Maajo: More Percussion for Modern Dance
Made in Saskatchewan: Peter Rupchan, Ukrainian Pioneer and Potter
Madness
The Magic Flute: Mozart
Magicians of Light: Photographs From the Collection of the National Gallery of Canada
Making Grimm Movies: Cinematography, Editing, Acting, Directing
Making Grimm Movies: Locations, Sets, Sound, Storyboards
Making Grimm Movies: Scriptwriting, Planning, Casting
Making Grimm Movies Series
The Making of Jazz: A Comprehensive History
The Making of Soft Eclipse
Making Opera: The Creation Of Verdi's "La Forza del Destino"
Making Sense of Drama: A Guide to Classroom Practice
Making Wood Folk Instruments
The Man Who Planted Trees
Manual of Graphic Techniques Series
Marc and Ann
Margaret Perry: Filmmaker
Mari's Music (Scandinavia)
Mariposa: Under a Stormy Sky
The Mark of the Maker
Martha Graham: An American Original in Performance
Martha Graham: The Evolution of Her Dance Theory and Training 1926-1991
Mary Cassatt
Maskmaking
The Mass Media
Mass Media and Popular Culture
Masters of Art Series
Materials of Dance as a Creative Art Activity. 6th ed.
The McMichael Canadian Art Collection
Media and Reality
Media and Society
Media Canada: An Introductory Analysis
Media Focus Series
Media Images & Issues
Media in Perspective
Media Literacy - Resource Guide
Media Mayhem: More Than Make Believe
The Media Series
Media Works
Media Workshop Series
Mediaprac: A Media Skills Book for Senior Students
Medieval Craftsmen Series
Meet a Working Painter: Neil Welliver
Meet the Canadian Musicians Series
Meet the Media
Memory and Myth: The Art of Chuck Crate
Merce Cunningham. Rev. ed.
Métis Crafts: Finger Weaving
Métis Dances Kit: Kindergarten to Grade 9
The Mexican Muralists: Painting With Fire
The Michael Snow Project
The Michelangelo Series
Michelangelo: The Early Years
Michelangelo: The Later Years
Mixed Messages: Portrayals of Women in the Media Series
(Audiorecording). Bennett, Geoff. Dangerous Rhythms Co. (BDR), 1992. No order number is required. ($12.95 cassette).
Geoff Bennett uses a variety of percussion instruments to create music for modern dance. This audiocassette would be appropriate as accompaniment in dancing activities.
Suggested Use: Dance
Other Use: Arts Education: Grades 6 to 8
Made in Saskatchewan: Peter Rupchan, Ukrainian Pioneer and Potter
(Print-Non-Fiction). Silverthorne, Judith. Judith Silverthorne (PLB), 1991. 88 p. ISBN 0-921435-04-5 ($11.95 pbk.).
(SK) An interesting biography of eccentric Saskatchewan pioneer and potter Peter Rupchan, this is the study of the Ukrainian immigrant's drive for artistic integrity, and his sudden windfalls and hardships. Black-and-white photographs provide an insight into the artist's youth, family life, inventive genius, creativity, and artistic legacy. It contains small print. Included are a table of contents, a map, a glossary of names and variant spellings, and a bibliography. Also refer to the video entitled Rupchan: Spirit of a Prairie Potter.
Suggested Use: Visual Art
Other Use: Arts Education: Grade 9
(Video). (Clip Art Series). Marlin Motion Pictures (MGR), 1993. 29 min. Dup. order no. V8866.
From slight eccentricity to illusions or complete insanity, the subject of madness has always held a certain fascination. Among the clips are references to Salvador Dali, Sigmund Freud, the Richard Strauss Opera Salome, Don Quixote, and paintings of Vincent van Gogh.
Suggested Use: Visual Art
(Kit). Educational Audio Visual (SSC), 1974. No order number is required. ($134.95).
This is the complete story of the opera, The Magic Flute using excerpts from stage productions. Narration includes description of actions. Lyrics are written as subtitles. The singing, costuming, and staging in these filmstrips are very well done. Audiocassettes are included.
