Subject Librarian
Lucinda M. Hall
Contact:
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Website Skype Contact: d1128r8@kiewit.dartmouth.eduOther library resource(s)
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HotDocs doc libraryCall Number: Streaming videoThis unique library is home to a good, eclectic selection of Canadian films (ranging in length from a few minutes to well over an hour) that are well suited to students interested in documentary film-making.
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New world cinema: independent features & shorts, 1990-presen by
Call Number: Streaming videoThis collection includes approximately 200 full-length feature films from leading independent distributors such as Kino Lorber, First Run Features, Film Movement, MK2, and the Global Films Initiative. All films were presented at major film festivals, many were nominated for awards, and many have major awards.
Internet resource(s)
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Pixar SparkShortsPixar SparkShorts is an experimental storytelling initiative that welcomes new creative voices at Pixar Animation Studios to share their stories.
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Short Film Central
Short Film Central was started in 2005 to help filmmakers promote their short films. Central continues to grow into one of the most useful resources on the internet for information on short films, the people who make them, and the events which screen them. As well as providing a hub for industry collaboration, a major goal is to help extend the life of short films, which so often ends after their initial 1-2 year festival run. -
Short Films
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Short of the Week
From how films are funded, produced, and ultimately consumed, online short films are paving the future of storytelling. Today, the most interesting stories aren’t being told in theaters or even on TV. They’re being told here on the web. This is where you find the storytellers who are breaking free from formulas, inventing new genres, and surprising the world with shocking new points of view. -
Sundance Institute Short Film ProgramShort film program at Sundance.
Finding library resources for short films
To find short films in the Library's collections, you can click on the subject heading below:
Introductory reading(s)
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The Art of Short Form Content: from concept to color correction by
Call Number: Baker/Berry PN 1995.9 .P7 C68 2016ISBN: 9781138910515The Art of Short Form Content: From Concept to Color Correction is an in-depth examination of the craft of creating short form filmic content - a category which includes television commercials, music videos, television promos, movie trailers, digital billboards, corporate videos, and pretty much anything else with a running time under five minutes.Though short form is an important part of the film industry, it is typically overlooked in books on the art of film-making. -
How Not to Make a Short Film: secrets from a Sundance programmer by Call Number: Baker/Berry PN 1995.9 .P7 M86 2009ISBN: 9781401309541Anyone can make a short film, right? Just grab some friends and your handheld and you can do it in a weekend or two before being accepted to a slew of film festivals, right? Wrong. Roberta Munroe screened short film submissions at Sundance for five years, and is an award-winning short filmmaker in her own right. So she knows a thing or two about how not to make a short film. From the first draft of your script to casting, production, editing, and distribution, this is your one-stop primer for breaking into the business. Featuring interviews with many of today's most talented writers, producers, and directors, as well as revealing stories (e.g., what to do when the skinhead crack addict next door begins screaming obscenities as soon as you call "action") from the sets of her own short films, Roberta walks you through the minefield of mistakes that an aspiring filmmaker can make--so that you don't have to make them yourself. -
Making Short Films: the complete guide from script to screen by
Call Number: Baker/Berry PN 1995.9 .P7 T49 2012ISBN: 9780857853875Making movies is the most exciting way to earn a living and it is not surprising that media and film studies remain the most popular courses at colleges across the western world. A short film provides an opportunity for elliptical, poetic, condensed story telling. Shorts can take risks rarely seen in features. It is the arena where a strong voice or individual vision is possible; an invitation for experimentation and originality. Making Short Films, is entirely revised and restructured, providing a much more complete and detailed guide to film-making, with more information on new technology, illustrations and ideas for best practice. -
Short Film: an evaluative selection of 500 recommended films by
Call Number: Baker/Berry PN 1998 .R37 1975ISBN: 0024695300
Selected book titles
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Short Films: how to make and distribute them by
Call Number: Baker/Berry PN 1995.9 .P7 P315 2007ISBN: 9781904048817For new and more experienced film-makers alike, covering the entire process from script ideas to film festival distribution. Includes a free DVD of six award-winning short films, all discussed as case studies - with downloadable layouts for budget spreadsheets, release forms and sample contracts. -
Producing and Directing the Short Film and Video by
Call Number: Baker/Berry PN 1995.9 .P7 R43 2010ISBN: 9780240811741Producing and Directing the Short Film and Video is the definitive book on the subject for beginning filmmakers and students. The book clearly illustrates all of the steps involved in pre-production, production, post-production, and distribution. Its unique two-fold approach looks at film-making from the perspectives of both producer and director, and explains how their separate energies must combine to create a successful short film or video, from script to final product. This guide offers extensive examples from award-winning shorts and includes insightful quotes from the filmmakers themselves describing the problems they encountered and how they solved them. The companion website contains useful forms and information on grants and financing sources, distributors, film and video festivals, film schools, internet sources for short works, and professional associations.
Finding articles & journals
Articles and other writings about short films can be found in many publications. We don't have journals that look exclusively at short films. However, you can use Film & Television Literature Index to find relevant articles.
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Film & television literature index by
Call Number: Electronic resourceUse this index to find articles about this genre.
A Selected list of comedies
More shorts in the collections.
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75th annual Academy Awards short filmsCall Number: Jones Media DVD #2099Collection of short live action and animated films nominated for the 2003 75th Annual Academy Awards. Includes an extra feature on how to submit a short film to the Academy.
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Africa DreamingCall Number: Streaming videoAfrica Dreaming was designed to give Africans a rare opportunity to speak directly to each other in their own words and images. It is also the first continent-wide media project in which South Africa played a leading role. Africa Dreaming may be a harbinger of what South Africa's advanced telecommunications infrastructure can contribute to the long-term goal of creating a regional film and television industry. Series Executive Producer Jeremy Nathan (In a Time of Violence) called for script proposals for 26-minute dramatic shorts on the broad theme of love in Africa. Six programs were selected and produced - from South Africa, Mozambique, Zimbabwe, Namibia, Senegal and Tunisia. Four are included here.
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Igliqtiqsiuġvigruaq = [Swift water place] by
Call Number: Jones Media DVD #20262For over 50 years, archaeologist Dr. Douglas Anderson, of Brown University, studied the Inupiaq Natives of Northwestern Alaska. When one of the last excavations of his career shuts down due to the discovery of human remains, he must rely on the relationships he has built with the Inupiaq. -
The nine mile walk byCall Number: Streaming videoTwo friends in a strange place begin a game of words that leads to an unexpected twist.
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Split : Divorce Through Kids' Eyes. by
Call Number: Streaming videoSplit is a deeply personal film made in collaboration with children aged 6-12, exploring the often frightening and always life altering separation of their parents. Split gives us the children's perspective on divorce... no adults, no experts… just kids speaking the powerful truth of what is on their minds and in their hearts. Their wisdom, candor, and humor will give courage to other children, and encourage parents to make better choices as they move through divorce.
Short Films Festivals
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Miami short Film FestivalThe Miami short Film Festival is dedicated to promoting the short film genre, showcasing films from 1-30 minutes long.
Keeping up with the journal literature
Want an easy way to keep up with the journal literature for all facets of Film Studies? And you use a mobile device? You can install the BrowZine app and create a custom Bookshelf of your favorite journal titles. Then you will get the Table of Contents (ToCs) of your favorite journals automatically delivered to you when they become available. Once you have the ToC's you can download and read the articles you want.
You can get the app from the App Store or Google Play.
Don't own or use a mobile device? You can still use BrowZine! It's now available in a web version. You can get to it here. The web version works the same way as the app version. Find the journals you like, create a custom Bookshelf, get ToCs and read the articles you want.