Film: Reference

Reference Works

Reference works are a good source to go to find out background information on a topic or to look up a quick fact. This page will combine both online and print reference works. Most of the print reference works will be located on the lower floor of King Library, in the Instructional Media Center (IMC).

Online Reference Works

Acting: An International Encyclopedia
ABC-CLIO
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2001, ABC-CLIO, OhioLINK Electronic Book Center

Biography in Context This link opens in a new window
Biographical articles on people from throughout history, around the world, and across all subject areas from multiple Gale reference publications, such as Contemporary Authors, Encyclopedia of World Biography, and Dictionary of American Biography. Updated continuously
It combines biographies from multiple Gale reference publications, such as Contemporary Authors, Encyclopedia of World Biography, Dictionary of American Biography, and Directory of American Scholars, with articles from more than 300 magazines, such as American History, The Christian Century, and U.S. News & World Report.

Performing Arts - Oxford Reference Collection
Searches simultaneously in all of the Performing Arts titles in Oxford Reference Online, collectively covering theater, dance, music, and opera.
Oxford Bibliographies Online: Cinema and Media Studies
Oxford Bibliographies in Cinema and Media Studies has recruited many of the finest scholars in cinema and media studies to chart a path through the information thicket and toward a carefully organized, thoroughly peer-reviewed account of the most important books, articles, and Web sites.
Schirmer Encyclopedia of Film
Introduction to film and film studies, covering such aspects as production, national traditions, studios, genres, critical theory and film history.
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4 v., 2007, Gale Virtual Reference Library
VideoHound's Golden Movie Retriever 2010
Reviews movies that are available on DVD or tape. Each entry includes title, alternate title, one-to four-bone rating, year released, MPAA rating, brief review, length, format, country of origin, cast, technical personnel, awards and made-for-television/cable/video designations.

Print Reference Works

Print reference books related to the study of Film Studies are on the ground floor of King, the in IMC.

Here are a couple of basic titles that you might find helpful:

Cinema Studies: The Key Concepts by Susan Hayward. PN1993.45 .H36 2000

Cinema: Year by Year, 1894-2003 ed. by Robyn Karney. PN1993.5.A1 C566 2003

Dictionary of Film Finance and Distribution: A Guide for Independent Filmmakers by John W. Cones. PN1993.5.A1 C642 2008

Fifty Contemporary Filmmakers ed. by Yvonne Tasker. PN1998.2 .F53 2002

Multicultural Films: A Reference Guide by Janice R. Welsch and J.Q. Adams. PN1995.9.M56 W45 2005

The New Biographical Dictionary of Film by David Thomson. PN1998.2 .T49 2004

The Rough Guide to Film by Richard Armstrong. PN1998.2 .R66 2007

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