Suggested Use: Music
Other Use: Arts Education: Grade 9
Magicians of Light: Photographs From the Collection of the National Gallery of Canada
(Print-Non-Fiction). Borcoman, James. National Gallery of Canada (NGC), 1993. 295 p. ISBN 0-88884-627-4 ($39.95 pbk.).
(CAN) This landmark book presents over 100 remarkable images, in full-page duotone and colour reproduction, from the more than 18,000 held in the National Gallery's Collection. Each is set in its critical context with an essay by curator James Borcoman that suggests ways of looking at the photograph and considers the place of the photographer in the history of the medium. Also included are a synoptic catalogue of the holdings of the Photographs Collection, listing over 1200 photographers, bibliographic references, an annotated glossary of photographic processes, and an index. Note: Teachers should preview the photographs and choose them according to their school's selection policy as some may be inappropriate for classroom use.
Suggested Use: Visual Art - Teacher Reference
Making Grimm Movies: Cinematography, Editing, Acting, Directing
(Video). (Making Grimm Movies Series). Tom Davenport Films (MGR), 1994. 20 min. Dup. order no. V.9461.
Inexpensive camcorders have created a new pool of young filmmakers across the country. The unavailability of editing facilities tends to trap young people. It covers cinematography, editing, acting, and directing. Supporting print material is available at the Book Bureau.
Suggested Use: Media Studies
Making Grimm Movies: Locations, Sets, Sound, Storyboards
(Video). (Making Grimm Movies Series). Tom Davenport Films (MGR), 1994. 20 min. Dup. order no. V9460.
This program shows young people how to use resources and locations in their own communities to produce inexpensive videos. It features set design, props, sound, and the "creation" of locations through juxtaposition of images. Supporting print material is available at the Book Bureau.
Suggested Use: Media Studies
Making Grimm Movies: Scriptwriting, Planning, Casting
(Video). (Making Grimm Movies Series). Tom Davenport Films (MGR), 1994. 19 min. Dup. order no. V9459.
This series doesn't just teach students how to "read" media; it shows them how to "write" it. This program covers writing, casting, and make-up. Supporting print material is available at the Book Bureau.
Suggested Use: Media Studies
(Video). Please refer to the titles: Making Grimm Movies: Cinematography, Editing, Acting, Directing; Making Grimm Movies: Locations, Sets, Sound, Storyboards; and Making Grimm Movies: Scriptwriting, Planning, Casting.
The Making of Jazz: A Comprehensive History
(Print-Non-Fiction). Collier, James. Doubleday Canada Limited (BAN), 1978. 543 p. ISBN 0-385-28668-6 ($22.00 pbk.).
This is a comprehensive history of jazz containing information about jazz development and jazz artists. It traces jazz evolution from its roots in Africa to African American ragtime, New Orleans blues, and the swing era to modern bop, funky sounds, and free-jazz developments. The text is supplemented with black-and-white photographs. It includes a table of contents, a discography, a bibliography, and an index.
Suggested Use: Music
Other Use: Arts Education: Grade 9
(Video). (The Soft Eclipse Series). Reel Eye Media (MGR), 1992. 24 min. Dup. order no. V8443.
(CAN) The Prairie Theatre Exchange in Winnipeg is preparing for a new season. With just two weeks to go before opening night, the pace at the theatre is hectic. As the first play to begin the season, Michael Springate, the Artistic Director, has chosen Soft Eclipse, a play set in small-town Saskatchewan in 1965. This half-hour documentary follows Michael and his team of actors, designers, and craftspeople as they prepare to present a professional theatre production of Soft Eclipse.
Suggested Use: Drama
Making Opera: The Creation Of Verdi's "La Forza del Destino"
(Video). V.I.E.W. Video Inc. (VWV), 1992. 88 min. Order no. 1420 ($59.98 U.S.).
(CAN) In this video of Guiseppe Verdis' La Forza del Destino, footage of rehearsals, set design, and costume fittings combine with scenes from the final spectacular production. It offers a behind-the-scenes look at an opera performed by the Canadian Opera Company.
