on the still vexed question of using video for films kevin howley writes: > There is a certain element of pragmatism in any teaching endeavor > (trade-offs re: films to show, facilities to use, texts books etc). I > have used video tapes in a number of courses for very pragmatic reasons > but not without student and self-criticism. > he, like many other respondents, chooses to talk about the use of video in purely pragmatic [i.e. administrative] terms, while still feeling guilty about it (note the admission of "self-criticism" . . . but why be self-critical? . . . i still want to know what, in principle, is lost when we watch a good laser disc issue of a film on a large screen in a darkened room . . . some have suggested that the actual difference in the kind of light and light emission used makes a supernal difference . . . is this true? . . . if not what . . . and why the hell be guilty? mike frank [[log in to unmask]] ---- To signoff SCREEN-L, e-mail [log in to unmask] and put SIGNOFF SCREEN-L in the message. Problems? Contact [log in to unmask]