Educational Films

All films are educational in some way, but not all films are Educational Films. Educational Films are films made for the express purpose of educating their audience about a particular subject or topic. Educational Films can be entertaining, but for Educational Films, entertainment is just a means to an end, not an end in and of itself. Educational Films have been made about just about every topic under the sun because the film image is so powerful and films can be great teachers. Educational Films are an art form that requires both knowledge of film making and knowledge of the subject the audience is to be educated about. but like they say, a picture is worth a thousand words so Educational Films can be so much more effective than books or lectures alone.

Educational Films are also an efficient means of disseminating information because they are a mass medium. With Educational Films, you can educate a large population of people on a critical subject fairly quickly. Once Educational Films are made, they can be used over and over again until the information is no longer valid or the Educational Films are so outdated that they distract from the information being imparted. Educational Films are also efficient teaching tools because Educational Films can be widely distributed thus acting as teachers to many people in many different areas so the need for many specially trained teachers to go out to many areas is eliminated which can save great quantities of money.

Educational Films also allow for much more control over how the information is being presented. If you want to be sure that everyone is at least initially getting the same message in the same way, the Educational Films are and ideal solution.

Governments have used Educational Films as an effective and efficient means of disseminating information to a large and diverse population. Educational Films have been used for both true Educational purposes and for propaganda purposes. Many people's first introduction to Educational Films was during WWII when the government spent a lot of time and money to make Educational Films to show to its troops in order to instruct them in many things. Some of these Educational Films dealt with very sensitive subjects like preventing VD while fighting in other countries. These Educational Films served a very necessary function and helped get important information out to the troops in a non-threatening way.

Educational Films continue to play an important role in society today and Educational Films are used by both the government and the private sector to educate and enlighten.

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