Suggested Use: Music
Other Use: Arts Education: Grades 6 to 8
Making Sense of Drama: A Guide to Classroom Practice
(Print-Non-Fiction).
Needlands, Jonothan. Heinemann Educational Bks. (BB), 1985. 122 p. Order no. BB 1004 ($30.50 pbk.).
This book is a valuable resource for teachers who would like an introduction to working within dramatic contexts. It includes suggestions for planning and evaluating, descriptions of various dramatic modes, and sample lesson plans that can be used as guides in developing further lessons. It includes a table of contents.
Suggested Use: Drama - Teacher Reference
Other Use: Arts Education: Grade 9; Arts Education: Elementary Level; Arts Education: Grades 6 to 8; Drama 10, 20, 30
(Print-Non-Fiction). Waring, Dennis. Sterling Publishing Co., Inc. (STE), 1990. 160 p. ISBN 0-8069-7482-6 ($14.95 U.S. pbk.).
This book contains building instructions for 51 instruments. Detailed black-and-white diagrams and photographs are included, as well as a listing of required materials. The first section of the book contains guidelines for the making and playing of simple folk instruments which, although not highly sophisticated, are certainly capable of expressing a wide range of meaningful sounds. More complex forms of folk instruments are explained in the second section. Included are a table of contents, two appendices of miscellaneous information including finishing suggestions and song selection, plus a glossary and an index.
Suggested Use: Music; Visual Art
(Video). CBC Educational Sales (MGR), 1987. 31 min. Dup. order no. V8441.
(CAN) This is a beautifully animated story about a man whose toil and dedication brought life to a barren, desolate region high in the French Alps. The shepherd Elzeard Bouffier single-handedly planted and nurtured a forest of thousands of oak trees, transforming the windswept landscape into thriving villages and farms which are surrounded by Bouffier's incredible forest.
Suggested Use: Visual Art
Other Use: Arts Education: Grades 6 to 8
Manual of Graphic Techniques Series
(Print-Non-Fiction). Porter, Tom. Charles Scribner's Sons (DIS), n.d. 128 p. Order numbers follow.
The materials include:
• Manual 1 - ISBN 0-684-16504-X, 1980 ($21.95 pbk.)
• Manual 2 - ISBN 0-684-17411-3, 1982 ($21.95 pbk.)
• Manual 3 - ISBN 0-684-18018-9, 1983 ($17.95 pbk.)
• Manual 4 - ISBN 0-684-18216-5, 1985 ($21.95 pbk.).
This series of four books is a comprehensive survey of graphic art materials and techniques. Black-and-white sketches accompany easily followed text discussing procedures, materials, and tools of image-making. Each manual includes a table of contents and an index. Manual 1 introduces surface, line, and tone; colour media and methods; orthography and perspective; printmaking and models; and layout presentations. It includes a colour insert. Manual 2 shows how to create perspective and exploded pictures, composite elevations and photomontages, and freehand hatching. Manual 3 looks at lettering in design, drawing, and design for reproduction, basic printmaking, and modelmaking techniques. Manual 4 demonstrates plans and elevations, site sections and sectional perspectives, specialized graphics, and axonometrics and isometrics.
Suggested Use: Visual Art
Other Use: Arts Education: Grade 9
(Video). Flower Films (FFS), 1991. 27 min. No order number is required. ($99.00 U.S.).
In their visit to Cajun country, Marc and Ann Savoy enjoy an interesting look at Cajun culture, with an emphasis on music.
Suggested Use: Music
Other Use: Arts Education: Grades 6 to 8
(Video/16mm). National Film Board of Canada (NFB/MHP), 1987. 25 min. NFB - Order no. 1-0187-123 ($26.95). MHP - Loan order no. MP20720.
(CAN) This is the story of how Margaret Perry Filmmaker got started in filmmaking and how she created a valuable visual record of the changing face of her adopted home. It intercuts excerpts from her films with scenes of her enjoying retirement, receiving the Pioneer Award at the 1982 Atlantic Film Festival, and recounting what it was like to shoot films during the 1940's in communities that hadn't seen a photographer before. More than anyone else, Margaret Perry was responsible for creating an image of Nova Scotia on film, both at home and abroad. This film celebrates her accomplishments.
