RESOURCES IN FILM STUDIES
Film History and Theory
Cinema Booklist Z 5784 M9 R42
Cinema of Outsiders: The Rise of American Independent Film PN 1995.9 .E96 L43 1999
Death of Cinema: History, Cultural Memory and the Digital PN 1995. C4555 2001
Dark Age
Emergence of Cinema: The American Screen to 1907 PN 1995.75 M87x 1990
Film: A Reference Guide (REF) PN 1993.45 .A75 1980
Film and Theory: An Anthology PN 1994. F4382 2000
Film Art: An Introduction PN 1995. B617 2001
Film History: An Introduction PN 1993.5 .A1 T45 2002
Film Theory and Criticism: Introductory Readings P 1994. M364 1999
Great Art of Light and Shadow TR 848 M3613x 2000
How to Read a Film: The World of Movies, Media and Multimedia: PN 1994 .M59 2000
Language, History and Theory
Key Concepts in Cinema Studies PN 1993.45 H36 1996
In Short: A Guide to Short Filmmaking in the Digital Age PN 1993.5 .A1 E45 2002
Independent Visions: A Critical Introduction to Recent Independent PN 1998.2 .L96 1994
American Film
Language of Cinema (REF) PN 1993.45 .J23 1998
Language of New Media P 96 .T42 M35 2001
Major Film Theories PN 1995 A5
Sight, Sound, Motion: Applied Media Aesthetics TR 850 Z47 1990
Story of Cinema PN 1993.5 A1 S52 1980
Storytelling in the New Hollywood: Understanding Classical PN 1996 .T46 1999
Narrative Technique
Understanding Movies PN 1994 G47 1990
Visionary Film: The American Avant Garde PN 1995.9 E96 S53 2002
What is Cinema? PN 1994. B3513
Additional Subject Headings:
Experimental Films History and Criticism Motion Pictures United States History
Documentary FilmMAKING
Documentary: A History of the Non-Fiction Film PN 1995.9 D6 B37 1983
Documentary Film Classics PN 1995.9 D6 R69 1997
Documentary Filmmakers Speak PN 1995.9 .D6 S853 2002
Doing Visual Ethnography: Images, Media and GN 347 .P56 2001
Representation in Research
Fields of vision: Essays in Film Studies, Visual PN 1994 F433 1995
Anthropology and Photography
For Documentary: Twelve Essays PN 1995.9 .D6 V33 1999
Introduction to Documentary PN 1995.9 D6 N539 2001
Lies, Damn Lies and Documentaries PN 1992.8 D6 W56 2000
New Documentary: A Critical Introduction PN 1995.9 .D6 B78 2000
Principles of Visual Anthropology GN 347 P75 1995
Writing, Directing and Producing Documentary Films and Videos PN 1995.9 D6 R65 1996
Additional Subject Headings:
Documentary Films History and Criticism Motion Pictures in Ethnology Visual Anthropology
Producers and Directors
Brakhage Scrapbook: Collected Writings 1964-1980 PN 1995 B715 1982
Complete Films of Alfred Hitchcock PN 1998.3 .H58 H37x 2002
David Rimmer: Films & Tapes 1967-1993 PN 119.3. R567x D38 1993
Director’s Vision: A Concise Guide to the Art of 250 Great PN 1995.9 P7 A53x 1999
Filmmakers
Dreyer in Double Reflection. A Translation of Carl Th. Dreyer’s PN 1994 D713
Writings about the Film
D.W. Griffith: American Film Master PN 1998.3 G76 B37 2002
Encyclopedia of Film Directors in the United States of America (REF) PN 1998 .E49 1993
and Europe
Encyclopedia of Filmmakers (REF) PN 1998.2 T53 2002
Film Form; Essays in Film Theory PN 1995 E5
Film Sense PN 1995 E52 1947b
Films of Nicholas Ray: Poet of Nightfall PN 1998.3. R39x A53 1991
International Dictionary of Films and Filmmakers (REF) PN 1997.8 .I58 2000
Kino-Eye: The Writings of Dziga Vertov PN 1995.9 .D6 V44 1984
My Life and My Films (Renoir) PN 1998 A3 R45713 1979
Optical Poetry: The Life and Work of Oskar Fischinger PN 1998.3 .F57 M64 2004
Second Wave PN 1998 A2 S4
Selected Works (Eisenstein) PN 1998 A3 E515 1988
St. James Film Directors Encyclopedia (REF) PN 1998.2 .S68 1998
St. James Women Filmmakers Encyclopedia: Women (REF) PN 1998.2. S683 1999
on the Other Side of the Camera
Timothy Asch and Ethnographic Film GN 21 .A83 T56 2004
Women Film Directors: An International Bio-Critical Dictionary (REF) PN 1998.2 F67 1995
Additional Subject Headings:
