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Visual Arts: Film, TV & Radio

Covers Fine Art; Foundation Diploma in Art and Design; Photography and Video Production

Film, TV and radio

Box of Broadcasts (BoB) This link opens in a new window
Watch, record, create clips, search for upcoming TV and radio programmes by title or keyword, compile favourite shows into playlists and share them with others. On and off campus: Requires your Single Sign On username and password (the same as for MyDMU and email). Only available in the UK.
Use this guide to find out how to request programmes, edit them into clips, create and share playlists etc..

Follow these links to view some playlists on Box of Broadcasts. These lists are not exhaustive, but are designed to give you an idea of the range of programmes you can find using Box of Broadcasts.

Artist documentaries

History of Art

Performance Art

Photography

Women artists

Kanopy This link opens in a new window
Kanopy provides access to critically-acclaimed movies, thought-provoking documentaries, award-winning foreign films and lots more.

When off campus, please click on Visit the Montfort Collection and then the Log in to Montfort link. You will then need to enter your DMU Single Sign On account to access the Kanopy site. If you have previously logged in as a DMU registered member then you may not be required to sign in again.

For any titles that are not immediately available to view on the Kanopy site, please complete the Kanopy request form. This will then be reviewed by the relevant subject team to see if a purchase can be approved.

You can watch Kanopy titles on a number of different mobile and TV apps. You can find more information about these different Kanopy apps through the Kanopy support pages.

Follow this link to see films and documentaries available on Kanopy:

Visual Art

Photography

Design

Bloomsbury Fashion Video Archive This link opens in a new window
The Bloomsbury Fashion Video Archive exhibits almost 3,000 spectacular fashion shows presented in Paris, London, New York, and Milan by 460 international designers, and covers the period 1979-2003. The videos are accompanied by exclusive scholarly articles that provide essential context to the collection, shedding light on key shows, the evolution of trends, iconic designers, and the transformation of runway spectacles to performance art.

Kimberlin Library

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