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This survey traces the development of film production in 100 of the largest U.S. colleges and universities and is based on the author's unpublished doctoral dissertation,Approaches to Film as an Art Form: A Handbook for College Teachers, completed at Teachers College, Columbia University, 1955. Jack C, Ellis is assistant professor of film, School of Speech, Northwestern University.

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Ellis, J.C. Film production in U.S. colleges and universities. ETR&D 4, 223–232 (1956). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF02717113

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