Guides: Screenwriting: Film & Television Databases/E-Resources

Scholarly Articles

Film & Television Literature Index with Full Text This link opens in a new window
Coverage includes film & television theory, preservation & restoration, screenwriting, production, cinematography, technical aspects, and reviews.
Academic Search Complete This link opens in a new window
Provides full text coverage to peer-reviewed titles in the social sciences, humanities, general science, multi-cultural studies, education and more.

Script E-Journal
Primarily focuses on the theory and interpretation of filmscripts and teleplays. Includes interviews with screen and television writers, and excerpts from and responses to their work. As a popular-academic hybrid, SCRIPTjr.nl publishes belletristic work that blends academic rigor with the style of (new) journalism. Intellectually challenging and jargon light, content is catered toward an educated lay audience. As a web-based journal, SCRIPTjr.nl can also publish all manner of (hyper)media including: images, sounds, animations, and videos. Such things support written articles and serve as "essays" in their own rights.

JSTOR This link opens in a new window
Archive of interdisciplinary journals and books, covering the Arts, Business & Economics, History, Humanities, Law, Science & Mathematics, Social Sciences, and Religion.
Project MUSE This link opens in a new window
Full-text current and archival articles from scholarly journals covering literature and criticism, history, performing arts, cultural studies, education, philosophy, political science, gender studies, and more.

Statista This link opens in a new window
Statistics and studies gathered by market researchers, trade organizations, scientific publications, and government sources, includes access to the Global Consumer Survey .

Academic Video Online This link opens in a new window
Streaming video titles spanning subject areas including anthropology, business, counseling, film, health, history, music, and more.
Swank Digital Campus This link opens in a new window
Digital access to course-related films. Swank does not currently support Safari on Macs. Please see Swank System Requirements or the Swank help page for more details.
Kanopy Streaming Service This link opens in a new window
An online streaming video service for universities with films, documentaries, and training videos.