CAMS Annotated Bibliography
- Oxford Bibliographies: Cinema and Media StudiesAnnotated bibliographies on dozens of topics in cinema and media studies listing authoritative, reliable, and relevant sources for research. Includes contextualizing introductions.
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Catalyst is the shared online catalog of the libraries of Carleton College and St. Olaf College. It provides an access point to the books, periodicals, government documents, and electronic resources available at Carleton or St. Olaf.
Library of Congress Subject Headings are the words and phrases you can use to do a subject search in Catalyst (as opposed to a keyword search, where you may use any words you like).
When starting out, it is often helpful to do a keyword search on your topic, and then to examine the subject headings of the results you find relevant. Catalyst displays these subject headings as links and clicking on one of them will automatically conduct a subject search for that particular topic. If you have trouble finding relevant sources using a keyword search, ask a librarian for help.
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Relevant Library of Congress Call Numbers
NC1765 - NC1766 Motion picture cartoons (animation)
PN1993 Motion pictures in general, by country
PN1994 Film theory
PN1995 Specific themes, topics, or genres
PN1996 Screenwriting
PN1997 Screenplays
PN1998 Biographies of and works about filmmakers
TR Photography (including technical aspects of filmmaking)
Use the sources below at the beginning of your research to get an overview of a topic or to identify synonyms or related terms that will apply to your topic. Later, return to these sources to clarify concepts or define new vocabulary. These sources also include bibliographical references that may prove helpful.
Selected Online Reference
The Schirmer Encyclopedia of Film by Call Number: Ref PN1993.45 .G65 2007 and onlineISBN: 0028657918A comprehensive introduction to film and film studies, covering such aspects as production, national traditions, studios, genres, critical theory, and film history. Includes more than 200 entries written by top scholars in the field of film studies. Also includes more than 230 career profiles, placing individual achievements in the context of specific topics (for example, a profile of Oscar Micheaux—a pioneering black filmmaker—appears in the article on "African American Cinema").
A Dictionary of Film Studies by ISBN: 9780199587261Publication Date: 2012-09-08Written by experts in the field, this dictionary includes terms, concepts, debates, and movements in film theory and criticism, national, international and transnational cinemas, film history, film movements and genres, film industry organizations and practices, and key technical terms and concepts in 500 detailed entries.
Selected Reference Books: General
The American Film Institute Catalog of Motion Pictures Produced in the United StatesCall Number: Ref PN1998 .A57Availability and more information from Catalyst...
The AFI Catalog strives to be comprehensive in its coverage of American films. Included is film production information, credits and cast lists, song and music information and detailed plot summaries. An online version of the AFI Catalog can be found at the Turner Classic Movies Database.
Dictionary of Film Terms by Call Number: Ref PN1993.45 .B33 2006ISBN: 1433104539Publication Date: 2009-03-01Availability and more information from Catalyst...
Includes definitions of hundreds of film terms from "abstract film" to "zoom shot" as well as extensive cross-references and four indices: term, topical, artist name, and film title.
The Routledge Encyclopedia of Film Theory by Call Number: Ref PN1995 .R6855 2014ISBN: 9780415781800Publication Date: 2013-11-23Availability and more information from Catalyst...
Capsule summaries of ideas, concepts, and trends in film theory, written by global scholars in cinema studies.- Encyclopedia of Semiotics byA comprehensive reference guide, with 300 entries, to concepts in semiotics, sign theory, and cultural studies.
The Encyclopedia of Early Cinema by Call Number: Ref PN1993.45 .E53 2005 and onlineISBN: 0415234409Publication Date: 2005-01-12Coverage of cinema from the 1890s to the mid-1910s as well as pre-cinematic apparatuses and inventors.- The Encyclopedia of European Cinema byCall Number: Ref PN1993.5.E8 V56 1995Availability and more information from Catalyst...
Includes national essays, entries on personnel, critical entries on genres and movements, and entries on film schools and studios. - International Dictionary of Films and Filmmakers byCall Number: Ref PN1997.8 .I58 2000ISBN: 1558624538Availability and more information from Catalyst...
Volume 1. Films, Volume 2. Directors, Volume 3. Actors and actresses, Volume 4. Writers and production artists. - Within our Gates : Ethnicity in American Feature Films, 1911-1960 byCall Number: Ref PN1995.9.M56 W58 1997Availability and more information from Catalyst...
Film production information, credits and cast lists, song and music information and detailed plot summaries of films featuring or made by African-Americans. 
The Oxford History of World Cinema by Call Number: Ref PN1993.5.A1 O96 1996 and OnlineAvailability and more information from Catalyst...
A comprehensive overview of national cinemas. A little out of date now, but still a great resource for historical context.
