Motion Pictures and Education in France

In France, the importance of motion pictures to education was recognized as early as 1877 by Emile Reynaud. Another pioneer in the field was Pathé who produced acetate film in 1910, recognizing that this would be the basic condition for introducing film in schools. In 1936 SMPE standards for 16mm film were adopted. With the introduction of super 8mm the question arose as to whether magnetic or photographic sound recording was preferred, as well as doubt about reproduction of detail in 8mm for classroom use. Plans are discussed for film through video channels and multiple-video receivers for larger classrooms. Developments in EVR (Electronic Video Recording) technique and material may lead to home equipment for study purposes.

Print ISSN

0361-4573

Published

1969-11

Content type

Original Research

DOI

10.5594/J10780