1 OER for Film Studies
Korey Blackman
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Area(s) of study: Film 100 Language of Cinema, Film 100 Core Course
Relevant course(s)(if applicable): ENGL 1020 Intro to Genre Studies: Poetry/Drama/Film, THEA 1050 FILM History and Appreciation THEA 1070 Super Hero Cinema, RELI 3400 Religion and Film
Resource type: video/course
Resource title (include hyperlink to resource itself): Film Visual and Mythmaking Video Lectures | Film as Visual and Literary Mythmaking | Linguistics and Philosophy | MIT OpenCourseWare
Author/creator(s) and author/creator affiliation(s): Irving Singer, MIT
Author/creator tags: related terminal degree, Faculty Member
Editor(s): Senior Video Editor Maureen Fahey
Publisher name (include hyperlink): MIT OpenCourseWare MIT OpenCourseWare | Free Online Course Materials
Publisher type: Massachusetts Institute of Technology
Resource attribute tag: student resource, instructor resource
Accessibility: Home | Captioning and Accessibility (mit.edu)
Copyright: CC BY-NC-SA 4.0 DEED
Additional Notes: 2 videos neither provide close captions or a transcript
Area(s) of study: Film 100 Language of Cinema, Film 100 Core Course
Relevant course(s)(if applicable): ENGL 1020 Intro to Genre Studies: Poetry/Drama/Film, THEA 1050 FILM History and Appreciation THEA 1070 Super Hero Cinema, RELI 3400 Religion and Film
Resource type: video/course
Resource title (include hyperlink to resource itself): Film Visual and Mythmaking Video Lectures | Film as Visual and Literary Mythmaking | Linguistics and Philosophy | MIT OpenCourseWare
Author/creator(s) and author/creator affiliation(s): Irving Singer, MIT
Author/creator tags: related terminal degree, Faculty Member
Editor(s): Senior Video Editor Maureen Fahey
Publisher name (include hyperlink): MIT OpenCourseWare MIT OpenCourseWare | Free Online Course Materials
Publisher type: Massachusetts Institute of Technology
Resource attribute tag: student resource, instructor resource
Accessibility: Home | Captioning and Accessibility (mit.edu)
Copyright: CC BY-NC-SA 4.0 DEED
Additional Notes: 2 videos neither provide close captions or a transcript
Area(s) of study: FILM 239 Directors, FILM 269 Film Period, MUNM 275 Music in FILM, JGEN 184 Basic Photography/Videography, THEA 234 Scripts on Stage and Screen ENGL 1020, SOC 2400, THEA 1050, WRWS 2400, WRWS 4000, BA, BS, Minor
Relevant course(s)(if applicable): WRWS 2050, WRWS 2600, WRWS 3600, BLST 3510, CMST 3510, ENGL 4960, PSCI 4820, JMC 4820, RELI 4700
Resource type: textbook (eBook)
Resource title (include hyperlink to resource itself): Exploring Movie Construction and Production Exploring Movie, Construction and Production – Open Textbook (geneseo.edu)
Author/creator(s) and author/creator affiliation(s): John Reich, SUNY Genesee Community College
Author/creator tags: Faculty Member, Terminal Degree
Editor(s): Allison Brown, Carrie Green, William Jones, Kelly Keegan, Sedar Ngoma, Max Sparkman
Publisher name (include hyperlink): Milne Open Text Books
Publisher type: educational nonprofit, academic unit
Resource attribute tags: university publisher
Accessibility: Accessibility Information | SUNY Geneseo
Copyright: CC BY-NC-SA
Additional notes: OER Notes – classes in red are from the University of Nebraska Lincoln film major program
Download PDF, eBook, Available Online, Available on Apple Books
Text book about movie construction and production.
Area(s) of study: FILM 439
Relevant course(s)(if applicable): COMM 215, COMM 280, COMM 480, SOCI 373 SOC 2400, ENGL 4960, CMST 4570
Resource type: video (online)
Resource title (include hyperlink to resource itself): I Didn’t See You There I Didn’t See You There (ididntseeyoutherefilm.com)
Author/creator(s) and author/creator affiliation(s): Reid Davenport filmmaker/documentarist
Author/creator tags: professional practitioner
Editor(s): Todd Chandler
Publisher Name (include hyperlink): Ajna Films AJNA FILMS
Publisher Type: commercial
Resource Attribute Tag: student resource, instructor resource
Accessibility: WCAG 2 Overview | Web Accessibility Initiative (WAI) | W3C (from PBS/POV)
Copyright: 2022© I Didn’t See You There, LLC
Additional Notes:
Documentary by a disabled filmmaker shot and told from his point of view.
