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About.com: Classic Movies: Offers original articles and features about classic movies, plus annotated links to selected relevant Internet resources compiled by a subject specialist, a subject-specific bulletin board, and details of related news and events. Topics include actors, actresses, directors, history of films, reviews and silent films.
Author: About.com
Subjects: film studies
DeweyClass: 791.4
Resource type: forum, index, news
About.com: Horror and Sci-fi Film: Offers original features about horror and science-fiction films, plus annotated links to selected relevant Internet resources compiled by a subject specialist, a subject-specific bulletin board, and details of related news and events. Covers classic and modern day horror and science-fiction films, and actors and actresses.
Author: About.com
Subjects: film studies
DeweyClass: 384.8
Resource type: forum, index, news
AFI: American Film Institute: Digital film archive, news and events, exhibitions, awards and educational materials about films and the film industry.
Author: American Film Institute
Subjects: film production, film studies, united states history from 1900
DeweyClass: 384.8
Resource type: documents, moving images
Arts and Humanties Data Service: Performing Arts: A national organisation which aims to collect and promote the use of digital data resources to support research and teaching in the performing arts.
Author: Glasgow University
Subjects: dance, film studies, music education, music research, theatre studies
DeweyClass: 790
Resource type: documents
Asian Film Connections: List of contemporary films made in China, India, Japan, Korea, and Taiwan from 1998 onwards. Includes synopses, interviews, educational material, and essays from Asia's leading film journals, and contains images and video clips from selected films. Available in English, Chinese, and Korean.
Author: University of Southern California
Subjects: asian studies, chinese culture, film studies, india, japan, korean, taiwan
DeweyClass: 384.8
Resource type: documents, images, moving images
BBFC: British Board of Film Classification: The BBFC is the body responsible for the classification of films and videos for public distribution in the UK. Includes a history of the BBFC, an outline of the classification policy, details of recent decisions, comments on cases of particular public interest, information on submitting works for classification, and a database of works classified by the BBFC, including details of the final classification, the running time of the work, whether or not cuts were made before classification, the distributor of the work, and information on the director and principal cast members.
Author: British Board of Film Classification
Subjects: film news, film studies, video
DeweyClass: 384.8
Resource type: reference documents
Bibliographical Aid for Film Research: Bibliography for film research divided in three parts. Part I lists bibliographies and catalogues, Part II dictionaries, encyclopaedias and guides and Part III film and literature.
Author: Westermann, M.
Subjects: film studies
DeweyClass: 791.4
Resource type: bibliography
British Film Institute: Organisation which exists to promote greater understanding and appreciation of, and access to, film and moving image culture in the UK. Features information on exhibitions, collections, production and education, and describes the Museum of the Moving Image and the National Film and Television Archive.
Author: British Film Institute
Subjects: film production, film studies
DeweyClass: 384.8
Resource type: institution
British Film Institute 100: Reflection on British film making during the 20th century with information on the most popular 100 productions, based on the opinions of those involved in the industry. Each title is accompanied by date of release, name of director, cast members, and a brief insight into its plot and significance.
Author: British Film Institute
Subjects: film production, film studies
DeweyClass: 791.4
Resource type: documents
British Pathe: British Pathe is one of the oldest and most notable media companies in the world, producing famous bi-weekly newsreels and cinemagazines from 1902 onwards. This resource offers access to over 3,500 hours of video footage drawn from the British Pathe newsreel collection downloadable free of charge. Users can browse the collection by themed categories or use the advanced search tools allowing searches to be conducted by film characteristics such as film type, decade of release, period, and keywords. Requires Windows Media 8.
Author: British Pathe
Subjects: british history - general, film production, film studies
DeweyClass: 791.433
Resource type: moving image collection
BUFVC: British Universities Film and Video Council: BUFVC aims to promote the production, study and use of film and related media in British higher education and research. It was founded in 1948 as the British Universities Film Council. It runs a television recording back-up service on behalf of universities and colleges, and its AVANCE database contains thousands of records of audio-visual materials suitable for degree-level teaching.
Author: British Universities Film and Video Council
Subjects: film production, film studies, higher education research data, video
DeweyClass: 384.8
Resource type: institution
Disaster Online: Resource offering details of disaster movies, including summary information about films such as Avalanche, Bees, Dante's Peak, Tidal Wave, Airport, Juggernaut and The Poseidon Adventure. Also provides details of actors and producers familiar to the disaster genre, a set of annotated links to related sites, information about the structure of disaster films, and suggestions as to why people like them.
Author: Disaster Online
Subjects: disasters, film studies
DeweyClass: 791.4
Resource type: documents, images
Earlycinema.com: Information about the first decade of cinema. Provides details of pioneers including the Lumiere brothers who developed the Cinematographe which led to the opening of the first 'Cinematographe theatres', later to became known as 'cinemas'. Various technologies such as the Zoetrope, Praxinoscope, and the Vitascope are also described.
Author: Walters, J. S.
Subjects: film production, film studies
DeweyClass: 384.8
Resource type: documents, images
George Eastman House: International Museum of Photography and Film: Details of the George Eastman Collection, which includes the likes of photographic collections, motion picture collections and technology collections.
Author: George Eastman House
Subjects: film studies, photography, video
DeweyClass: 779
Resource type: museum
Glossary of Film Terms: Definitions of film-related terms arranged alphabetically and by categories such as the film itself, camera equipment, types of shots and coverage, sound, editing, and video transfer.
Author: Schlemowitz, Joel
Subjects: film studies
DeweyClass: 791.4
Resource type: dictionary
Greatest Films: Detailed reviews of a personal selection of the 200 greatest films, with sections on greatest film quotations and scenes, and a collection of film posters. Almost all are American films.
