Cinematography
BA Film and Moving Image Production
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:
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:
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.
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.
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.
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.
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:
American cinematographer
BA ActingBA AnimationBA Animation and Visual EffectsBA Film and Moving Image ProductionMA Film
Published monthly by the American Society of Cinematographers
Cinefex
BA AnimationBA Animation and Visual EffectsBA Film and Moving Image ProductionMA Film
Bimonthly magazine devoted to motion picture visual effects.
Little white lies
BA Film and Moving Image ProductionBA IllustrationMA Film
Independently published magazine covering film and cinema. Features lots of original illustration.
Screen
BA ActingBA AnimationBA Animation and Visual EffectsBA Film and Moving Image ProductionMA Film
Leading international journal of academic film and television studies
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.