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Sal[Au]pian 
"Four ever European"
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 Posted - 10/08/2007 : 14:48:32
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| I am currently updating a book about applying for degree courses. Under each subject, we list a selection of websites that are of interest for students aged about seventeen who are considering studying the subject. If you have any ideas for Film, Radio, Video and TV Studies, please let me know. They should be sites which discuss film (and/or one of the other media) in a relatively academic way, but without being beyond the understanding of people who have not yet studied the subject. |
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BaftaBaby 
"Always entranced by cinema."
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Posted - 10/08/2007 : 15:15:23
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Originally posted by Salopian
I am currently updating a book about applying for degree courses. Under each subject, we list a selection of websites that are of interest for students aged about seventeen who are considering studying the subject. If you have any ideas for Film, Radio, Video and TV Studies, please let me know. They should be sites which discuss film (and/or one of the other media) in a relatively academic way, but without being beyond the understanding of people who have not yet studied the subject.
If you don't already have it -
The BFI website has an online resource
will think of more.
National Film & TV School
The Royal College of Art is affiliated with the latter, and offers an MA animation course.
And speaking of animation, UWE in Bristol runs degree courses with oversight by Aardman
In Brighton
Britfilms.com
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Stalean 
"Back...OMG"
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Posted - 10/08/2007 : 16:17:36
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| I assume you're not concentrating only on British sites, so my contributions are Full Sail and The Greatest Films (more ads and pop-ups than I like, but still a wealth of information, mostly about Hollywood-American productions). |
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GHcool
"Forever a curious character."
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Posted - 10/09/2007 : 07:46:45
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Wikipedia and IMDb, obviously.
I'd also recommend Roger Ebert's website, which I've cited countless times in term papers on film and have been reading weekly for almost a decade.
There really aren't very many "serious" websites devoted to discussion of film. Even sites like the BFI website that BaftaBabe recommended or the American Film Institute's website are more about promoting important educational/research institutions than about fostering education in and of themselves. I think a bibliography would be much more beneficial to an aspiring film student than a web site-ography. I assume you already have a few ideas for such a bibliography, but if you need some more titles, I'd be happy to provide suggestions. |
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BaftaBaby
"Always entranced by cinema."
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Posted - 10/09/2007 : 09:07:21
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Originally posted by GHcool
Even sites like the BFI website that BaftaBabe recommended or the American Film Institute's website are more about promoting important educational/research institutions than about fostering education in and of themselves.
Hi GHcool - actually, if you study the BFI site in depth you'll find it's not a promotional site at all, but contains a wealth of media and film-related material. It's a resource for nationwide, regional, and London events and some of them are reproduced online. For example, there's a course supervised by the BFI about professional film journalism, with online examples of student work. There are embedded vids of the extensive film archive kept by the BFI so aspiring students can see for themselves important early silent works without having to go to London. The site contains much more, but I appreciate you probably didn't have time to explore it.
I think your idea of a bibliography is vital, though I'd be surprised if it didn't already have one.
In that regard I'd certainly suggest Paul Rotha's book The Film Till Now which is massive, alphabetised by title, and presents an excellent over-view of international cinema. There are many others, of course, but this one, covering the first half-century of cinema is often overlooked.
Hope this is helpful
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Sal[Au]pian
"Four ever European"
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Posted - 10/09/2007 : 09:49:39
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Thanks for the suggestions. Will check them out. Already have some (such as the B.F.I. and I.M.D.B.), and have also slipped F.W.F.R. in there for the past couple of years.  Cannot include Wikipedia as it is not film-specific. No, the entries do not include bibliographies - they are only a couple of pages long and most of that is a listing of the courses available. It's not our job to inspire people to do certain subjects - we're just providing info. If a website has a good bibliography on it, though, then that is fine to include. |
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Sal[Au]pian
"Four ever European"
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Posted - 10/10/2007 : 14:48:28
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Originally posted by BaftaBabe
National Film & TV School
I remember that address - it's about the worst one I've ever seen! And under the .ac domain, they haven't got the excuse of the many better possibilities being used up.  Anyway, although Google verifies the address, it is not working at present - perhaps the site is being worked on? |
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BaftaBaby
"Always entranced by cinema."
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Posted - 10/10/2007 : 14:52:05
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Originally posted by Salopian
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Originally posted by BaftaBabe
National Film & TV School
I remember that address - it's about the worst one I've ever seen! And under the .ac domain, they haven't got the excuse of the many better possibilities being used up. Anyway, although Google verifies the address, it is not working at present - perhaps the site is being worked on?
It's working for me 
Possibly just a glitch - clear your cache and try again.
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GHcool
"Forever a curious character."
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Posted - 10/11/2007 : 00:34:21
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Originally posted by BaftaBabe
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Originally posted by GHcool
Even sites like the BFI website that BaftaBabe recommended or the American Film Institute's website are more about promoting important educational/research institutions than about fostering education in and of themselves.
Hi GHcool - actually, if you study the BFI site in depth you'll find it's not a promotional site at all, but contains a wealth of media and film-related material. It's a resource for nationwide, regional, and London events and some of them are reproduced online. For example, there's a course supervised by the BFI about professional film journalism, with online examples of student work. There are embedded vids of the extensive film archive kept by the BFI so aspiring students can see for themselves important early silent works without having to go to London. The site contains much more, but I appreciate you probably didn't have time to explore it.
You are right. I didn't explore further than the home page. I stand corrected. |
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ChocolateLady
"500 Chocolate Delights"
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Sal[Au]pian
"Four ever European"
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Posted - 10/11/2007 : 09:05:13
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| Thanks for the further suggestions, but I've sent the updates off now. Thanks to everyone for their help. |
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