The author suggests handbuilt slides as an art project for elementary or secondary students. Instructions are given for making slides with found objects, smoke, and magazine lifts. The article is illustrated with several examples of this technique. (SJL)

Examines forms of communication used in commercials to convey social stereotypes. (Forms refer to production techniques such as level of action or movement, pacing, camera techniques, and auditory features.) (PD)

Outlines a method for producing, writing, developing, and videotaping public service announcements to provide practical experience for students in video production courses. (MAI)

Briefly reviews research in production and audience variables in educational film and television and lists 45 accounts of such research. Citations are annotated and arranged in the following categories: production techniques, audience and environment variables, and future directions of research. (Author/JEG)

Presents a discussion of the manufacture of ethylene by thermal cracking of hydrocarbon feedstocks that is useful for introducing the subject of industrial chemistry into a chemistry curriculum. (MLH)

Practical suggestions for designing district level media in-service education. (Author)

Discusses the codes and conventions of film and television, focusing on the development of narrative in time and space. Describes the use of aspect ratio; relationships between frame and camera movement; perceptions of depth; lens choice; types of shots; focus; camera angles and movement; point of view; and music and sound effects. (PEN)

Emphasizes the importance of proper planning during rehearsals by breaking it down into five separate paths: (1) learning lines (blocking), music, and choreography; (2) integrating musical numbers and dance sequences into acting scenes; (3) putting completed scenes into sequence; (4) integrating technical elements into completed parts of the show;…

Although document management (DM) systems have improved the efficiency of document handling, they do not address the document process itself. Virtual document technology, when incorporated into DM systems, simplifies the document production process and reduces time and costs. Discusses the assembly a virtual document, creation of a complete…

A study of the United Packinghouse Workers of America compared the postwar years and the Reagan era. Using event-structure analysis, the development of new corporate strategies (new technologies, production reorganization, cheap nonunion labor) fundamentally transformed the capital-labor relationship and led to the collapse of industrial unionism…

Describes three in-house indexes produced at the Texas A&M University Library to facilitate access to energy-related materials, curriculum guides and other educational materials, and reference materials. Production, as well as time and cost factors, are discussed. Recommendations for producing in-house indexes are offered. (10 references) (MES)

Recommends the use of microfiche readers to enlarge imagery transparencies for mapping or tracing of images. The reader permits close viewing so the apparent resolution of the enlarged image is superior to that obtained with overhead or slide projectors. Additionally, the reader is compact and easily used at individual work stations. (LS)

Production of a play by students with deafness can be a meaningful student experience as well as an excellent educational laboratory. An original production at the Model Secondary School for the Deaf at Gallaudet University involved students in set construction, painting, preparing visuals, financial management, using video and other technology,…