A colleague sent the following inquiry to me. If you have ideas, please respond to me. Thanks. - Eric Eric Freedman, Ph.D. Assistant Professor Department of Communication Florida Atlantic University 777 Glades Road Boca Raton, Florida 33431-0991 (561) 297-2534 Fax: (561) 297-2615 E-mail: [log in to unmask] >Thought you guys might have some suggestions re some research I'm doing. >I'm developing some video installations for a musuem exhibition about >the New Jersey Turnpike (OK, stop yawning boys!). I am trying to >research archival moving images related to the Turnpike specifically >(the hard part) and highways and cars in general (not that hard). > >Re the Turnpike and it's representation in Hollywood feature films, >television shows, and of course docs and other archival sources, and >other ephemera like commercials and music videos: do you have ideas of >where to track materials, espeicially idexed materials. I am mostly >doing only on-line work at the moment, but a trip to NYC or even D.C. in >the future may be in the cards. > >I am going after the Internet Movie Database site, and any on line help >I can get from the Museum of Broadcasting and the LC an NARS sites as >well (I've never used most of these on line so I'm not sure how far I'll >get). I know that Columbia University school of journalism had a >catalogue of newscasts but I never found it that useful. Of course, >there are private archives to go after, but then they cost MONEY to get >the rights, and we want to take clips as "fair use" for the museum >setting. Any suggestions for what you think would be the beset private >sources (Ihave my own ideas, like Prelinger) would be appreciated anyhow >. > >I can't imagine there is an academic in media or cinema studies who >specializes in the Turnpike or highways, but you never know. If you >have ideas on this, please suggest. Of course, feel free to pass this >on or recommend listservs or newsgroups I might explore as well. As far >as I know, there is only one scholarly book on the Turnpike to begin >with, and I am trolling through it for mass media references, which is >often how I find film and TV clips. > >So nice that I can use my South Florida academic sources for these >questions, and not just revert to my New York City friends for help! > >All the best, > >Robbie Eric Freedman, Ph.D. Director, Certificate Program in Film and Video Assistant Professor Department of Communication Florida Atlantic University 777 Glades Road Boca Raton, Florida 33431-0991 (561) 297-2534 Fax: (561) 297-2615 E-mail: [log in to unmask] ---- Screen-L is sponsored by the Telecommunication & Film Dept., the University of Alabama: http://www.tcf.ua.edu