MA Film
Meet your Librarian – Lauren Elmore
About Lauren
Lauren Elmore is the Subject Librarian responsible for Integrated Foundation and taught postgraduate courses. She studied English at University of Leicester and has a MA in Library and Information Management from Loughborough University.
How can I help you?
You can book one to one tutorials with me to help you with your research or referencing, please contact me via email or you can drop into the library office (DS103) to have a chat!
I work Monday – Friday, 9am-5pm.
As a team, we also provide research and referencing drop-in sessions to assist you in the run-up to written work hand-ins, keep an eye on Instagram (@norwichuni_library) for times and dates.
Reading lists
Below is recommended reading for your course.
Print Books
Film books (including moving image and sound) are found at Dewey Decimal number 759.
With the exception of short loan books, everything can be borrowed for three weeks. You can browse the shelves for books – useful areas are listed below – or you can search on the library catalogue.
Main collection
Other useful areas
Online Resources
As well as printed materials, the Library also has a wide selection of online resources to help you with your research.
Useful online resources for MA Film
Resource Type
TV, Video and SoundLocation:
Off-campus On-campusBFI Player
Stream new, cult and classic films – instant access to exceptional movies hand-picked for you by people with a passion for cinema.Â
To create a new account follow the link and sign up using your university email address.
Step by step guidance to create an account can be found here (this link opens in a new window)
*** New BFI Player app*** information is available here.
As members of the BFI subscription service we also have access to free scans of chapters and articles, search the database here for a full list of what they have in their collections.
Resource Type
TV, Video and SoundLocation:
Free OnlineEast Anglian Film Archive
The East Anglian Film Archive website includes over 200 hours of film from EAFA’s extensive collection. The collection itself is held at the Archive Centre at Norwich County Hall.
Resource Type
E-Books TV, Video and SoundLocation:
Off-campus On-campusScreen Studies
Screen Studies is a database of award-winning screenplays, critical and contextual books on film from the late nineteenth century to the present, and an interactive timeline of cinema history.
Resource Type
E-BooksLocation:
Off-campus On-campusVLeBooks
You can find eBooks specifically bought for Norwich Uni students on VLeBooks.
Information on how to download VLeBooks (opens in a new window).
Publications
Publications, also known as magazines, journals or periodicals, are regularly published with up to date articles, images, and editorials. These can be available in print and online.
Useful online publications for MA Film
Resource Type
MagazineLocation:
On-campusWhere to access:
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ArchivedCinefex
 Bimonthly magazine devoted to motion picture visual effects.
Resource Type
JournalLocation:
Free OnlineWhere to access:
OnlineStatus:
Open AccessInternational Journal of film and media arts
The International Journal of Film and Media Arts is an open access, subsidized by the Film and Media Arts Department of Lusófona University, Lisboa, Portugal. IJFMA is a semiannual publication focusing on all areas of film and media arts research and critique, namely animation, television, media arts and videogames, and their varied social and cultural forms of expression and materialization.
Resource Type
MagazineLocation:
On-campusWhere to access:
PrintStatus:
CurrentLittle white lies
Independently published magazine covering film and cinema. Features lots of original illustration.
Resource Type
JournalLocation:
Off-campus On-campusWhere to access:
OnlineStatus:
CurrentScreen
Leading international journal of academic film and television studies
Resource Type
MagazineLocation:
On-campusWhere to access:
PrintStatus:
CurrentWire
British avant-garde music magazine