LIBRARY GUIDE TO CIN 3906 - Hybrid Filmmaking

For up-to-date information on how Kresge Library is keeping you safe, visit our COVID-specific webpage and learn how to request:

• virtual research help;
• .pdf copies of chapters from print books from Kresge Library, sent to you for free;
• contactless pickup of books and other resources.

A variety of ways to browse the Library of Congress's online content:

• All Digital Collections: includes digitized photos, drawings, audio recordings, notated music, maps, newspapers, books, and more.
• Search Films, Videos available online: Listed. You can filter by date, location, subject, and language.
• Browse Collections with Films, Videos: Peruse the thematic collections that include films and videos. Each collection includes a descriptive title and summary of its contents.
• National Screening Room Collection: Documentary and educational films selected by LOC to record past perspectives of mental health, communism, homosexuality, racial relations, etc. 

The Internet Archive is a non-profit organization dedicated to providing free access to cultural texts and artifacts. Be sure to check each file for its license. A few collections hosted by the Internet Archive with strong holdings in moving images:

• Moving Image Archive: over 6 million films, organized thematically, free for download. 
• A/V Geeks: collection of 1,500 ephemeral films "gathered from school auctions, thrift stores, closets and dumpsters," with an emphasis on public service films.
• Prelinger Archives: collection of over 8,000 ads, instructional, amateur, and educational films. 
• VJ Loops and Performances

• New York Public Library Digital Collections: 900,000 digitized items, including prints, photographs, maps, manuscripts, film, and more. 
• Videvo: Free stock video footage, motion graphics, music tracks, and sound effects, all with clear licensing statements. 
• Calisphere: over 1 million digitized items sourced from the UC system, public libraries, and cultural heritage institutions. You can filter to just films and sounds. 
• The Open Video Project: Repository of videos hosted by the School of Information and Library Science at UNC-Chapel Hill

Many thanks to Jeff Knapp at Penn State Libraries.