Reference material is provided in this book for editors, producers, camera and sound technicians, others working in film, and film students. Each chapter is a self-contained unit about specific aspects of film-making, designed to accompany film courses being offered by the University of the West Indies, the Jamaica Broadcasting Corporation, and…

For each work assignment, photojournalists must decide whether to use black-and-white or color film and how to frame the picture. These decisions are considered crucial, yet little is known about how the presence of color and design complexity affect how people process the information in photographs. A study tested whether color and design…

This handbook gives practical suggestions for organizing and conducting publicity campaigns. It is directed to media publicists working for private agencies, studios, stations, or networks; however, the methods and principles discussed apply to all fields of publicity. The book discusses the following topics: the publicity campaign; the press kit,…

Recommends that teachers make use of the motivation that many young people devote to hobbies. Gives examples of this approach including the study of force, speed, work, power and various electrical concepts with model trains; acceleration and velocity with rocketry; focal length, magnification, field of view with astronomy and photography. (GS)

Describes an experiment for recording holograms using a minimum of costly apparatus. Includes a description of apparatus and materials, the procedure for recording the hologram, the processing of the hologram, and the reconstruction of the image. (GS)

A two-phase study was conducted to compare individuals' perceptions of American life with their perceptions of Robert Frank's "The Americans," a book of photographs. In the first phase, a projective technique was used to elicit verbal responses about a sample of Frank's photographs. In the second phase, a representative sample of opinion…

A project in which college students produced a multimedia documentary of life in Two Harbors, Minnesota, while surveying residents' attitudes toward the project, is described in this paper. Topics discussed include a documentary project held in a different town the previous year, the value of analyzing public reaction to such a project, the way…

This report discusses how courts have dealt with the use of photographs for journalistic purposes in cases where invasion of privacy was alleged. In the context of this survey of relevant case law, the following topics are addressed: the right of privacy, the 1937 guidelines for cases involving photographs that accompany articles, "legitimate…

This document describes cameras, film, and methods useful for indoor or outdoor photography of aquatic and marine subjects. (SL)

Francois Truffaut's film classic, "The 400 Blows," can provide artistic material for English teachers who wish to design a unit on the individual and society, on alienation, or on growing up. In the film, a powerful image of the terrifying isolation that the adolescent, Doinel, experiences is presented through repeated camera shots of…

Written for students and faculty advisors who are involved in producing the school yearbook, this book discusses and illustrates the contents of a well-made yearbook. The function of the yearbook is examined in chapter one, and suggestions are made for arranging the yearbook according to the basic theme. Chapter two discusses coypwriting for the…

Common in briefing presentations and in individualized instruction is the use of slides that present materials prepared on a typewriter (questions, instructions, outlines). To increase the efficiency and effectiveness of producing these kind of slides a procedure was developed to facilitate: (1) formatting copy to be used for slides; (2) using…

This document briefly outlines methods for planning the high school yearbook from staff selection through final printing. After a way of determining the layout of the yearbook by sections is presented, procedures for budget planning, additional costs, yearbook promotion and sale, photography, design, copy, and binding are discussed. The document…

This 38-item annotated bibliography lists publications of organizations and periodicals alphabetically by author. Topics include instructor and student manuals for studying visual language, visual literacy and remedial and developmental reading, films, audiovisual instruction, various aspects of visual literacy in the classroom, photography and…