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A competitive cinema / Terence Kelly with Graham Norton and George Perry

London: Institute of Economic Affairs, 1966.

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Documentary and educational films of the 1930s / Rachael Low

London, UK: George Allen & Unwin, 1979.

Call No: 761(41) LOW
Author: Low, Rachael
Source: UK
Place: London, UK
Publisher: George Allen & Unwin
PubDate: 1979
PhysDes: 244 p. : ill. ; 22 cm
Series: The History of British Film 1929-1939
Subject: BRITISH FILM INSTITUTE; DOCUMENTARY FILMS. UK; EDUCATION, USE OF FILMS IN; EDUCATION, FILM. UK; INDUSTRY, FILM. UK; INSTRUCTIONAL FILMS; PROPAGANDA FILMS; POLITICAL FILMS; TRUTH IN FILMS; ANSTEY, EDGAR; CAVALCANTI, ALBERTO; ELTON, ARTHUR; GRIERSON, JOHN; ROTHA, PAUL; WRIGHT, BASIL
Summary: "With the advent of sound a host of film makers began, during the 1930s, to explore the wider possibilities of film as a means of communication. Without doubt the most spectacular development during this decade of social and political unrest was the dramatic growth of the mainstream British documentary movement closely associated with names such as John Grierson and Paul Rotha, which is often described as Britain's most important contribution to world cinema. In these pages for the first time a full and detailed account is given of people involved in the documentary movement and a coherant attempt is made to date and describe their whole output. Rachael Low demonstrates how different documentary styles evolved, developed and changed - and eventually split into two distinct schools of film making. An equally important innovation in the 1930s was the first use of film for educational purposes. Rachael Low records in detail the many experiments and debates held to determine the best use of films in schools and the often disappointing attempts to produce satisfactory educational films."--BOOK JACKET
Notes: includes bibliographical references; incldues film listing includes index
ISBN: 0047910364
Contents: -- Acknowledgements -- List of Illustrations -- 1. Introduction -- 2. The Educational Film -- 3. The Documentary Movement -- (i) Early Stages -- (ii) The Middle Years -- (iii) Maturity -- (iv) The End of the Decade -- 4. Reality and the Documentary Film -- Appendix: The British Film Institute -- Notes -- Bibliography -- Film List -- Index --

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EDUCATION, FILM. UK

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Old collection

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Films in 1951 : a special publication on British films and film-makers for the Festival of Britain

London: Published by Sight & Sound for the British Film Institute, [1951].

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Old collection

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The growth of film and television studies 1960-1975 : (A paper from the "Film and TV Studies in Secondary Education" Conference, 1976) / Jim Cook and Jim Hillier

London: British Film Institute, 1976.

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Interim

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A listing of short cources in film, television and radio / British Film Institute

London: Skillset ; British Film Institute, 1997.

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