This guide for film study and film making in the secondary English class arranges materials in a sequential order and divides them into four major sections. The section on background information includes: Table of Contents, Design for Use of the Guide, Rationale for the Use of Film Study in the English Class, Objectives for a Film Study and Film…

This book is a critical biography of filmmaker Charlie Chaplin. Chaplin's life is traced in interpretative fashion from his birth, with special interest centering on the people and events in his life that molded and influenced his creative activities. Discursive criticism of Chaplin's films, identifying their child-like world view, for example, is…

This book surveys the history of comic films from the beginning of this genre to the present and analyzes the nature of comedy in general and the comic film specifically. The early film makers, especially Keaton, Sennett, and Chaplin, receive detailed attention as originators of the sub-genre of silent comic film. The special characteristics of…

This two-volume catalog describes all feature length films made and released in the United States from January 1, 1921, through December 31, 1930 (6606 films are listed). Each film entry includes its title, physical description, production credits, cast credits, and a description of the contents. Films are labeled by subject (for example,…

Based on the assumption that critical viewing can broaden the range of films one can respond to, increase understanding, and ultimately lead to an intensification of subjective response, this book offers a critical approach to experiencing movies. After explaining the critical method to be used, several films in the context of different aesthetic…

The relationship of film meaning to film criticism and film education is examined. Film scholarship needs to be more self-conscious in regard to the language used and to its value assumptions. (RM)

Provides a course description that emphasizes a structural and functional approach to the musical as genre film and as entertainment. Covers the history of the genre from 1929 to the present. (PD)

This directory of 16mm film libraries has been compiled in order to help teachers, school administrators, and community leaders locate and obtain motion pictures for use in education. It is a revision and expansion of the 1948 Office of Education publication, "A Partial List of 16mm Film Libraries," which contained 576 libraries. The directory is…

A discussion of the three major functions of a film archive: input, storage and output. (HB)

A proposal for one possible route to determining an equitable basis for school districts and other end-users of educational films to produce in-house video copies of those films, while not violating the rights of the holders of copyrights on the films. (Author)

Reflects on the evolution of a British Film Institute course in avant-garde film. Discusses the historical development of the genre; production, distribution and exhibition of avant-garde film, as well as political relevance. (JMF)

Shows that Plato's categories of knowledge may be used as conceptual frameworks for the study of film. (GT)

Analyzes the career and films of Jorge Sanjines and the Ukamau Film Collective by providing a historical retrospective of revolutionary filmmaking and by discussing Ukamau's messages, intended audiences, filmmaking processes, and objectives. (Author/CK)

Argues that contemporary screenwriters have much to learn from journalism and from theater, especially in the move away from the linearity of the high-concept film to a richer, more complex screen story. Examines the writing skills and techniques of journalist and playwrights in developing both foreground and background stories. (KEH)