To ensure optimum utilization of filmmaking resources, the manager of an inhouse film unit should: (1) develop a broad perspective of his duties; (2) select personnel compatible with the goals of the organization, taking special care in choosing the film designer; (3) set time schedules which permit quality production; (4) arrange appropriate…

In order for filmmaking to be a true art form, the filmmaker needs to be free both to conceive and realize a personal vision and to remain independent of rating codes, length prescriptions, the market, sterile formats, and other imposed limitations. Moreover, if noncommercial films are to succeed in the next decade, a respectful audience must be…

This brochure lists 31 films available on a free-loan basis through the 28 libraries of the Motion Picture Talking Service, Inc. The title, length, availability in black/white or color, and an annotation is given for each film. All the films are oriented toward staff development for Head Start personnel. Some of the films are available in Spanish.…

The real impact of cinema consists in its ability to translate symbols, the mind's form of language, into dynamic moving images. Man's visual orientation produces both his positive reaction to motion--a key element in cinema--and his perceptions of coded, visual information--symbols. The complex relationship between symbols and rhythmic motion…

Part of a program to help teacher and student understand how film animation works, this illustrated handbook describes various kinds of animation and ways to produce such films. Preceding discussions of animation techniques is a brief section on filmmaking basics. Animation techniques described include animation without film, handmade films,…

Research at the National Information Center for Educational Media has shown that the 8mm motion cartridge with optical and magnetic sound seems to meet the basic tenets of a prime educational criterion for an educational medium--that it be available to the learner at his convenience. This is a bibliographical source for 8mm motion cartridges, and…

This study develops and applies a way of talking about that transformation or change occurring in the mind of a film viewer as he views a film. This articulation is expressed in a metalanguage constructed along parameters of a game situation. The terminology employed in the articulation is derived from contemporary French structuralism and…

The do's and don'ts of educational film production are briefly reviewed in this guide. Particular emphasis is given to the sponsor-filmmaker relationship and the various responsibilities of each. Also discussed are the reasons for either making or not making a film. The whole sequence of making a film is presented from the selection of a producer…

The third volume in a three-volume set on 16mm educational films, this volume provides subject headings used in many media producers' and educational institutions' catalogs. The titles listed in the subject guide are individual 16mm films as well as series titles, and may appear under several categories. A subject heading outline and an index to…

Essays and reviews by film critic John Simon, originally published in "The New Leader" magazine, are collected here. They cover the period from 1967 to 1970, a period that some contend has brought about major changes in the art of filmmaking and in the subject matter on which that art focuses. (JK/JY)

This topical history of American films begins with an explanation of how movies work and describes the earlier American films from the nickelodeons through D.W. Griffith. The development of the studios and the major American films of the 1920's through the 1950's is treated largely in terms of important stars, like Mary Pickford, Charlie Chaplin,…

The criteria for judging movies which are presented here are based on the belief that film criticism becomes rational, if not "objective", when it displays and inspects the nature of its evidence and the bases of its arguments. The author dissents from the view of early film theorists that montage is the essence of cinema, and that cinema is to be…

The intent of this book is to give a fairly precise idea of how much it costs to do various types of films and the way to go about making these films. It is a production manual, including all the information the serious filmmaker will need about the technical side of making movies. The emphasis throughout is on 16mm film, but differences that…

Designed for the grammar and high school teacher who spends a great deal of time in the classroom, this booklet provides a convenient, useful guide to film sources and to film producers and distributors which cater to grammar and high schools. A list of film sources gives name, address, and grade range of materials offered. Also included is an…

"The Man Hunters" is a film about paleoanthropology. This article is a personal account of how the film was put together using anthropological knowledge and numerous anthropologists and how the film was received by the American public. (Author)