Suggested Use: Media Studies; Visual Art
(Video). (From Spirit to Spirit Series). FilmWest Associates Distribution Ltd. (MGR), 1993. 24 min. Dup. order no. V9188.
Sami composer and singer Mari Boine Persen from Tromso, Norway combines traditional styles with modern influences resulting in World Music at its best.
Suggested Use: Music
(Video). Lynx Images Releasing (LIR), 1991. 53 min. Order no. AR5-21 ($129.95).
This is a finely crafted documentary that celebrates the spirit and history of the popular folk festival started in the 1960's. The film features numerous outstanding performances including country star Emmylou Harris, blues great Buddy Guy and singer Murray McLauchlan. Through performances and interviews, viewers discover today's Roots music, its relationship to other musical forms, and its connection to the folk music movement of the 60's. Highlights include rare archival footage of vintage performances by Bob Dylan, Joni Mitchell, Joan Baez, and Pete Seeger.
Suggested Use: Music
(Video). McNabb and Connolly (MCN), 1991. 28 min. No order number is required. ($150.00).
In this documentary, the owners of a hand paper mill demonstrate the craft of making paper. Included are discussions regarding starting a cottage industry and maintaining a market for the hand-made paper. This is an excellent view of the process of paper-making, the need for business training in the craft industry, and the use of hand-made paper by artists and calligraphers.
Suggested Use: Visual Art
Other Use: Arts Education: Grades 6 to 8
Martha Graham: An American Original in Performance
(Video). Kultar Video (JFL), 1957. 93 min. Order no. 1177 ($35.00).
In the first of three black-and-white programs included on this video, Graham and her dance company are profiled in rehearsal and performance. Following this award-winning documentary, Graham presents two dances, Night Journey and Appalachian Spring. The three sections were filmed between 1957 and 1961. As the program is fairly long, teachers are advised to preview the video to identify segments most appropriate for their classes.
Suggested Use: Dance
Other Use: Arts Education: Grade 9
Martha Graham: The Evolution of Her Dance Theory and Training 1926-1991
(Print-Non-Fiction). Horosko, Marian, ed. A Capella Books (FHW), 1991. 185 p. ISBN 1-55652-141-3 ($21.95 pbk.).
Following a brief interview with Martha Graham on the occasion of her 95th birthday, interviews with more than 25 dancers describe the evolution of Graham's dance teaching. A concluding syllabus lists Graham's basic exercises with their variations at advancing levels of accomplishment. A black-and-white photo insert is provided. Included are an appendix of dancers in the company, an appendix of dances, and a table of contents.
Suggested Use: Dance
Other Use: Arts Education: Grades 6 to 8
(Print-Non-Fiction). Cain, Michael. (American Women of Achievement Series). Chelsea House Publishers (FHW), 1989. 112 p. ISBN 1-55546-647-8 ($24.99 hdc.).
This biography is a detailed study of the artist’s youthful influences, training, successes, and innovative contributions to the art community. The book blends personal and artistic information. It offers mainly black-and-white photographs, plus an eight-page colour insert. It includes a chronology, a bibliography, and an index.
Suggested Use: Visual Art
Other Use: Arts Education: Grade 9
(Print-Non-Fiction). Sivin, Carole. Davis Pubns., Inc. (FHW), 1986. 138 p. ISBN 0-87192-178-2 ($33.95 hdc.).
This is a thorough study of the history and variety of masks giving detailed instructions for constructing masks using various decorating techniques and materials such as plaster, clay, papier mâché, buckram, wire, and elastic fabric. Both simple and complex maskmaking projects are included. It offers black-and-white photographs and a colour insert. Included are a table of contents, a bibliography, and an index.
Suggested Use: Visual Art
Other Use: Arts Education: Grade 9
(Print-Non-Fiction). Barbour, William, ed. (Opposing Viewpoints Series). Greenhaven Press (SBC), 1994. 264 p. ISBN 1-56510-106-5 ($16.95 pbk.). ISBN 1-56510-107-3 ($28.95 hdc.).
