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Film Studies Subject Guide Indexes to Periodical Literature - Finding Articles

Film Studies articles can be found in a wide variety of interdisciplinary periodical literature, from the popular to the scholarly. Below are some key indexes to periodical literature that can help you locate cinema / film articles. If you have any questions about using these resources or evaluating scholarly/popular articles, please contact Troy Davis (mtdavi@wm.edu / chat: mtdavi05), Subject Librarian for Film Studies.

• Library Pointers for Film Study Research (from Category D)

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Film Literature Index Online
Online Coverage up to 2002 (no full-text)
The Film Literature Index (FLI) annually indexes 150 film and television periodicals from 30 countries cover-to-cover and 200 other periodicals selectively for articles on film and television. The periodicals range from the scholarly to the popular. More than 2,000 subject headings provide detailed analysis of the articles.
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Film Literature Index (Print)
Coverage: 1972 - Present
Ref PN1993.F453

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Communication & Mass Media Complete
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This database is comprised of two popular databases in the fields of communication and mass media studies — CommSearch (formerly produced by the National Communication Association (NCA)), and Mass Media Articles Index (formerly produced by Pennsylvania State University).

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International Index to Film/TV Periodicals (La Federation Internationale des Archives du Film [FIAF])
Coverage: 1972 - Present
Access The FIAF International FilmArchive Database is published by the International Federation of Film Archives (FIAF) and contains several databases: the International Index to Film Periodicals , the International Index to Television Periodicals , the List of Periodicals Indexed ,the Treasures from the Film Archives , the Bibliography of FIAF Members Publications and the International Directory of Film and TV Documentation Collections.
The main database, the International Index to Film Periodicals contains over 230,000 article references from more than 300 periodicals. The database, which cumulates citations from the annual printed volume, offers in-depth coverage of the worlds foremost academic and popular film journals from 1972 to the present.

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Film Indexes Online
AccessContains two indexes or databases; Film Index International and the American Film Instutute Catalog. Film Index International is a comprehensive filmography from 1900 to the present that offers international coverage of over 120,000 films and 735,000 film personalities from over 180 countries. Its rich content also includes information on international film awards, as well as searchable plot summaries and full cast and crew lists. The AFI Catalog, compiled by specialist researchers at the American Film Institute (AFI), is the premier resource for American films, providing an exhaustive view of American features produced between 1893 and 1971.

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MLA International Bibliography
Coverage: 1963 - Present
Access The MLA International Bibliography , produced by the Modern Language Association of America, consists of bibliographic records pertaining to literature, language, linguistics, and folklore and includes coverage from 1963 to the present. The MLA International Bibliography provides access to scholarly research in nearly 4,000 journals and series. It also covers relevant monographs, working papers, proceedings, bibliographies, and other formats. Covers cinema and film journals.

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Academic One File
AccessPeer-reviewed, full-text articles from the world’s leading journals and reference sources. Extensive coverage of the physical sciences, technology, medicine, social sciences, the arts, theology, literature and other subjects. Includes full-text coverage of the New York Times back to 1995; full-text of the Financial Times, and Times of London from 1985. Also includes a continued linking arrangement with JSTOR for many of the periodicals. Updated daily

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Academic Search Premier Coverage: 1975 -
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This resource contains full text for 3,956 scholarly publications with more than 100 going back to 1975 or further. Academic Search Premier includes PDF images for the great majority of journals; many of these PDFs are native (searchable) or scanned-in-color.

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Art Full Text
Coverage: 1984- Present
Access Art Full Text is a bibliographic database that indexes and abstracts articles from periodicals published throughout the world. Full-text coverage for selected periodicals is also included. Periodical coverage includes English-language periodicals, yearbooks, and museum bulletins, as well as periodicals published in French, Italian, German, Japanese, Spanish, Dutch, and Swedish. In addition to articles, Art Full Text indexes reproductions of works of art that appear in indexed periodicals. Indexing coverage begins 1984; abstracting coverage begins with January 1994. The abstracts range from 50 to 300 words and describe the content and scope of the source articles. Full-text coverage begins in 1997.

