Digital Filmmaking Library Guide

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Academic Search Ultimate - Content types: articles. Covers a wide range of subjects and contains the full text of nearly 12,400 journals, including 10,900 peer-reviewed journals. Learn More.

Art & Architecture Complete - Content types: articles, books, and images. Contains more than 210 full-text periodicals, nearly 220 full-text books, indexing for 790 academic journals, magazines and trade publications, and over 63,000 images. Learn More.

Films on Demand: Archival Films & Newsreels - Content type: video. Collection of over 5,000 archival and historical films from multiple sources.

Films on Demand: Master Academic Collection - Content type: video. Contains more than 25,000 streaming videos covering a wide variety of academic subjects.

Humanities International Complete - Content type: articles. Contains data from the Humanities International Index (2,224 journals and more than 3.4 million records), and full-text for approximately 1,240 journals.

Kanopy - Content type: streaming video. Stream movies, documentaries, foreign films, and classic cinema

MOBIUS Library Catalog - Content type: books Search the MOBIUS Consortium catalog and request books be sent to Stephens for pickup. Books are generally ready to be picked up in two to three work days.

Stephens Library Catalog - Content type: books, video. Search the traditional catalog for Stephens College books, videos, and more.

Stephens Library Quick Search - Content types: articles, books. Search across most all of Stephens Library holdings as well as millions of additional books and articles using the EBSCOhost Discovery Service. Learn More.

Librarian for Digital Filmmaking

Anne Cox
acox@stephens.edu
(573) 876-7181

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Finding Filmmaking Books

Library Resources

Stephens Library Catalog - Search the traditional catalog for Stephens College books, videos, and more.

MOBIUS Library Catalog - Search the MOBIUS Consortium catalog and request physical/print books be sent to Stephens for pickup. Books are generally ready to be picked up in two to three work days.

eMO Electronic Books - Search and view over 280,000 electronic books. Entirely full-text.

Search Tips

Search the Stephens Library Catalog to find physical materials and ebooks held at the Stephens Library. The MOBIUS Catalog is a good option to broaden your search for print books to libraries across Missouri.

The phrase “motion pictures” is the subject heading. Try combining “motion pictures and” with a keyword, or a keyword and “in motion pictures” to explore materials on how a topic is handled in movies.

Additional keyword options for searching for materials about film include:

  • film title

  • director’s name

  • film genre or style

Use the advanced search function and search for these phrases as subject terms to find materials about that term, rather than the work itself or material by that individual.

Digital Filmmaking Book Locations

Digital filmmaking books are generally located in the following sections:

  • PN 1993-1999 - Motion Pictures (main floor, Stephens Library)

  • TR 845-899 - Cinematography (second floor, Stephens Library)

Finding Filmmaking Articles

Library Resources

  • Academic Search Ultimate - Covers a wide range of subjects and contains the full text of nearly 12,400 journals, including 10,900 peer-reviewed journals. Learn More.

  • Art & Architecture Complete - Contains more than 210 full-text periodicals, nearly 220 full-text books, indexing for 790 academic journals, magazines and trade publications, and over 63,000 images. Learn More.

  • Humanities International Complete - Contains data from the Humanities International Index (2,224 journals and more than 3.4 million records), and full-text for approximately 1,240 journals.

  • Stephens Library Quick Search - Search across most all of Stephens Library holdings as well as millions of additional books and articles using the EBSCOhost Discovery Service. Learn More.

Search Tips

When searching these databases, you will likely come across articles that are not immediately available. In such cases, choose to “Request It” and complete the process. Articles usually become available within one business day, although it can take as many as five days. You can review your request history and make requests from scratch by using the following link:

Finding Films + Videos

Resources

  • Films on Demand - Contains more than 25,000 streaming videos covering a wide variety of academic subjects, including a number of documentary films and archival footage.

  • Kanopy - Stream movies, documentaries, foreign films, and classic cinema. Collections include Criterion and the DEFA Library.

  • Stephens Library Catalog DVD Search - Search the traditional catalog for Stephens College books, videos, and more. The library offers a wide variety of films on dvd.

  • Black Film Archive - A register of Black films from 1915-1979, currently available for streaming, by Maya S. Cade.

  • Internet Archive Moving Image Archive - An extensive and varied collection of video content, including films, news broadcasts, educational video, cartoons, and recorded performances. Primarily digitized content, and many films in the public domain or available for use/reuse under a Creative Commons license.

Search Tips

Daniel Boone Regional Library also offers films through Kanopy; please note that their selection of films in Kanopy may be different than through Stephens, so it is worth checking both libraries. Kanopy has a unique business model, with cost for the service being determined by patron demand and drawing down from an annually budgeted account.

Keep in mind that you can always ask for assistance with locating a film or submit a DVD purchase request.

Stephens Library offers DVD drives (USB connection) for checkout.

Adding “f:f” to an existing search, or using the format filter, can limit your search to items on DVD.

Audiovisual Equipment

Resources

  • Audiovisual Equipment Checkout - a variety of equipment for recording and creating, such as cameras, lighting, audio recorders, etc., is available for checkout for Stephens College students through the library.

Tips

Schedule your equipment request in advance for quick pickup. Please be mindful of the needs of your fellow students by checking out equipment only for the time you actively need to use it, and returning equipment on time and in good working order.

Websites

Resources

  • AFI Catalog - database of information about U.S. feature films from the American Film Institute.

  • filmsite - by film historian Tim Dirks, this site includes lists of films, reviews, analysis, articles, plot synopses, reference materials, and film history content.

  • Geena Davis Institute on Gender in Media - over 28 years of research on gender prevalence in media, including tools for accessing data and executive summaries.

  • Motion Picture Association - trade association for U.S. major film studios. Their website offers research reports and policy recommendations related to the U.S. film and television industry.

  • Movie Review Query Engine (MRQE) - an online index of movie reviews, covering over 100,000 titles.

  • Moving Image Source - from the Museum of the Moving Image, this site includes articles, a calendar, interviews, and an extensive research guide.

  • Scripts on Screen - search engine for movie and film scripts.

  • Women Film Pioneers Project - a digital publication hosted by Columbia University for research on women who worked during the silent film era as directors, producers, screenwriters, editors, and other filmmaking roles.

  • Women Make Movies - organization supporting women producers and directors, including through film distribution. Their site includes extensive resource lists for women’s film groups, festivals, funders, documentary film distributors, U.S. media organizations, and regional resources.

News

  • Filmmaker Magazine - publication focused on independent film.

  • IndieWire - online publication covering film and tv industry news.

  • Women and Hollywood - news and resources site that “educates, advocates, and agitates for gender diversity and inclusion in Hollywood and the Global Film Industry.”

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