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Films and Media: Research

Guide to the film and media collections at SUNY Niagara
Writing a paper on a film or television topic? The Lewis Library has scholarly resources for your research. 

 

Search terms

Here are some search term ideas to get you started:

Films -- History and criticism 

Films -- Production and direction 

Motion picture actor and actresses 

Motion pictures -- History 

Television programs -- History 

Browse the Shelves

PN 1992-1992.92 Broadcast Television
PN1993-PN1999 Cinema Studies/Film Criticism
  • PN1993.5 Film History
  • PN1995.75 Silent Films
  • PN1995.9.A-Z Special Topics--ex. PN1995.9.D6 Documentary
  • PN1997 Individual Motion Pictures (Films)
  • PN1998 Biography
  • PN1999 Special Corporations (i.e. Studios)

TR845-TR899 Film Production

  • TR848 History
  • TR849 Biography
  • TR853-TR859 Color, 3D, Widescreen, Time-lapse, Trick
  • TR860-TR862 Digital cinematography and HD
  • TR878-TR883 Motion Picture Machines (cameras)
  • TR890 Projection
  • TR891 Lighting
  • TR832-TR896.8 Applied cinematography
  • TR897 Sound
  • TR897.5 Animation
  • TR899 Editing

Databases

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Writing About Movies

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