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

Included in this guide are background material on the film, "America at the Movies," a movie inventory form, a Who's Who in Film list, a bibliography for each section of the film, a bibliography of films about America and Americans, and suggested activities for before and after viewing the film. There is also a list of the 83 films, of which…

This paper is divided into three parts, the first discussing the necessary conditions for an adequate response to Godard and Gorin's film "Vent d'Est." It is suggested that the film demands both cinematic and political sophistication on the part of the viewer and that the audience must accept the flatness, the "deconstruction" of the cinematic…

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,…

These data are the result of a survey taken in 1975 by the American Film Institute to assess individuals and organizations actively involved in film and/or television education. Survey instruments were sent to 3,276 film and/or television educators at colleges and universities throughout the United States. Tabular summaries of the 784 responses…

This study explores the question: Is the response-centered approach to teaching literature suitable for secondary film education? The personal growth rationale and response-approach pedagogy, particularly as articulated in the past decade, are presented in detail. Following a survey of the history of American secondary film education, the film…

This paper traces the history of motion pictures from Thomas Edison's vision in 1887 of an instrument that recorded body movements to the development of synchronized sound-motion films in the late 1920s. The first synchronized sound film was made and demonstrated by W. K. L. Dickson, an assistant to Edison, in 1889. The popular acceptance of…

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…

In order to test the hypothesis that Soviet revolutionary films influenced American film makers' attitudes concerning the importance of form and structure through editing, this dissertation explores the areas of affinity and contrast between the two national cinemas during the period when Soviet silent films were originally released in the United…

This bibliography lists and evaluates some of the current and readily available sources of information that might be of use to the student and/or the teacher of an introductory film course. Although not all of the books being considered were designed for use at the introductory level, they are evaluated with regard to their suitability for a…

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…

Four short, inexpensive films used in conjunction with specific poems provide the basis for individual lessons or a single unit whose theme explicates man and his relationship to other men. "Two Castles," a simple film depicting the foolhardiness of pride is recommended for use in teaching an introductory unit on poetry. "The Wall," a film…