ScreenSite is a link directory. Originating in 1994, ScreenSite underwent renovations in 2003 and 2011. Available free of charge to anyone interested in the study of film, television and related media, ScreenSite also contains articles related to education, fair use, and research in film and television. Other primary content comprises four tools, ShotLogger, a database of editing statistics; Screen‐L, an e‐mail discussion list; ScreenLex, a pronunciation guide for film/TV students; and Frame Grab Tutorial, how to make fair‐use from screen grabs. However, ScreenSite's major service is the link directory, offering over 1,100 resources in 44 categories, including: Education, Research and Production.
For example, the Research category listings include 179 links for the subcategory Journals, magazines and blogs. Also included in the Research sector is a listing of 14 information services featuring, among other sites, TCM Movie Database, Internet Movie Database, AFI Catalog: Silent Films and Google Scholar. These category listings can be a little deceiving, since the largest subcategory in Research, for example, is Journals, magazines and blogs, while the bibliographies and research guides subcategory contains about 20 links. In this case, the term Research is used loosely. One of the most interesting subcategories is Syllabi found under the category Education and listing further sub‐subcategories for television, film, new media and interdisciplinary. This is interesting because these links represent the cutting edge of courses being taught in television and film studies across academe.
ScreenSite is useful for students and educators in film and television, persons who are interested in learning “grabbing” functions to augment their presentations and demonstrations, and those interested in learning more about production companies, especially companies working in film, new media, and television.
