Film as literary text
The same critical frameworks and analytical techniques you're using to understand literary works can also be applied to other media, including film and television. On this page, you'll find selected resources for film studies research.
Selected Journals
The following e-journals represent some of the most important film studies publications available in our collections. Browsing these journals can help give you a sense of the scholarly conversation about cinema. You can also try searching general multidisciplinary databases like Academic Search Premier, General Onefile, and JSTOR.
Reference Books
The following reference books can be a good source of background information and provide you with keywords and suggestions for further research.
The film encyclopedia : the complete guide to film and the film industry, 7th ed.
Features alphabetically organized entries on the artistic, technical, and commercial aspects of movies, including style, genres, actors and actresses, directors, producers, and motion picture studios.
Call Number: REF 791.4303 K19f 2012Publication Date: 2012
The new biographical dictionary of film, 5th ed.
Almost 1500 biographical entries on significant actors and filmmakers.
Call Number: REF 791.4302 T482b 2010Publication Date: 2010
Dictionary of film terms : the aesthetic companion to film art
Dictionary of Film Terms clearly and concisely defines the essential terms of film analysis, appreciation, and production, with a special focus on the aesthetic values of filmmaking.
Call Number: REF 778.5303 B386d 2009Publication Date: 2009
The encyclopedia of novels into film
An in-depth guide to cinematic adaptations of more than 300 novels includes the date of release, the production company, the director and screenwriter, and a summary of the plot of each film.
Call Number: REF 791.436 T552e 2005Publication Date: 2005
VideoHound's war movies : classic conflict on filmCall Number: REF 791.43 M473v 1999Publication Date: 1999
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