Viewfinder 75 was published in May 2009 and includes the supplement Media Online Focus (download MOF in PDF format).

Contents of this issue

JUST THE FACTS

Timothy Boon’s recently published book Films of Fact offers a new perspective on the history of factual science on film and television. Michael Clark considers what it has to say.

VISUAL ANTHROPOLOGY

The Granada Centre for Visual Anthropology has been teaching studentshow to make films for twenty years. Paul Henley, Director of the Centre, provides an overview

MEDICAL LEARNING

Can medical students learn as much from drama as they can from text-books? Rachel Isba has tried to find out.

REALITY BYTES

The Alternative Reality Game (ARG) blurs the line between reality and fiction, game and real life, online and offline, creating an immersive experience for its participants. Alex Moseley has been researching its use for higher education.

SEEING SEVEN UP!

The Seven Up series has followed the lives of fourteen British children since 1964. Now available on DVD for the first time in the UK, Susanne Hammacher assesses the history and impact of the films.

REVIEWS

• Dr Simon Brown: The British Cinema Book by Robert Murphy
• Dr Alex Marlow-Mann: FEMALE SCORPION PRISONER (DVD)
• Professor Julian Petley: MANUFACTURING CONSENT (DVD)

PROFILES

Continuing our series on notable practitioners in education and
media, James Piers Taylor looks at the life and work of Huw Wheldon.

Front Cover:

Judi Dench as the ageing Iris Murdoch in the film IRIS (2002) directed
by Richard Eyre (see article page 17). Image courtesy of The Cinema Museum.

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