Basic steps in making a 16mm sound film are listed and explained. Preshooting considerations are discussed, and fundamental procedures are described. "Rushes," rough cut, final-cut work print, the recording session, sound track, and answer print are defined. Film production agreements, including payment arrangements, are also covered. (SK)

Suggested subject headings for 16mm motion pictures are listed. The intent of the list is to provide audiovisual librarians with a tool which will aid them in making subject indexes for their printed catalogs. It is also intended as an authority for professional catalogers who may be called upon to catalog 16mm motion pictures. (Author/KKC)

For at least two kinds of literature instructors, classroom use of a film derived from a Shakespeare play is potentially promising: a Shakespeare course instructor can present one attempt to visualize the implications of the printed word, and a teacher of a course which compares film and literature has at least one respectable film adaptation of a…

An exploratory study of the contribution to learning of typical introductory and summarizing sequences in instructional films underlined the need for further experimental work to determine what kinds of introductory and concluding sequences are most useful in promoting learning from films. The first part of the study was concerned with film…

The materials, techniques, and attitudes needed to make professional-quality movies using 8mm., super 8mm., and 16mm. amateur equipment are covered in this guide to movie-making. The pros and cons are discussed of the various makes and models of cameras and lenses. Other topics discussed are: exposure and lighting, choosing film, camera speed and…

A 28-minute professional recruitment film aimed at teenagers, college freshmen and sophomores, women seeking a second career, teachers, and the lay public was developed to attract more candidates into special education teacher preparation. The film, which shows all types of handicapped children in classroom and camp settings, gives a positive…

This study was designed to discover whether a student learns to imitate the skills demonstrated in a motion picture more accurately when the supportive descriptive terminology is presented in an auditory (spoken) form or in a visual (captions) form. A six-minute color 16mm film was produced--"Determining the Test Weight per Bushel of Yellow Corn".…

Compiled to help teachers provide students with experiences in the performing arts, this booklet is based on the premise that these arts--geared to all children--aid students in becoming more aware of themselves through unique, personal means of expression. This publication focuses specifically on films, with chapters on film craft (a study of…

Film is a powerful tool, if used properly, to facilitate learning about our internal and external environments. These candid reviews of environment films have as a central theme the affective use of film as a medium. As a former science teacher, the author has been repeatedly disappointed in discovering upon preview that films described in…

This annotated, alphabetical listing of films provides current information about many 16mm films on physical education, recreation, sports, camping, outdoor education, perceptual motor activities, and areas related to these groups. New films and films not presently listed will be added at periodic intervals. Included in each listing is the running…

The value of old home movies, fiction films, and newsreels for the study of history is emphasized. (DE)

Details the author's experiences in achieving the goal of producing and directing documentary films, and describes the production of his film about Muhammed Ali--"Ali, the Fighter." (GW)

Describes a teaching technique for preparing students for film viewing. (MH)

Describes the facilities and holdings of three major film and television libraries and recounts how the resources available in such facilities were used to research a scholarly work on the making of the film "Citizen Kane." (CLB)

Argues for the validity and effectiveness of using film excerpts to teach high school English. Suggests various methods for using commercial films on VCRs to study themes, formal elements of literature, literary terms, and the aesthetic decisions behind film adaptations. (JG)