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Arts & Humanities Citiation Index (Selective Title List)
Coverage: 1980 - Present
Access The ISI® Arts & Humanities Citation Index provides access to current and retrospective bibliographic information and cited references found in nearly 1,130 of the world’s leading arts & humanities journals.

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Expanded Academic ASAP
Coverage: 1980 - Present
Access Contains citations and full-text of journal, newspaper, and periodical articles. Approximately 50% of the database’s contents is full-text. While not covering any single discipline in great depth, Expanded Academic ASAP can be used for quick research in any of a number of subject areas.

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Essay and General Literature Index
Access This unique reference offers precise access to nearly 65,000 essays contained in some 5,300 anthologies and collections—a wealth of information that might be otherwise hidden away in your library. Some 300 single and multi-author collections are indexed annually, plus more than 20 selected annuals and serials. Coverage spans the entire range of the humanities and social sciences, including literary works, art history, drama, and film.

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The New Film Index; A Bibliography of Magazine Articles in English, 1930-1970
New York, Dutton, 1975
Ref PN1994 .A52 M3

How to do Good Reporting in the Era of Globalization

When: Friday, September 21, 2:00-3:30 pm
Where: Ford Classroom, Media Center, Swem Library

This informal workshop will focus on issues of journalistic story
telling in multiple media: How to find a story and get the scenes needed
to tell the story well across “platforms.” How to “sell” that story so a
national show will run it. And, crucially, how to confront the ethical,
logistical, cultural and other challenges in telling the story well,
especially a story from outside the United States.

/Free and Open to All Comers!/
/Bring Your Questions & Ideas!/

Mary Stucky has been a TV, radio, and web journalist for more than
fifteen years. She a co-founders of Round Earth Productions, which
writes and produces stories that explain how the policies and actions of
the developed world change the lives of people around the globe. Mary
and Round Earth aim for vivid, personal stories that will help listeners
in America make informed decisions about globally important issues.
Currently Round Earth’s stories focus on Latin America and are broadcast
on public radio’s national news and cultural programs. In addition,
Round Earth reporting is carried on the websites of 70 commercial
television stations across the country and on the World Vision Report,
which airs on 300 mostly Christian radio stations nationwide.

In addition to her work with Round Earth Productions, Mary has reported
on Chinese and Mmong immigrants as part of the public radio documentary
“Crossing East,” which won a 2006 Peabody Award, broadcasting’s highest
honor. Mary has covered social and cultural issues, foreign affairs,
public policy and the environment in South America, Mexico, Cuba, Europe
and Canada. For 13 years, Mary was a reporter/anchor for the NBC-TV
affiliate in Minneapolis. Mary’s reporting awards include the New York
Festival’s Gold World Medal.

SCREENING

Friday, March 30, 2007
7:00 pm
Tucker Hall 120
This Event is Free and Open to the Public

WORKSHOP

Saturday, March 31, 2007
10:30 AM - NOON
Ford Classroom, Swem Library Media Center

Award-winning filmmaker and journalist David Taylor has long been fascinated by the U.S. Presidency in the 20th century. In this special program, he will present and discuss excerpts from his most recent film Nixon: A Presidency Revealed (first aired on the History Channel, February 2007) as well as his works on Presidents Franklin Roosevelt, Kennedy, Johnson, and Reagan.

Don’t miss this opportunity to hear an accomplished documentarian examine the challenging process of crafting responsible, meaningful, and entertaining films about the history of some of modern America’s best-known leaders.

David Taylor has produced over 100 films and programs for the BBC, Channel 4, PBS, The History Channel, A&E, and TLC. His films have been nominated for numerous Emmy Awards and have won four New York Film Festival Awards, among many others. He is currently a Senior Producer for Team Productions in Washington, D.C. A native of England, Taylor is a graduate of the College of William & Mary, class of ’76, where he studied Government and majored in History.

