Author attempted to present a reasonable description of the film, Easy Street, with major antics numbered, then analyzed those in terms of Duncker and Koestler, thereby extending the latter's theory of bisociation. (Author/RK)

Details of film and history courses taught by the author. (CH)

The film "Raiders of the Lost Ark," a timeless story about the heroic quest for a sacred object and the conflict between good and evil, employs cross-cultural, durable symbols to establish quickly a locus of motives with a large, differentiated movie audience. The archetypes of the quest and of shadow are at the core of this film; they…

While analyzing humor is difficult, Henri Bergson's concept of comedy (a person acting like a machine) outlined in the classic essay, "Le Rire," in 1900, is probably too narrow a definition. Science fiction film, a genre which has evolved since the publication of Bergson's essay, has also speculated about man and society, often to…

Liberally illustrated with photographs and drawings, this book is comprised of articles on the history of the performing arts at the Library of Congress. The articles, listed with their authors, are (1) "Stranger in Paradise: The Writer in Hollywood" (Virginia M. Clark); (2) "Live Television Is Alive and Well at the Library of…

Cautions on over-use of zoom lens, loose plot structure, and weak directorial control in high school film classes. (CH)

A discussion of local production of live action 8mm films with subtitles. (Author)

A discussion of the value of using film making as a method of teaching in schools. (HB)

A discussion of one operational methodology for the production of titles with Ortho-type film. (Author)

A study was undertaken to design and implement an experimental instrument for testing the influence of the Motion Picture Association of America's (MPAA) film rating system on movie attendance. Sixty-five high school students were given synopses of four different fictional films, each of which had been assigned an MPAA rating of G (approved for…

IN AN ANNOTATED BIBLIOGRAPHY OF CATALOGS FOR FILMS AND FILMSTRIPS, PART I LISTS CATALOGS OF NATIONAL ORIGIN (34 NATIONS ARE REPRESENTED), PART III LISTS CATALOGS BY SUBJECT, AND PART II LISTS ADDITIONAL SOURCES OF INFORMATION. THIS DOCUMENT IS AVAILABLE AS B.1996 FROM NATIONAL DISTRIBUTORS OF UNESCO PUBLICATIONS OR FROM THE DIVISION OF FREE FLOW…

IN ORDER TO DEVELOP ACCEPTABLE STANDARDS FOR USING SPONSORED FILMS, A SURVEY CONCERNING PRACTICES IN THE SELECTION AND USE OF THE FILMS IN HIGH SCHOOLS WAS MADE. FOLLOWING A GENERAL QUESTIONNAIRE SURVEY OF SCHOOLS (GRADES 9 THROUGH 12) IN SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA TEACHERS WERE INTERVIEWED. FILMS COVERING SIMILAR MATERIAL BUT HAVING DIFFERENT TITLES AND…

This paper traces the conceptualization and design of anthropological film in Colombia since the 1960's. The intent has been to establish this type of film as a culturally appropriate communication technique related to the solution of social problems and involving the expression of culturally specific values. The paper describes the historical…