Cancer, Research, and Educational Film at Midcentury

The story of a forgotten health education film, Challenge: Science Against Cancer (1950), and what it tells us about mid-twentieth century North American cancer research, medical filmmaking, and health education campaigns.

List of contents

Acknowledgements
Viewing the Films
Abbreviations
Introduction
Part I Sponsoring
1 The Americans
2 The Canadians
Part II Making
3 Baiting the Hook
4 Mr. Foster Goes Fishing
5 Producing and Directing
6 Animating the Movie
7 Live Action
8 Pulling Together
Part III Packaging
9 Between Production and Promotion
10 Planning Premieres
11 Receptions and Responses.
12 The Package
Endings
Sources

About the author

David Cantor

Summary

The story of a forgotten health education film, Challenge: Science Against Cancer (1950), and what it tells us about mid-twentieth century North American cancer research, medical filmmaking, and health education campaigns.

Product details

• Authors: David Cantor, David (Author) Cantor, Dr. David (Customer) Cantor
• Publisher: University Of Rochester Press
• Languages: English
• Product format: Paperback / Softback
• Released: 30.04.2022
• EAN: 9781648250293
• ISBN: 978-1-64825-029-3
• Dimensions: 150 mm x 230 mm x 15 mm
• Series: Rochester Studies in Medical History; Rochester Studies in Medical H
• Subjects: Humanities, art, music > Art > Theatre, ballet; Natural sciences, medicine, IT, technology > Medicine