It is to Laugh
The best teaching is that which is done in a relaxed atmosphere—one in which the students are in sympathy with the instructor. Therefore, when a training film is used as an aid to the instructor, it should also to some degree provide a measure of relaxation. One of the most effective methods of creating a relaxed atmosphere is by the use of humor. — In film form, humor may manifest itself in many ways. There is the humor of negative example, of situation, and of plot. There is narrative humor, pictorial humor, custard-pie humor, and the subtlety of camera humor. These various types of humor may be blended so that the resulting laugh is derived from the combination of any two or even three of these techniques. — But, however the humor is achieved, it may serve as a genuine neurotherapeutic measure to the men who view the films aboard ships at sea, or at shore stations at distant advance bases, and create a closer union between the teacher and the taught.
- Print ISSN
- 0097-5834
- Published
- 1944-11
- Content type
- Original Research
- DOI
- 10.5594/J12886