Red Inkworks Film and Cinema Studies

Assisting the the screenwriter by providing links to further understand the film making process through commentary and indexed research sites.

INDEXES AND RESEARCH LINKS

American Mutoscope and Biograph Co:  The oldest movie company in America is run by entertainment artists who understand the needs of other artists, and provide the best motion picture and professional entertainment and production services. Biograph encompasses a wide range of genres, including independent motion pictures, commercial and business production, live entertainment, and multimedia web design services. Biograph is able to obtain the highest quality because of its associates that have impeccable artistic merits and reputations that meet Biograph's high standards for the entertainment industry.

Animated World Network: Is the largest animation-related publishing group on the Internet, providing readers from over 145 countries with a wide range of interesting, relevant and helpful information pertaining to all aspects of animation. Covering areas as diverse as animator profiles, independent film distribution, commercial studio activities, licensing, CGI and other animation technologies, as well as in-depth coverage of current events in all fields of animation, AWN gives its readers an easy to navigate, visually and intellectually creative mechanism to electronically access a wealth of information previously unavailable anywhere in the world.

Anthology Film Archives:  Based in New York, it is dedicated to the preservation, study and exhibition of independent and avant-garde film. It is the first museum devoted to film as an art form, committed to the guiding principle that a great film must be seen many times, that the film print must be the best possible, and that the viewing conditions must be optimal.

Argentine Cinema History:  Cinema arrived in Argentina soon after being launched in Paris and, in a short time, the first national productions started to be shot. Among other attractions, there were world-class pioneers in scientific and animation movies. But the true industry started only in 1933, with the establishment of sound film.

Australian Center for the Moving Image:  The ACMI is Australia's first center dedicated to experiencing, exploring and enjoying the moving image in all its forms.

Australian Film Commission, The:  The (AFC) is the Australian Government's agency for supporting the development of film, television and interactive digital media projects and their creators. The AFC focuses its efforts on the independent production sector-companies and individuals who are not affiliated with broadcasters or major distribution and exhibition companies.

Cinema Sites:  A selection of cinematic research materials and indexed informational links and database materials.

Cinetex Film and Philosophy:  Is a bilingual internet forum for film and philosophy located at the University of Vienna (Austria) addressing students, researchers, scholars, and anyone with an interest in the thoughtful exploration of cinema, film, and television.

EarlyCinema.Com:  Aims to provide an introduction to the first decade of motion pictures and the developments which help shape cinema as we know it today. The site is by no means a complete account of the development of cinema, and concentrates on the major events in cinema's history encouraging further reading and research.

Film Education:  Since 1985, Film Education has been developing the range of its publications and services to respond to the growing importance of Media Education in the National Curriculum and to meet the increasing demand for current educational material on film and film making.

Film &  History:  An interdisciplinary journal of film and TV studies.

Film History Index:  A comprehensive collection of database information and more.

Film-History Research Centre: Studies the relationship between the cinema and history, uses cinema as a research tool suitable for humanism and the social sciences, while considering it a witness of the development of society. The Centre prepares, at a theoretical and practical level, tools for training and industry in cinema format and in the formats of other means of communication.

Film Scouts:  An independent site featuring original multimedia programming, movie trailers and stills, festival coverage, celebrity interviews, useful information, humor, reviews, and commentary.

Film Studies Resources:  Sections include: Film History; International Film; Film Reviews; Online Film Collections; Digital Library; Classic Cinema; Film Theory; Genre Study, Film Archives; Silent Movies; Film Directors.

iCinema Centre:  The centre for interactive cinema research.

Jeeem's Cinepad:  A movie lover's paradise of information.

Kinema Club, The:  Devoted to the study of Japanese moving image media, and is produced through the collaboration of many scholars around the world. It keeps everyone connected as a storehouse of information, and by serving as the host to the newsgroup KineJapan. It has many riches to offer the student of Japanese film and television.

MacGuffin Web Page, The:   A 'must visit' site for Alfred Hitchcock scholars.

Questia Film History:  The world's largest online library offers fee subscription based access.

Senses of Cinema:  An online film journal devoted to the serious and eclectic discussion of cinema.

Society for Cinema and Media Studies, The:  Founded in 1959, SCMS is a professional organization of college and university educators, filmmakers, historians, critics, scholars, and others devoted to the study of the moving image.

Time-Lapse:  TV and Film information page on just about every subject you may care to explore.

Video University Community Forums:  These forums are a free service of Video University. Their mission is to share knowledge, promote understanding and build a community of film and video friends.

Women in Cinema:  Film, cinema, movies, motion pictures -- covers a wide range of topics. Though "Women in Cinema" narrows the topic in one sense to a particular type of film, at the same time it broadens it to include many aspects of topics such as feminism, the women's movement, and women's issues.

ONLINE JOURNALS AND CRITICAL COMMENTARY

Animation Journal, The:  Is the only peer-reviewed scholarly journal devoted to animation history and theory. Its content reflects the diversity of animation's production techniques and national origins. Animation Journal is edited by Maureen Furniss, Ph.D.

Canadian Journal of Film Studies, The:  A look at the study of film through the Canadian point of view.

Cineaste:  America's leading journal on the art and politics of the cinema. Published quarterly, and appearing regularly since 1967, Cineaste is today internationally recognized as one of America's foremost film magazines. An independent publication, with no financial ties to the film industry or academic institutions, Cineaste features contributions from many of America's most articulate and outspoken writers, critics, and scholars.

Film-Philosophy:  A Journal and discussion Salon promoting a philosophical review of cinema and film studies, Film-Philosophy combines original review-articles with immediate email response and argument -- join the discussion in the email salon (digest version available; over 1000 members) and you'll also receive the journal articles by email.

Film Quarterly:  Turn to Film Quarterly for readable analyses of provocative films, innovative filmmakers, and international cinemas. More than a glimpse behind the scenes, Film Quarterly offers serious film lovers in-depth articles, reviews, and interviews that examine all aspects of film history, film theory, and the impact of film—video and television—on culture and society.

Images:  A journal of film and popular culture.

FILM AND VIDEO DATABASE INFORMATION

Bibliography of Fantastic Film:  Is an annotated bibliography of the international secondary literature on fantastic film. It contains more than 30.000 entries and is regularly updated. Mainly publications from 1990 onwards are indexed. In addition, many earlier publications are featured.

Origins of American Animation:  The development of early American animation is represented by this collection of 21 animated films and 2 fragments, which spans the years 1900 to 1921. The films include clay, puppet, and cut-out animation, as well as pen drawings. They point to a connection between newspaper comic strips and early animated films, as represented by Keeping Up With the Joneses, Krazy Kat, and The Katzenjammer Kids. As well as showing the development of animation, these films also reveal the social attitudes of early twentieth-century America.

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