Surveys and critiques existing approaches to the study and teaching of the art of films. (CH)

A study of the patterns of shot length and camera distance and movement in over fifteen feature films. (CH)

This document describes seven distinct factors that affect the popularity of movies, using, as examples, the seven movies based on Shakespeare's work that have been produced since World War II. The seven factors, each of which is assigned a relative numerical weight, are formal publicity, or the money spent on accountable advertising such as that…

TECHNIQUES FOR PRODUCING 8MM INSTRUCTIONAL FILMS IN CHEMISTRY ARE PRESENTED. IN PART I A PHILOSOPHY OF TEACHER-PRODUCED FILMS IS DEVELOPED, EMPHASIZING THE VALUE OF THE LOCAL SETTING, AND CUSTOM-MADE CONTENTS. APPLICATIONS SUGGESTED ARE (1) TECHNIQUE INSTRUCTION, (2) FILMED EXPERIMENTS, (3) INSTRUMENT FAMILIARIZATION, (4) LECTURE AIDS, AND (5)…

Steps and processes that go into the making of a film are summarized in layman's terms. The stages of film preparation, shooting, editing and final processing are explicitly detailed. Included is a breakdown of the approximate amount of time and cost required for making each film. Sample pages of film script, a sample shooting schedule, and…

The major steps in the making of the film are presented in terms of events, time and cost. Appended are the shooting script, the shooting schedule, a sample of the film director's shooting breakdown, the editing breakdown, and the final draft of the script. (Author/SK)

Brief descriptions of 10 styles of student film making include references to specific films employing the techniques. The styles of film making listed are animation, pixillation animation, collage, draw-on, documentary, bio-documentary, story line, impressionistic, commercials, and the school film. Directions for submitting films to the Young Film…

The criteria by which films can and should be analyzed as art are discussed in this paper. A triangular model of theme-form-content is presented with form given greater significance than is usually the case in film criticism. The form-content-theme synthesis is the process in which theme is made clear by means of form and content within an…

This annotated bibliography of books on film and filmmaking contains references on materials related to animation production, general reference materials, student film production, film study, experimental film, critics and directors, sources of funds for filmmaking, local resources, periodicals for filmmaking classes, sources of free films, and…

The purpose of film study is defined here in the words of D. W. Griffiths: "My goal is above all to make you see." This book is intended to be used as a text in a film study course. It traces the development of films from a scientific curiosity through silent films to modern wide screen productions. A comic strip is used to demonstrate the effect…

In an attempt ot give a panorama of world cinema since its origins, this dictionary contains entries for about 1200 films from all over the world. A brief description of the plot of the film, the personnel involved in the production, and often some short, critical comments are included for each film. This dictionary is a companion volume to a…

The art of the motion picture is explored through a step-by-step study of the medium's development as a new art form. The book attempts to provide insight into creative film expression and to present an historical overview of the medium's artistic development. It is divided into three sections. The first is largely an account of the efforts made…

This book illustrates the contribution of set design as a dramatic element and the decisive role it plays in the creation of ambience in a film. The evolution of film sets is traced in relation to film as a developing art form. The first section, which considers film perspective and the evolution of the set, discusses painted sets in the French…

Discusses and attempts to define literature as an art comprised of more than one medium and film as a medium for more than one art. (TO)

Discusses the differences in the characterization of the hero between James Dickey's novel and screenplay, "Deliverance." (TO)