Study guide and reading list to episode included in same link as video
Accessible through PBS website POV Season 35 Episode 14
I Didn’t See You There | POV (pbs.org)
OER Notes – classes in red are from the University of Nebraska Lincoln film major program. Even though this is a commercial product it is available for free on youtube and PBS. Criss Library has access to PBS.
Area(s) of study: FILM 100 Language of Cinema, FILM 200 Intro to Film, FILM 219 Film Genre, Film 239 Directors, FILM 269 Film Period
THEA 1050 Film History and Appreciation, WRWS 2400 Foundations of Screenwriting
Relevant course(s)(if applicable): ART 1220 Foundation: Digital Media, CMST 4510 Persuasion and Social Influence, JMC 4310 Media & Politics
Resource type: eBook
Resource title (include hyperlink to resource itself):
Film Appreciation https://alg.manifoldapp.org/projects/film-appreciation
Author/creator(s) and author/creator affiliation(s):
Dr. Yelizaveta Moss, faculty member and Dr. Candice Wilson faculty member
Author/creator tags: Terminal degree, Terminal Degree
Editor(s): Director Bonnie (BJ) Robinson UNG Press, Managing Editor (Corey Parson), Assistant Managing Editor Ariana Adams
Publisher name (include hyperlink): Affordable learning Georgia Affordable Learning Georgia
Publisher type: educational nonprofit, university press
Resource attribute tag: student resource, Instructor led course
Accessibility: none listed.
Copyright: CC BY 4.0
Additional Notes:
Book discusses film through out time and what audience can get from it. There is a glossary and embedded videos in the eBook.
The link shows 4 ways to access books but two links don’t work (accessible PDF and Accessible word Doc). Accessibility is dependent on the end user’s devices. Modules and quizzes for instructors and students. A video about the OER material not the book subject. Textbook includes contributions from other faculty and students in the program. Book is accessible without creating an account. OER Notes – classes in red are from the University of Nebraska Lincoln film major program.
Area(s) of study: FILM 100 Language of Cinema, FILM 200 Intro to Film, FILM 219 Film Genre, Film 239 Directors, FILM 269 Film Period
THEA 1050 Film History and Appreciation, WRWS 2400 Foundations of Screenwriting
Relevant course(s)(if applicable): ART 1220 Foundation: Digital Media, CMST 4510 Persuasion and Social Influence, JMC 4310 Media & Politics
Resource type: eBook
Resource title (include hyperlink to resource itself):
Film Appreciation https://alg.manifoldapp.org/projects/film-appreciation
Author/creator(s) and author/creator affiliation(s):
Dr. Yelizaveta Moss, faculty member and Dr. Candice Wilson faculty member
Author/creator tags: Terminal degree, Terminal Degree
Editor(s): Director Bonnie (BJ) Robinson UNG Press, Managing Editor (Corey Parson), Assistant Managing Editor Ariana Adams
Publisher name (include hyperlink): Affordable learning Georgia Affordable Learning Georgia
Publisher type: educational nonprofit, university press
Resource attribute tag: student resource, Instructor led course
Accessibility: none listed.
Copyright: CC BY 4.0
Additional Notes:
Book discusses film through out time and what audience can get from it. There is a glossary and embedded videos in the eBook.
The link shows 4 ways to access books but two links don’t work (accessible PDF and Accessible word Doc). Accessibility is dependent on the end user’s devices. Modules and quizzes for instructors and students. A video about the OER material not the book subject. Textbook includes contributions from other faculty and students in the program. Book is accessible without creating an account. OER Notes – classes in red are from the University of Nebraska Lincoln film major program.
