Use the LibrarySearch to search for filmmaking materials in the catalog, and our A-Z database List to browse electronic databases and collections.
On the third floor you can browse books about cinema and film studies under these headings:
You can also browse books about technical filmmaking under these headings:
These are a few examples of print and eBooks found in our catalog, by doing a search for terms like film music composition or music composition for film and television, defining the dates as between 2000-2023 and selecting books as the resource type.
Composing for the Cinema : The Theory and Praxis of Music in Film by 
Music Production : for producers, composers, arrangers, and students by 
Composing for the Sceen by Why? To explore screenplays and supporting contextual material about dramatic themes, cinema, filmmaking, and screenwriting
What? Screenplays, eBooks, and articles
Why? To search through an eBook collection dedicated to the practice of filmmaking including production, screenwriting, cinematography, direction, and the business of film
What? eBooks including practical handbooks and technical guides
Why? To read authorized and accurate screenplays from the silent era to the present
What? Screenplays
When? 1903 - present
Why? To explore a major, international reference resource of entertainment films and personalities from 170+ countries produced in collaboration with the British Film Institute
What? Encyclopedias and reference materials
When? 1900 - present
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