Research Guides: ENGL 205: Intro to Film (BMC): Course Guide

Scholarly Journal Articles

Screen Studies Collection
Scholarly publications related to film scholarship alongside detailed filmographies. Includes American Film Institute (AFI) Catalog, Film Index International (FII), and FIAF International Index to Film Periodicals Database.
ProQuest Performing Arts Database‎
Dance, film, television, theater, opera, and broadcasting; both popular and scholarly coverage. 1864-present.

Tripod Library Catalog
- Use Tripod to find resources available from the TriCo Libraries.
- Search for books, e-books, videos, articles, digital media, and more

Keyword Search:

E.g., film, gender, spectatorship etc.

Subject Search:

Borrowing Beyond the Tri-Co
Request items that are not available in Tripod through E-ZBorrow or Interlibrary Loan.

Oxford Bibliographies in Cinema and Media Studies
Short entries and annotated bibliographies of the most important books, articles, and web sites on each topic.

TriCo Libraries Film Collection
All DVDs and streaming video available in the TriCo are listed in Tripod. Click on your college's icon to see availability.

Kanopy
Classic and international films, including selected Criterion Collection titles. Select "Movies" when limiting by subject to see only feature films.
Swank Digital Campus
Classic and popular feature films currently being assigned for courses.

Academic Video Online: Premium
Search for "Sony Picture Classics" to see feature films.
New World Cinema: Independent Features and Shorts, 1990-Present
Over 200 feature films from leading independent distributors. Alexander Street.
Independent world cinema : classic and contemporary film
More than 400 important films produced from the early 20th century to today from major distributors. Alexander Street.
Silent Film Online
Selected silent features, serials, and shorts from the 1890s to the 1930s. Alexander Street.
Asian Film Online
Select "Drama" to limit to feature films. Alexander Street.

A Short Guide to Writing about Film by Timothy Corrigan
Both an introduction to film study and a practical writing guide, this brief text introduces students to major film theories as well as film terminology, enabling them to write more thoughtfully and critically. Consult chapter 3: "Film Terms and Topics for Film Analysis and Writing." Also the tips presented in chapter 5: "Style and Structure in Writing" are useful when you are writing the paper.