LibGuides: EN411 Shakespeare on Screen: Poster Project

Much Ado About Nothing by Lynn Friedman (CC BY-NC-ND 2.0) Flickr

Databases

Use databases to find critical analysis or contextual information.

The Performing Arts Periodicals Database provides indexing and abstracts for more than 395 international periodicals, plus full text for more than 160 of the indexed journals.

World Shakespeare Bibliography Online is a searchable electronic database consisting of the most comprehensive record of Shakespeare-related scholarship and theatrical productions published or produced worldwide from 1960 to the present. Folger Shakespeare Library

Oxford Bibliographies Online: Cinema and Media Studies includes a “Shakespeare on Film” guide (under the letter S), which includes a variety of sources (anthologies, articles, monographs and scripts) and an index by play title.

AFI Catalog - The American Film Institute's Film Indexes Online search tool provides access to records of all motion pictures produced in the United States from 1892 to the present day, including plot summaries, production notes, and subject and song indexes.

Film Index International (British Film Institute) is a major information resource for entertainment films and personalities produced in collaboration with the British Film Institute. With a scholarly, inclusive approach to all areas of film studies - from the very first silent films

One can also search film journals directly. See the Cinema Studies: Journals and Magazines webpage. More databases are listed on the home page of the Cinema Studies Guide.

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Finding & Using Images

SOURCES FOR POSTER IMAGES

Google Images
Film magazines/blogs (e.g. Senses of Cinema)
DVD cover art
Film libraries (e.g. Margaret Herrick Library, Academy of Motion Picture Arts & Sciences)
Film Organizations (e.g. British Film Institute)
DVD distributor catalogs (e.g., Criterion Collection)
Poster Archives (e.g. Harry Ransom Poster Collection, LIU)

COPYRIGHT - USING PHOTOS LEGALLY

Most of the images found via these sources are protected by copyright. Limiting access of an educational project to course participants can be a strong factor allowing the use of copyrighted images under Fair Use law. However, if you use copyrighted images and expand access to your project, especially on the open web, you could then be in violation of copyright law. Many companies use copyright bots to discover such infringements. Questions? Contact me.

Alternatives? Use:

Images in the public domain
Images that have a Creative Commons license applicable to your use. Other sites with CC images:
Flickr (Be sure and use drop-down under Any License to limit to Creative Commons licensed images. However, be wary of images that appear to be photographs of copyrighted works.)
Wikimedia Commons
Images where the circumstances of your use meets copyright law's Fair Use Guidelines

CITE YOUR PHOTOS

You must give attribution. I use an abbreviated format for the photos in this guide. For this course, your instructor require the use of the MLA Citation Style.