This paper describes how director Spike Lee changed Hollywood's representations of African Americans in a dramatic way. He returned to traditions of early African American filmakers like Oscar Michaux by casting all-black movies. In his first film, "She's Gotta Have It", he broke with the Hollywood tradition of using a classic beauty…

Listing of resource guides for use in answering requests for film rental sources and film subject searches. (CH)

A review of the social, political, and economic influences in film production and a critique of current assumptions about film criticism. (CH)

Although usually considered the "master of suspense," Alfred Hitchcock relished working humor into his films, frequently juxtaposing it against scenes of utter gruesomeness. This placement of comic elements--comic relief--in an otherwise serious murder mystery or suspense thriller became a Hitchcock trademark early in his career.…

Describes procedures for the showing of newsreel episodes in the foreign language class. (PP)

History of the new method of marketing commercial films. (CH)

A discussion of the existence and consequences of censored or edited television films held by film libraries. (CH)

A theoretical and historical account of the main preoccupations of makers of abstract films is presented in this book. The book's scope includes discussion of nonrepresentational forms as well as examination of experiments in the manipulation of time in films. The ten chapters discuss the following topics: art and cinematography, the first…

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…