In an effort to help directors and actors select and describe effective stage movement, this study developed an approach to human movement, based on selected facts and principles from several related disciplines, including anatomy, physiology, and mechanical physics. The theories of expressive movement discussed and the method recommended for the…

The basic potentials and requirements of multiscreen television presentations are explored in this paper. The major theoretical arguments for utilizing the multiscreen approach involve the progressively complex nature of the world: the instantaneousness of the moment, the experiential density, and the multiplicity of viewpoints. There is a…

Arnolt Bronnen's complex monodrama, "Ostpolzug," sought to counter the German anxieties and pessimism following World War I and also provided a theatrical vehicle for experimentation--intensely symbolic and electric--with film techniques of that period. Premiered in January 1926 and directed by the expressionist classics interpreter,…

The potential of television as a communication tool is leading more and more people to consider doing their own television production. This book provides guidelines to the mechanics of small-scale television production, offers suggestions and guidelines for equipment purchasing, and offers to help to ensure that the equipment purchased will be…

These instructional objectives, written by Charles Mitchell, have been selected from materials used at Golden West College (California). These objectives are offered simply as samples that may be used where they correspond to the skills, abilities, and attitudes instructors want their students to acquire. These objectives may also serve as models…

Internal narration is a "direct quotation of the mind" without authorial intervention, in which the reader overhears characters thinking silently. Dramatic interpretation and internal narration share the characteristics of primarily auditory expression and symbolic use of images. One of the most widely read and taught examples of this…

Article suggests how to read narrations and tune the viewer in, not turn him off. (Author)

In Surrey, where there are not enough specialist teachers to provide Latin, educational television courses are being designed from two text series: "Ecce Romani" by Oliver and Boyd, and the "Cambridge Latin Course." (SJL)

Describes how commercial television techniques and formats were used in an instructional television program on logical fallacies in order to capture students' attention. (DD)

Details the author's experiences in achieving the goal of producing and directing documentary films, and describes the production of his film about Muhammed Ali--"Ali, the Fighter." (GW)

First, the procedure to be followed when grinding glass by hand to produce a smoother surface and avoid scratches is described. Second, an experiment conducted to compare the efficiency of a traditional fireplace against the slotlike arrangement design of Cranberg is explained. (GA)

Explores a method of bridging the gap between experimental theatre work at the University of Ottawa and an audience from the community. Describes the effects of staging a play in different environments and the resulting actor-audience relationships. (MH)

Noting importance of use of proper camera techniques to the end product of oral history interviews, this article covers some basic rules of visual composition. Topics covered are (1) field of view; (2) headroom and "talkspace"; (3) natural dividing lines; (4) depth and angles; (5) backgrounds; (6) camera and lens movements; (7) interview set-up;…

The first in a three-part series, this article discusses the history of 3M's Optical Recording Project and describes the practices 3M deems essential to the manufacture of a quality videodisc. A glossary of terms used by the project is included. (Author/MBR)

Outlines the factors influencing copywriter workloads and responsibilities, such as spot lengths, psychographics, continuity, station promotional activities, advertising, and graphic enhancers. (PD)