I was recently revising our list of film/TV/media discussion groups and I came across several new ones. So, I thought maybe Screen-Lers would be interested in seeing the entire list: DISCUSSION GROUPS ON FILM/TV For details on subscribing to discussion groups, see the end of this message. ACTING-L Professional and Amateur Live and Media Acting Send command SUBSCRIBE AMIA-L YOUR-NAME to: [log in to unmask] AMIA-L Association for Moving Image Archivists Send command SUBSCRIBE AMIA-L YOUR-NAME to: [log in to unmask] CINEMA-L General film (the most active of all of these) Send command SUBSCRIBE CINEMA-L YOUR-NAME to: [log in to unmask] Exhibitionists Film projection and exhibition Send subscription request to: [log in to unmask] Film-Theory Film theory and aesthetics Send command SUBSCRIBE FILM-THEORY to: [log in to unmask] FILMMAKERS Film making [may be defunct] Send command SUBSCRIBE FILMMAKERS to: [log in to unmask] FILMOZ-TALK Australian film Send command SUBSCRIBE FILMOZ-TALK to: [log in to unmask] FILMUS-L Film music Send command SUBSCRIBE FILMUS-L YOUR-NAME to: [log in to unmask] FrameWorks Experimental film Send command SUBSCRIBE FRAMEWORKS YOUR-NAME to: [log in to unmask] Godard-list Film director Jean-Luc Godard Send command SUBSCRIBE GODARD-LIST to: [log in to unmask] H-AFRLITCINE H-NET List for African Literature and Cinema Send command SUBSCRIBE H-AFRLITCINE to: [log in to unmask] H-FILM Film history and study Send command SUBSCRIBE H-FILM to: [log in to unmask] HORROR Horror films and fiction Send command SUBSCRIBE HORROR YOUR-NAME to: [log in to unmask] LaborFilms Films about labor issues Put word SUBSCRIBE in message to: [log in to unmask] MEDIAWEB Film/Video Web sites discussion Send command SUBSCRIBE MEDIAWEB YOUR-NAME to: [log in to unmask] Movies-seivoM Self-Referential Movies Put command SUBSCRIBE in *subject* line to: [log in to unmask] Movieline Snippets from the magazine, Movieline Send command SUBSCRIBE MOVIELINE YOUR-NAME to: Alexander Volokh <[log in to unmask]> NAT-FILM Discussions on Native American Film/TV Send command SUBSCRIBE NAT-FILM YOUR-NAME to: [log in to unmask] PERFORM-L Peformance in all media Send command SUBSCRIBE PERFORM-L YOUR-NAME to: [log in to unmask] ROSEBUD Film students Send command SUBSCRIBE ROSEBUD YOUR-NAME to: [log in to unmask] SCRNWRIT Screenwriting Send command SUBSCRIBE SCRNWRIT YOUR-NAME to: [log in to unmask] SHOPTALK Daily newsletter on TV industry Send command SUBSCRIBE SHOPTALK YOUR-NAME to: [log in to unmask] Soundtracks Film soundtracks Send subscription request to: [log in to unmask] SUBSPACE-CHATTER General Science Fiction Television Send command SUBSCRIBE SUBSPACE-CHATTER YOUR-NAME to: [log in to unmask] Taos-Film Discussion of films and filmmaking Send command SUBSCRIBE TAOS-FILM to: [log in to unmask] TV-L General TV Send command SUBSCRIBE TV-L YOUR-NAME to: [log in to unmask] or [log in to unmask] UKFILM-L United Kingdom Film Mailing List Send command SUBSCRIBE UKFILM-L YOUR-NAME to: [log in to unmask] VISCOM Visual communication Send command SUBSCRIBE VISCOM YOUR-NAME to: [log in to unmask] SOME DISCUSSION LIST BASICS: HOW TO SUBSCRIBE Most discussion lists have two addresses: (1) the address where messages are sent in order to be forwarded to the list's subscribers, and (2) the address where the software running the list lives, where subscription requests and the like may be sent. Many discussion lists are run by software called LISTSERV. To subscribe to any of these lists, send e-mail to the LISTSERV that runs the list. Please note that the LISTSERV address is slightly different from the address of the list itself. If the list address is, for example: [log in to unmask] Then the LISTSERV that runs CINEMA-L's address will be: [log in to unmask] Thus, to subscribe you would address mail to the LISTSERV's address and put the following command in the body of the message (not the subject header): SUBSCRIBE listname your-name Replace "listname" with CINEMA-L or whichever list you're joining and replace "your-name" with your name as you'd like it to appear on the list. Thus, if I were subscribing to CINEMA-L, I'd send in the following: SUBSCRIBE CINEMA-L Jeremy Butler Now, if you want a big ol' list of lists you can have one mailed to you by sending e-mail to any LISTSERV (note: use the LISTSERV's address, not a list's like CINEMA-L's) with the following command: LIST GLOBAL Send this to, say, [log in to unmask], and you'll get a file mailed to you with a one-line description of every LISTSERV list known to man and woman. LISTSERV is the most widespread of list server software, but many other types are also out there. The film/TV discussion lists above may have different subscription routines, but all work similarly: just send in a subscription command and stand back. ---- Jeremy Butler [log in to unmask] ScreenSite http://www.sa.ua.edu/ScreenSite Telecommunication & Film/University of Alabama/Tuscaloosa ---- To signoff SCREEN-L, e-mail [log in to unmask] and put SIGNOFF SCREEN-L in the message. Problems? Contact [log in to unmask]