Examines the reviews of 421 drug education films prepared over the last decade by the Audiovisual Assessment Group of the Addiction Research Foundation of Ontario. Also outlines the criteria that good drug education films meet and mentions areas for which high quality drug education films have not yet been produced. (Author/JL)

Describes a sixth grade animated filmmaking project. Students researched tasks involved in filmmaking, developed a script, and worked on illustration and film production techniques. (AM)

Describes an index for the evaluation of a media product. A pretest measure of an aspect of the product is taken, the audience is exposed to the product, a posttest measure is taken, and the index is computed as a ratio of the difference scores to the total change possible. (MER)

The authors describe the development and use of the lesson guides prepared to accompany captioned films for the deaf. Six suggestions, including presentation of workshops by media specialists, are made for promoting use of the lesson guides. (CL)

Lists 17 selected films illustrating the personal and interpersonal developmental problems encountered by mentally retarded adolescents or young adults. Each citation includes a descriptive annotation. (Author/BK)

"The Last Supper" deals with slavery and social stratification in late eighteenth century Cuba. In this article, the film is described in artistic and historical terms, and is discussed in relation to the larger body of theory on Latin American slavery. (EB)

A semiological analysis of films and television broadcasts permits better mastery of the way in which filmic matter can realize didactic intentions, improved understanding of the process of acquisition of knowledge, and a better means of relating the processes of communication and learning to interindividual and intercultural differences.…

This article outlines how to construct a film analyzer and digitizer, both of which are used in the study of body mechanics. (DS)

Courses in cataloging nonbook media should include diverse cataloging codes and a wide variety of media. Related areas of concern include the objectives of an access system for nonbook media and the means by which these objectives are achievable. Films are used to illustrate this approach. (Author/MBR)

Regression analysis shows that ratings for television movies can be explained both in terms of variables that accounted for the films' success in the theatrical marketplace and in terms of the pattern of scheduling by the networks. (GT)

Sixteen studies from 1944 to 1974 are reviewed. The overall conclusion is that there is no marked difference in learning from color or black and white film or television. This may be due to the insensitivity of our instruments. (BD)

Describes six films selected from Kathleen Shannon's "The Working Mother Series," a collection of short documentaries from the National Film Board of Canada. (KS)

Studies Chaplin as a filmmaker and personality by analyzing his writings and background from an astrological perspective. (MH)

Analyzes the canons and codes of four media and concludes that the code of a medium may become less restrictive as that medium declines from audience acceptance. (MH)

Analysis did not show significant differences between watching one or two sound films with regard to information retention. (KS)