Knowing how to read is a very important aid in accelerating mental activity and curiosity in children and thus opening up new regions of thought and experience--one of the broad goals of education. However, reading should not be defined solely in relation to print media. Other languages, such as film, can enrich the study of all humanities…

The availability of 72 inexpensive (50 cents each) still cameras and 200 rolls of film (19 cents per roll) to 70 English teachers in Frederick County, Maryland, has provided the means of stimulating students to expand their understanding of the environment and to sharpen their communicative talents. Projects undertaken include the students' use of…

Intended for the beginning filmmaker, this book presents basic information on major aspects of shooting a film. It covers characteristics of various cameras, films, lenses, and lighting equipment and tells how to use them. The importance of a shooting script is stressed. The mechanics of sound systems, editing, and titles, animations, and special…

The author reviews the development of broadcast education and its current status, and then discusses some of the dissatisfactions that educators, broadcasters, and students have with the present broadcast curricula. He feels that communications departments should offer programs that serve all college students, not merely those who are interested…

This teacher's guide for "The Media Works" (EM 010 879) provides bibliographies of books and periodicals which cover the general field of media and popular culture, an annotated bibliography of short and feature films likely to be useful accompaniments to the curriculum, and suggestions on how to obtain photographic equipment and movie and video…

This reference book lists sources useful in film study and production. It begins with a lengthy list of books and periodicals, briefly annotated, on film. These include reference works, histories, theory, criticism, and reviews, genre studies, studies on adaptation, works discussing the relation of film to society, books on film techniques,…

Secular (commercial) films should be used in the service of the church for two major reasons: 1) a responsible church cannot ignore the fact that in our culture films play a determinative role in belief and value formation, and 2) a creative church will not want to ignore their great potential as an educational tool. If the church urges its…

Ninety-eight articles from the five issues of "Experimental Cinema" are annotated. The magazine appeared from 1930 to 1933 and is credited with stimulating the emergence of world cinema culture in the United States, while demonstrating perceptions of working class interests and even revolutionary projections. (JMF)

Assesses Sergei Eisenstein's role in cinematic history and his reputation in the Soviet Union and throughout the world. Describes the Eisenstein exhibition planned for the Oxford Museum of Modern Art and examines additional activities designed to enhance public appreciation of this influential artist. Discusses several of his important films. (GEA)

Explores the use of film in the instruction of remedial writing. Suggests creating exemplification essays approaching but not producing a filmic screenplay by incorporating narrative and technical cinematic techniques (shooting script terms) and conventions of visualization to produce both a piece of "exposition" and an act of…

The use of animated films as instructional materials in second language instruction at the postsecondary level or earlier is encouraged, and the use of one specific film in intermediate-level French instruction is outlined. A list of recommended films is included.

Argues that artistic viewpoints significantly influence our perceptions of everyday life; the arts have been a major force in the construction of the deviant role and physical appearance has been a prime artistic device in concretizing this image. As populations continue to become more educated and sophisticated the great mass of people will…

For the student or scholar of Black film, this volume provides a compendium of approximately 3,000 film items with Black themes or subject matter (even before Black actors appeared in them); films featuring substantial participation by Blacks as writers, actors, producers, directors, musicians, and consultants; and films in which Blacks play…

A reference guide on African American film professionals, this book is a companion volume to the earlier "Frame by Frame I." It focuses on giving credit to African Americans who have contributed their talents to a film industry that has scarcely recognized their contributions, building on the aforementioned "Frame by Frame I,"…

This paper analyzes the interesting narrative structure of the hero-quest myth contained within the 1999 film, "The Matrix," and explicates the implications of this message upon the audience. Initially, the relevance of myth to movies and the format of Joseph Campbell's hero-quest is illustrated. This format is then applied to "The…