Reviewing results of experiments in which sequence of motion picture shots was varied, the author concludes that the meaning of individual shots varies with changes in order and context. (Editor)

The author looks at some of the myths floating around about whether and how a company should use films in its training programs. (Author)

Article developed in consultation with Mr. George Stevens, Jr., the Director of the American Film Institute.

This paper describes some of the theories of cinematography of Soviet film theorist and filmmaker Lev Kuleshov. It points out that for him, film was communication portraying people's activities emanating from the environment. It explains that he was especially interested in audience response, particularly that of the proletariat, and that he felt…

Films, Incorporated provides a catalog of its 16mm films available for sale, lease, or rent. Both educational and Hollywood feature films are included, as are some books on specific films and basic film literature. Educational films in the humanities include animation, art and perception, biographies, children's short films, children's movies,…

The announced general focus of the 1972 Oberlin Film Conference was "Goals, Methods, and Scope of Film Study in the 70's," the intention being to emphasize the conceptualization of the cinema experience as messages within larger sets of discourse. To this end, each student submitted an application essay and participated at the conference in…

Fifty-nine film journals, selected as being the most representative and significant of their respective countries, are indexed in this annual publication of the International Federation of Film Archives (IFFA). The index is the result of the collaborative efforts of film archivists working in 24 countries under the direction of the Documentation…

This bibliography covers the literature on four of the feature films of Milos Forman: "Black Peter (Peter and Pavla)" (1964), "A Blonde in Love (Loves of a Blond)" (1965), "The Firemen's Ball" (1967), and "Taking Off" (1971). Listed separately by type are materials found in dictionaries, encyclopedias, and…

VISUALIZE is a course in visual language that can be used as a part of any course where communication and self-expression are among the goals--in religion, art, photography, filmmaking or social studies classes. This instructor manual gives a step-by-step approach to four two-hour seminars and three out-of-class projects. During the course…

The American Film Institute has an archive which presently contains more than 9,000 films, many of them rare. The articles in this volume are based on some of the films in the collection. Among the topics of these essays are: pioneers like D. W. Griffith and Thomas H. Ince, treatment of blacks and Indians in films, development of the techniques…

This collection includes essays by and interviews with more than 30 film-makers, both classic and contemporary, on the subjects of their major interests and procedures in making films. The directors are: Louis Lumiere, Cecil Hepworth, Edwin S. Porter, Mack Sennett, David W. Griffith, Robert Flaherty, Charles Chaplin, Eric von Stroheim, Dziga…

A BROCHURE HAS BEEN PREPARED WHICH COMPLEMENTS THE MOTION PICTURE "8MM FILM IN EDUCATION--ITS EMERGING ROLE," PRODUCED BY THE PROJECT ON EDUCATIONAL COMMUNICATION OF THE HORACE MANN-LINCOLN INSTITUTE. THE PURPOSE OF THIS BROCHURE IS TO ACKNOWLEDGE THE CONTRIBUTIONS OF ALL WHO AIDED IN MAKING THE FILM, AND TO PROVIDE MORE DETAIL ABOUT THE…

Dealing with both documentary and feature films, this book is a guide to using particular tools and procedures in developing ideas and concepts for writing film scripts. Part one deals with the factual, or documentary, film and discusses the proposal outline, film treatment, sequence outline, shooting script, and narration writing. Part two…

In this booklet, the author discusses the ways in which film may be used to extend and enrich the study of literature and explores the rhetoric of film--how it uses visual symbols, similes, and other metaphors to give depth to its content, and how it can broaden characterization and emphasize the symbolic and aesthetic highlights of setting in…

Examines a film entitled "Whose Choice?" which chronicles the struggle to protect and extend existing abortion rights through the campaigns set in motion by the James White Abortion (Amendment) Bill (1975). (MH)