LibGuides: Film: Web Resources

Disclaimer

Montgomery Library at Campbellsville University does not necessarily endorse all content found on third party websites.

Online Screenwriting Resources

Celtx
Online scriptwriting software that is free to students.
Daily Script: Movie Scripts and Movie Screenplays
A collection of movie scripts and screenplays for writers, actors and the public.
Ink Tip
Connect with industry professionals looking for writers and scripts.
Internet Movie Script Database
Free online movie scripts for reading and downloading.
Simply Scripts
Read scripts online.
Writer's Guild of Amercia, West
Presents interviews with some of the most influential contemporary screenwriters.

Production Resources

Indy Mogul
Provides over 1,200 videos with moviemaking techniques.
Kentucky Film Office
Incentive programs, production resources and locations for filming in Kentucky.
Open Film
An online platform for filmmakers, film lovers, and film contests.
POV from PBS
Essential resource lists provided by the Public Broadcasting Corporation for getting your documentary made and seen.
Vimeo Video School
Learn how to make better videos through tutorials.
Writer's Guild of America, East: Digital Media Training Videos
Contains clips covering transmedia production, web television, branded content and more.

Best Practices for Publishing

Fair Use and Best Practices for Media Studies Publishing
Guidelines from the Society for Cinema and Media Studies.

Film News and Reviews

Awards Daily
News about film awards and film reviews.
Letterboxd
A social network for sharing your opinions on film. Review, tag, and create lists or collections on any given topic.
Metacritic
Aggregates movie, TV and game reviews from leading critics.
MRQE: Movie Review Query Engine
One of the largest online sources of movie reviews.
Roger Ebert
Movie reviews and blogs.
Rotten Tomatoes
A popular movie review website.
Total Film
Film news, reviews, and trailers.

Online Film Journals

Cineaste
An online magazine covering the art and politics of cinema.
Film Quarterly
A publication of peer-reveiwed writing on motion pictures.
Journal of Religion & Film
An online academic film journal.
Screen
Provides research and education in screen studies, published quarterly by Oxford University Press.
Script Magazine
Articles and more for screen writers.
Senses of Cinema
An online journal devoted to the serious discussion of cinema.

Film & Digital Media Archives

Academy Film Archive
Collects, preserves and restores motion pictures.
American Film Institute
Preserves the history of the motion picture for the next generation.
Audio-Visual Conservation at the Library of Congress
Contains a searchable collection of motion pictures dating back to 1893.
BFI
A website bringing together the BFI National Archive and the BFI Reuben Library to distribute and exhibit UK films.
Europeana
Provides access to millions of digitized items from European museums, libraries, archives and multi-media collections.
European Film Gateway
Quick access to thousands of historical film documents preserved in European film archives.
EU Screen
Offers free online access to videos and stills from European audiovisual archives from the early 20th century to the present.
Internet Archive: Moving Image Archive
Contains movies uploaded by users ranging from full-length films to cartoons and concerts.
Media History Digital Library
A nonprofit initiative dedicated to digitizing classic media periodicals.
Museum of Broadcast Communications
Contains more than 1,000 original essays examining specific programs and people, historic moments and trends, and major policy disputes.
Museum of the Moving Image
Advances the appreciation of film, television, and digital media by presenting exhibitions and education programs, and collecting moving-image related artifacts.
Open Educational Resources (OER) Guide
Open Educational Resources are openly licensed materials that are freely accessible for educational distribution. Examples of OER include textbooks, syllabi, lectures, assignments, games, etc.
Open Vault: WGBH Media Library and Archives
Access to uique and historic content produced by public television and radio station WGBH in Boston.
Women Film Pioneers Project
Essays on the work of women in the early years of the flim industry.

Streaming Video

Ustream
A socially-fueled video platform.
Vimeo
View, upload and share videos.
YouTube
A video-sharing websiste where users can view, upload and share videos.

Fun Sites

Art of the Title
A blog analyzing noteworthy title sequences from film and televsion.
How It Should Have Ended
Short, parody animations of new endings to popular movies.
IMDb: Internet Movie Database
Reviews, trailers and information on movies and television.
Movie Mistakes
Check out examples of mistakes in movies, search for favorites, submit something, or just browse.
Vintage Cinerama & Television
Images of a selection of movie and television posters and collectables.

Professional Organizations

For additional information, check out these professional and student associations:

Association of Moving Image Archivists
A nonprofit membership organization dedicated to the preservation of moving image media.
Broadcast Education Association
An international academic membership organization focusing on the media.
Directors Guild of America
A membership organization representing directors of film, television and digital media.
Motion Picture Editors Guild
A national labor organization representing freelance and post-production professionals.
National Communication Association
A membership association serving scholars, teachers and practitioners by supporting research, teaching, and professionalism.
Producers Guild of America
A nonprofit trade group representing members of the producing teams in film, television and new media.
Society for Cinema and Media Studies
A membership organization dedicated to the study of film, television and new media.
Writers Guild of America, East
A labor union of professionals creating much of what is seen on television and film in the U.S.
Writers Guild of America, West
A labor union composed of writers who make content for movies, television, news programs, documentaries, animation, and new media.