Snap Out of It! (Emotional Balance)
Snap Out of It! (Emotional Balance) is a short film from 1951 released on 16mm. It is held in the Prelinger Archives collection.
Discusses why an achievement-conscious boy becomes emotionally upset when he fails to get an expected 'A' in a history course. Shows how a principal helps him learn to cope with disappointments.
05:33:51:00 Snap Out of It! (Emotional Balance) 19532 Teen boy gets obsessed with grades.
05:34:02:00 med shot of teacher walking around room, passing out cards VO - "Report cards! That can be a time of emotional upset, can�t it?" camera zooms in on one teen guy, looking thoughtful, then smiling VO - "But here�s a boy who doesn�t seem concerned. In fact he doesn�t look as if he could be upset by anything!" MCU of guy looking at report card VO - "His report card is getting better..." 05:34:28:00 CU of report card - All C�s except for one B in History VO - "He�s got a B in History!" 05:34:31:00 MCU of teen guy looking worried VO - "But look!" 05:34:33:00 med shot of guy in classroom VO - "He is upset! Why?" Bell rings, other students leave, guy remains seated, then finally gets up VO - "Why should anybody be upset about getting a better grade than he did before?" (05:34:58:00)
Somewhat expressionist sequence of teen guy failing to return report card 05:35:22:00 med shot of teen guy at desk in classroom Teacher voice - "The following please return your report cards as soon as possible: Ann McCarthy, Howard Patterson..." (fade 05:35:30:00) 05:35:31:00 MCU of teen guy looking upset, in classroom Teacher�s voice - "Howard Patterson, your report card is still missing." (05:35:34:00) 05:35:35:00 CU of teen guy Teacher�s voice - "Howard Patterson! Did you bring your report card?" (05:35:39:00) 05:35:40:00 extreme CU of teen guy Teacher�s voice - "Howard Patterson?" 05:35:43:00 MCU of teacher - "Please report to the office. Mr. Edmunds would like to see you." 05:35:46:00 MCU of teen guy 05:35:49:00 med shot of teen guy getting up from desk, leaving classroom (05:35:59:00)
Weird sequence about other teens who expect too much, and then become emotionally unbalanced.
05:40:36:00 camera zooms in on teen girl looking sad, shaking her head
VO - "Expecting too much..." (05:40:39:00)
05:40:40:00 cross fade back to med shot of classroom
VO - "...disappointment...emotional upset, lasting for days afterwards. "
(05:40:45:00)
05:40:46:00 camera moves around classroom
VO - "Now look some more. There�s Bill, daydreaming. That�s another sign
of emotional upset. " (05:40:54:00)
05:40:55:00 med shot of two teen guys sitting in living room, one guy pushes
the other toward desk with phone, then leaves room
VO - "You remember how it was about the class party."
05:40:58:00 teen guy sits at desk, picks up phone and dials as camera slowly
zooms in
VO - "You told Bill that if he wanted to date Alice, he�d have to ask a
month ahead of time. But he just waited around, until it was pretty late. He
was so sure she�d wait for him. And being a popular girl, she already had a
date. Expecting too much, disappointment..."(05:41:25:00)
05:41:26:00 cross fade to med shot of one teen guy looking unhappy in
foreground, another looking unhappy in background
VO - "...emotional upset." (05:41:30:00)
Teen guy giving report card to Dad 05:44:22:00 Teen boy sitting in foreground, stands and walks over to Dad in background in armchair with newspaper Teen boy - "Dad, my report card." Dad - " I thought it was about time." 05:44:32:00 camera follows teen guy as he walks away Dad (off screen) - "Grades not so good? Boy shakes head, sits on chair
Dad (off screen) - "Not bad, a B." (05:44:42:00)| Snap Out of It! (Emotional Balance) | |
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| Produced by | Coronet Instructional Films |
Production company | Coronet Instructional Films |
| Distributed by | Coronet Instructional Films |
Release date | 1951 |
Running time | 11:24 |
| Language | English |
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