Offers guidelines for writing film reviews, and briefly discusses aspects of film criticism and advertising. (GW)

Describes three class filmmaking projects which involved techniques such as filming, editing, splicing, animation, and pixilation. (JMB)

One practical method which development film makers can adopt to increase comprehension of important scenes is to eliminate extraneous background information by putting it out of focus, or by shooting against plain backgrounds. (Author/STS)

A motion picture instructional unit for students of cardiac physiology was developed to investigate the feasibility of teaching rules and problem solving in a motion medium. Student achievement was documented through a written prerequisite test, a videotaped pretest, and the film's posttest. The study confirmed the potential of motion media for…

Discusses two distinct models of film production, the Pecking Order/Assembly Line Model and the Partnership Model, and contends that the differences in ideologies between the two models affect all phases of production and are reflected in the end product and in the effect of the end product on the audience. (MH)

Demonstrates how the Partnership Model can be utilized in the real world by showing how it served as a guide during the production of a film on female menopause for the College of Human Medicine. (MH)

Reveals Woody Allen's attitudes about childhood, reading, writing, literature, and the movies. (KS)

Describes the content of an introductory film course which examines the history of the film industry, literature and film, and film as film. (HOD)

Focuses on Walt Disney and Shelley Duvall, mass media producers who furnish children with fairy-folklore. Compares and contrasts what Disney and Duvall do and do not convey through their fairy-folk tales. (MS)

A film/discussion series that brought the sociological imagination before sizable audiences of adult community residents is described, evaluated, and justified. The format of the series is recommended for sociology departments that wish to strengthen their ties to the humanities. Two of the films used in the project are discussed. (Author)

Most studies involving cinematographic analyses acknowledge the work of late 19th-century cinematographers and review current literature, but the significant "middle generation" of cinematographers are deleted. The contributions of Wallace O. Fenn, Herbert O. Elftman, Ruth B. Glassow, Ernst Jokl, and Thomas K. Cureton are highlighted.…

Suggests that selected films reflecting the diversity of the Afro-American experience in the US be used, along with selected readings, to teach twentieth-century Afro-American history to college students. Also outlines ways to manage a subsequent discussion hour. (CJM)

Discusses a study that tested whether guided examination of selected poems and songs would increase proclivity for work and appreciation of work values. Compared the effectiveness of the infusion intervention with a more traditional career planning treatment. (JOW)

A program produced by the Northwest Regional Educational Laboratory uses a combination of 8mm color-sound films and printed materials to train school food personnel. (MLF)