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- https://britishlibrary.typepad.co.uk/thenewsroom/2015/06/uk-general-election-2015-the-broadcast-archive.html
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- Arts and Humanities, Social Sciences
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- Media Studies, Politics and Government, Social Studies
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- Film/Video, Radio/Sound
- Type of resource
- Archives/Museums
The British Library undertook an intensive recording programme of UK television and radio broadcasts covering the 2015 general election. 1,775 programmes were recorded between 26 March (the date of the first TV debate) and 8 May, including the full election night broadcasts of all the main UK channels, plus those of BBCs Scotland, Northern Ireland and Wales, STV, and reporting of the night’s events from Al Jazeera English, CNN, France 24 and Russia Today. There are party political broadcasts, manifesto launches, debates, campaign events, press conferences, documentaries, leader profiles, interviews, dramas, comedies and news broadcasts, from 27 television and radio channels.
The full list of programmes, listed by date and classified by programme type, is available to download as an XLS spreadsheet. All the programmes are available to researchers at either of the British Library’s two sites – St Pancras in London and Boston Spa in Yorkshire.
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- http://www.dianying.com/
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- Arts and Humanities
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- Film Studies, Media Studies
- Medium
- Film/Video
- Type of resource
- Databases, Information Sources
Chinese language movies and TV programmes database. This site has three versions, in Simplified Chinese, Traditional Chinese, and English, covering production, cast and crew, awards and biographies, reviews and books, and other information of Chinese language movies made in mainland China, Hong Kong, Taiwan, and other regions. The Database also includes TV programmes from 2006. In total there are 16563 feature films, 509 TV programmes, 18453 unique individuals, and 1204 companies cited in the Database (statistics as quoted on site 5/2015).
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- https://www.nytimes.com/pages/movies/index.html
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- Arts and Humanities
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- Film Studies, Media Studies
- Type of resource
- Information Sources, Reviews
Movie reviews, nationwide showtimes, new releases and movie news. The site offers a complete, searchable archive of New York Times film reviews. The search function on the home page links to an extensive database of reviews and profiles on individual films, filmmakers, and actors.
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- https://www.shortfilmcentral.com/
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- Arts and Humanities
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- Film Studies, Media Studies
- Type of resource
- Databases, Festivals, Information Sources
Short Film Central was started in 2005 to help filmmakers promote their short films. Since then, the international short film database has been updated daily by filmmakers, film schools, distributors, exhibitors and others in the short film industry. Short Film Central aims to help extend the life of short films, which often ends after their initial 1-2 year festival run. Film owners can show their films or trailers on their short film profiles, and film fans can request short films which are not yet available. The site provides a database of short films with sophisticated search options including searches by animation technique, subtitle languages and films available on DVD or YouTube; People can be searched by their role, e.g. animators, storyboard editors and sound artists. The site also provides information on film festivals and awards.
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- http://flamin.filmlondon.org.uk/
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- Arts and Humanities
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- Film Studies, Media Studies
- Type of resource
- AV services, Courses, Funding, Information Sources, Web Links
The Film London Artists’ Moving Image Network (FLAMIN) supports London-based artists working in moving image - whether film, video, digital or new technologies and for installation, animation, cinema, gallery exhibition, the public realm or broadcast. The Network helps artists engage with and benefit from the wide range of services, resources and opportunities that the capital has to offer. It works with other organisations to offer online resources (listings and guides covering production, exhibition, training and career development relating to moving image work), funds an Awards scene and organises regular seminars, screenings, artist talks, panel discussions and ‘in conversation’ sessions. An advice service is available for any technical or general query.
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- https://www.citwf.com/indexx.asp
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- Arts and Humanities
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- Media Studies
- Type of resource
- Databases
A database giving information on over 503,588 films from 175 countries compiled by Alan Goble. The site is easy to navigate but understandably in a database of this size the level of information given on each film varies considerably. A more recent film will typically cite title, year of production, man cast and production credits, duration and country of production. In addition, there are over 570,500 references to books and journals.
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- http://tvhistory.tv/index.html
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- American Studies, History, Media Studies
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- Film/Video
- Type of resource
- Information Sources, Technology
A website that provides a chronological flow of events that lead to the development of television. It is focused on hardware, not television programmes, or programming, or how television influences lives. There is some programme information on the site relating to the ‘first’ shows, and how they were discussed in TV Guide. The majority of information on the site relates to American television. The Collections pages list individuals and organisations from around the world with their own websites and collections; a warning that several links are broken.
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- http://mediaed.org.uk
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- Arts and Humanities
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- Education, Film Studies, Media Studies
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- AV services, Information Sources
A site which guides teachers through teaching media literacy in schools. It gives advice on filmmaking and explains where film fits into the curriculum, how to equip for delivering film education, and where to find sources of support and funding.
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- https://www.museum.tv/
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- Arts and Humanities, Bio-Medical, Science and Technology, Social Sciences
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- Media Studies
- Medium
- Film/Video, Radio/Sound
- Type of resource
- Archives/Museums, Databases, Information Sources
The Museum of Broadcast Communication (MBC, based in Chicago, aims to collect, preserve and present historical and contemporary television and radio content as well as to education, inform and entertain the public through its archives, public programmes, screenings, exhibits, publications and online access to its collections.
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- https://documentary.net/
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- Arts and Humanities, Bio-Medical, Science and Technology
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- Art, Economics, Education, General Science, History, Media Studies, Music, Nature, Politics and Government, Sports Science, Technology
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- Film/Video
- Type of resource
- Discussion Lists, Streaming/Download
A site offering free streamed documentaries; new titles are added daily. Films can be selected by broad categories (e.g. Economy, Media, Nature), by country of production and by duration - short (up to 10 mins), mid (11-30 mins) and long (30 mins or over). Filmmakers are invited to send the site their films for potential distribution. An online magazine/gives industry news, new gadgets, reviews, and notice of forthcoming films. Free tutorials and guides on documentary filmmaking are available from the site.
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