Discussion of the Paper on the Future of 16mm Educational Film

The chairman, Dr. Hubalek, asked for comment and discussion on the Paper. The majority of delegates felt that it was an excellent one, agreeing with the main observation. Mr. Ericsson (Sweden) raised the point of teacher training films, which he thought were divided into two categories; (a) special training films and (b) classroom observation films. He felt that unless those films in the second category were edited as a kind of documentation, the better method of classroom observation would be through the medium of television and video-recordings. Dr. Cappel (Germany) spoke about a similar situation in his country. Because of the number of classroom films available, he felt that the need in Germany was far greater for film than video-recording, as it could be shown to a large assembly of 300–400 students compared to a smaller group of approximately 16 students. Several delegates expressed the opinion that both types of recording of classroom situation should be available, 16mm film and video-recording.