Online Tools
- O'Reilly for Higher Education This link opens in a new window
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OHE includes more than 38K computer science, engineering, business book titles from 200+ publishers, as well as video, case studies, expert playlists, audio books, and more. Includes pre-publication titles published by O'Reilly. Titles are HTML only. Replaces the Safari Tech Books Online collection.
Note: Access with Single Sign On after choosing University of California, Los Angeles from the list of institutions. Access is limited to current students, staff, and faculty at UC campuses. No community use.
- Filmmaker MagazineUCLA also subscribes to the full print version of the magazine.
- American Cinematographer Podcasts and VideosUCLA also subscribes to the print edition of the magazine, and full text can be found in the database International Index to the Performing Arts.
- California Film CommissionContains information on locations and permitting.
- Student Filming at UCLAGuidelines from the UCLA Events Office on filming for student projects.
- BBC Sound Effects Library16,000 sound effects licensed for personal, educational, or research purposes.
Filmmaking Books
Beyond e-books and websites, the UCLA Library selectively purchases a number of books focused on the practice of filmmaking. In particular, the library holds many titles from Focal Press, which publishes heavily on media technology for film and video production. You can search the Library Catalog by the name of the press, or use subject heading searches as a way to find books on different topics. For example:
- Motion pictures --Editing
- Motion pictures --Production and direction
- Documentary films--Production and direction--Handbooks, manuals, etc.
- Motion picture plays --Technique
- Motion picture plays --Editing
- Digital cinematography
- Motion pictures --Titling
- Video tapes --Editing