On May 10, 1968, the Cannes Film Festival shuddered to a stop when filmmakers including Jean-Luc Godard and Francois Truffaut rushed the stage at the Palais des Festivals to protest French New Waver Henri Langlois's removal from his post as president of the National Cinematheque Francaise. Also that month, in that same spirit of film lovers'…

Spike Lee's documentary, "When the Levees Broke," provides an informative, enduring, and alternative presentation surrounding the human and man-made debacle associated with Hurricane Katrina. Levees centers the voices of survivors and others involved in the weeks during and after the hurricane, historicizes residents' understandings and…

In this article, the author outlines how a documentary film about the history of deafness in the United States, inspired by the exhibition "History through Deaf Eyes," is going to be created. "History through Deaf Eyes" will have a dual focus. Part of its subject is deafness from the inside: the personal experiences of deaf people (and hearing…

A video documentary showing what happens to an apprehended shoplifter was used to educate children and teenagers on the consequences of the crime. The author gives advice on the use of video verite. (BD)

In the past few years, an explosion of user-generated content has flooded the Internet. The dramatic drop in the cost of digital video equipment and the increased accessibility of the Internet create a unique opportunity to allow youth to create meaningful content. Today youth around the world can leverage technological tools to give voice to…

This directory is a guide to films and videos dealing with migration, migrant issues, and multiculturalism in Australia. Current and archival films are listed and most of the research sources used to obtain the listings are included in the directory. Section 1 lists documentaries and feature films; each citation includes title, production company…

This review of the literature addresses the issue of the fair use doctrine and its application to off-air taping of news and nonnews programs broadcast by radio and television. Conclusions drawn include: a temporary arrangement has yet to be reached between copyright proprietors and educators wishing to use copyrighted works for nonprofit,…

Describes a dramatic way to record the words and expressions of living, but largely unresearched, journalists. (KS)

Discusses the style and structure of videos. Discusses four models particularly suitable for communicating technical subjects: lecture, demonstration, documentary, and dramatization. Discusses how to select the most appropriate style for a proposed video and offers an example of each of the four basic styles. (SR)

Look no further than to the popularity of C-SPAN's annual video documentary competition for middle and high schoolers, and it's obvious that video editing, and the technology that comes with it, is important to today's students. In the past it was a complex, involved, and expensive process. Video editing is now within the reach of anybody with a…

This descriptive evaluation of an interactive media project in Rockford, Illinois, describes the use of video documentaries as a device in meeting community service needs. Objectives of the project were to design a program to train community residents in the use of audio and video tape equipment and provide professional and technical services for…

This document lists audio-visual materials that college teachers can use in journalism classes. The titles, length, rental costs, and sources for these materials are organized by content under the following categories: news/documentary, entertainment, history, international, print journalism and photojournalism, and regulation/freedom of…

This paper discusses video documentary as an alternative research method for exploring critical issues in education. The critical issues that are discussed are the in-school curriculum versus the nonschool curriculum, the devaluation and absence of the cultures of people of color, and the absence of student voice and alienation from the…

It has been widely proposed that student voices should play a crucial role in designing and implementing curriculum and instruction that promote students' engagement in science learning. In this study we examined the voices of two seventh grade boys from a low-income urban community as they worked together in an after-school program to create a…

Discusses feature-length film or video documentaries, including cinema verite and direct cinema techniques, the use of documentaries for nationalistic purposes, censorship, and fiction versus nonfiction. An annotated bibliography of 20 video documentaries suitable for library collections is provided. (LRW)