This American resource presents balanced, opposing points of view on issues related to mass media. Articles selected from periodicals, public statements, and position papers have been grouped thematically and contain pre-reading questions encouraging students to approach varying opinions with an open mind. This is a useful sourcebook for research or debate. Of interest to debating students are juxtaposed articles such as "Advertising Has a Negative Effect on Society" and "Advertising Has Little Effect on Society." Concluding each chapter is a related critical-thinking activity. Included are a table of contents and an index.
Suggested Use: Media Studies
Other Use: Arts Education: Grade 9
Mass Media and Popular Culture
(Print-Non-Fiction). Duncan, Barry. Harcourt Brace & Company Canada Ltd. (BB), 1988. 384 p. Teacher's Guide - Order no. BB 6106 ($32.45 pbk.). Order no. BB 6105 ($33.50 pbk.).
(CAN) This Canadian resource presents an inquiry-centred approach to the study of mass media and its effect on culture. Students are encouraged to analyze and respond to media concerns such as the nature of Canadian identity and media representations of violence, sexuality, and gender roles. Independent and group skills such as brainstorming, interviews, investigation, surveys, role-playing, videotaping, and keeping a log are a few of the follow-up activities suggested. The examples cited are largely Canadian. It includes a table of contents and an index. The teacher's guide discusses teaching approaches such as student media logs, and gives suggestions for using the "Responses" sections in the student resource. Please note that this resource is scheduled to be revised by the fall of 1996.
Suggested Use: Media Studies
Other Use: Arts Education: Grade 9; Arts Education: Grades 6 to 8
(Print-Non-Fiction). Please refer to the titles: Giotto and Medieval Art: The Lives and Works of the Medieval Artists, Leonardo Da Vinci, and The Story of Sculpture.
Materials of Dance as a Creative Art Activity. 6th ed.
(Print-Non-Fiction). Mettler, Barbara. Tucson Creative Dance Center (TCDC), 1989. 418 p. No order number is required. ($21.00 U.S. coil-bound).
This resource contains useful ideas for movement exploration presented as creative problems that are organized by degree of difficulty. Written in script form, the text deals with everyday language of movement, rhythmic elements of dance such as force or time, and dance in relation to sound or visual design. Included is a table of contents.
Suggested Use: Dance
Other Use: Arts Education: Grade 9
The McMichael Canadian Art Collection
(Print-Non-Fiction). Blodgett, Jean, et al. McGraw-Hill Ryerson Limited (MHR), 1989. 175 p. ISBN 0-07-549952-5 ($19.95 pbk.).
(CAN, I/M) This 25th anniversary edition describes and illustrates the collection as donated by the McMichael family and expanded during the past quarter century. This is a beautiful volume in which both colour and black-and-white reproductions illustrate two- and three-dimensional art works from renowned Canadian artists. Included are works from numerous Inuit artists, The Group of Seven, Tom Thomson, David Milne, Emily Carr, the Canadian Group of Painters, Daphne Odjig, and Norval Morrisseau. Brief biographic sketches and discussions of creative influences accompany the reproductions. Included are a table of contents and an index.
Suggested Use: Visual Art
Other Use: Arts Education: Grade 9
(Video). (Mixed Messages: Portrayals of Women in Media Series). Friday Street Productions (MGR), 1995. 28 min. Dup. order no. V9425.
Program Three looks at the portrayal of women in informational, entertainment, and dramatic programming. It reviews issues of gender stereotyping, humour, gender equity, and the commercial exploitation of stories of women as victims. In Program Three, viewers apply media literacy concepts and deconstruction skills to unravel the messages about women and violence in the merging genres of news and entertainment programming. What is this programming saying about women? What is the impact of the climate of fear created by many media products?
Suggested Use: Media Studies
(Video). National Film Board of Canada (NFB), 1976. 3 videos and guide - Order no. 1-0189-123 ($199.00).
The programs may be purchased separately or as follows:
• Advertising and Consumerism - Order no. 1-0189-120.
