Film Books Research Guide

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Lee Library | Tips on Subject Headings | Call Numbers | Screenplays | Books from Other Libraries

Lee Library

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Search the Library Catalog for books about films and filmmakers. If you need additional materials, youcan search catalogs of other libraries and order those materials online, through Interlibrary Loan.

 

Tips on Subject Headings

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• Most film books are given the subject heading motion pictures, with numerous subdivisions.

For specific geographical area, two types of headings are used:
motion pictures--Italy and motion pictures, Italian

• For books on specific topics or films, use the following headings:

motion pictures in ...topic... (ex: motion pictures in propaganda)
...topic... in motion pictures (ex: characters and characteristics in motion pictures)
motion pictures and ...topic... (ex: motion pictures and war)

• Books on specific films have the title of the film as a subject heading:
ex: occurrence at owl creek bridge (motion picture)

• Film-related subject headings:

film genres, animated films, comedy films, documentary films, historical films, horror films, western films, feature films, film noir, science fiction films, experimental films
cinematography, motion picture film, film makeup
film festivals, film credits
film critics (also women film critics), film criticism, motion pictures--reviews
film posters, film archives, motion picture studios, motion picture film collections
motion picture industry, motion picture journalism
motion picture actors and actresses, motion picture producers and directors, motion picture authorship, motion picture audiences
musicals, musical films, motion picture music--discography, motion pictures and theater
operas--film and video adaptations
italian literature--film and video adaptations
motion pictures and literature
academy awards (motion pictures)
women in motion pictures, women film critics, feminism and motion pictures, feminist film criticism

• If you're looking for films on video, search "hamlet and videorecording"
• For film adaptations, use "film adaptations"

 

Call Numbers

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PN 1993-1998 Motion Pictures
PN 1993 Periodicals, Societies,Serials
PN 1993.3 Yearbooks
PN 1993.45 Dictionaries
PN 1993.5 History
PN 1993.7 Study and Teaching
PN 1993.8 Specific Countries
PN 1993.9 Competitions, Prizes
PN 1995 General Criticism,Aesthetics
PN 1995.6 Censorship
PN 1995.7 Pictures and Sound
PN 1995.8 Amateur MotionPictures
PN 1995.9 Special Topics
PN 1996 Authorship, Writing
PN 1997 Screenplays
PN 1997.85 Film and VideoAdaptations
PN 1998.2 Biographies

 

Screenplays

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Screenplays are cataloguedin PN1997, then individually by title. If you are searching in theonline catalog, search by keyword. The screenplay could also be partof an anthology of screenplays. Anthologies have the subject heading motion picture plays. You can also use an index to find screenplays in anthologies.

Following are selected indexes located in theHumanities Reference area:

McCarty. Published Screenplays: A Checklist. HumRef PN 1997 .X1 M3 1971

Poteet. Published Radio,Television, and Film Scripts: A Bibliography. 1975. HumRef PN 1991.77.A1 X67

Wheaton and Jewell. PrimaryCinema Sources: An Index to Screenplays, Interviews, and Special Collectionsat the University of Southern California. 1975. HumRef PN 1997 .A1 X93

Selected examples of screenplay anthologies: (check the "PN 1997 .A1" area in the stacks)

Best Film Plays PN 1997 .A1G32 1977 vol.1
Twenty Best Film Plays PN1997 .A1 G32 1977 vol.2
Film Scripts (One-Four) PN1997 .A1 G25 1989
Four-Star Scripts PN 1997.A1 N6 1978
Motion Picture ContinuitiesPN 1997 .A1 P3 1977
The Project Muse PN 1997.A1 P76

 

Books From Other Libraries

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If you didn't find enoughbooks on your topic in the Lee Library, search the online catalogs ofother libraries (from the main library page) through databases such as Worldcat or RLIN Eureka. You can then order these books online through Interlibrary Loan Services.