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- Link
- https://trailersfromhell.com/
- Category
- Arts and Humanities
- Subject
- Advertising, Film Studies, Media Studies
- Medium
- Film/Video, Radio/Sound
- Type of resource
- Archives/Museums, Blogs, Podcasting, Streaming/Download
This amusing and exceptionally well-informed resource is the brainchild of director and movie buff Joe Dante. It brings together classic and not-so-classic film trailers and then provides introductions and audio commentaries for them from a wide variety of film industry professionals including such notable movie makers as Dante himself, Edgar Wright, John Landis, Guillermo del Toro, Mary Lambert, John Sayles and Roger Corman, amongst others. The site can be searched by film title, genre, decade and the person making the commentary. The range of films is very broad so that one can hear some straightforward praise as when director John Badham discusses the trailer for To Kill a Mockingbird, which co-starred his sister Mary, and make-up guru Rick Baker comments on the biopic of his hero Lon Chaney, but there are also such unlikely juxtapositions as Neil Labute discussing British technicolor classic, Black Narcissus.
Other Online Moving image Audio
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- Link
- http://www.myvintagetv.com/
- Category
- Science and Technology
- Subject
- Media Studies, Radio Studies, Technology
- Medium
- Film/Video, Radio/Sound
- Type of resource
- Archives/Museums, Information Sources, Technology
A quirky website maintained by an enthusiastic collector and restorer of vintage televisions, radios and phonographs. It includes photographs of items from his collection, with accompanying descriptions of varying lengths. The televisions are divided into post-war table and console sets, pre-war, and projection televisions. There is also a section on record changers that includes Quicktime videos of the equipment in action, together with photographs and notes on their history, development and maintenance.
Other Online Moving image Audio
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- Link
- http://www.radioplayer.co.uk/
- Category
- Arts and Humanities, Bio-Medical, Science and Technology, Social Sciences
- Subject
- Media Studies, Radio Studies
- Medium
- Radio/Sound
- Type of resource
- Streaming/Download
Radioplayer, backed by the BBC and commercial radio stations, is an online audio aggregator that gives access to live, on demand and podcast radio from over two hundred stations across the UK. It is hoped that all 400 Ofcom-licensed UK radio stations will join the platform within a year. Currently, Radioplayer is optimised for desktop computers, laptops etc, but versions for mobiles, tablets and televisions are being considered. Programmes are searchable by station, location, title, presenter and interest.
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- Link
- https://www.bbc.co.uk/blogs/internet/tags/college-of-production
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- Arts and Humanities, Science and Technology
- Subject
- Film Studies, Media Studies, Radio Studies, Technology
- Medium
- Film/Video, Radio/Sound
- Type of resource
- Courses, Producers/Broadcasters
This large and developing resource is part of the BBC Academy, which exists in its own words to put, ‘training and development at the heart of the BBC and also works with the wider broadcast industry, equipping people with skills they need for a lifetime of employability in the ever-changing media landscape.' It also provides courses, some in partnership with Creative Skillset (see separate entry). The site, currently in beta test mode, aims to provide a guide to training resources for those interested in a career in the media, specifically broadcast radio and television. This includes dozens of interviews with industry professionals discussing their areas of expertise. The site is organised as a guide to a wide variety of professional activities, from the lofty heights of director and executive producer to more artisanal jobs such as make-up designer and sound designer. Most of the videos are about 2 to 3 minutes in length and provide succinct profiles of those working in core behind-the-scenes production jobs. The emphasis is split fairly evenly between TV and Radio though there is also a new section devoted to online production that will be expanding. See also the separate entry under BBC College of Journalism. Along with job descriptions there are also practical tips on a broad range of subjects, from how best to shoot and night or to record a ‘vox pops’ to managing the relationship between a presenter and the producer.
Other Online Moving image Audio
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- Link
- https://www.bbc.co.uk/archive/hollywood/
- Category
- Arts and Humanities
- Subject
- Film Studies, Media Studies
- Medium
- Radio/Sound
- Type of resource
- Archives/Museums
The section of the growing BBC Archive resource includes 71 audio interviews with stars of the American cinema that were at their peak from the silent days up to the end of the studio system in the 1960s. These range from brief one-minute spippets to in-depth 100-minute interviews and were originally broadcasts between 1952 (Charlie Chaplin) and 2010 (Debbie Reynolds). Of particular note is a rare interview with reclusive star Doris Day and a discussion with composer Miklos Rozsa. There are also items dedicated to film directors, including Alfred Hitchcock and Billy Wilder, and Oscar-winning lyricist Sammy Cahn. The site is organised by interview date. The site also includes many stills of the stars at the BBC’s studios from the 1930s onwards.
