This film, designed primarily for teachers in training, has been compiled to demonstrate the possibilities of film as a teaching tool. It consists of excerpts from 18 films, selected because they illustrate the properties peculiar to film for communicating information and ideas. The excerpts are arranged in four groups which illustrate the contribution film can make to four kinds of educational situation: demonstrating practical skills; providing a visual description; organising knowledge and stimulating the imagination.
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Collection
In ACMI's collection
Credits
Collection metadata
ACMI Identifier
014576
Language
English
Subject categories
Advertising, Film, Journalism, Mass Media & TV → Motion picture industry - Study and teaching
Advertising, Film, Journalism, Mass Media & TV → Motion pictures - Excerpts
Advertising, Film, Journalism, Mass Media & TV → Visual communication
Communications, Infrastructure, & Transport → Communication in education
Crafts & Visual Arts → Visual communication
Documentary → Documentary films - Great Britain
Education, Instruction, Teaching & Schools → Imagination
Education, Instruction, Teaching & Schools → Motion picture industry - Study and teaching
Education, Instruction, Teaching & Schools → Teachers - In service training
Education, Instruction, Teaching & Schools → Teachers - Training of
Education, Instruction, Teaching & Schools → Teaching - Aids and devices
Education, Instruction, Teaching & Schools → Visual communication
Educational & Instructional → Instructional
Food, Health, Lifestyle, Medicine, Psychology & Safety → Visual communication
Sound/audio
Sound
Colour
Black and White and Colour
Holdings
16mm film; Access Print (Section 1)