Visual awareness can be learned or acquired. Film is an ideal medium with which to explore the many ways of seeing. Some modes of seeing are important to life and survival; some enrich and expand our emotional and aesthetic lives. The educated eye is a creative eye. Each day can be an adventure in seeing - sometimes practical, often curious, exploring inner imagination, discovering beauty. Note: Contains some interesting images which now have a certain quality due to their age, eg American machinery and amusement park sequences in poster paint colors, reminiscent of Antonioni’s Zabriski Point.
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In ACMI's collection
Credits
Collection metadata
ACMI Identifier
503701
Language
English
Subject categories
Advertising, Film, Journalism, Mass Media & TV → Audio-visual education
Crafts & Visual Arts → Art in education
Education, Instruction, Teaching & Schools → Audio-visual education
Education, Instruction, Teaching & Schools → Education - Experimental methods
Education, Instruction, Teaching & Schools → Visual aids
Education, Instruction, Teaching & Schools → Visual education
Educational & Instructional → Instructional
Food, Health, Lifestyle, Medicine, Psychology & Safety → Eye - Human anatomy
Food, Health, Lifestyle, Medicine, Psychology & Safety → Imagery (Psychology)
Food, Health, Lifestyle, Medicine, Psychology & Safety → Vision
Sound/audio
Sound
Colour
Colour
Holdings
16mm film; Preservation Print (Section 5)
16mm film; Access Print (Section 1)
16mm film; Limited Access Print (Section 2)