Screen & Media: Library resources

Cinéaste
"America's Leading Magazine on the Art and Politics of the Cinema" presents essays and reviews about international films.

Cinema Scope
Presents interviews, features, and essays on film and video geared to cinephiles seeking an intelligent forum on world cinema. Published quarterly. 

Inside Film
A 'who, what, where and how' guide to success in screen content creation. It's the bible for Australia's filmmakers - essential reading for anyone working in the film and TV industry. Inside Film features exclusive interviews with the creative personalities behind today's most entertaining and stimulating screen content, as well as detailed info about new productions and technologies. Published bimonthly.

Metro Magazine
An international film and screen culture journal specialising in Australasian and Pacific film. The magazine also covers television, video, multimedia, the Internet and radio. ‘Metro Magazine’ is a refereed journal written in a jargon-free style at once accessible to specialists and a general readership. Published quarterly.

Screen Education 
Screen Education is the companion magazine to ‘Metro‘ and is a joint venture between the Australian Teachers of Media and the Australian Film Commission. Published quarterly. 

Senses of Cinema
“Established in Melbourne (Australia) in 1999, Senses of Cinema is one of the first online film journals of its kind and has set the standard for professional, high quality film-related content on the Internet.” Free to read online and to subscribe.

Sight & Sound
A publication of the British Film Institute. Feature articles and interviews on recent motion pictures, notes on festivals, book reviews and film and video reviews. 10 issues per year. 

Items in the library are shelved according to call numbers so that related materials are kept together. The below call numbers are some of the areas relevant to Screen & Media students:

Kanopy is an online video streaming platform. It has an extensive range of films, including a section on Film Studies (find this under the Browse menu). Please note you may need to be logged into Moodle or student email in order for Kanopy to recognise you as a Melbourne Polytechnic student. Sometimes Kanopy displays titles that you can request the library purchase; please feel free to do so!

Consult the Kanopy guide for more info on accessing and using Kanopy.

LinkedIn Learning an online learning company that provides a vast library of engaging video tutorials to help anyone learn software, creative, and business skills. LinkedIn Learning has extensive tutorials on Cinematography, Screenwriitng, Video Editing, Final Cut, Premiere Pro, as well as general skills development.

See the LinkedIn Learning guide for more info and to set up your account.

Bloomsbury Applied Visual Arts is a database that provides access to 170+ eBooks. The easy to use platform is tailored to the visual arts, and includes a dedicated Film & animation section.