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- Link
- https://www.jcsonlineresources.org/
- Category
- Arts and Humanities
- Subject
- Classics, Crafts, Dance, Design, Drama, Film Studies, Literature, Media Studies, Music, Photography, Radio Studies
- Medium
- Film/Video
- Type of resource
- Databases, Web Links
Formerly an excellent guide to web sites on the humanities, with helpful but not overwordy site descriptions and useful background material. It also integrates search results with results from the database of the North West Film Archive, an innovative and very welcome initative. NB Intute closed in July 2011 and the site has now been archived. No further resources are being added and no changes are being made to existing content, so the resource will increasingly become less useful and reliable.
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- https://www.avforums.com/
- Category
- Science and Technology
- Subject
- Media Studies, Technology
- Medium
- Film/Video, Radio/Sound
- Type of resource
- AV services, Information Sources, Journals, Reviews, Streaming/Download, Technology
Since its launch in 2000 as the community forum for the magazine ‘Home Cinema Choice Online’ this set of forums has grown so as to become the official community for several of the major UK consumer electronics magazines and provides a wealth of useful information, advice and reviews in this rapidly changing environment. Free registration is required. There is an extensive range of videos on shows, features, reviews, products and tutorials, and a podcast is also offered.
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- Link
- http://www.historyinfilm.com/index.htm
- Category
- Arts and Humanities
- Subject
- History, Media Studies
- Medium
- Film/Video
- Type of resource
- Databases
History is for the most part interpreted as conflict here and features information on films depicting the Vietnam War (Platoon, Full Metal Jacket, Hamburger Hill), the second World War (The Great Escape, Saving Private Ryan, Patton, Bridge on the River Kwai), The American Civil War (Gone With The Wind, Gettysburg) as well as coverage of films and tv dramas set in Ancient Rome (I, Claudius, Cleopatra, Spartacus). It provides plot and episode summaries and compares the dramas against historical records with useful timelines and other materials.
This site is no longer active, but the Internet Archive’s Wayback Machine offers a capture of the website as it appeared on 29/09/2011. This does not include access to the moving images.
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- Link
- https://www.creativeengland.co.uk/
- Category
- Arts and Humanities
- Subject
- Film Studies, Media Studies
- Medium
- Film/Video
- Type of resource
- Databases, Information Sources
Vision+Media was an organisation which was formed to help grow the digital and creative industry in NW England by delivering projects and programmes that help creative companies and individuals (at all levels) in TV, Radio, Publishing, Music, Games, Film and Digital and Creative services. Vision+Media formed after a merger between North West Vision and media skills and training provider Media Training North West. In October 2011 it was merged into the Creative England Regional Screen Agency
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- https://www.nationalarchives.gov.uk/education/
- Category
- Arts and Humanities
- Subject
- History, Media Studies
- Medium
- Film/Video, Radio/Sound
- Type of resource
- Databases, Information Sources
Previously known as the Learning Curve, this is a free online teaching and learning resource, following the History National Curriculum from Key Stages 2 to 5. It includes documents, photos and film clips. These can be searched under a variety of headings, such as The Cold War, Early 20th Century Kent, Home Front 1939-1945 and others. These can be viewed either in Windows Media Player or QuickTime or both. The moving image holdings, which are made up predominantly of news items, are not insubstantial and can be searched by keywords using simple Boolean search terms. The encoding is usually of acceptable standard, although some material is poor with little or no contextual information to support it, although in some cases they have built in to pre-prepared lesson plans for teachers.
Other Online Moving image Audio
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- Link
- https://www.jibjab.com/originals/all
- Category
- Arts and Humanities, Social Sciences
- Subject
- Media Studies, Politics and Government
- Medium
- Film/Video, Radio/Sound
- Type of resource
- Databases
A number of ‘alternative’ animations commenting on American politics and news stories can be found on this site, courtesy of American brothers Gregg and Evan Spririndellis, including the popular This Land which satirised both Kerry and Bush during the 2004 US Presidential elections. The site now produces only annual reviews of such stories and concentrates on selling ecards and personalised animations.
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- Link
- http://www.dvdbeaver.com/
- Category
- Arts and Humanities, Science and Technology
- Subject
- Film Studies, Media Studies, Technology
- Medium
- Film/Video
- Type of resource
- Databases, Information Sources
This fascinating resource is dedicated to reviewing international classic and cult movies on DVD, staying for the most part well clear of mainstream English-language films. Apart from essays and reviews and information on forthcoming releases, its most prominent feature is its evaluation of the technical audio and visual content of various DVD versions of films from around the world. The site looks at thousands of feature films and provides high resolution frame grabs to compare the visual quality of titles released in different territories, as well as comments on the audio presentation and the extras included. A dedicated Blu-ray microsite is particularly valuable.
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- https://videocast.nih.gov/default.asp
- Category
- Bio-Medical
- Subject
- Education, Media Studies, Medicine
- Medium
- Film/Video, Radio/Sound
- Type of resource
- Information Sources, Streaming/Download
The National Institutes for Health is a US government agency with an extremely broad remit which includes fostering the exchange of medical research. The website currently holds an archive with over 2200 video items that can be viewed free via Real Player. These encompass interviews, seminars and lectures most of which last between 45 minutes and an hour, though entire conferences lasting several days are also included . The topics covered include end-of-life care, immunology, mitochondria, the human genome, mental health, eating disorders, women’s health and a vast array of other subjects. The encoding is well above average and a few are even subtitled.
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- Link
- http://www.commercialbreaksandbeats.co.uk/
- Category
- Arts and Humanities
- Subject
- Advertising, Media Studies, Music
- Medium
- Radio/Sound
- Type of resource
- Databases
This site advertises itself as the "definitive directory of UK TV advert soundtracks". This comprehensive listing of over 2000 pieces of music used in recent television advertising can be searched chronologically (only as far back as 1996 though), by song title, artist as well as company or specific ad campaign. The site is linked throughout to Amazon.co.uk which often includes thirty-second clips in Real and Windows Media Player formats. There is also a forum. Inactive since November 29 2008.
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- Link
- http://www.plugincinema.com/
- Category
- Arts and Humanities, Science and Technology
- Subject
- Film Studies, Media Studies, Technology
- Medium
- Film/Video, Radio/Sound
- Type of resource
- Streaming/Download
Launched in 1999, the aim of plugincinema is to help the user create their own web films. To this end it includes a film school with interactive exercises, a glossary explaining all the technical aspects you will come across, links to suppliers for equipment and books as well as bulletin boards, articles, news, and films. The site includes over three dozen short films of varying types and duration, requiring either Real, QuickTime or Media Player to be viewed. The site also includes a number of useful articles, a forum and equipment reviews.
This site is no longer active, but the Internet Archive’s Wayback Machine offers a capture of the website as it appeared on 31/08/2007. This does not include access to the moving images.
Other Online Moving image Audio
Learning on Screen