Film and Television: A Guide to the Reference Literature

by Emmons, Mark

• ISBN13: 9781563089145
• ISBN10: 1563089149
• Format: Paperback
• Copyright: 2006-03-30
• Publisher: Libraries Unltd Inc

Summary

The popularity and pervasiveness of film and television in 21st-century life is inescapable. Whether viewed as entertainment, educational, or cultural forms, the effect of these media on our lifestyles and attitudes is unmistakable. No wonder an increasing number of academics, students, and laypeople are drawn to study their particular appeal. Mark Emmons's magnum opus is a true labor of love. International in scope, it offers 1,244 substantially annotated entries, organized by topic. Its focus is movies and television shows: how they are produced; the people who make and appear in them; their content, their distribution and exhibition; and their reception by audiences, reviewers, critics, and scholars. Beginning with general guides, dictionaries and encyclopedias, the book then turns to filmographies, filmmakers, and filmmaking respectively. "Filmographies" lists films and television shows in the categories of national cinema and genre, made by studios or filmmakers, or featuring various groups of people. "Filmmakers" includes biographies and credits for filmmakers and actors. "Filmmaking" includes reference sources on making film and television shows. An indispensable guide for librarians, faculty, students, neophyte filmmakers, and fans everywhere.

Author Biography

Mark Emmons is a Librarian and Associate Professor at the University of New Mexico.

Table of Contents

Introduction
Indexes and Bibliographies
Dictionaries and Encyclopedias
General Film and Television Filmographies
National Cinema
Genres
Formats
Studios
Portrayals
Filmmakers
Screenplays
Making Films and Television Programs
Film and Television Industry
Fans and Audience
Appendix A: Library of Congress Subject Headings
Appendix B: Library of Congress Moving Image Genre/Form List
Appendix C: Library of Congress Classification-by Subject
AppendixD: Library of Congress Classification-by Classification
Appendix E: Dewey Decimal Classification-by Subject
Appendix F: Dewey Decimal Classification
Index: Author and Title
Index: Topical