Motion Picture Producers and Directors Motion Picture Producers and Directors Biography
Race, Ethnicity, Gender and Sexuality
African American Films Though 1959: A Comprehensive, (REF) PN 1995.9 .N4 R54 1998
Illustrated Filmography
Biographical Handbook of Hispanics and United States Film (REF) PN 1995.9 H47 K46 1997
Cross Cultural Filmmaking: A Handbook for Making Documentary GN 347 .B37 1997
and Ethnographic Film and Videos
Film Fatales: Independent Women Directors PN 1998.2 R43 1997
Halliwell’s Who’s Who in the Movies (REF) PN 1993.45 .H3
Identities in Motion: Asian American Film and Video PN 1995.9 .A77 F46 2002
Mediating History: The MAP Guide to Independent Video by and (REF) E 184 A1 M36 1992
About African American, Asian American, Latino
and Native American People
New Queer Cinema: A Critical Reader PN 1995.9 .H55 N48 2004b
Shot in America: Television, the State, and the Rise of PN 1995.9 .N49 N69 2000
Chicano Cinema
Struggles for Representation: African American Documentary PN 1995.9 .N4 S77 1999
Film and Video
Women in Film: An International Guide PN 1995.9 .W6 W658 1990
CINEMATOGRAPHY
Animation Book: A Complete Guide to Animated Filmmaking TR 897.5 L39 1979
Digital Filmmaking: The Changing Art and Craft of Making TR 850 .O53 2000
Motion Pictures
Directing Actors: Creating Memorable Performances for Film PN 1995.9 .P7 W45 1996
and Television
Directors’ Method for Film and Television PN 1995.9 P7 R5 1992
Figures Traced in Light: On Cinematic Staging PN 1995.9 P7 B635 2005
Film Directing Shot by Shot: Visualizing from Concept to Screen PN 1995.9 P7 K38 1991
Notes on the Cinematographer PN 1995 B7313 1986
Thirty-Six Dramatic Situations PN 218 .P6413 1977
Additional Subject Headings:
Motion Pictures Production and Direction Cinematography
International Film
Australian Film 1900-1977: A Guide to Feature Film Productions PN 1993.5 A8 P5 1981
BFI Companion to Eastern European and Russian Cinema PN 1993.5 .E2 B44 2000
BFI Companion to German Cinema PN 1993.5 .G3 B44 1999
Companion Encyclopedia of Middle Eastern and North PN 1993.5 .A65 C66 2001
African Film
Encyclopedia of British Film PN 1993.5 .G7 E53x 2003
Encyclopedia of Chinese Film PN 1993.5 .C4 Z53 1998
Encyclopedia of Indian Cinema (REF) PN 1993.5 .I8 R277 1999b
Guide to the Cinema of Spain PN 1993.5 S7 .D68 1997
Guide to the Cinema of Sweden and Finland PN 1993.5 .S8 Q86 2000
Guide to Latin American, Caribbean and U.S. Latino Made (REF) PN 1995.9 .L37 G85 1998
Film and Video
History of the French New Wave Cinema PN 1993.5 .F7 N48 2002
Japanese Films: A Filmography and Commentary, 1921-1989 PN 1993.5 J3 B78 1990
Oxford Companion to Australian Film (REF) PN 1993.5 .A8 O96 1999
DICTIONARIES/ENCYCLOPEDIAS
American Directors PN 1998 .A2 C657 1983
Biographical Dictionary of film PN 1998.2 .T49 1994
Chronicle of Cinema 1895-1995 PN 1995.2 C48 1994
Contemporary Theatre, Film and Television (REF) PN 2285 .C58
Critical Dictionary of Film and Television Theory (REF) PN 1993.45 .C75 2001
Dictionary of Film Terms (REF) TR 847 B43 1983
Encyclopedia of International Media and Communication P 87.5. E532 2003
Film Encyclopedia PN 1993.45 .K34 1982
Film Handbook (REF) PN 1998.2 A64 1990
Film Studies Dictionary (REF) PN 1993.45 .B49 2001
International Encyclopedia of Film (REF) PN 1993.45 .I5 1972
International Film, Television and Video Acronyms PN 1993.45 .S76 1993
International Motion Picture Almanac (REF) PN 1993.3 .I55
New Biographical Dictionary of Film (REF) PN 1998.2 .T49 2002
New Historical Dictionary of American Film Industry (REF) PN 1993.5 .U6 S539 1998
Silent Film Necrology: Births and Deaths of Over 9000 PN 1998.2 V38 1995
Performers, Directors, Producers and Other
Filmmakers of the Silent Era Through 1993
Soundtracks: An International Dictionary (MUS REF) ML 102 .M68 C73 1998
of Composers for Film
Who’s Who of Victorian Cinema: A Worldwide Survey (REF) PN 1998.2. W465 1996