Area(s) of study: FILM 373 Film Theory and Criticism WRWS 400
Relevant course(s)(if applicable): Comm 280 Communication and Popular Culture, COMM 42 Media and Culture JOMC 422 Race, Gender, and Media, SOCI 373 Sociology of Mass Media BLST 3510/CMST 3510 Cultural Com in AA Cinema ENGL 4960 Topics in Language and Literature SOC 2400 PSCI 4820/JMC 4820 Politics and Film
Resource type: eBook
Resource title (include hyperlink to resource itself): Difference, Power, and Discrimination in Film and Media: Student Essays https://openoregon.pressbooks.pub/dpdfilm/front-matter/introduction/
Author/creator(s) and author/creator affiliation(s): Dr. Stephen Rust University of Oregon (currently)
Author/creator tags: Faculty Member, Students
Editor(s): Dr. Stephen Rust
Publisher name (include hyperlink): Linn-Benton Community College Catalog – Open Oregon Educational Resources (pressbooks.pub)
Publisher type: university publisher
Resource attribute tag: student resource, instructor lead resource
Accessibility: Accessibility | Pressbooks
Copyright: https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc/4.0/
Additional Notes: Ebook is a project for Open Pedagogy. Dr. Stephen Rust assigned students from his courses between 2019-2020 to write essays on their reflection on how race, class, gender, and sexuality of movies from the past to the present. This book is a collection of 94 student essays.
I couldn’t find an original copyright year. I did find the last date it was updated. 09/12/23.
At time of publication Dr. Rust taught at Lin-Benton Community College in Albany, Oregon. Students at Linn-Benton Community College 2019-2020.
OER Notes – classes in red are from the University of Nebraska Lincoln film major program.
Area of Study: FILM 373 Film Theory and Criticism, FILM 413 Film, Film 839 Directors FILM 291 Special topics in Film
Relevant Courses: SOC 2400 Sociology in Film, BLST 3510 Cultural Comm. in Afro-American Cinema, PSCI 4820, JCM 4820 Politics in Film
Resource Type: Podcast
Resource Title with Link: Masterclass: Students in the Film Studies Program at the University of Massachusetts Amherst UMASSTERCLASS PODCAST – Home (weebly.com)
Author/creator(s) and author/creator affiliation(s):
Daniel Pope, University of Mass. Amherst (Faculty Advisor)
University of Mass. Amherst Students in film major – Rianna Jackson, Kiefer Callewaert, Gabby Mosher, Ryan Gies, Mariana Carmo, Ved Chankavaram, Kaliska Wiley
Author Tags: Related Terminal Degree (Daniel Pope)
Editors: Listed content creators
Publisher name (include hyperlink): University of Massachusetts Amherst UMASSTERCLASS PODCAST – Home (weebly.com)
Publisher Type: University publisher
Resource attribute tags: faculty members, students
Accessibility: https://www.spotify.com/us/accessibility
Copyright: © 2024 Spotify AB https://www.spotify.com/us/legal/end-user-agreement/#4-content-and-intellectual-property-rights
Additional notes: Podcast ran from 2020 to 2024. Free on Spotify and iTunes.
Podcast was created for anyone to learn and share information about film and other screen media.
OER Notes – classes in red are from the University of Nebraska Lincoln film major program. I included this tag because the podcast talks about current events such as Covid and the death and reaction of George Floyd. There are interviews with professional filmmakers and others in the film industry.
Area(s) of study: FILM 244 Intro to Ethnicity and Film, FILM 349 National Cinemas, FILM 373 Film Theory and Criticism
Relevant course(s)(if applicable): COMM 452 Media and Culture, EMAR 311 Narrative Storytelling, ENGL 4960, GEOG 3050
Resource type: eBook
Resource title (include hyperlink to resource itself): An Introduction to World Film https://soar.suny.edu/bitstream/handle/20.500.12648/12941/An-Introduction-to-World-Film-1688582240.pdf?sequence=1&isAllowed=y
Author/creator(s) and author/creator affiliation: Dana Weidman, Dutchess Community College
Author/creator tags: related terminal degree
Editor(s): listed content creator none listed
Publisher name (include hyperlink): Dutchess Community College https://soar.suny.edu/bitstream/handle/20.500.12648/12941/An-Introduction-to-World-Film-1688582240.pdf?sequence=1&isAllowed=y
Publisher type: university publication
Resource attribute tag: student resource
Accessibility: Accessibility | Pressbooks , Electronic and Information Technology Accessibility Policy | Dutchess Community College | sunydutchess.edu
Copyright: © 2023 CC BY 4.0 Deed | Attribution 4.0 International | Creative Commons
Additional Notes:
OER Notes – classes in red are from the University of Nebraska Lincoln film major program.
