American Film Scripts Online
Database Description
Note: Use of this resource is restricted to current University of Pittsburgh faculty, students, and staff, and may be used for individual research purposes only. Any other use is prohibited.
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Description:
American Film Scripts Online is an ongoing full-text project which currently contains over 100 films by 200 writers. The collection of feature films, when completed, will hold 1,000 scripts and over 100,000 scenes. The database is full-text searchable and includes detailed indexing on scenes, characters, and people. Supplemental information includes short biographies on the writers and awards given to individual films have been noted.
This database is particularly useful for students of drama, literature, popular culture, history, sociology, film studies, anthropology, race relations, and ethnic studies.
Coverage
- Indexing: 1920s-
Information Type:
- Citations? Yes
- Abstracts? Yes
- Full Text? Yes
Frequency of Updates:
- Quarterly
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