Jerry Fairbanks

Formed with Robert Carlisle the dynamic force behind three of Paramount's most popular short series. Operating under the corporate title of Scientific Films, Inc., the company produced six Popular Science and six Unusual Occupations one-reelers, both filmed in Magnacolor, and six "Speaking of Animals" novelty films of the same length annually for 14 years.

Fairbanks' and Carlisle's Popular Science releases depict the latest advances in the world of science, chemistry and other fields, while their Unusual Occupations, the first of which was produced in 1937, present the everyday hobbies of normal Americans. In 1941 Paramount released the first Speaking of Animals novelty short. The production technique of these subjects is a combination of animal and trick photography whereby animals speak. This is the first time, it is said, that animation has been incorporated as an integral part of a live subject and is only possible because of the Duoplane process perfected by Fairbanks.