Given its capacity to stimulate several senses simultaneously, the educational film triggers many paths of information flow during the learning process. Not only does it offer a diversified form of transmitting information, but it also makes the learning process more effective and attractive. This feature is particularly important in technical education, where the problems and issues discussed are often complex and difficult for students. The following paper contains an analysis of the impact of an educational film on the efficiency of technical education based on a pedagogical experiment performed on middle school students.