Performing Arts:

 Theater

 Dance

 Film and TV

 Digital Storytelling

 Videography

 Video Editors

 Screencasting

Related:

 Movie Reviews

 Multimedia Search

 Music

 Film 

see also: Movie Reviews, Videography

• AHDS Performing Arts Archive
  Links to collections in the areas of music, film, theater, television, radion, dance, drama, and related topics.
• American Cinema
  "A video instructional series on film history for college and high school classrooms and adult learners; 10 one-hour and 3 half-hour video programs and coordinated books." From Annenberg Media.
• Archive of American Television
  "Our mission is to educate and inspire future generations by filming and providing access to exclusive in-depth interviews with legends and pioneers of the medium." Contains clips of thousands of interviews.
• Archive.org: Moving Image Archive
  From the Internet Archive, a "library of free movies, films, and videos. This library contains thousands of digital movies uploaded by Archive users which range from classic full-length films, to daily alternative news broadcasts, to cartoons and concerts."
• Center for Social Media
  Includes information on making documentaries, including copyright and fair use issues, engaging the audience, and other topics. With some free video clips.
• Emmy Awards
  Annual award for excellence in tv programs.
• Europa Film Treasures
  Archives of older European short films.
• FilmSound.org
  Articles about the use of sound in film: history, techniques, Q&A, examples, and more.
• A Glossary of Film Terms
  "This glossary is intended to be supplemental to a film production course. ... Many of the more complex issues have not been given a full explanation: such as the 'how to' of any of the processes defined here. This is a list of simple definitions ..."
• The Grammar of TV and Film
  "This list includes some of the most important conventions for conveying meaning through particular camera and editing techniques (as well as some of the specialised vocabulary of film production)."
• Great Performances
  "Brings the best in the performing arts from across America and around the world to a US television audience." Site includes episode guides, previews, photos, video clips, and other features.
• The Greatest Films
  "A unique website containing interpretive, descriptive review commentary and historical background, and hundreds of colorful, vintage film posters for some of the best Hollywood and American classic films in the last century."
• Hitchcock: Basic Film Techniques
  "How to turn your boring movie into a Hitchcock thriller... We've put together a list of the most significant film techniques that were used by Alfred Hitchcock."
• IMDB: The Internet Movie Database
  "A HUGE collection of movie information. We try to catalog every pertinent detail about a movie, from who was in it, to who made it, to trivia about it, to filming locations, and even where you can find reviews and fan sites on the web."
• IMSDB: The Internet Movie Script Database
  A large collection of movie scripts in web-readable format.
• Making Movies
  " 'Making Movies,' an exhibition at the Harry Ransom Center, explores the collaborative processes that take place behind the scenes in filmmaking."
• Museum of Broadcast Communications
  Online site of a museum "located in Chicago, with educational programs and exhibits and a searchable database of television, radio, commercial and Chicago news archives."
• Musicals101.com: The Cyber Encyclopedia of Musical Theatre, TV and Film
  Offerings include history of musicals, how musicals are made, photo galleries, indexes, chronologies, monthly calendar, reviews, essays, links, and more.
• National Film Board of Canada
  Source of some excellent short films, animations, and documentaries, many of which are now available for free on their home site and YouTube page.
• Open Directory: Theater
  Extensive list of links to all aspects of theater, including musicals, playwrights, stagecraft, and ticket vendors.
• Oscars.org
  Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences home page.
• Rod Serling Video Festival
  "The Rod Serling Video Festival premiered in 1995 as a county-wide festival for students in kindergarten through grade 12 as a means to promote the use of video arts technology and creativity in area schools." (Broome County.)
• Roger Ebert.com
  "Movie reviews, essays and the Movie Answer Man from film critic Roger Ebert."
• Short Animated World
  A blog with links to short animated films produced over the last century.
• Sundance Film Festival
  "Through its programs, the Institute seeks to discover, support, and inspire independent film and theatre artists from the United States and around the world, and to introduce audiences to their new work."
• Television Production Manual
  Online version of short handbook for TV video production.
• Videography.com
  Professional site with news and information for working digital cinematographers.
• Yale Film Analysis Web Site
  "The Film Analysis Guide was developed to meet the needs of faculty and students at Yale who are interested in becoming familiar with the vocabulary of film studies and the techniques of cinema."