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- https://www.alternativeprojections.com
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- Arts and Humanities
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- American Studies, Film Studies
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- Film/Video
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- Databases, Information Sources, Lists, Web Links
Resource devoted to experimental film and filmmakers in Los Angeles between 1945 and 1980. The website’s content is the culmination of three years of research into the archives of film venues and organizations, the recording of 35 oral histories, and the creation of a database, which catalogues the films, exhibitions, organisations, and people active during this prolific period in experimental film and video making.
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- https://www.aei.mpg.de
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- Science and Technology
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- Mathematics, Physics
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- Film/Video
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- Streaming/Download
Also known as the Max Planck Institute for Gravitational Physics, the institute was founded in 1995 for the purpose of pursuing research into the fundamental laws of gravitation. The Videos, Pictures and Texts section of the website is organised into five categories: Images, Movies and Simulations; AEI Research Reports; Brochures; Max Planck Research and Max Planck Yearbook. The audio-visual content includes short films about Quantum gravity and unified theories, the GEO600 Interviews-where scientists explain the direct detection of gravitational waves-, an interview with Nobel Laureate Rainer Weiss, and an animation illustrating how ATLAS analyses data from the international gravitational wave observatory network. The institute also provides the Einstein online, a resource that presents Einstein’s theories via two main sections: the Elementary Einstein with the basics of relativistic physics, and the Spotlight on Relativity, which explores modern relativity research.
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- https://www.exploratorium.edu
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- Arts and Humanities, Bio-Medical, Science and Technology, Social Sciences
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- Art, Astronomy, Biology, Chemistry, General Science, History, Mathematics, Nature, Physics, Technology
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- Film/Video, Radio/Sound
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- Archives/Museums, Streaming/Download, Web Links
A public learning laboratory, The Exploratorium, is devoted to just that: exploring the world through science, art and human perception. Their mission is ‘to create inquiry-based experiences that transform learning worldwide’ and perhaps more importantly their vision is ‘a world where people think for themselves and can confidently ask questions, question answers, and understand the world around them’. The museum makes available a vast range of, video programmes, organised by subjects, including: Arts (532 videos), Astronomy and Space (220), Biology (331), Chemistry (97), History (35), Mathematics (19), Nature of Science (13), Perception (55), Physics (215), and Social Science (575). There is also a Websites section with over 35, 000 pages of content, which can be explored by subject too.
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- https://airandspace.si.edu
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- Science and Technology
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- Film/Video
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- Streaming/Download
The Smithsonian’s National Air and Space Museum maintains one of the world’s most significant collection of aviation and space artefacts, encompassing all aspects of human flight, as well as related works of art and archival materials. It is also home to the Center for Earth and Planetary Studies. The Multimedia Gallery presents over 10,000 digital images and videos, which can be explored by Type, Topic and Keyword. Of special interest are the Panoramas, which allow the user to look inside historic air and space objects such as the iconic Space Shuttle Discovery and the Lockheed SR-71 Blackbird.
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- https://media.paleycenter.org
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- Arts and Humanities
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- Film Studies, Media Studies, Radio Studies
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- Film/Video, Radio/Sound
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- Organisations, Streaming/Download
Aiming to lead the discussion about cultural, creative, and social significance of television, radio, and emerging platforms for the professional community and media-interested public, the Paley Center’s website contains useful resources such as This Day in the Media, a wonderfully curated collection of 365 clips commemorating key dates in media history. There is also a Videoconferencing section, which offers educational materials on a variety of topics. Examples include: Portrayal of Women on Television, The Fine Art of Persuasion; Advertising on Television, Hitchcock, Master of Suspense, and the Golden years of Television. All Regions DVDs of live events, chiefly Q&A with cast and creators of very well-known TV series, are sold via the shop.
