Looks at the changes made in different versions of "Sara Crewe" (better known as "A Little Princess") over the past 110 years. Finds that in all versions that have been adapted in the intervening century, including the most recent film, Sara is different from Frances Burnett's original conceptions--and different in disturbing…

Investigates conditions that enable viewers to predict future events while viewing a movie. Hypothesizes that predictions about future events can be supported by visual, auditory, and discursive information. Interprets data from two experiments in terms of pragmatic and causal factors in comprehension. (PA)

Documents the different steps and strategies needed to legally archive and preserve educational film and media prints. Addresses archiving a film and creating a derivative, circulating copy; determining out-of-print titles; determining if a film is unique or an orphan film; and determining if a film is in the public domain. (Author/LRW)

States that a Studies in Genre course essentially explores genre theory with the "hook" of a particular popular genre (in this case, horror) that serves as case study and exemplar for more general theories of genre. Describes the course's modular design so it can be expanded into other genres as time passes. Discusses each unit's…

Reviews a decade of films and videos about depression, schizophrenia, and other emotional and psychological conditions as they affect women and men of different cultures. The article begins with a revelation by a recognized leader in multicultural education about his own struggle with depression and about how psychological disabilities are often…

Examines the 1982 film "The Year of Living Dangerously" to illustrate how an explicit argument may be implicitly enacted in a rhetorical artifact through a rhetor's rhetorical choices. (MM)

Suggests that choosing the right type of animation and designing it carefully can communicate messages effectively and economically. Discusses using animation for what it does well; using the right type of animation; and keeping animation costs low. (RS)

Discusses ways speech communication instructors can use the film "Thelma and Louise" in an upper-division rhetorical criticism class to illustrate three different critical approaches: pentadic, feminist, and ideological criticism. (SR)

Describes a method for automatically selecting key frames that can be used to represent the total image sequence of visual documents. An abstracting algorithm developed at the National Aeronautics and Space Administration is explained, and extensive examples of abstracted motion sequences are presented. (eight references) (LRW)

Describes the Hochschule fur Film und Fernsehen, an institution of higher education for the study of film and television production in Babelsberg, Germany (formerly the German Democratic Republic). Discusses the major reorientations in the school caused by Germany's reunification. (SR)

Suggests that Shakespeare's intense self-consciousness of the theatrical conventions within which he was working, associated with an emphasis on studying the text as produced, has to be an important starting point for any classroom study of Shakespeare on film. Offers ideas for teaching such films, such as the Zeffirelli production of "Romeo…

A good training video has a focused objective, well-written script, clear sound track, and visuals that enhance the communication of the message. Good visuals depend on lighting, camera angles, continuity, and motivation for the scene. (SK)

Ten steps to avoid postproduction video revision are needs analysis; use of production, review, and management teams; demonstration for the scriptwriter; script approval; rehearsal; revision; final taping; editing; and final review. (SK)

Argues that focusing on film adaptations helps students view literature from an interdisciplinary perspective and gain insight into narrative technique. (PRA)

Shows how the empathy created in the audience by each of the five genres of film/video is a function of the five elements of film design: camera angle, close up, composition, continuity, and cutting. Discusses film/video script designing. Illustrates these concepts with a sample script and story board. (SR)