AN EXPERIMENT DESIGNED TO DISCOVER WHETHER THERE WERE DIFFERENCES IN LEARNING WHICH COULD BE ATTRIBUTED TO DIFFERENCES IN ROOM ILLUMINATION, VIEWING ANGLE, AND DISTANCE FROM THE SCREEN AS THEY RELATED TO THE CABINET-TYPE PROJECTOR WAS PRESENTED. PARTICIPANTS WERE 721 TRAINEES AT THE GREAT LAKES NAVAL TRAINING STATION. THE TASK CHOSEN WAS THE…

Four essentials in staging film festivals and competitions are: facilities, films, equipment, and an audience. Basic steps in getting these essentials together are outlined. Surveying available facilities first helps you gauge the scale of the festival, estimate the likely costs and receipts, and plan for the projection equipment necessary.…

Reasons for the drop in educational use of 8mm films and some suggestions for effective use of 8mm systems. Also discusses cameras and projection equipment. (LS)

Discusses the instructional medium of 8mm film and the incompatibility problem: standard 8 versus super 8, silent versus sound, cartridge versus reel-to-reel, optical sound versus magnetic sound, and the silent 8mm film loop. (AN)

The Director of the Audiovisual Department of the Toledo Public Schools outlines the program he operates. (LS)

A report of the first study conducted by a committee of film library directors on evaluation of film. (HB)

"Bell & Howell has developed a highly versatile cartidge projector system for cine and super 8mm formats. Because Bell & Howell believes that standardization is an important factor in the development of a cartridge system, it has built in a flexibility which will allow this standardization. (Author)

The last in this journal's series of articles introducing 8mm cartridges. In this installment, Eastman Kodak describes its product. (LS)

Author explains that neither videotape nor Super 8 will replace 16 mm, but rather supplement its use as a standard audio-visual training, information and entertainment tool. (Author/HB)