Selected Resources
Below is a list of (mostly) books.
- The complete film dictionary
Call Number: PN1993.45 .K66 1997 (Reference)
"Intended for those involved in the making of motion pictures, for the student of film, and for the individual who finds pleasure in casually examining literature on the art of the cinema. Although sometimes highly technical in nature, it makes the language of film available to all readers in a clear and painless manner.” - Cinema : a critical dictionary : the major film-makers
Call Number: PN1993.45 .C5 1980 (Reference) - The complete film production handbook
Call Number: PN1995.9 .P7 H66 2001 - Dictionary of film terms : the aesthetic companion to film analysis
Call Number: TR847 .B43 1994 (Reference) - A dictionary of cinema quotations from filmmakers and critics : over 3400 axioms, criticisms, opinions, and witticisms from 100 years of the cinema
Call Number: PN1994.9 .D53 2000 - Filmmaker's dictionary
Call Number: PN1993.45 .S56 2000 (Reference) - The film studies dictionary
Call Number: PN1993.45 .B53 2001 (Reference) - International dictionary of films and filmmakers
Call Number: PN1997.8 .I58 1997 (Reference)
Over 650 entries in all, this four volume set covers (in a volume each) Films, Directors, Actors and Actresses, Writers and Production Artists. Each entry consists of production information, crews and cast, selected bibliographies and a critical essay. - The international film industry : a historical dictionary
Call Number: PN1993.45 .S57 1989 (Reference) - The new historical dictionary of the American film industry
Call Number: PN1993.5 .U6 S539 1998 (Reference) - British Film Institute Titles
This link brings up a list of titles in our catalog authored by the british film institute. BFI guides are great introductions to the work of particular director, genre or period.
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