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- http://www.scottishcinemas.org.uk/index.html
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- Arts and Humanities
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- Architecture, Film Studies
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- Film/Video
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- Archives/Museums, Lists
Website dedicated to recording and archiving the architectural history of all Scottish purpose built cinemas, with particular emphasis on the cinemas of Glasgow and Edinburgh. There is a section listing all the cinemas that currently hold a ‘listed building’ status, with photographs and links to the Historic Scotland official description. It is also possible to search for a particular cinema by name, address, town, architect and status via the Scottish Cinema Database.
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- https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLWhTJDazgMDkZYOw91OyRKf7Zsia1a9Qu
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- Arts and Humanities, Social Sciences
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- Art, Economics, Social Studies
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- Film/Video
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- Streaming/Download
Founded in 1919, the New School university in New York City is a leading academic centre for the development of artists and designers. Amongst its notable alumni there are world-renowned names in the fields of literature, visual arts and performing arts including James Baldwin, Jack Kerouac, Mario Puzo, Marlon Brando, Tony Curtis, Walter Matthau, Paul Dano, Ai Weiwei, Tom Ford and Marc Jacobs. Via their you tube channel the New School offers the Public Programs Express, which is an ongoing series of interviews with prominent speakers such as Thomas Piketty, bell hooks, Naomi Klein, Ai Weiwei, Noam Chomsky, Yanis Varoufakis and Christina Greer. The interviews –so far some 61- are displayed as two-to-five minutes clips or highlights, but can be accessed in their entirety by clicking on the ‘show more’ and then the ‘bonus material’ links.
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- https://filmography.bfi.org.uk/
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- Arts and Humanities, Social Sciences
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- Film Studies, Social Studies
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- Film/Video
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- Databases
Who is the most prolific British female director? Which subjects feature in British horror films? Which countries have co-produced British feature films? These are the kinds of question we can now easily find answers for. After a few years in the making the BFI has finally published an online compilation of UK feature films released to cinemas from the beginning of film history until now. As well as presenting a broad overview of the UK film industry, the BFI have mapped other information onto each of the film titles (e.g. people and companies involved) to enrich and provide unique insights into UK film history. This information should be of interest to film buffs, journalists, researchers, or anyone with an interest in UK film and/or history. It is searchable with shareable data visualisations on a dedicated BFI Filmography web platform or record by record on via the Collections Search.
The Filmography is a dynamic resource, and the underlying data is constantly being reviewed and updated.
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- http://www.filmaf.com/
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- Arts and Humanities
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- Film Studies
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- Film/Video
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- Databases, Lists, Web Links
This website defines itself as ‘your favourite spot for film collecting’ and offers a quick and friendly way of finding films which have been released for home entertainment. The content is organised under two main tabs, Find DVDs and Find Blu-ray and searches can be limited to USA, UK, Canada or other countries. Further filters can be applied by selecting a specific release week; links to relevant retail outlets are also provided. The home page lists the ‘100 most collected directors’ and a link to their own Youtube Channel which offers help on how to pick ‘good’ titles, how to find films by ‘your favourite director’ and how to use ‘UPC importer’ to add your online collection to their database.
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- http://remarc.bbcrewind.co.uk/
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- Arts and Humanities
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- Medicine, Psychiatry, Psychology
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- Film/Video, Radio/Sound
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- Archives/Museums, Streaming/Download
The BBC Reminiscence Archive provides access to a selection of content from the BBC Archives, designed to support reminiscence therapy. The principle of reminiscence therapy is to assist people who have dementia to interact and converse in a natural way by stimulating their long-term memory with material from the past. A number of reminiscence systems have been developed for people with dementia. RemArc is the BBC’s contribution to this growing set of supports for people with dementia and their carers. The site is organised by Themes (such as Animals, Music, Sport, Events etc.) and Decades. Users can choose whether to have Image, Audio or Video content. The results are randomised each visit, however items can be ‘favourited’ to return to later and there is an ‘information’ icon which displays a brief description of the item being viewed.
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