Research Guides: FMST 05: Special Effects & Film Spectacle (SC): Special Effects Resources

Streaming Resources

Alexander Street
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Alexander Street has an amazing collection of streaming resources, including music and film, but it can be challenging to navigate.

SEARCH TIP: From the browse publisher field check out collections by Flicker Alley and Kino Lorber

Films On Demand
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Provides streaming video for over 4,000 titles in the humanities and social sciences from the Films Media Group.
Kanopy
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Kanopy offers pay-per-title access to a wide variety of documentaries and film festival winners.

Other Resources

Science Fiction and Fantasy Research Database This link opens in a new window
"The Science Fiction and Fantasy Research Database is an on-line, searchable compilation and extension of Science Fiction and Fantasy Reference Index 1878-1985, Science Fiction and Fantasy Reference Index 1985-1991, and Science Fiction and Fantasy Reference Index 1992-1995, including material located since publication of the last printed volume."

Cinefex
Cinefex, launched in 1980, is a bimonthly journal covering visual effects in the movies. Indexed in the Science Fiction and Fantasy Collection and ProQuest's Screen Studies Collection (1996+)

NOTE: You will need to use ILL to get articles scanned.

• Of course, the internet is filled with enthusiasts and/or professionals obsessed with sharing what they know about visual effects. For example, as simple search for "vfx breakdown" in YouTube or Vimeo leads almost 500,000 clips related to the technical implementation of specific effects.

* Don't forget our collection of DVD and Blu-Rays, many of which have different versions, deleted scenes, commentaries and other extras. *