BA Animation and Visual Effects
Meet your Librarian – Lindsey Crush
About Lindsey
Lindsey is the Subject Librarian responsible for courses in the programmes of Film & Performing Arts, Computer Arts & Technology, Fine Art & Photography and Level 5 Creative Computing. She studied BA Fine Art at Norwich University of the Arts, MSc Library and Information Studies at Aberystwyth and has a Higher Education teaching qualification.
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 to Friday
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
Here are the reading lists set for each unit of your study, these will provide information about the required and recommended resources that your tutors wish you to look at
e-book Collections
Try these virtual shelves which link you to ready-made collections of e-books on specific subjects.
Useful online collections for BA Animation and Visual Effects
Animation and Visual Effects (O’Reilly)
Animation and Visual Effects (ProQuest)
Print Books
Books for Animation and VFX
Animation and VFX books are shelved around Dewey Decimal number 759.4.
With the exception of short loan books, everything can be borrowed for three weeks.
Find out how to search for library catalogue books on Discovery.
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 BA Animation and Visual Effects
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.
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TV, Video and SoundLocation:
Off-campus On-campusBox of Broadcasts
BoB is an up to date television streaming service available to all students and staff. BoB allows you to view recently aired programmes from over 65 channels and there is a searchable archive of 2 million broadcasts. You can also record programmes aired in the last 30 days which will be stored on the service permanently, meaning you can watch them again and again. Best of all, you do not need a TV license to use this service.
This service is not available outside the UK. You will need to register with BoB when you first try and access it.
Video resources to support accessing and using BoB are available on the VLE.
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E-BooksLocation:
Off-campus On-campusO’Reilly
Access to over 21,000 technical e-books and videos to assist with IT and programming needs. Other areas include art and design with publishers like Laurence King included and books about well being too. Aimed specifically at Higher Education users with an interface that allows for personalising and comes with an app which is free to download.
Short videos on how to access and use O’Reilly are available on the VLE.
Further guides on using O’Reilly are available on their webpages (opens in a new window).
You can download an O’Reilly app to enable you to save material. Information on how to download the app is available (opens in a new window).
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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
TV, Video and SoundLocation:
On-campusStash
The Stash collection showcases exceptional motion design, VFX and animation projects and the people who create them. Over 5000 projects are available for streaming.
Access: on campus only. Click ‘login’ and then click the green ‘login’ button. You do not need to enter a username and password.
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 BA Animation and Visual Effects
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MagazineLocation:
On-campusWhere to access:
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Current3D world
3D World is designed for all CG artists, covering animation, VFX, games and arch-viz. Every month enjoy new tutorials written by leading CG creatives.
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CurrentAmerican cinematographer
Published monthly by the American Society of Cinematographers
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JournalLocation:
Off-campus On-campusWhere to access:
OnlineStatus:
CurrentAnimation : an interdisciplinary journal
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MagazineLocation:
Off-campus On-campusWhere to access:
OnlineStatus:
CurrentAnimation magazine
A magazine all about the art, business and technology of animation
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MagazineLocation:
On-campusWhere to access:
PrintStatus:
CurrentImagine FX
Features digital and traditional drawing skills.
Research Reports
For the BA3a unit you are required to produce a Research Report.
The Research Report gives you the chance to explore an area of interest to you and your practice. It should build on the ideas you laid out in the Research Report Proposal you handed in as part of the BA2b unit.
The guidelines for all courses are available on the intranet:Â Research Report Guidelines (opens in a new window)
You can see examples of high quality research reports from previous years’ Norwich Uni students via the link below: