GSU Library Research Guides: Film Studies: Background Info

Metropolis | Poster by: E. McKnight Kauffer / 1926

Film Dictionaries

Complete Film Dictionary
PN1993.45 .K66 1997 | Library North 4
Critical Dictionary of Film & Television Theory
PN1993.45 .C75 2001 | Library North 4

Schirmer Encyclopedia of Film
Contains entries on countries, genres, people, and more. All entries have lists of further reading.
International Dictionary of Films & Filmmakers
Provides detailed essays and commentary by experts; entries include biographies, filmographies, comprehensive credits, production information, major awards, and bibliographies.
Film Reference.com
Brief biographical info & bibliographies, taken from Gale's Contemporary Theater, Film & Television encyclopedia.
The Cinema Book
Call Number: PN1994 .C489 2007
Location: Library North 4
Women Filmmakers & Their Films
Call Number: PN1998.2 .W66 1998
Location: Library North 1 | Reference
New Historical Dictionary of the American Film Industry
Call Number: PN1993.5 .U6 S539 1998
Location: Library North 4
Encyclopedia of Early Cinema
Encyclopedia of the Documentary Film
Encyclopedia of Ethnic Groups in Hollywood
Call Number: PN1995.9 .M56 M85 2003
Location: Library North 1 | Reference