A documentary filmmaker who has produced a well-received film on a Jewish theme is trying to decide whether to produce educational materials to go along with the film. He emailed me the following questions and also asked what I thought my colleagues would feel about this, and I emailed him back that the best place to find the answer to that question is HaSafran! So...If you could take a couple of minutes to respond to these questions (please reply to me personally), I will send him the results. (Until he makes up his mind about this issue, he would prefer to remain anonymous. Similarly, I will not give him any information about your institutions.) Thanks! Shira London Upper School Librarian Beth Tfiloh Dahan Community School Baltimore, MD. E-mail: zipza...@msn.com
1. Does your library/institution buy films at the educational/institutional price point, or do you typically pay the home video price? 2. Would you be more inclined to buy a film if it came with a study guide, extra material, and/or special features? 3. If you paid a lower price now for just the feature, would you be willing to pay more in the future for extra educational materials? Alternatively, would you be willing to pay the full educational price point at the outset for such an arrangement? 4. Do educators actually use the extra materials that come with many films? If so, then what materials have you found most useful when screening a film in the classroom? --- Messages and opinions expressed on Hasafran are those of the individual author and are not necessarily endorsed by the Association of Jewish Libraries (AJL) =========================================================== Submissions for Ha-Safran, send to: hasaf...@osu.edu SUBscribing, SIGNOFF commands send to: Listproc @ lists.acs.ohio-state.edu Questions, problems, complaints, compliments;-) send to: galron.1 @ osu.edu Ha-Safran Archives: Current: http://www.mail-archive.com/hasafran%40lists.acs.ohio-state.edu/maillist.html History: http://www.mail-archive.com/hasafran%40lists.acs.ohio-state.edu/history.html AJL HomePage http://www.JewishLibraries.org
