TECHNIQUES FOR PRODUCING 8MM INSTRUCTIONAL FILMS IN CHEMISTRY ARE PRESENTED. IN PART I A PHILOSOPHY OF TEACHER-PRODUCED FILMS IS DEVELOPED, EMPHASIZING THE VALUE OF THE LOCAL SETTING, AND CUSTOM-MADE CONTENTS. APPLICATIONS SUGGESTED ARE (1) TECHNIQUE INSTRUCTION, (2) FILMED EXPERIMENTS, (3) INSTRUMENT FAMILIARIZATION, (4) LECTURE AIDS, AND (5) AUTO-TUTORIAL AIDS. THE SECTION ON TECHNIQUES INCLUDES DISCUSSION OF (1) CONTENT PLANNING, (2) CONSULTANTS, (3) BASIC EQUIPMENT, (4) COHERENT FILMED INSTRUCTION, (5) FILMING SPEEDS, (6) SET AND LIGHTING, (7) TITLING, (8) ANIMATION, (9) SPECIAL EFFECTS, (10) PROCESSING AND EDITING, (11) SOUND, AND (12) PLAYBACK AND USES. APPENDED ARE (1) COMMERCIAL SOURCES OF 8MM AND SUPER 8MM FILMS IN CHEMISTRY, (2) SOURCES OF EQUIPMENT, (3) COMMERICALLY AVAILABLE 8MM FILMS BY CATEGORY, (4) CHECKLIST FOR MAKING FILMS, AND (5) PROCESSING LABORATORIES. (DH)