time we did It, I just don’t see the possibility of that happening." if the final product reflect. Hormel's impressions of Grins nell, as it no doubt will, there is llttle for the Admissions 0f- flce to worry about. He is quite impressed with the place. “Grinnell is as impressive a place as I've ever been. it in really exceptional, “The most outstanding thing about it ls the amount of tal- ent that exists here. At Mid- dlebury, an orchestra can’t even be maintained because of a lack of talent. but Grinnell has a fine one. “The ideal of the liberal arts education seems to be much more of a reality here than at most places. Students seem not to specialize so much here. but may have diverse interests. For instance, people who aren't journalism majors work on the newspaper, athletes get in. volved in student government, and so forth. “One of the most impressive things about Grinnell has been the way students reacted to the cameras. You can tell a lot about the sophistication of students that way. Like at a little all women’s college in the east where once the girls get in from of the camera they start giggling and waving at and (shudder) HARRISON’S Complete record department has — Stereo Albums RECORDS Best of B. E. King — Blind Faith Green River - Creedence Clearwater ”J the camera and chuckling. There was none or that shit at Gmlnell." Technically, the movie wlll be mostly in “synch,” that is the actuality of an event will be preserved, but the ”voice over" dubbing technique will also be used. This involves showing footage of a scene while tapevrecorded segment! of interviews with students are played. For instance, a dass-' room scene is shown while a student’s voice is heard dis- cussing what classes are like at Grinnell. Nearly all of the actual shooting of the film was done indoors, although some shots, like oi dogs, squirrels, and folks holding hands on the rail- road tracks walking toward the ,sunset. were done outside. it you thought tho lights at the a. B. King and Jesse Ful- ler concerts were rather bright, you were really only mistaken. “They really aren't as bright as they looked," said Hormel oomiortiagly. “We used light. log only to duplicate natural lighting in the room, we didn't try to be artistic." This pt54 sumably means the movie will appear just as the real thing, except the stars may ha I crowd of squinting males. The Hormel-Bellows film is due tor completlon December 15. SAGA Announces Personnel Ghanges Several personnel changes were announced by the Saga Food Service Tuesday. Gary Soblotne, food service manager at the Quad Dining nail Will leave Grinnell shortly to fill a new position with Saga as road service director at St. Procop- ius College in Chicago. / Soblotne’s position at Grinnell will be tilled by Mike Pehlet, a recent graduate oi Moorhaad College who did partrtima work (or Saga while in college. 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