80 min. ($69.95). This title includes:
The Bronswik Affair, 1978
Have I Ever Lied to You Before? 1976
Mirror, Mirror, 1983
This is a Recorded Message, 1973
TV Sale, 1975
An Unremarkable Birth, 1978
• Cultural Sovereignty/Shaping Information.
Order no. 1-0189-122. 95 min. ($69.95)., 1981 This title includes:
E, 1981
Has Anybody Here Seen Canada, 1978
History on the Run, 1979
Magic in the Sky, 1981
Only the News That Fits, 1989
The Question of TV Violence, 1972
• Images of Women - Order no. 1-0189-121.
54 min. ($49.95). This title includes:
Attention: Women at Work, 1983
Careers and Cradles, 1947
No Way Not Me, 1988
Not a Love Story, 1981
Service in the Sky, 1957
Thin Dreams, 1986
Women at War, 1942.
This is a four-hour video resource about media and contemporary society. It consists of 19 selections including popular animated films and documentaries, short clips from a variety of films, and 20-minute versions edited for the package. Included are media-related topics such as techniques in advertising and consumerism, images of women, stereotyping, violence, racism and sexism in the media, cultural sovereignty, political coverage, and the process of news making. As some programs deal with sensitive content, teachers are advised to preview selections before class viewing. The resource guide provides teachers with information about program content and suggests activities for use in the classroom.
Suggested Use: Media Studies
Other Use: Arts Education: Grade 9
Media Canada: An Introductory Analysis
(Print-Non-Fiction). Romanow, Walter I. and Soderlund, Walter C. Copp Clark Longman Ltd. (CCP), 1992. 350 p. ISBN 0-7730-5187-2 ($31.95 pbk.).
(CAN) The purpose of this book is to examine, historically and developmentally, mass media systems in Canada. It provides an overview that is comprehensive, but understandable to the beginning student. Part One focuses on the historical and theoretical context. Part Two addresses the mass media industries, and Part Three deals with regulation, ownership, and political processes. Included are a table of contents, an appendix of broadcasting acts, an index of names, and a subject index.
Suggested Use: Media Studies
(Print-Non-Fiction). Please refer to the title: In the Mind's Eye.
(Print-Non-Fiction). Carpenter, Donna. Addison-Wesley Publishers Limited (ADD), 1989. 376 p. Order no. BB 13600 ($37.45 hdc.).
(CAN) This Canadian resource is organized thematically to provide opportunities for student investigation of the media's influence on society. It allows critical examination of a cross section of current media issues drawn from diverse sources. The book offers information about each of the media as well as topics such as advertising, image-making, heroes, bias and stereotyping, and future media trends. Each chapter introduces the topic and provides several articles along with related questions for discussion, extension, and individual or small group investigation. The book encourages use of personal response journals and creation of media files to collect examples of media discussed. Both colour and black-and-white photos make this a visually appealing resource. Included are a table of contents and an index.
Suggested Use: Media Studies
Other Use: Arts Education: Grade 9
(Print-Non-Fiction). Hannan, Ed, et al. (In Perspective Series). Harcourt Brace & Company Canada Ltd. (HBJ), 1993. unp. ISBN 0-7747-1427-1 ($11.95 pbk.).
The selections in Media in Perspective explore many different kinds of media, from the electronic mass media to the unique creations of painters and sculptors. The students have opportunities to explore:
• the media as part of everyday life
• the media as powerful sources of information and influence
• the different methods the various media use to tell their stories
• how the media are used to sell both products and ideas
• the carefully constructed messages delivered by the media.
Rich, evocative illustrations in both colour and black-and-white enhance the text. Included is a table of contents. A teacher's guide is available.
Suggested Use: Media Studies
Media Literacy - Resource Guide
(Print-Non-Fiction). George, Jerry, et al. Ministry of Education Ontario (OMD), 1989. 232 p. ISBN 0-7729-5090-3 ($7.00 pbk.).
(CAN) This manual provides the rationale, aims, and concepts of media studies. Included are overviews and activities useful in individual and cross-media studies. Included are a table of contents and a bibliography.
