The Library owns VHS videos, DVDs, CDs, and even 16mm films. Many
of these are on Radio-TV-Film topics and issues. You'll find two types:
academic items (lectures, documentaries, etc.), and a popular items (feature
films/motion pictures). Keep in mind our popular movies collection
is not as extensive as a video rental store--the collection is mainly
notable movies which Radio-TV-Film and Theater faculty have recommended
for analysis and critique over the years.
All audiovisual items are located on the 4th floor of the Library, North
wing. They can be viewed there in any of the many viewing
rooms. To read about the viewing and checkout policies there, click
here
to link the the Audiovisual floor's Web page.
Below is a list of many RTVF videos the library owns. Listed is the title, call
#, and a brief description. This is only a sampling! To
search for the complete holdings of videos/DVDS/films, search the Library
Catalog -->
Academic videos/DVDs/films
Television history
HE8700.4 .T44 1998
This program covers the development of TV from the labs of John Baird, Philo T.
Farnsworth, and Vladimir Zworykin to the present day.
Talked to death: have TV talk shows
gone too far?
HE8700.8 .T33 1998
This program investigates how far producers and hosts are willing to go to win
high ratings. Featuring candid insights from current and former hosts Geraldo
Rivera, Phil Donahue, Maury Povich, etc.
Prime time violence
HQ784.T4 P74 1994
This documentary discusses the relationship between TV & violence in
society. Includes commentary by gov’t and TV industry leaders.
Copyright law: what every school,
college and public library should know
KF3030.4 .C66 1987
Discusses the laws regarding off-air recording of television programs and video
dubbing
Media impact
P90 .M367 1998
Emphasizes the seductive nature of films & TV. The pervasiveness of
electronic images in daily life make it difficult for viewers to discern fact
from fiction.
Media audience & feedback
P96.A83 M42 1998
Explores the characteristics that define a desirable audience, the history of
audience ratings, and the ways in which audiences are assessed.
Reading film
P96.P75 R42 1992
Analyzes television commercials and segments from feature films. Investigates
how structure, imagery, camera angles, lighting, and sound can influence.
Teaching with television (ESL)
PE1128.A2 T452 1997
Discusses how television images are integrated into a beginning-level ninth
grade ESL curriculum to provide context and reinforce vocabulary
Soviet TV documentaries
PG2112.7 .S68 1990
Examples of Russian TV programs and news documentaries from the 1980’s
Signal to noise: life with
television
PN1992.6 .S43 1996
Explores the relationship between TV & society, "reality"
portrayed on TV, TV as an information source, and issues involved in controlling
what is broadcast.
Dreamworlds 2: desire/sex/power in
music video
PN1992.8.M87 D74 1995
Portrays the impact that sex & violence in media have on society. Shows
violent music videos portraying masculinity, femininity, sex, & sex roles.
TV violence and you
PN1992.8.V55 T48 1997
Well-known expert on violence, George Gerbner, analyzes one week of television
shows to determine their level of violence and the effect on viewers.
The movies story
PN1993.5.A1 M68
A look at the history of motion pictures that presents some of the milestones in
its evolution
El nuevo cine latinoamericano [New
cinema of Latin America]
PN1993.5.L3 N84 1983
Traces the history and development of the modern motion picture in Latin
America, including the difficulties of filmmakers in Latin America today
Film history
PN1993.5.U6 F49 1998
This program examines the history of film, from its beginnings in the late 19th
century to the invention of VCRs.
The directing process
PN2053 .D57 1990
Discusses history of directing, play selection, text analysis, design &
collaboration, the audition process, principles of staging, and organizing
productions
Television and terrorism: who calls
the shots?
PN4888.S6 T45 1991
Panel discussion on the relationship between live television coverage and law
enforcement activities during a crisis situation. Includes news footage clips.
Radio: Out of thin air
TK6547. R33 1997
A History Channel documentary on the history of radio, from the beginning of its
invention, to biographical profiles of pioneers in its development, to
interviews with modern radio personalities (e.g. Casey Kasem, Larry King).
Popular
videos/DVDs/films 
The call number "PN1997" is for
popular movies (feature films/motion pictures). There are too many to be
listed here, but they can be searched on the library's online catalog. To
see a search of all of them, in alphabetical order, click here.
To go the the online catalog (OPAC) to
search for specific popular movies, click here:
Prepared by: John
Hickok, Audiovisual/Communications Librarian
A page of the Pollak Library at Cal State University, Fullerton.
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