Films created by Indigenous people of Africa and Asia are analyzed from a modern/post-colonial eye. Links above should redirect to Pressbooks where the book is available.
Area(s) of study: FILM 239/FILM 439 Film Directors,
Relevant course(s)(if applicable): WMNS 211 Intro to Gender and Sexuality in Film, WGST 2000 Spec. Topic Gender and Sexuality in English studies, WGST 4060 History of Women in America from 1875 -1922,THEA 1050 Film History and Appreiciation
Resource title (include hyperlink to resource itself): Filmmakers on Film 8: Early Directors on Directing Early Directors on Directing – Alexander Street, a ProQuest Company (unomaha.edu)
Author/creator(s) and author/creator affiliation(s): Ally Acker, director/film historian
Author/creator tags: professional practitioner
Editor(s): Ally Acker
Publisher name (include hyperlink):Reel Women Media Filmmakers DVD Series | reelwomen
Publisher type: Reel Women Media
Resource attribute tag: student resource
Accessibility: Accessibility Statement | Alexander Street
Copyright: © 1996-2021 by Reel Women Media
Additional Notes:
OER Notes – OER Notes – classes in red are from the University of Nebraska Lincoln film major program.
Series about women who were pioneers in film directing, editing, screen writing. This is film 8 of 10. Features interview with actress/director Lillian Gish. Video series is based off books by Ally Acker. Available for free through Criss Library.
Area(s) of study: FILM 200 Intro Film History, FILM 219 Film Genre
Relevant course(s)(if applicable): RELI 4450
Resource type: eBook
Resource title (include hyperlink to resource itself): Re-envisaging the First Age of Cinematic Horror, 896-1934: Quanta of Fear https://login.leo.lib.unomaha.edu/login?url=https://search.ebscohost.com/login.aspx?direct=true&db=e000xna&AN=1930254&site=ehost-live&scope=site&ebv=EB&ppid=pp_Cover
Author/creator(s) and author/creator affiliation(s): David Annwn Jones, University of Wales, Cardiff
Author/creator tags: Faculty member (Lecturer)
Editor(s): Xavier Aldana Reyes, Series Editor, Editorial Board
Publisher name (include hyperlink): Cardiff: University of Wales Press
Publisher type: university published
Resource attribute tag: student resource
Accessibility: Accessibility Statement: Ebook Central (proquest.com)
Copyright: © 2018 David Annwn Jones
Additional Notes:
OER Notes – classes in red are from the University of Nebraska Lincoln film major program.
Cinematic horror from 1896 to 1934.
David Annwn was a lecturer at time of publication. Book is accessible for free through University of Nebraska, Omaha. Book is over $40 to purchase a $50 for a digital copy and hardcopy ranges from $35.00 to $54.50 through Amazon.
One in a series about Horror in different mediums from books to music to video games.
Area(s) of study: FILM 349 National Cinemas, FILM 413 Film,
Relevant course(s)(if applicable): GERM 302 German Culture: Film, Literature, Theater, GERM 3650 Intro to German Film, GERM 4950, Pro-Seminar: Literature and/or Film
Resource type: eBook
Resource title (include hyperlink to resource itself): German National Cinema, 2nd edition https://login.leo.lib.unomaha.edu/login?url=https://search.ebscohost.com/login.aspx?direct=true&db=e000xna&AN=530490&site=ehost-live&scope=site&ebv=EB&ppid=pp_8
Author/creator(s) and author/creator affiliation(s): Sabine Hake, University of Texas at Austin
Author/creator tags: Faculty member, Related terminal degree
Editor(s): Nathan Hill
Publisher name (include hyperlink): Routledge, Taylor and Francis Group Routledge – Publisher of Professional & Academic Books
Publisher type: commercial textbook publisher
Resource attribute tag: student resource
Accessibility: Accessibility | EBSCO
Copyright: © 2007 Routledge, Taylor and Francis Group
Additional Notes:
OER Notes – OER Notes – classes in red are from the University of Nebraska Lincoln film major program.
The book covers German filmmaking from the beginning to current times.