Below is a list of new books that have arrived at Swem and are worth checking out. o

Title: Born in flames : termite dreams, dialectical fairy tales, and pop apocalypses
Publication info.: Cambridge, Mass. : Harvard University Press, 2007.

Subject: Motion pictures–Philosophy.
Subject: Motion pictures and music.
PN1995 .H238 2

Title: Changing direction : a practical approach to directing actors in film and theatre / Lenore DeKoven.
Electronic access: Table of contents / http://www.loc.gov/catdir/toc/ecip061/2005029190.html
Publication info.: Amsterdam ; Boston : Elsevier Focal Press, c2006

Subject: Theater–Production and direction.
Subject: Motion pictures–Production and direction.
PN2053 .D44 2006

Title: The continuity supervisor / Avril Rowlands ;
Publication info.: Oxford [England] ; Boston : Focal Press, c2000.

Subject: Motion pictures–Production and direction.
Subject: Video recordings–Production and direction.
Subject: Continuity (Motion pictures, television, etc.)
PN1995.9 .P7 R67 2000

Title: Film directing fundamentals : see your film before shooting / Nicholas T. Proferes.
Electronic access: Publisher description / http://www.loc.gov/catdir/description/els051/2004019069.html
Electronic access: Table of contents / http://www.loc.gov/catdir/toc/ecip0421/2004019069.html
Publication info.: Amsterdam ; Boston : Focal Press, c2005.

Subject: Motion pictures–Production and direction
PN1995.9 .P7 P758 2005

Title: Film production management / Bastian Clevé.
Publication info.: Amsterdam ; Boston : Elsevier/Focal Press, 2006.

Subject: Motion pictures–Production and direction.
PN1995.9 .P7 C54 2006

Title: Film studies : the basics / Amy Villarejo.
Electronic access: Table of contents only / http://www.loc.gov/catdir/toc/ecip0612/2006011808.html
Electronic access: Publisher description / http://www.loc.gov/catdir/enhancements/fy0654/200601180-d.html
Publication info.: London ; New York : Routledge, 2007.

Subject: Motion pictures.
PN1994 .V527 2

Title: The grip book / by Michael G. Uva.
Electronic access: Table of contents / http://www.loc.gov/catdir/toc/ecip065/2005036148.html
Electronic access: Publisher description / http://www.loc.gov/catdir/enhancements/fy0623/200503614-d.html
Publication info.: Amsterdam ; Boston : Elsevier Focal Press, c2006.

Subject: Cinematography–Handbooks, manuals, etc.
Subject: Grips (Persons)–Handbooks, manuals, etc.
TR850 .U93 2006

Title: The material image : art and the real in film / Brigitte Peucker.
Electronic access: Table of contents only / http://www.loc.gov/catdir/toc/ecip0614/2006017976.html
Publication info.: Stanford, Calif. : Stanford University Press, 2007.

Subject: Art and motion pictures.
Subject: Realism in motion pictures.
PN1995.25 .P46

Title: Movie making course : principles, practice, and techniques : the ultimate guide for the aspiring filmmaker / Chris Patmore.
Electronic access: Publisher description / http://www.loc.gov/catdir/enhancements/fy0620/200411172-d.html
Publication info.: Hauppauge, NY : Barron’s, c2005.

Subject: Motion pictures–Production and direction.
PN1995.9 .P7 P37 2005

Title: New documentary / Stella Bruzzi.
Electronic access: Table of contents only / http://www.loc.gov/catdir/toc/ecip069/2006006456.html
Electronic access: Publisher description / http://www.loc.gov/catdir/enhancements/fy0654/200600645-d.html
Publication info.: London ; New York : Routledge, 2006.

Subject: Documentary films–History and criticism.
PN1995.9 .D6 B NONE

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We have some more in production right now as well as an Errol Morris inspired experiment in propaganda (stay tuned). You can get to our YouTubified vids here.

BlipTV sample: