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Want to support this channel and help us preserve old films? Visit Browse our products on Amazon: Syracuse University presents, “How to Make and Use Dioramas”. Educational consultant, Irene F. Cypher, PhD. Associate Professor of Education, Department of Communications, New York University. Produced by Audio–Visual Center, Syracuse University. Syracuse, New York. This is a 1955, color film about how to make and use dioramas. The film is narrated. The film opens in a classroom with a teacher in front of a classroom filled with small children. The children interact with a very detailed diorama of a farm. The teacher points to pictures on the board 1:35. The student points to the pictures 1:48. The flat-picture file of the farm 2:25. The teacher reviews pictures of the farm that will become the diorama 2:51. The teacher creates a working sketch 3:10. Materials for the diorama are shown: wood, glue, tape and cardboard among other items 3:50. The teacher works with glue and nails to create the frame of the diorama 4:26. The base is nailed to one of the longer pieces of the frame 4:37. The base unit is glued and nailed into position 4:51. The cardboard background is fit to the base and nailed to the side pieces of the frame 5:20. The background and base are taped together with masking tape 5:54. The shell of the diorama is finished 6:00. Accessories are tested within the base of the diorama for size and scale 6:15. Cardboard is etched with a box cutter 6:40. A barn is created out of cardboard and paper 7:00. A farm silo is created from cardboard and paper 7:15. The teacher paints her barn 7:55. Leaves and tree branches are added to the diorama 8:29. The teacher adds textures to her diorama and tacks down cardboard for the appearance of hills 9:00. Glue is applied to create better seams 9:37. The bare dirt area of the barnyard is covered with glue 10:00. Sand is poured over the still wet glue for realistic affect 10:40. The background is sketched before final details are applied 11:04. Animals are added to the barnyard seen for perspective 11:22. The foreground of the grassy area is covered with papier-mâché 11:40. An illusion of depth is achieved by pressing down the papier-mâché towards the back of the diorama 12:04. The background is painted within the diorama 12:29. The foreground is painted before the background 12:50. The background painting is blended into the diorama foreground 13:11. Objects and accessories are placed into position and a bulb is added for proper lighting effect 13:35. Students sit with teacher and engage in building a diorama 14:05. The children learn by doing 14:32. The children work with materials and glue and create their own objects for placement in the diorama 15:45. A beautiful mountain scene is painted on the background of this diorama 16:10. The teacher points to a map with a pointer 16:25. The building of dioramas help students with research, organization of information and other useful skills for learning 17:00. Students look at pictures to get ideas for dioramas 17:30. A student creates a working sketch 17:45. For economy, the diorama structure can be built from a corrugated cardboard box 18:02. Trees are attached to the base 18:23. Land contours are made from crumpled paper 18:30. Plaster of Paris is applied as an overlay 18:42. The foreground is painted 18:54. The background is blocked out 19:00. The background is finished and blended with the foreground 19:15. Objects and accessories are placed into position and the diorama is framed and lighted 19:25. The children dress in costume as deemed by their diorama and presentations 19:49. The diorama is a valuable teaching tool. The end. We encourage viewers to add comments and, especially, to provide additional information about our videos by adding a comment! See something interesting? Tell people what it is and what they can see by writing something for example: “01:00:12:00 -- President Roosevelt is seen meeting with Winston Churchill at the Quebec Conference.“ This film is part of the Periscope Film LLC archive, one of the largest historic military, transportation, and aviation stock footage collections in the USA. Entirely film backed, this material is available for licensing in 24p HD, 2k and 4k. For more information visit
