This article addresses a question central for this special issue of Multilingua on audiovisual translation (AVT) -- of the relationship between the cross-cultural and the intercultural in audiovisual translation. The question underpins fundamental debates in the emergent field of AVT as cross/intercultural mediation, the focus in this volume, with…

The mechanics involved in the making of a film are discussed. (CK)

Recounts the Floridians attempts over a seventy year period to make the state a center for filmmaking, noting that Florida currently ranks fourth in total film production expenditures. (MH)

From special audiovisual supplement, "There's an 8mm in Your Future.

Article gives a broad overview of the development of the National Film Board of Canada as a production and distribution agency. (Author/HB)

Film editing is discussed from the point of view, not only of the person in the cutting room, but also of the person who has responsibility for the final film. Part I outlines the history of editing from the silent film to 1953. It discusses the practice of editing for action, dialogue, comedy, and montage sequences, as well as in documentaries,…

Film instruction has been distinctly marked by three major developments that have evolved over the past decade. First of all, a film genre has emerged which is relatively free of the old pedagogical emphasis. The attributes of film form and content that were once rejected by classroom teachers now have become the legitimate raw material for film…

Discusses use of films and film-making in secondary school English classes, pointing out the value of film study in literature and drama appreciation, and stating that film study is now an established teaching method growing in popularity. (JB)

Describes in capsule form some of the research findings and production principles that have contributed to the success of the educational television program, "Sesame Street." Program appeal, diversity, discrimination of the essential, and the use of special sound effects are among the topics addressed. (JL)

Condensed from "The Journal of Higher Education, Volume 39 (October 1968), 388-94.

All courses in film and television offered in Canadian colleges and universities are collectively listed. Classification is by province and by institution. Courses are enumerated and described, and a source for further information provided. An alphabetical index of institutions also is included. The document is in both English and French. (SK)