A questionnaire designed to identify both general and specific film usage patterns was sent to 500 randomly selected K-12 teachers in the Grant Wood Area Education Agency area in Iowa. This report provides a brief discussion of the use of film in education based on Himstreet and Baty's Hierarchy of Methods and Dale's Cone of Experience, a review…

This overview of the use of computers in educational film library management provides brief discussions of some current issues and problems, descriptions of seven operating systems, and a case study of the selection of a computer system for the facility at the University of Minnesota. Described are basic computer systems; advantages of their use…

THE JAMESVILLE-DEWITT JUNIOR-SENIOR HIGH SCHOOL AND THE READING AND LANGUAGE ARTS CENTER, SYRACUSE UNIVERSITY, JOINTLY ESTABLISHED A DEMONSTRATION CENTER AT JAMESVILLE-DEWITT FOR THE PURPOSE OF IMPROVING READING INSTRUCTION IN GRADES SEVEN THROUGH 12. THE CENTER OPERATED FROM SEPTEMBER 1963 THROUGH JUNE 1966 UNDER THE SPONSORSHIP OF THE PROJECT…

THIS SURVEY COLLECTED AND ORGANIZED COMPREHENSIVE INFORMATION ABOUT THE FACILITIES AVAILABLE FOR THE PRODUCTION OF EDUCATIONAL, RESEARCH, AND SCIENTIFIC MOTION PICTURES AT COLLEGES AND UNIVERSITIES. FOLLOWING A PRELIMINARY QUESTIONNAIRE SURVEY, VISITS WERE MADE TO MANY OF THE SITES FOR OBSERVATIONS AND DISCUSSIONS. DATA WERE COLLECTED AND…

THE PROBLEM OF THIS RESEARCH PROJECT WAS TO INVESTIGATE AND EVALUATE THE QUESTION--CAN THE MATERIALS AND TECHNIQUES OF MULTIMEDIA VISUAL INSTRUCTION BE INTEGRATED WITH THE LECTURE METHOD IN SUCH A MANNER TO IMPROVE EFFECTIVELY THE TEACHING OF A COLLEGE SURVEY COURSE IN MEDIEVAL HISTORY. SPECIFICALLY, FOUR OBJECTIVES WERE INVOLVED--(1) TO DETERMINE…

Full use of the world's educational film resources requires standardized cataloging methods for description, evaluation, and availability entries. The establishment of an international 3" x 5" (7.5 x 12.5 cm.) card filing system by Unesco would facilitate exchange of information between all those who use or produce these films. In each card…

Included in this guide are background material on the film, "America at the Movies," a movie inventory form, a Who's Who in Film list, a bibliography for each section of the film, a bibliography of films about America and Americans, and suggested activities for before and after viewing the film. There is also a list of the 83 films, of which…

This paper is divided into three parts, the first discussing the necessary conditions for an adequate response to Godard and Gorin's film "Vent d'Est." It is suggested that the film demands both cinematic and political sophistication on the part of the viewer and that the audience must accept the flatness, the "deconstruction" of the cinematic…

These data are the result of a survey taken in 1975 by the American Film Institute to assess individuals and organizations actively involved in film and/or television education. Survey instruments were sent to 3,276 film and/or television educators at colleges and universities throughout the United States. Tabular summaries of the 784 responses…

This paper traces the history of motion pictures from Thomas Edison's vision in 1887 of an instrument that recorded body movements to the development of synchronized sound-motion films in the late 1920s. The first synchronized sound film was made and demonstrated by W. K. L. Dickson, an assistant to Edison, in 1889. The popular acceptance of…

The directory of the Educational Film Library Association lists by state 16mm film collections in colleges and universities throughout the United States. Data supplied by the institutions provide the following information: institution in which the collection is located; complete mailing address; name and position of the person in charge of the…

The film service program described in this handbook defines selection procedures that facilitate ordering and scheduling of instructional films. The internal structure of the program (i.e., the group leader concept) provides for student involvement at varying levels of responsibility. Once in operation, the program should relieve the professional…

The amateur movie camera differs from a still camera on several important points. The author explores these differences and discusses the various ways they may be used to advantage. He describes in detail the workings of basic equipment--cameras, exposure meters, lenses, films, and lights--and demonstrates the proper use of each. Techniques such…

This bibliography lists and evaluates some of the current and readily available sources of information that might be of use to the student and/or the teacher of an introductory film course. Although not all of the books being considered were designed for use at the introductory level, they are evaluated with regard to their suitability for a…