Explains steps in process of tranforming data from current form to one ready for publication on CD-ROM, i.e., disc layout, file format, building the master tape, and input to mastering facility. The conversion of a product currently existing in book form into a computer-based searchable database is described. (MBR)

This second article in a three-part series on 3M's Optical Videodisc Project deals with technical considerations involved in preparing premaster videotapes for laser videodisc mastering and replication. Premastering requirements at four levels of interactivity and considerations when transferring source materials from videotape and film are…

Contains a partial inventory of sales training strategies and video techniques that heighten viewer involvement and promote transfer of learning to performance situations such as selling. These strategies have been used by Monroe Systems for Business, a manufacturer and distributor of business calculating equipment which recently expanded its…

Clarifies the principles behind preparing a piece of literature for a Readers Theatre production. Uses Sylvia Plath's autobiographical novel, "The Bell Jar," as an example. (PD)

Provides guidance for facilitating the televised communication of research results to the general public. Summarizes a project in which developmental psychologists jointly produced a series of 20 short news features. Suggestions are given on how developmental psychologists can be more effective sources for local news, talk shows, and…

Describes an integrated approach to teaching broad-based theatre skills, including script analysis, research, design, directing, and acting. (PD)

Presents activities designed to help students understand the graphic elements that contribute to visual expression in film. (Author/KS)

An explanation of the way learning materials are developed at the American College is offered as a model for trainers developing their own materials. Personnel functions, the development of the construct lesson plan, and a videotape project are discussed. Suggestions for the individual trainer are offered. (EC)

An Indian producer strives to provide complete broadcasting service to the Native American community, producing programing beneficial to both the Indian and non-Indian. (DB)

Digital technology is changing the environment of media production education. This exploratory study assesses the changes that computers bring to this learning atmosphere. The findings allow video production educators to focus on the salient issues they face as they make the transition to the digital era. Qualitative research methods were used,…

A class coproration can be used at the junior high school level to teach contemporary manufacturing in a seven- to ten-week course. Using each phase of manufacturing as a unit of study, the corporation can cover planning, scheduling, marketing, production, bookkeeping, and sales by using individual student assignments. (DS)

AIDE (Assessment of Internal Decision Events) is a strategy for evaluating products at various stages of development. Its four basic functions are: identification and selection of key points for review, preparation for review, and provision of information for decisions. The implications of AIDE for product development are discussed. (DS)

A discussion of how a fifteen minute, multimedia production promoting Busch Gardens was created. (Author/HB)