Educational Film

Course- 2.3.4

Presented by DEBASIS DAS,

M-Ed, 3rd Semester,
University Roll-091041, No- 160037, College Roll No-09,
Reg. No-0910400100,
0910400100,
Session- 2016-2018
2016

Gangadharpur Sikshan Mandir, Howrah

The West Bengal University of

Teachers Training , Education
Planning & Administration.
Educational Film
With the advance of Science &
Technology, motion picture, movie
or films came to us as the blessing
or boon to the modern world.
The films made for the purpose of
educating children are called
Educational Film.
Every film gives children a way to
see the world from another persons
view point i.e The Producers.
Historical development of Educational
film
Educational cinematography began
developing immediate invention of the
motion picture camera by the 2
brothers L.J Lumiure & A. Lumiure in
1895.
The 1st Educational Film was made in
France in 1898.
The production of Educational Film
began in USA in 1908 with Tomas Alva
Edisons film flypaper.
In 1920s to 1930s experimental
research was conducted & special
centers were organized likes Central
Bureau of Educational Film in Great
Britain & Italy.
Modern development of Educational
Film
In 1920, in Norway, France & Hungary
Educational Film were produced.
Large scale experiment was conducted
at Yale University, USA. In 1922, studied
the effect of series of film on pupils
knowledge.
In Russia, the 1st educational film was
shown in St. Petersburg in 1897 and
after October revolution (1917) the film
laboratories was established in
Moscow in 1930.
In 1940s, Educational Film have been
produced for all courses in Secondary
Schools & Institution of Higher
Education.
Purpose of Educational Film
To stimulate the sense organs of
children especially audio-visual
sensation.
To stimulate their imagination and
vision.
Help to create personal opinion.
To establish relationship between the
real world & own vision.
To improve quality education.
To sharp the cognitive aspects of
learning.
Help to educate the children with
special need.
Function of Educational Film
Educational film offers diverse
themes, messages with composition
of sound & visual universes.
Which is important to a childs
education and help to develop taste.
It also allows the children to build
personal opinion and to know what
they like & dislike.
It develops a childs intellectual level
by which a child begin to distinguish
between the external world & their
imagination.
Types of Educational Film
Documentary film,
Short film,
Thematic film,
Children film,
Artistic film,
Historical film,
Discovery film,
Animated film,
Documentary film
Documentary films as well as films
based on fiction are very instructive
due to their informational content.
They allow children to discover new
universes or they even see
something they already know in the
new light & experience.
In documentary films whether they
are about the animals, the earth or
even history, geography, science,
music & paintings.
Short films
Parents or Teachers can search
for a free educational film. Many
of them are short films for the
children for the short period
projection with a time limit like
15 mins, 30 mins, 45 mins etc.
It can build their real life
experience including scientific &
artistic representation of those
things.
Indian Scenario
In India, in 1960s motion picture
production was initiated but
multicolor motion picture came
to be existed later on.
In 1985, Indira Gandhi National
Open University for the 1st time
developed multimedia approach
in Education as the strong device
of ODL method of education.
They operate Gyandarshan
Educational Channel & Cassette
library of Educational film.
Present scenario
The HRD established Educational
film production unit where the film
experts work for quality production
of educational film.
Every year, International Children &
Educational Film Festival are
organized for projection of contents
of Educational Film.
The film division is responsible for
production of Educational &
Documentary films in different
languages.
Conclusion
Educational Film is one of the
strongest method to
disseminate various contents to
the young kids. It stimulates at a
time various sense organs & can
build a creative & dynamic mind
of the children.

Thank you.