Suggested Use: Media Studies
Other Use: Arts Education: Grade 9
Media Mayhem: More Than Make Believe
(Video). McIntyre Media Limited (MCI), 1994. 30 min. Order no. 320007 ($195.00).
Hosted by students, the purpose of this program is to demonstrate to young people that the violent action pervading today's media is an artificial, contrived device intended to draw audiences. It is not a reflection of reality. The goal of the video is to show people how violence and mayhem are glamorized, sensationalized, and sanitized, and to illustrate the illusion of screen violence as a highly developed technical craft. Viewer discretion is advised as the program contains scenes of graphic violence.
Suggested Use: Media Studies
(Print-Non-Fiction). Please refer to the title: Cinema.
(Print-Non-Fiction). Andersen, Neil. Oxford University Press (OUP), 1989. unp. ISBN 0-19-540730-X ($23.75 hdc.).
(CAN) This Canadian book provides a process-oriented approach to media and language arts integration. Topics include the various types of media, heroes, advertising, and portrayal of lifestyles, beauty, and violence. Each topic is followed by research suggestions as well as oral and written assignments. This book provides conferencing starting points, guidelines for presentation, and self-evaluation or peer checklists for written and oral assignments. It is a visually appealing resource. Included are a table of contents and a glossary. The teacher's guide provides an overview of the text, charts showing the scope of study, suggested strategies for each topic, and sample forms for worksheets, independent or group study contracts, storyboard forms, and checklists.
Suggested Use: Media Studies
Other Use: Arts Education: Grade 9
(Print-Non-Fiction). Please refer to the title: Photography: Take Your Best Shot.
Mediaprac: A Media Skills Book for Senior Students
(Print-Non-Fiction). McCubbin, Rob. Copp Clark Longman Ltd. (CCP), 1991. 161 p. Order no. BB 13602 ($30.95 pbk.).
This is a "hands-on" skills book for media students and those who wish to present their work for other subjects through a variety of media. It offers practical advice on how to design programs, prepare scripts, use equipment and evaluate finished programs for all areas of the media. It demonstrates how to use the media as a creative tool to convey messages in compelling ways. Chapters are arranged so as to enable students to concentrate on any or all of the five media:
• video
• film
• radio
• print
• photography.
Mediaprac contains sample programs, scripts, budget ideas, schedules, and photocopiable forms to help students with their projects. Also included are a table of contents, a bibliography of useful books, videos, films and articles, an index, and a glossary of media terms.
Suggested Use: Media Studies
(Print-Non-Fiction). Please refer to the title: Glass-Painters.
Meet a Working Painter: Neil Welliver
(Video). American School Publishers (AScP), 1992. 18 min. ISBN 0-087-00481-2 ($138.00 U.S.).
Welliver takes viewers into the wilderness to observe as he works on a small canvas of a stream rushing through a snow-covered wood. In Welliver's studio he talks about his work and demonstrates his techniques of working in oil, watercolour, and prints. A highlight of this video is a tour of one of Welliver's exhibitions at the Marlborough Gallery in New York City.
Suggested Use: Visual Art
Meet the Canadian Musicians Series
(Video). Please refer to the titles: Composition, Performance, and Recording.
(Print-Non-Fiction). Livesley, Jack, et al. Globe/Modern Curriculum Press (BB), 1990. 187 p. ISBN 0-88996-236-7 ($19.02 pbk.).
(CAN) This is a high-interest Canadian resource offering suggestions for varied activities in viewing, discussion, and writing. Subjects presented include advertising, newspapers and photographs, film, sound and radio, television, and magazines and comics. Topics are introduced using photographs, line drawings, charts, journal articles, or cartoons. Included are a table of contents and an index.
Suggested Use: Media Studies
Other Use: Arts Education: Grade 9
Memory and Myth: The Art of Chuck Crate
(Video). (Expressions: Visual Arts and Artists Series). Shadowland Moving Picture Co. Ltd. (MGR), 1992. 24 min. Dup. order no. V8103.
(SK) In his surrealistic work, Chuck Crate is concerned with the history he has lived and seen, and also the places and feelings of places, from the coastal villages, to the prairie and the Far North, which have deeply influenced the directions of his life. He explores his emotional and spiritual life and its relation to the world of humanity and nature.
