In audiovisual writing the writer must first learn to think in terms of moving visual presentation. The writer must research his script, organize it, and adapt it to a limited running time. By use of a pleasant-sounding narrator and well-written narration, the visual and narrative can be successfully integrated. There are two types of script…

The increasing convergence between film and television has brought about a need for an encyclopedia linking the two media. The volume covered here is devoted to the area of technology, to film and to television individually, and to the interrelationships which have developed between them. A historical framework is also provided, as is a survey of…

A third-year study was made to evaluate visual imagery as an educational technique for effective learning with culturally disadvantaged students. The major objective was to improve self-concept of 9-, 10-, and 11-year-old inner-city pupils using the motivational forces of filmmaking and cultural experiences to improve the ability of the children…

Nine art projects are described in this edition of the Title III Quarterly. Projects described include the Colorado Caravan, which brings live theater to elementary and secondary students and student participation to workshops in theater arts; a Skills Shop in the arts for teachers; Implementing Elementary Music Improvement (IEMI), a Tennessee…

The first section of the paper provides a brief introduction to filmmaking, designed to give teachers and students an overview of what is involved in making a film. Topics discussed include types of films, production roles, techniques of filming, audience impact and plots; a procedural flowchart is also given. Following this, an extensive…

Developed as a quinmester unit for the high school on yearbook and magazine layout, this guide provides the teacher with suggested teaching strategies for a study of the theory and practice of page layout, photo cropping and editing, use of color and special effects, copy fitting and headline writing and fitting, and principles of typography.…

This collection of essays by filmmakers, theorists, and scholars studies the fundamental resources and processes of film expression. Essays on the image deal with elements that make an image meaningful, as well as with the subjectivity of the motion picture camera. Other key resources of film that are discussed here include the movement of the…

User-originated 16mm filmstrips for use with an IBM 1512 computer-controlled rear screen projector can be made at half the commercial cost. This report describes the procedures necessary for preparing, photographing, and processing either a black-and-white or color filmstrip for a computer-assisted instruction program. Master preparation,…

Because of the prevalence of media in all people's lives and the cultural and perceptual changes brought about by the media, education must create ways to enable children to master the media's codes and control its impact so that they will be active, intelligent, appreciative, and selective consumers of the total media culture. This portfolio…

Television news has become the most important, believable, and even the only news source for millions of people. This book examines all the skills required by the television journalist and delves into sources of news stories, interviewing techniques, writing and editing decisions, writing style, use of camera, sound and editing equipment, and use…

Designed to meet the job-related metric measurement needs of commercial photography students, this instructional package is one of six for the communications media occupations cluster, part of a set of 55 packages for metric instruction in different occupations. The package is intended for students who already know the occupational terminology,…

A phenomenological approach to the study of the self concept using photography was utilized in a counseling situation. The clients were asked to take or have taken 12 photographs in reply to "Who are you"? Clients in comparison with controls presented significantly more photographs of the past and of their family but significantly fewer…

This handbook demonstrates how to make and present travel slides for the language and culture course with maximum effectiveness. There are six basic rules for the teacher to follow: (1) fill the frame; (2) suppress your ego; keep yourself and your relatives out of your picture; (3) leave the audience wishing for more slides, not fewer; (4) vary…

Interview with Ayoka Chenzira, a filmmaker, whose works include "Syvilla: They Dance to Her Drum" (1979), "Hair Piece: A Film for Nappyheaded People" (1984), and "Secret Sounds Screaming: The Sexual Abuse of Children" (1985). Discusses her work and her role as a Black woman artist. (BJV)

To adequately reflect the complexity of the U.S. West or any region, it is useful to represent the landscape through a variety of media and perspectives. Teachers need to supply the framework necessary to sustain a discourse about various media. These lesson plans are intended to be taught as part of a ninth or tenth grade English course. The…