Suggestions for organizing the material in teaching the visual qualities of films and television. (CH)

A montage of thought and comment on motion pictures is presented, from short articles to cartoons, quotes, poems, drawings and pictures. Included are descriptions of how movies are possible, techniques of filming and editing, criticisms, history, the effects of films on the people who watch them, and personalities of the people involved in films.…

Media education, evolved from film study, screen education, and visual literacy, is concerned with expanding learners' capability in nonprint communication, especially in the areas of film, still photography and television. Its objectives are to assist learners to interpret and utilize the mass media they encounter, and to foster individual…

Asserts that visual literacy will increase in importance as mass communication continues to exploit the use of images as the basic conveyors of information. Explores the role of visual literacy and art production in discipline-based art education. (JDH)

Describes a course set up for Year 11 students using digital editing equipment to examine the audiovisual fabric of films of their choice. Investigates how the advent of digital technologies enables new kinds of reading of visual texts as well as new kinds of textual production. (NH)

Explores some of the issues and ideas for training high school students in the language of the mass media. (RB)

Creating and displaying artworks based on words helps students appreciate the subtle strengths of language. (JH)

Designed to encourage moviegoers to become film viewers, this book divides the various aspects of film into the following chapters: "The Most Popular Art Form,""The World of Film,""Viewing the Film: The First Level of Understanding,""The Language of Film,""From Script to Film: A case Study,""Evaluating Film: 'Does It Work?""Evaluating Film:…

Mass media instruction should be introduced into secondary and high school curriculum to train students to become knowledgeable judges and producers of quality production in this medium. (JD)

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)

Describes how to provide students with the opportunity of examining, discussing, and writing about the appeal of advertisements. (TO)

A study of past and current definitions of documentary film, rejecting those as too superficial, offering as a better definition one that demands examination of the internal evidence of films and remains aware of the ontological limitations of the medium. (CH)

Discussion of numerous films illustrating ways in which violence is presented on the screen. (SP)

Advises that teachers help journalism and mass communication students learn to interpret and create clear, effective visual messages. Argues that each introductory journalism course should explore connotations of colors, shapes, and texture in print and broadcast media. (PA)