Wait you want the student to READ????. Sorry Gary, but that is just not reasonable especially when the subject is related to film because all you need to know can be found in films. (If I sound especially snarky it dates back to my year in film grad school at UCLA where I looked through the studio files for background on particular film was the subject of important article on "reading" films and pointed out that the many of the actual "facts" that were in the article were simply wrong and I was told I was wrong because what you "saw" on the screen superseded anything as silly as studio documents which detailed the production.
On Mon, Nov 21, 2011 at 10:49 AM, <ghand...@library.berkeley.edu> wrote: > Right right right! (You da man--so to speak--Jessica!) > > Using the movies as social and cultural artifacts which are useful for the > study of cultural history isn't the same thing as using the movies as > history: Just take a look at "Mississippi Burning"! > > There are dozens, if not hundreds, of articles and books discussing the > transition to sound. That's the place to be. > > > Gary Handman > > > > It would be OK for some extra info but it really give no direct info on > > the > > transition. Honestly this is kind of like saying I am looking for a > > feature > > film about Oscar Schindler but not Schindler's List. Singin in the Rain > > is > > the film on the subject. If the person wants to see other films for some > > other small bits than Sunset BLVD or plunking down the money to see The > > Artist on the screen are fine. > > > > On Mon, Nov 21, 2011 at 10:23 AM, Randal Baier <rba...@emich.edu> wrote: > > > >> Why not Sunset Boulevard? > >> > >> Randal Baier > >> > >> ----- Reply message ----- > >> From: "Karsten, Eileen" <kars...@mx.lakeforest.edu> > >> To: "videolib@lists.berkeley.edu" <videolib@lists.berkeley.edu> > >> Subject: [Videolib] Silent to Talkie > >> Date: Mon, Nov 21, 2011 9:55 am > >> > >> > >> Dear CW,**** > >> > >> ** ** > >> > >> I have a patron who wanted to use the new film The Artist as the basis > >> for > >> a paper. The paper was about the transition in Hollywood from silent > >> film > >> to talkies. **** > >> > >> Of course, the film is not opening in the US until Nov. 23rd as a > >> limited > >> run. I suggested Singin in the Rain as an alternative. Does anybody > >> have > >> any suggestions for other films?**** > >> > >> ** ** > >> > >> ** ** > >> > >> Eileen Karsten**** > >> > >> Head of Technical Services**** > >> > >> Donnelley & Lee Library**** > >> > >> Lake Forest College**** > >> > >> 555 N. Sheridan Road **** > >> > >> Lake Forest, IL 60045**** > >> > >> kars...@mx..lakeforest.edu <kars...@lakeforest.edu>**** > >> > >> 847-735-5066**** > >> > >> ** ** > >> > >> VIDEOLIB is intended to encourage the broad and lively discussion of > >> issues relating to the selection, evaluation, acquisition,bibliographic > >> control, preservation, and use of current and evolving video formats in > >> libraries and related institutions. It is hoped that the list will serve > >> as > >> an effective working tool for video librarians, as well as a channel of > >> communication between libraries,educational institutions, and video > >> producers and distributors. > >> > >> > > > > > > -- > > Jessica Rosner > > Media Consultant > > 224-545-3897 (cell) > > 212-627-1785 (land line) > > jessicapros...@gmail.com > > VIDEOLIB is intended to encourage the broad and lively discussion of > > issues relating to the selection, evaluation, acquisition,bibliographic > > control, preservation, and use of current and evolving video formats in > > libraries and related institutions. It is hoped that the list will serve > > as an effective working tool for video librarians, as well as a channel > of > > communication between libraries,educational institutions, and video > > producers and distributors. > > > > > Gary Handman > Director > Media Resources Center > Moffitt Library > UC Berkeley > > 510-643-8566 > ghand...@library.berkeley.edu > http://www.lib.berkeley.edu/MRC > > "I have always preferred the reflection of life to life itself." > --Francois Truffaut > > > VIDEOLIB is intended to encourage the broad and lively discussion of > issues relating to the selection, evaluation, acquisition,bibliographic > control, preservation, and use of current and evolving video formats in > libraries and related institutions. It is hoped that the list will serve as > an effective working tool for video librarians, as well as a channel of > communication between libraries,educational institutions, and video > producers and distributors. > -- Jessica Rosner Media Consultant 224-545-3897 (cell) 212-627-1785 (land line) jessicapros...@gmail.com
VIDEOLIB is intended to encourage the broad and lively discussion of issues relating to the selection, evaluation, acquisition,bibliographic control, preservation, and use of current and evolving video formats in libraries and related institutions. It is hoped that the list will serve as an effective working tool for video librarians, as well as a channel of communication between libraries,educational institutions, and video producers and distributors.
