Finding Screenplays and Shooting Scripts
Where are the shooting scripts and screenplays in Bizzell?
Published screenplays located in Bizzell can be browsed in the stacks at PN 1997.2, or try searching the catalog for the subject term "motion picture plays" and the title of the movie.
- Click to see the catalog records for the library's collection of both published and unpublished screenplays and shooting scripts.
- Click Unpublished Screenplays Collection, a gift of the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Science, to view the library's collection of scripts from all eras, as submitted for Oscar award consideration. These scripts must be requested by using the Request via Sooner XPress link in the catalog record. They must be used in the library
- The Metropolitan Library System has Film Scripts Online. You will need a library card or ecard to access the collection.
Finding Interviews
Try these links to books in the OU Libraries catalog:
Also try the Pinewood Dialogues, an audio archive of conversations with directors, actors, writers and others, from The Museum of the Moving Image. Conversations took place between 1989-2014
Finding Reviews
To find collections of reviews in Bizzell library, use the catalog and search for motion pictures reviews. To find reviews or business news in magazines and newspapers, try:
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Entertainment Industry Magazine Archive This link opens in a new window
Coverage: 1880-present
Provides access to full runs of 26 major entertainment trade and consumer magazines, including Broadcasting, Billboard, Melody Maker, The Stage, and Variety.
For more information about using this resource, view the publisher's online tutorial.
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Historical Newspapers via ProQuest This link opens in a new window
Searches the full text of twelve historical newspapers: Atlanta Daily World, The Chicago Defender, Chicago Tribune, The Guardian and The Observer, Los Angeles Sentinel, Los Angeles Times, New York Amsterdam News, The New York Times, Norfolk Journal and Guide, The Pittsburgh Courier, The Wall Street Journal, and The Washington Post.
For more information about using this resource, view the publisher's online tutorial.
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MasterFILE Complete This link opens in a new window
Coverage: 1922-
Indexes and abstracts journals covering a wide variety of topics, including business, consumer health, culture, education, and general science. Also includes an image gallery, eBooks, and primary source documents. Some full text is available.
For more information about using this resource, view the publisher's online print or video tutorial.
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ProQuest This link opens in a new window
A collection of databases available from ProQuest on various subjects, including business, economics, history, biology, newspapers, art, politics, philosophy, earth and atmospheric sciences, and psychology.
For more information about using this resource, view the publisher's online tutorial.
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New Yorker This link opens in a new window
Coverage: 1925-present
Published since 1925, The New Yorker is one of the oldest American weekly magazines featuring journalism, political and cultural commentary, essays, fiction, poetry, and humor.
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The New York TimesOU students, faculty, and staff can now get free subscriptions to the New York Times! To set up your free subscription to the New York Times, go to https://login.ezproxy.lib.ou.edu/login?url=https://ezmyaccount.nytimes.com/grouppass/redir.
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The Village Voice, 1997-presentPublisher's site.