In the library catalog, books, videos and other materials are assigned Library of Congress (LC) subject headings based on their content. Here is a sample list of film-related subject headings, some of which pertain equally to books and videos (visual materials).
This is not an exhaustive list of subject headings pertinent to film and media studies, but it should give you a sense of commonly used vocabulary and how subject headings are structured.
- Motion Pictures
- Film Criticism
- Animated Films
- Motion Picture Producers and Directors
- Cinematographers
- Film Genre
- Motion pictures and history
- Motion Pictures -- Italy
- Motion Pictures -- China
- Motion Pictures -- Russia
- Motion Pictures -- Soviet Union
- Motion Pictures -- Germany
- Motion Picture Industry
- Mass Media
- Documentary Films
- Motion Picture -- Music
- Journalism
- Blogs
- Podcasting
- Social Media
- Advertising
