To assess the extent to which a video about psychological research would heighten introductory psychology students' interest and participation in research studies, we created a video about ongoing research at our university, the value of research participation, and course requirements for the research experience. Instructors in 4 courses (N = 471…

Exposure to different forms of narrative media may influence children's development of theory-of-mind. Because engagement with fictional narratives provides one with information about the social world, and possibly draws upon theory-of-mind processes during comprehension, exposure to storybooks, movies, and television may influence theory-of-mind…

Second language development could be achieved through various teaching or learning processes; however, employing multimedia has recently intruded the process in easing or complicating manners. This study has focused on the effectiveness of English subtitles on the EFL learner's vocabulary learning. The participants were 92 Iranian degree…

In this article, the author considers three of today's pre-service teachers who have each watched the World Trade Center towers collapse on broadcast television, viewed the film "Hidalgo," and participated in subsequent interviews regarding the movie. Specifically, the author wants to examine the extent to which the pre-service teachers in this…

In a world where students and the general public are likely to access historical information from a television program, film, or even video game, it is important to equip students with the ability to view historical representation critically. In this essay we present arguments for using film to engage students in rigorous and authentic social…

The core of this book consists of 131 short entries on individual Canadian filmmakers, arranged in alphabetical order, with filmographies and suggestions for further reading. The majority of the filmmakers who are described are directors; other members of the film community--producers, sound engineers, camera operators, and so on--are discussed in…

Focusing on documentary elements, this study examines the film content and film techniques of 681 motion pictures produced in the United States prior to 1904. Analysis of films by type, subject matter, and trends in subject matter shows that one-third of the early films are documentary in type and three-fourths of the films use subject matter of a…

An overwhelming deterrent to the use of film in the classroom has been the inaccessibility of the films and the complicated projectors required to show them. Eight-millimeter film has the potential to lower the cost of films, making them more accessible, and to make showing them vastly simpler. This paper traces the development of 8mm film use in…

This index to film literature comprises approximately 15,000 entries under roughly 150 different alphabetically-arranged subject headings, in addition to a complete author index of the works listed. All entries contain complete bibliographic and acquisition data. The entries include listings of works on individual films, film stars, film and show…

In this article, the author provides some background of Efrain Gutierrez's "story" and its relationship to film historiography. Gutierrez is a self-taught filmmaker from San Antonio, Texas, who wrote, directed, starred in, and distributed the first three U.S. feature films produced by a Chicano: "Please, Don't Bury Me Alive!/Por…

We focus on the recently emerging "baby culture" that is fostering a curriculum of consumption and consumerism among parents-to-be and infants aged zero-to-three. To gain insight into how the cultural artifacts, practices, and trends emerging from this demographic are shaping the way we think and act in a consumer culture, we investigate…

Standardized fundamental principles of design, universalized practices and procedures, and standardized equipment specifications are presented in this film maker's manual. These essentials of film making are analyzed so that the work can stand as a reference for all film makers, from the amateur to the experienced professional. Topics covered…

Rachel Maddux's short novel, "A Walk in the Spring Rain," was adapted into a film of the same title by Sterling Silliphant. Included here are the novel, the screenplay, and an account of the adaptation for the screen. The latter describes both the literary transformation and the production of the film. (JK)

This survey of the development of documentary film from its beginnings to the present includes more than 100 readings. The editor describes the book as a first step toward a history of the documentary idiom with particular emphasis on American contributions. The book is divided into five sections; each section focuses on a decade of filmmaking…

Describes "impersonal narration," an approach that defends the concept of the cinematic narrator as a logical and pragmatic necessity. Compares this approach with existing theories of the cinematic narrator, addressing disagreements in the field of film narrative theory. (MM)