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Before You Kill the Lights: A Practical Guide to Setting Up a Film Study Program.
Greiner, Charles F. – Media and Methods, 1979
Offers suggestions on how to make a film study course challenging and enjoyable, through using a variety of films, defining visual literacy, choosing films with cinematic and literary value, and deciding on a specific approach for the course. (FL)
Descriptors: Film Study, Films, Secondary Education, Teaching Guides
In Praise of Older Films.
Bue, Marion; Matoian, John – Media and Methods, 1979
Suggests that older feature-length films can be uplifting, relevant to the curriculum, and inexpensive. Offers tips on how to select and use them and a list of ten such films. (FL)
Descriptors: Film Study, Films, Secondary Education, Teaching Guides
Understanding Visual Continuity
Kaplan, Don – Media and Methods, 1976
Presents activities designed to help students understand the graphic elements that contribute to visual expression in film. (Author/KS)
Descriptors: Film Study, Graphic Arts, Learning Activities, Production Techniques
Film Study: Seeing with New Eyes.
Media and Methods, 1980
Describes a film study program to help students open up to the beauty that exists around them. Notes that key ingredients of the program are a linkage between the films shown and the asking of probing questions. (RL)
Descriptors: Course Organization, Film Study, Questioning Techniques, Secondary Education
Through the Camera's Eye: Filmmaking as a Basic Skill.
Kohl, Herb – Media and Methods, 1978
Describes the integration of film production into the English classroom program; activities include scene development, film viewing, script writing, production, and financing. (MAI)
Descriptors: Elementary Secondary Education, English Instruction, Film Production, Film Study
The "Basics" Backlash--A Threat to Media
Schillaci, Peter – Media and Methods, 1976
Nonprint media are under attack as examples of education gone soft; in fact, they offer a vehicle for students to understand and cope with the realities of life. (Author/KS)
Descriptors: Audiovisual Aids, Basic Skills, Educational Media, Elementary Secondary Education
Making Student Filmmaking Work
Brasso, Russ – Media and Methods, 1974
Describes a set of exercises that help students learn about filmmaking. (TO)
Descriptors: Communication (Thought Transfer), Film Production, Film Study, Secondary Education
Violence: Real and Mediate
Carrico, Paul – Media and Methods, 1972
Discussion of numerous films illustrating ways in which violence is presented on the screen. (SP)
Descriptors: Aggression, American Culture, Attitude Change, Imagery
The New Literacy: From the Alphabet to Television
Culkin, John – Media and Methods, 1977
Provides the first installment of a two-part article about television: how it affects us, what it says about our lives, and how we can make it work better. (KS)
Descriptors: Communication (Thought Transfer), Communication Skills, Educational Media, Elementary Secondary Education
A N.A.M.E. Report: Better Teaching--Electrically
Allen, Don; Spetnagel, H. T. – Media and Methods, 1973
Discusses the educational value of the mass media and popular culture as reflective of our contemporary human condition. (DD)
Descriptors: Audiovisual Aids, Cultural Images, Educational Improvement, Educational Innovation