Research supported by grant from the Canada Council. Studies effects of film violence on aggressive behavior. Suggests that for high levels of arousal, an aggressive movie could stop frustration-produced stimuli and hostility. (DS)

Reports on a method which involves students in the evaluation of student performance in film study classes. (RB)

Discusses use of films and film-making in secondary school English classes, pointing out the value of film study in literature and drama appreciation, and stating that film study is now an established teaching method growing in popularity. (JB)

A college supervisor describes her observations in an Italian Montessori school, where she filmed the children, and suggests that student teachers film their classes as an aid to observation. (SP)

Describes some of the time-honored answers from old education journals that are still relevant to contemporary questions on English education. (AN)

A look (is) taken at the background of feature films in both commercial and public television; arguments (are) presented for and against feature film usage in public broadcasting; findings of a recent survey on feature films and public broadcasting (are) reported; and formats for usage of feature films in local stations (are) explored."…

A report by the Educational Resources Information Center of the National Council of Teachers of English. (RD)

Suggests that the movie "E.T.: The Extra Terrestrial:" is a classic because it touches a mythic nerve--every person's impulse to find a home within an alien environment. Proposes that E.T.'s story, with its New Testament parallels, can be used to teach literary allusion. (MM)

A course to make college level geography students (London School of Economics) aware of the nature of film and television and to indicate the importance of these media to the geographer is described. The course emphasizes activities and involvement so that students can develop judgments about how film and television shape reality. (KC)

Describes a college level course to examine images of Asia as seen in film and fiction. The course addresses the misunderstandings created by media images. It comprises film viewing, reading, lectures, and weekly student essays. (KC)

Compares the aggressive consequences of identifying with the victim of an aggressive assault to those of identifying with the victor. Also examines the perceived justification of film violence and the hypothesis that implicit aggressive verbalizations made while viewing filmed violence should enhance subsequent aggression. (Author/RK)

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)

States that African American filmmaker Oscar Micheaux earned himself a special place in the film history of the 1920s and 1930s for his artistry and his persistence and inventiveness in negotiating financial arrangements, which enabled him to continue producing films. Gives examples of and discusses Micheaux's skill at entrepreneurship. (PA)