Suggested Use: Visual Art
Other Use: Arts Education: Grade 9; Arts Education: Grades 6 to 8
(Print-Non-Fiction). Klosty, James. Limelight Editions (SBS), 1986. 217 p. ISBN 0-87910-055-9 ($25.00 pbk.).
Recollections from 16 of Cunningham's collaborators provide a sense of the influences contributing to Cunningham's artistic career as well as the influence of the dancer on those working with him. The foreword to the revised edition contains a 1985 interview with Cunningham in which the dancer explains his dislike for being photographed and compares his present projects with early works. In a black-and-white photo section, more than 100 pages illustrate Cunningham and his colleagues in rehearsal and performance. Included are a table of contents and brief biographies of contributors.
Suggested Use: Dance
Other Use: Arts Education: Grade 9
(Kit). Gabriel Dumont Institute of Native Studies (GDI), 1985. No order number is required. ($50.00).
(I/M) These three colour filmstrips demonstrate finger weaving in one-way, two-way, fancy, and design styles. The filmstrips illustrate finger weaving as an expanded braiding used to produce fabric belts, garters, and sashes. The well-organized explanations present a thorough description of this intricate and time-consuming craft. Audiocassettes and a teacher’s guide are included.
Suggested Use: Visual Art
Other Use: Arts Education: Grade 9
Métis Dances Kit: Kindergarten to Grade 9
(Kit). Saskatchewan Education (BB), 1987. Order no. BB 6097 ($25.00 kit).
(CAN, I/M) Although this kit was developed to support the Kindergarten to Grade 9 Curriculum, teachers at the secondary level teaching Métis Dance will also find the information valuable. The kit contains a spiral-bound manual accompanied by two audiocassettes. Clear directions are given for traditional Métis dances. A copy of this kit was sent to every Saskatchewan school with students from Kindergarten to Grade 9 in December, 1990. Métis Dances Kit can be used independently or in conjunction with the video, Steps in Time: Métis Dances (annotated elsewhere in this bibliography). Additional copies of the kit may be purchased from the Book Bureau.
Suggested Use: Dance - Teacher Reference
The Mexican Muralists: Painting With Fire
(Video). American School Publishers (AScP), 1990. 29 min. ISBN 0-87-909734-0 ($106.08 U.S.).
This program includes:
• Part I: A Message for the Masses
• Part II: The Meanings of the Murals.
The Mexican Revolution of 1910 produced a generation of painters who combined personal expression and political commitment. This slide-tape-on-video program offers a survey of the social context in which muralists were commissioned to create elaborate murals for political persuasion. It also illustrates how the muralists forged their own style of modernism that combined European influences with distinctive Mexican folk art.
Suggested Use: Visual Art
Other Use: Arts Education: Grade 9
(Print-Anthology). Please refer to the title: Visual Art 1951-1993.
(Video). Please refer to the titles: Michelangelo: The Early Years and Michelangelo: The Later Years.
(Video). (Michelangelo Series). AIMS Education Foundation (CLC), 1992. 29 min. Order no. 1-8485 ($69.95).
This program follows Michelangelo from his birth in the Italian village of Caprese to his apprenticeship to the painter, Domenico Ghirlandajo. Among his exquisite masterpieces featured are the statue of David and the ceiling frescoes of the Sistine Chapel in the Vatican.
Suggested Use: Visual Art
(Video). (Michelangelo Series). Canadian Learning Company Inc. (CLC), 1992. 29 min. Order no. 1-8487 ($69.95).
A sequel to Michelangelo: The Early Years, this program documents the period when the artist worked for the Medici family. During this time, much of Michelangelo's energy was devoted to architecture and writing poetry. Some of his greatest works include St. Peter's church, the Laurential Library in Florence, the Medici sculptures, and The Last Judgement fresco in the Sistine Chapel.
Suggested Use: Visual Art
Mixed Messages: Portrayals of Women in the Media Series
(Video). Please refer to the titles: Advertising, The Introduction, Media and Reality, and What Shall We Do?