Sound and Vision
Film, TV, Sounds, Images
The University provides staff and students with access to a wide range of film, television, audio and visual art resources. As well as the legacy AV Collection of DVDs (with viewing facilities) on the 3rd floor of the Library, there are free streaming services you can access online with your Roehampton login.
DVDs and some eVideos can be found via UR Library Search, but a lot of streaming content can only be found by going direct to the platform - see links below. You can also go to the A-Z List of Databases and filter by Type: Video (or Image or Music).
Some of our key online film resources, licensed for educational use, are:
- ROB (Roehampton Online Broadcasts) This link opens in a new window
Record and stream freeview TV and radio programmes for educational use, create clips and playlists, and access the archive of recorded programmes including BBC and Shakespeare Archives. ROB is managed by AVR, for assistance contact: avr@roehampton.ac.uk.
Staff can find more information on how to request content for ROB, and create your personal media library, on the staff portal.
- BFI Player for Higher Education This link opens in a new window
Selected British and European independent cinema, updated monthly. Access Note: log in with your Roehampton email address, then create a personal account. Licensed for personal or class viewing, but not for public screenings.
- Kanopy This link opens in a new window
Streams thousands of films, documentaries and training videos across a wide range of subjects. Note: Click 'Log in to Roehampton' on the left side of the screen to gain access. Please note: BBC programmes may be available via Roehampton Online Broadcasts (ROB).
Please note that Kanopy does not allow screenshots, nor screen sharing via videoconferencing software such as MS Teams.
All the above sources are Roehampton subscriptions, licensed for educational use. For more good quality, legitimate open access film sources see the Film subject guide.
Sounds and music:
- British Library Sounds (Open Access Resource) This link opens in a new window
The BL's global recordings archive, including music, drama, literature, oral history, languages and dialects, wildlife, and birdsong.
- mobygratisMoby donates his music to independent filmmakers and film students for use in non-profit films and videos (conditions apply).
- MUSOPENRoyalty-free sheet music and recordings, free to download and use in films, YouTube videos, games and more.
- Naxos Music Library This link opens in a new window
A music database containing over 2 million tracks, from classical and opera to jazz, blues, film scores and world music. All available straight to your phone via the NML app. Spotlight on Naxos blog post.
Images:
- ARTSTOR This link opens in a new window
Over 2 million high quality images, rights-cleared for use in education and research, in 300 curated collections.
- Europeana (Open Access Resource) This link opens in a new window
Access to digitised books, music, and artworks from Europe's museums, libraries, and archives.
- VADS (Visual Arts Data Service)Over 140,000 images from over 300 art collections, free for educational use.