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Digital Film & Video Production Research at NEiA

 

1. Getting Started
2. Explore the Stacks for Books
3. Search for Books & DVDs in our Library
4. Magazines: What's New in the Industry?
5. Tools

 

Getting Started

Reference materials help you:

• - Choose a topic
• - Get a quick overview
• - See how a topic is related to other topics

The Filmmaker's Handbook: A Comprehensive Guide for the Digital Age - Ref TR850 .P54 2007 - Descriptions of all the facets of filmmaking; information on equipment and techniques used by students and professionals.

100 Careers in Film and Television - Ref PN1995.9.P75 C76 2002 - Career opportunities described (storyboard artist, film editor, cinematographer, producer, and many more), plus facts, advice and interviews to help you plan your career.

History of the Mass Media in the United States: An Encyclopedia - Ref P92.U5 H55 1998 - Short overviews of the history of many film and video topics, such as advertising, broadcasting, legal issues, motion pictures, television, and many more.

The Screenwriter's Sourcebook - Ref PN1996 .H255 2005 - A guide for marketing scripts for screen and television: lists of contests, grants, development opportunities, producers, agents, managers, etc.

Plunkett's Entertainment & Media Industry Almanac 2007 - Ref P88.8 .P57 2007 - Statistics and trends in film, video, radio and television: iPods, Netflix, reality TV, DVR, gaming, and more.

 

Explore the Stacks for Books

Books are organized by subject using a system of call numbers. A fun way to see what's in the library can be to go straight to the shelves! Look in three places:

• Reference stacks
• Main collection
• Oversize section

• • PN1993 through PN1996 Motion pictures (Production and direction), Motion picture authorship (screenwriting)
    TR845 through TR899.5 Motion pictures (Editing), Cinematography (Special effects), Image processing (Digital techniques), Digital cinematography.
    P87 through P96 Mass media (History)
    

    
    

Search for Books & DVDs in our Library

• Know what you want?
• Ready to get specific?
• Already have a topic in mind?

Search our catalog

Use one or two of these keywords to find books & DVDs relevant to your topic:
motion pictures, cinematography, screenwriting, mass media.

 

Magazines: What's New in the Industry?

Stay current: grab a magazine off the shelf! For example:

• Sight and Sound
  Journal of Popular Film and Television
  Interview
  Film & History
  Film Quarterly
  Film Comment
  Entertainment Weekly
  Cinema Journal
  Cineaste
  Variety

 

Tools

Here are some eResources that are great for Digital Film & Video Production:

Digital Tutors (access through the eResources page)
Online tutorials and training to create video games, visual effects, and new media.

FirstCom (access through the eResources page)
Royalty-free music and special effects sounds

Getty Images (access through the eResources page)
Royalty-free stock photography and footage

Gnomon (access through the eResources page)
Online tutorials for 3D graphics and visual effects, covers design, drawing, painting, modeling, texturing, rigging, effects, animation.

Stash (access through the eResources page)
A library of royalty-free animation, visual effects and motion graphics.

Virtual Training Company (VTC) (access through the eResources page)
Online tutorials for a wide variety of software.