Problems in the preparation of a school play for opening night are discussed in this paper for the benefit of directors who may not have had any previous experience in play production. The questions of what the director does, when he does it, and why he does it are all explored in sections on choosing a play, establishing command, casting, the…

A production system simulator has been developed which is capable of simulating a wide variety of realistic manufacturing environments. The simulator is used as an aid in teaching the concepts of designing production control systems and as a research vehicle for investigating various aspects of control theory for production systems. The report…

This handbook is a compilation of information from many printed sources and from trades outside theatre, TV or film practice which pertain to the technology and design of the performing arts. Two kinds of materials are included in the book. Instructions for and information about materials not traditionally employed in the performing arts forms the…

This bibliography of about 200 periodicals dealing with film covers several types of magazine: scholarly journals on film aesthetics, like "The Film Journal"; news notes for movie fans, like "Film Nut News"; magazines which cover films as well as the other arts, like "Cue" and "After Dark"; film education periodicals, like "Media and Methods";…

Stages in developing editing equipment and processes for videotape are described. In 1956, when the first broadcast videotape recorders were installed, a splicing block, consisting of an aluminum block, steel ruler, and sharp razor blade, was used. Gradually, technicians developed more sophisticated methods. At present, two very advanced methods…

The purpose of this book is to examine the nature of the narrative film in regard to those characteristics that distinguish this art form from the other narrative arts. Elements of the film medium are examined for their possibilities for cinematic expressiveness. The major procedures for shaping and organizing a cinematic narrative are discussed,…

This report summarizes part of an investigation of audience response to theatrical settings; it proposes a direction for further research which would examine attitudinal relationships among theatre experts and laypersons, scenic designers, and directors; and it describes additional design-oriented quantitative studies. For the major investigation,…

Film makers, professional or amateur, will find in this volume an extensive discussion of the adaptation of film technique to television work, of the art of the camera operator, and of the productive relationships between people, organization, and hardware. Chapters include "The Beginnings," an overview of the interrelationship between roles in…

With respect to the preparation of filmed program instruction, considerations involved in the choice between slides and filmstrips are discussed. The considerations of revision, quantity, length, storage, recycling, aspect ratio, change time, random access, and continuous repetition are presented. A comparison of the cost of preparing a master of…

The purpose of this paper is to advance the state of chamber-theatre theory by providing a mechanism not only for the staging of works of prose fiction using several narrators but also for those works which have been cast in a temporal sequence inconsistent with the customary perception of time. Venn diagrams are used to represent logical…

Article describes how to make location production easier by encapsulating the control equipment. (SF)

A discussion of the history and future trends of microfiche. (SF)

This article details the processes involved in the production of the finished product, and gives an account of the evaluation procedure recommended. (Author)