But First -- This Message

Year Published: 1971

Creator: Cinema Graphics Production

Complete Record: This film is about how much time children spend in front of a television and how this affects their behaviors. There are images of children mesmerized by watching the television. Their faces communicate how ‘zoned out’ they are. Children talk about their experiences. Parts of commercials and children’s TV programming are shown in bits. The subject is addressed by the following individuals: Dr. Gerald Looney, Chief Physician, Kennedy Memorial Hospital; Chief, Broadcast Bureau FCC; Dr. John Condry, Professor of Human Development, Cornell University, Ithaca; Stephen Miller, President, Creative Playthings; [unreadable] White, Professor of Education, Harvard; Dr., Richard Feinbloom, Acting Director Family Health Program.