Author: Dirks, Timothy
Subjects: film studies, quotations
DeweyClass: 384.8
Resource type: documents
Informedia: Digital Video Understanding: The overarching goal of the Informedia initiatives is to achieve machine understanding of video and film media, including all aspects of search, retrieval, visualization and summarization in both contemporaneous and archival content collections.
Author: Wactlar, Howard
Subjects: digital video, film studies
DeweyClass: 384.558
Resource type: documents
Internet Movie Database: Collection of freely available movie information including plot summaries, character names, movie ratings, year of release, running times, movie trivia, quotations, goofs, soundtracks, country of production, genres, production companies, distributors, special effects companies, reference literature, and filming locations.
Author: Internet Movie Database
Subjects: film news, film production, film studies
DeweyClass: 384.8
Resource type: document collection, moving images, reference documents
Librarians in the Movies: An Annotated Filmography: Summary of hundreds of commercial feature films that refer to librarians or include a library element. Regularly updated. Includes a list of actors and actresses who have portrayed librarians and a short bibliography of articles about librarians in the movies.
Author: Raish, Martin
Subjects: film studies, librarians
DeweyClass: 023
Resource type: bibliography
Madscreenwriter.com: Guide to internet resources for writers, actors and filmmakers: A collection of annotated links to film and screenwriting resources. Includes access to a forum for discussion with screenwriters.
Author: Shop, DV
Subjects: film production, film studies, writing skills
DeweyClass: 791.4
Resource type: index
Marilyn Monroe (1926-1962): Provides a biography, filmography, images, quotes, and a guide to sources of memorabilia pertaining to Marilyn Monroe.
Author: Cotton, J. Ellen
Subjects: film studies
DeweyClass: 384.8
Resource type: biography, images
MovieMail: Online catalogue of classic and cult films on video, available by mail order. Organised by star, title, country and director.
Author: MovieMail
Subjects: film studies
DeweyClass: 384.8
Resource type: productinfo
National Film Preservation Board: A complete list of the 25 US films selected each year since 1988 to be added to the National Film Registry by the National Film Preservation Board. The NFPB is a public advisory group to the Library of Congress which works to ensure the survival, conservation and increased public availability of America's film heritage.
Author: National Film Preservation Board, Library of Congress
Subjects: film studies, preservation
DeweyClass: 384.8
Resource type: reference document
National Media Museum: Founded in 1983 and located in Bradford, the National Media Museum is part of the National Museum of Science and Industry (NMSI). The museum's collection includes the world's first negative, earliest television footage and what is regarded as the first example of moving pictures - Louis Le Prince's 1888 film of Leeds Bridge.
Author: National Media Museum
Subjects: british museums, film studies, photography, television
DeweyClass: 770
Resource type: museum
Newsfilm Online: Service offering access to television news content to users throughout UK higher and further education. The news film is delivered in downloadable form.
Author: British Universities Film and Video Council
Subjects: film studies, higher education research data, video
DeweyClass: 370
Resource type: opac
North West Film Archive: Resource offering an online catalogue of the North West Film Archive's moving image collection, searchable by subject category, or by keyword or phrase. Also features an article documenting research work concerning those with impaired vision and hearing.
Author: Manchester Metropolitan University
Subjects: film studies, library catalogues in england
DeweyClass: 791.4
Resource type: document, opac
Oz Encyclopedia: Provides an insight into the make-believe land of Oz created by L. Frank Baum, offering information about books, characters, and places from the stories. Also lists production details of the Oz movies from 1939 to 1979 including The Wizard Of Oz, Return To Oz, Fantasia 3, The Wiz, and Number 13, an experimental film never to be completed or released.
Author: Wright, W. R.
Subjects: film studies
DeweyClass: 384.8
Resource type: documents
Public Motion Picture Research Centers and Film Archives: Alphabetical set of links to film archives and museums in numerous countries around the world.
Author: Library of Congress
Subjects: film studies, video
DeweyClass: 384.8
Resource type: index
Scope: Scope is a free online peer-reviewed journal of film studies edited by staff and students within the Institute of Film Studies at the University of Nottingham. Provides a forum for discussion of all aspects of film history, theory and criticism.
Author: Institute of Film Studies, University of Nottingham
Subjects: film production, film studies
DeweyClass: 791.4
Resource type: journal
Westerns.com: Collection of films viewable using Windows Media Player. Annie Oakley, 26 Men, Bonanza, The Cisco Kid, The Loan Ranger, Rage at Dawn, Cherokee Round-Up, Sky King, and Wildcat are among those available. Also offers sections on stars of western productions, film trivia, and a special feature film which changes every week.
Author: Miller, Allen & Burns, Shannon
Subjects: film studies
DeweyClass: 791.436
Resource type: moving images
What a Character!: Character Actors: Directory of biographical information and photographs of popular character actors. Information is retrievable by browsing a listing of actors' first names or ages, or according to the name of films or TV programmes in which they appeared.
Author: Illuminagraphic
Subjects: film studies
DeweyClass: 384.8
Resource type: biographies
Women In Cinema: A Reference Guide: A guide to the resources available for the study of women in cinema. Includes an introductory essay, anthologies and collections, biographical sources, reviews and filmographies, and a bibliography.
Author: McEldowney, Philip
Subjects: film studies, women's studies
DeweyClass: 384.8
Resource type: article, bibliography
World Wide Arts Resources: Gateway to arts and culture information. Headings include Artists, Art Museums, Art Exhibitions, Commercial Arts, Art Education, Art History, Crafts, Dance, Opera, Theatre, Antiques, Architecture, Film and Literature.
Author: World Wide Arts Resources Corp
Subjects: art links, art museums, artists, dance, film studies, opera, theatre links
DeweyClass: 700
Resource type: index