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- Link
- https://www.bbc.co.uk/academy
- Category
- Arts and Humanities, Social Sciences
- Subject
- Current Affairs, Languages, Law, Media Studies, Politics and Government, Radio Studies
- Medium
- Film/Video, Radio/Sound
- Type of resource
- Courses, Discussion Lists, Information Sources, Producers/Broadcasters, Streaming/Download
At the end of 2009 this brilliant site designed to teach skills to BBC journalists was opened to public access in the UK. Using hundreds of video and audio examples alongside interactive modules, the site provides masterclasses covering craft skills, law, and ethics & values. There is also an active discussion forum, glossary, and currently a section on covering the general election. It is intended to make the site available by subscription outside the UK. Part of the BBC Academy, see also the separate entry for the sister site, BBC College of Production.
Other Online Moving image Audio
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- Link
- http://soundbible.com/
- Category
- Arts and Humanities
- Subject
- Film Studies, Media Studies, Music, Radio Studies
- Medium
- Radio/Sound
- Type of resource
- Streaming/Download
Devoted to providing an easily searchable collection of sound effects available for free. Many items are listed as being available through Creative Commons for educational or home use while others are tagged as being ‘Royalty Free’ and so can also be used commercially. If an items is not found then sounds can also be requested via email.
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- Link
- https://www.artbeats.com/
- Category
- Arts and Humanities, Bio-Medical, Science and Technology, Social Sciences
- Subject
- Media Studies
- Medium
- Film/Video, Radio/Sound
- Type of resource
- Footage Sources, Streaming/Download
Artbeats offers a variety of royalty-free stock footage supplied as NTSC, PAL, Hi-Definition, and RED Hi-Res clips. The footage is royalty-free with unlimited use and licensed for broadcast worldwide, in perpetuity. The License Agreement offers detailed information about approved usage. Delivery is via download or disk. Artbeats also offers royalty-free music from the SmartSound Music Strata series that can be customised instantly to any length.
An additional resource, FootageHub, finds stock footage on a particular topic from many different sources, available on a commercial basis. A separate section of the website features an extensive collection of streamed video tutorials of experts in the design industry advising on how to create your own masterpiece using stock footage.
Other Online Moving image Audio
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- Link
- http://www.achievement.org
- Category
- Arts and Humanities, Bio-Medical, Science and Technology, Social Sciences
- Subject
- American Studies, Business Studies, Computing, Development Studies, Environmental Studies, Ethnology, Film Studies, General Science, History, Information Studies, Literature, Mathematics, Media Studies, Music, Nature, Physics, Politics and Government, Religious Studies, Sports Science, Technology
- Medium
- Radio/Sound
- Type of resource
- Databases, Podcasting
International in scope but mainly aimed at students in American education, this site offers dozens of video interviews and podcasts featuring leaders in the fields of Arts and Humanities, Bio-medicine, Science and Technology and Social Sciences. Individuals can be searched for by name and by general academic discipline and the interviews and lectures are available in QuickTime format.
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- Link
- http://www.bbc.co.uk/bbcfour/audiointerviews/
- Category
- Arts and Humanities, Bio-Medical, Social Sciences
- Subject
- American Studies, Architecture, Art, Classics, Dance, Drama, Film Studies, Literature, Media Studies, Music, Sports Science, Women’s Studies
- Medium
- Radio/Sound
- Type of resource
- Databases, Information Sources, Streaming/Download
Hundreds of audio extracts from the BBC archives can be accessed here using Real Player, and feature a wide range of personalities, including Siegfried Sassoon, Alfred Hitchcock, Roald Dahl, George Bernard Shaw, Stevie Smith and dozens of others. It is possible to search alphabetically by name or by profession such as: actors, architects, cartoonists, composers, dancers, film directors, musicians, painters, photographers, poets, religious thinkers, sculptors, sports and writers. The individual clips are supplemented with biographical notes, and the site, part of the BBC’s main audio-visual site AudioVideo is extremely well presented and easy to use.This site was originally knows as Voices from the archive.
NB. This resource is currently unavailable.