BA Film and Moving Image Production

Meet your Librarian – Robin Hobbs

About Robin

Robin is the Subject Librarian responsible for the Faculty of Arts & Media. He studied English and American Literature at UEA, Women’s Studies at the University of York, and Information and Library Studies at the Robert Gordon University in Aberdeen.

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.

E-Book Collections

Try these virtual shelves which link you to ready-made collections of e-books on specific subjects.

Useful E-Book Collections for BA Film and Moving Image Production:

Cinematography

BA Film and Moving Image Production

Directing and editing

BA Film and Moving Image Production

Film (general)

BA Film and Moving Image Production

Film Resources (O’Reilly)

BA Film and Moving Image Production

Film sound

BA Film and Moving Image ProductionMA Film

Print Books

FMIP books

 

 

Film and Moving Image books are shelved at Dewey Decimal number 759 but you will find there are many other sections on the library that will help your research.

With the exception of short loan books, everything can be borrowed for three weeks.

Find out how to search for books on Discovery, the Library catalogue, here

 

      Useful Sources of Information

      Reading lists

      Here are the reading lists set for each unit of your study, these will provide links to the required and recommended resources that your tutors wish you to look at.

      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 Film and Moving Image Production:

      TV, Video and Sound
      Access: On and Off-campus

      BFI Player

      BA ActingBA AnimationBA Animation and Visual EffectsBA Film and Moving Image ProductionBSc User Experience DesignMA FilmYear 0

      Stream new, cult and classic films – instant access to exceptional movies hand-picked for you by people with a passion for cinema. 

      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.

       

      TV, Video and Sound
      Access: On and Off-campus

      Box of Broadcasts

      BA ActingBA AnimationBA Animation and Visual EffectsBA ArchitectureBA Design for PublishingBA FashionBA Fashion Communication and PromotionBA Fashion Marketing and BusinessBA Film and Moving Image ProductionBA Graphic CommunicationBA Graphic DesignBA IllustrationBA Interior DesignBA PhotographyBA Textile DesignBA VFXBSc Games DevelopmentBSc User Experience DesignMA ArchitectureMA Communication DesignMA CurationMA FashionMA FilmMA Fine ArtMA GamesMA Performing Arts EnterpriseMA PhotographyMA Textile DesignYear 0

      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 of 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.

      TV, Video and Sound
      Access: On and Off-campus

      British Library Sounds

      BA Film and Moving Image ProductionBSc User Experience DesignMA Film

      Access to over 90,000 recordings from the British Library collections, which come from all over the world and cover the entire range of recorded sound: music, drama and literature, oral history, wildlife and environmental sounds. Free for UK educational users.

      TV, Video and Sound
      Access: Free Online

      East Anglian Film Archive

      BA Film and Moving Image ProductionMA FilmMA Performing Arts Enterprise

      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.

      E-Books
      TV, Video and Sound
      Access: On and Off-campus

      Screen Studies

      BA ActingBA Film and Moving Image ProductionMA FilmMA Performing Arts Enterprise

      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.

      Publications

      Journals and magazines cannot be taken out on loan, but you are welcome to browse the latest issues and back copies held on the first floor of the Library.

      Journals and magazines are a valuable source of visual and written material to help you in your research. It’s a good idea to get to know the titles related to your course because:

      • They are up to date.
      • Often the material in them covers contemporary activity and news.
      • Young animators and designers will be covered in journals long before they are covered by books.

      Below you will find a small selection of magazines and journals related to your course.
      To see all of your course publications, use the link at the bottom of this list.

      Selected BA Film and Moving Image Production publications:

      Magazine
      Access: On and Off-campus
      Availability: In Print and Online
      Status: Current

      American cinematographer

      BA ActingBA AnimationBA Animation and Visual EffectsBA Film and Moving Image ProductionMA Film

      Published monthly by the American Society of Cinematographers

      Magazine
      Access: On-Campus
      Availability: In Print
      Status: Current

      Cinefex

      BA AnimationBA Animation and Visual EffectsBA Film and Moving Image ProductionMA Film

       Bimonthly magazine devoted to motion picture visual effects.

      Magazine
      Access: On-Campus
      Availability: In Print
      Status: Current

      Little white lies

      BA Film and Moving Image ProductionBA IllustrationMA Film

      Independently published magazine covering film and cinema. Features lots of original illustration.

      Journal
      Access: On and Off-campus
      Availability: Online
      Status: Current

      Screen

      BA ActingBA AnimationBA Animation and Visual EffectsBA Film and Moving Image ProductionMA Film

      Leading international journal of academic film and television studies

      Magazine
      Access: On-Campus
      Availability: In Print
      Status: Current

      Wire

      BA Film and Moving Image ProductionMA Film

      British avant-garde music magazine

      Research Reports

      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: Research Report Guidelines

      You can see examples of high quality research reports from previous years’ Norwich students via the link below:

       

        Websites

        Useful Websites

        • Art of the guillotine

          Online film community for film editors. Connect editors and future editors with ideas and techniques that make films great as well as connect them with each other.

        • MUBI

          Sign up to the 'film schools programme' to access MUBI for free

        • The beat

          Hosted by Premium Beat, contains insight into pre and post production issues

        • British film council

          Includes a wealth of resources for UK film-makers; and an archive of 120 documentary films from the 1940s designed to showcase Britain.

        • Screenskills

          Investing in skills driving the success of UK film, TV, VFX, animation and games

        • Future shorts

          Future Shorts programmes feature award-winning international short films alongside live music, DJs, food and art. Screening across a vast network of theatres, music halls, beach bars, galleries, clubs and warehouses.

        • albert

          Founded in 2011 and governed by an industry consortium, albert support those working in film and TV to understand their opportunities to create positive environmental change.