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Verlagsinformation :: Publisher's information
Screen Studies is a dynamic new learning and research platform taking users from script to screen and beyond - offering integrated and diverse content to support moving image studies.
Content Highlights
- An expanding range of iconic and contemporary screenplays from Bloomsbury and Faber & Faber, presented in industry standard studio format: including Dunkirk, The Grand Budapest Hotel and The Big Lebowski
- Coverage of works by leading film directors such as Wes Anderson, Joel and Ethan Coen, and Christopher Nolan providing insight into professional and creative practice
- More than 700 critical and contextual eBooks (on launch) from Bloomsbury and Faber & Faber covering the major genres, regions, people, movements and styles, and history
- An illustrated timeline of cinema history, to enhance contextual understanding and provide links to related content elsewhere throughout the resource
Benefits
Screen Studies supports users by allowing them to:
- Browse seamlessly between content types with the easy-to-use interface when developing their work or planning classes
- Discover relevant information with ease, using the powerful search and subject-specific taxonomy which links related content across the platform
- Explore informative guides which illuminate key genres, periods, geographic regions, directors, screenwriters and films
- Get to grips with iconic screenplays or thought-provoking scholarly books presented in a clutter free e-reading environment
- Make notes, share, print or save favourites including books, chapters or other items for later; and export citations using the Personalization features
- Link from Virtual Learning Environments (VLEs) to simplify access and integration with course delivery
Updated with additional content bi-annually, Screen Studies is an essential resource for academics and students engaged in research and learning around film history, theory, and practice.
Film Studies Reference
Film Studies Reference is an essential academic resource, presenting a global and multifaceted exploration of cinema's history, culture, and critical frameworks. Containing 80 titles originally published by Rowman & Littlefield.
Encyclopedias
Discover a wide range of comprehensive encyclopedias exploring racism, sexism, and LGBTQIA+ portrayals in film, prominent directors, and film industries by region:
- The Christopher Lee Film Encyclopedia
- The Encyclopedia of Contemporary Spanish Films
- The Encyclopedia of Film Composers
- Encyclopedia of LGBTQIA+ Portrayals in American Cinema
- The Encyclopedia of Sexism in American Films
- The Encyclopedia of Racism in American Films
- The Francis Ford Coppola Encyclopedia
- The Encyclopedia of French Film Directors
- The Ridley Scott Encyclopedia
- The Tim Burton Encyclopedia
Historical Dictionaries
Explore cross-referenced dictionaries covering cinema from the silent era to the present, with focused studies ranging from African American to Soviet cinema:
- Historical Dictionary of African American Cinema
- Historical Dictionary of Australian and New Zealand Cinema
- Historical Dictionary of British Spy Fiction
- Historical Dictionary of Hong Kong Cinema
- Historical Dictionary of Irish Cinema
- Historical Dictionary of Italian Cinema
- Historical Dictionary of Japanese Cinema
- Historical Dictionary of Russian and Soviet Cinema
- Historical Dictionary of Scandinavian Cinema
- Historical Dictionary of South American Cinema
Practical Guides and Focused Analyses
An extensive library of eBooks covering filmmaking techniques, screenwriting, film history, genres, directors and eras designed to provoke further thought and support research:
- 100 Essential Indian Films
- A Book about the Film Monty Python's The Meaning of Life
- A Guide to Screenwriting Success
- Black Oscars
- Constructing the Coens: From Blood Simple to Inside Llewyn Davis
- From the Headlines to Hollywood
- Great Spanish Films Since 1950
- Naked Screenwriting
- Native Americans in the Movies
- The Silent Feminists: America’s First Women Directors
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