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- Click to see the catalog records for the library's collection of both published and unpublished screenplays and shooting scripts.
- Click Unpublished Screenplays Collection, a gift of the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Science, to view the library's collection of scripts from all eras, as submitted for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:
- Entertainment Industry Magazine Archive (1880-2000)Provides access to full runs of 26 major entertainment trade and consumer magazines, including Broadcasting, Billboard, Boxoffice, Melody Maker, The Stage and Variety.
- Historical Newspapers (ProQuest)Search and view the full text of the Chicago Tribune, the Los Angeles Times, the New York Times, the Wall Street Journal, the Washington Post, and the UK's Guardian and Observer.
- MasterFILE CompleteIndexes and abstracts journals and popular magazines 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.
- 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.
- ProQuest CollectionVarious databases provided by ProQuest, including EIMA and Historical Newspapers.
- The Village Voice, 1997-presentPublisher's site.
- The New Yorker, 1925-presentHINT: to read issues in a "turn the page" format, click Archives and then Browse All Issues.