Emerson College Library: Writing for Film and Television: Media Collections

Streaming Video Databases

Films on Demand This link opens in a new window
Online access to a collection of 3800 television documentaries and feature-length films from Films Media Group and films for the Humanities and Sciences. Often includes archival footage. Videos available in Flash format.
Kanopy Streaming Media This link opens in a new window
Very limited Iwasaki Library access. In a perfect world, full subscription includes access to California Newsreel Collection, the Criterion Collection, and the Kino-Lorber collection of feature films and documentaries from around the world. For expanded access using an eCard, see Boston Public Library's subscription to Kanopy.
Vanderbilt Television News Archive This link opens in a new window
Index of more than 900,000 evening news broadcasts from the major U.S. national broadcast networks, and more than 9,000 hours of special news-related programming including ABC's Nightline since 1989. NBC Evening News since 1968 and CNN broadcasts from October 1995 can be viewed online.

A selection of freely available online video collections. Yes, we already know about YouTube.

Internet Archive: Movie Archive
Free, mostly public domain movies and videos. Also includes Universal Newsreels (1929-1967).
Hulu
Includes television shows, movie trailers, and more.
PBS Video Online
Selected online video from PBS shows, including Frontline, The News Hour, American Experience, and Art: 21
Pinewood Dialogues
From the Museum of the Moving Image, streaming audio and transcripts of discussions with major figures in film, television, and digital media.

Writers Guild Foundation Library
Open to the public and free, this library contains over 15,000 film, television, and radio scripts. Materials must be used on site.

Harvard Film Archive
Harvard houses a collection of over 13,000 items (primarily 35mm and 16mm) with a global perspective, and offers frequent screenings.
Library of Congress Motion Picture & Television Reading Room
Collection and access information, finding aids, and more
Northeast Historic Film
Collects moving images of film and videotape related to the northern New England region (Maine, New Hampshire, Vermont and Massachusetts).
San Francisco Media Archive
Houses film, video, filmstrips, and other media in a variety of areas, including ephemeral and avant-garde works.
Academic Film Archive of North America
Acquires and preserves academic/educational films from the 20th century.
Anthology Film Archives
Located in New York, Anthology is devoted to avant-garde and experimental film.
George Eastman House
Holdings of over 25,000 titles and a collection of stills, posters and papers. Particularly strong for silent film (1895-1928) and the golden age of Hollywood cinema.
Wisconsin Center for Film and Theater Research
Contains approximately 15,000 motion pictures and television shows, including feature films from Warner Brothers, RKO, and Monogram Pictures.