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APPLICATIONS OF THE FILM IN GUIDANCE
6. To what extent does one's personality affect his success or failure on the job ?
7. What are the advantages of this type of work? The disadvantages ?
8. What is the general purpose of this type of film? 5. Use of films related to specific vocations.
It is quite common to find students who have chosen their vocation blindly because they have evaluated themselves subjectively. Often, they merely "feel" they can do the job they have chosen as their lifework. That their identification with requirements of a particular vocation is made too subjectively, can be recognized when they are asked to describe the duties of that vocation.
The use of a film which deals with a particular vocation is a good method of studying .vocations since it gives students a live experience which they can analyze. It helps to simplify a rather complex topic which when treated only verbally is quite ineffective. This type of film reaches students more impressively in less time because it is well organized and prepared in an interesting manner.
Some of the films in this area would include Men of Medicine, / Want to Be a Secretary, The Electrician, and Assignment: Tomorrow (Teaching). More realistically, the film audience is shown the type of person who succeeds on the job, the type of skills he must possess, and other factors which are frequently neglected in choosing a vocation. (This type of film can be more valuable to students if they read about the vocation before seeing the film.) The power of identification (students' seeing themselves in the roles of the workers portrayed in the film) is an effective way by which students are encouraged to think twice before they choose a vocation. These films dealing with a particular vocation encourage more unbiased evaluation of one's self. Only too often do we find that direct criticism is ineffective and even harmful, but by an indirect method, such as identification, the students frequently
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