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A life on film : 'I'm taking this bloody car to Invercargill!' |
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The art of film magic : 20 years of Weta |
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The Complete Guide to Film and Digital Production, 3rd Edition |
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Animation |
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The storyboard artist : a guide to freelancing in film, TV, and advertising |
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Production design for screen : visual storytelling in film and television |
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Directing |
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Between the scenes : what every film director, writer, and editor should know about scene transitions |
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Ferocious Reality : Documentary according to Werner Herzog |
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Film Manifestos and Global Cinema Cultures : A Critical Anthology |
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791.43 | Film Making |
791.4372 | Films on DVD |
791.45 | Television |
792 | Set Design |
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Short films | Cinematography | Script writing | Method acting |
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Adam - Hawke's Bay
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email| jrobinson@eit.ac.nz
Glen - Auckland
ph| (09) 979 9448
email|studysupportak@eit.ac.nz
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Bright Lights
Film magazine that combines popular and academic styles, with humor and progressive politics tossed into the mix.
Film Criticism
A refereed, scholarly journal that publishes original research in film theory. Articles examine and deconstruct films from a variety of critical, political, and aesthetic viewpoints
Film History
History of the motion picture.
Journal of Film and Video
Film and related media, and the function of film and video in society.
Sight and Sound
International film magazine published by the British Film Institute
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Film Archive New Zealand (Medianet)
Known as Medianet, this is a new high quality film and video resource held on campus, from the New Zealand Film Archive. Almost 1,000 New Zealand films dating back to the 1890s can be found, many of which were filmed in Hawke's Bay. This can only be accessed on-campus.
Not all material from the Film Archive is available in Medianet. Please contact the Interloans Librarian to enquire regarding other titles. There is a small fee for these requests.
Gale OneFile: Fine Arts
Search millions of articles about drama, music, art history, and filmmaking. Diverse resource for serious fine arts students.
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Ebook Central
A collection of over 30,000 full-text e-book titles covering a wide range of academic subjects.
MasterFILE Complete
Multidisciplinary database providing full-text of nearly 2,000 general reference publications back to 1975. Includes full text reference books, biographies, primary source documents, and an image collection of photos, maps and flags. This database is updated daily via EBSCOhost.
ProQuest Central
ProQuest Central is a large multidisciplinary research resource combining more than 28 databases and covering more than 20,000 periodicals plus many other scholarly resources. Content is from scholarly journals, trade publications, company reports, dissertations, newspapers, newsletters, and newswires. Over 160 subject areas are covered including business and economics, health and medical (including nursing), education, social sciences, psychology, humanities, technology, science and more.
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ph| (06) 8693138
email| jrobinson@eit.ac.nz
Glen - Auckland
ph| (09) 979 9448
email|studysupportak@eit.ac.nz
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Recommended Websites
New Zealand Film Commission
Supports the growth of the music industry in New Zealand, both culturally and economically, at home and abroad.
NZ On Air
NZ On Air invests in New Zealanders' stories and songs - increasing the diversity
of local television, radio, music and digital media for New Zealand audiences.
Script to Screen
Independent industry & community-wide organisation, established to develop the craft and culture of storytelling for the screen (film, television, and new media) in Aotearoa, New Zealand.
Short of the Week
Serving up epic bite-sized films since 2007. Seeks to discover and promote the greatest and most innovative storytellers from around the world.
ideaschool---Screen Production
EIT's ideaschool staff and students work
The Data Book: New Zealand's Comprehensive Screen Production Directory
Comprehensive directory and guide for New Zealand's film, TV and video industries
Everyone is aware of YouTube but as a student of EIT you also have access to the below resources to locate quality content.
If you do use YouTube, or other online video content, remember to critically evaluate the material you find:
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The principles given in our evaluating the credibility of websites guide will help you assess whether it is appropriate for academic purposes. Speak to a librarian or learning advisor if you are unsure.
NZ On Screen
Online showcase of NZ televsion, film, music video and web series.
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Adam - Hawke's Bay
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Jenni - Tairāwhiti
ph| (06) 8693138
email| jrobinson@eit.ac.nz
Glen - Auckland
ph| (09) 979 9448
email|studysupportak@eit.ac.nz
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Click here to see eTV, a new resource you can access from the Library. The On Demand section lets you view and download recordings from TV and videos kept in the Library and Shop.The Live Channels feature lets you live stream TV channels. Use My eTV to store your favourite programmes, personal details and saved searches.
Please see the eTV Student Guide for help using eTV.
Please see the eTV Staff Guide for help to embed an eTV episode into your EIT Online course.
eTV Programmes
Film School
Women Film Desire: A Journey through Cinema
Filming a Piece to Camera
Script to Screen
LinkedIn Learning has a large number of videos and study topics in Business, Design, IT, Marketing, Photography, Video, Music, Animation, and Education... Learn Excel, PowerPoint, Photoshop, CAD, and much more - all are free to EIT faculty, staff and currently enrolled students.
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