Additional Subject Headings:
Motion Pictures Dictionaries Motion Pictures Encyclopedias
PERIODICALS
Afterimage TR 1 .A4x
American Film PN 09
American Historical Review E 171 .A57
Camera Obscura (SPL) PN 1995.9 W6 C3x
Cineaste PN 1993 .C5x
Cinema Journal PN 1993 .S62
Electronic Cinema Journals http://www.lib.berkeley.edu/MRC/filmjournals.html
Film Comment (SPL) PN 1993. F42x
Film Quarterly PN 1993 .H457
Independent Film and Video Monthly PN 1993. I617
International Motion Picture Almanac (REF) PN 1993.3 .I55
Journal of Film and Video PN 1993 .U63
Journal of Popular Film and Television PN 1993.J66
Leonardo N1 .L4x
Moving Image http://muse.jhu.edu/journals/mov/
New Film Index: A Bibliography of Magazine Articles in Z 5784 .M9 M29 1975
English,1930-1970
PAJ: A Journal of Performance and Art PN 2000 .P47x
Quarterly Review of Film and Video PN 1993 .Q78x
Retrospective Index to Film Periodicals, 1930-1971 PN 1993 .B38x 1975
Screen: The Journal of the Society for Education PN 1993 .S3x
in Film and Television
Screen World (SPC) PN 1993.3 .D3
Sight and Sound PN 1993 .S56
Variety International Film Guide PN 1993.3 I544
Variety Insider PN 1561 .V3
Velvet Light Trap PN 1993 .V44
Wide Angle PN 1993 .W48
REVIEWS
American Film Institute Catalog of Motion Pictures (REF) PN 1998 .A57
Produced in the United States
CineFiles (Pacific Film Archives) http://www.mip.berkeley.edu/cinefiles
Educational Media Reviews Online http://libweb.lib.buffalo.edu/emro/search.asp
Films in Review PN 1993. F6473 or http://www.filmsinreview.com
Film Review (1945-1970) PN 1993 .F624
Halliwell’s Film and Video Guide (REF) PN 1993.45 .H27
International Index to Film Periodicals (REF) PN 1993 .I57x
International Motion Picture Almanac (REF) PN 1993.3 .I55
Leonard Maltin’s Movie and Video Guide PN 1992.8 .F5 L36 2002
Magill’s Cinema Annual (REF) PN 1993.3 .M34
Magill’s Survey of Cinema: English Language Films (REF) PN 1993.45 .M3
Magill’s Survey of Cinema: Silent Films (REF) PN 1995.75 .M33 1982
Motion Picture Guide (REF) PN 1995 .N346
New York Times Film Reviews (REF) PN 1995.N4
Media Review Digest http://www.pierianpress.net or Z 5784 .M9 M85
Movie Review Query Engine http://www.mrqe.com/lookup/
New York Times Movie Reviews http://movies.nytimes.com/ref/movies/reviews/
Review of the Arts: Film and Television Microform NX 1 .R481x
Variety’s Film Reviews (REF) PN 1993 .V36
Additional Subject Headings:
motion pictures reviews film criticism
INDEXES
Film Literature Index (REF) PN 1993. F616x http://webapp1.dlib.indiana.edu/fli/
International Film Index, 1895-1990 (REF) PN 1998 .I58x 1991
International Index to Film Periodicals (REF) PN 1993 .I57x
Retrospective Index to Film Periodicals,1930-1971 (REF) PN 1993 B38x 1975
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Multimedia Library Collection
The Multimedia Library’s collection of videotape and DVD titles embraces many diverse disciplines. A listing of Multimedia Library Collection titles is available in the Library's online catalog.
Mediagraphies, or subject titles listings, are also available to aid in searching for Multimedia titles. They can be found at http://www.uwm.edu/Library/media/mediagraphy.html. Below are some hints for finding media materials in the online catalog. It is useful to begin searching for subjects by using the keyword search.
VIDEOTAPES:
1) Click on the search type Keyword (and/or/not) in the Search by box.
2) Enter the keyword or words and the search qualifier and videorecording.
Ex. brakhage and videorecording
cinema and history and videorecording
"experimental films" and videorecording
DVD:
1) Click on the search type Keyword (and/or/not) in the Search by box.
2) Enter the keyword or words and the search qualifier and dvd.
Ex. dreyer and dvd
feature and films and dvd
"experimental films" and dvd
WEBSITES
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