At the Library

When arriving at the Main Carnegie Library in Oakland, I was astonished by the collection of books available.

Even then I could only find some of the sources I wanted.

Each source seemed to be a copy of the other, containing almost the exact same information, and information I happened to already know. However, one of the sources seemed like an excellent reference guide: a small book on short films and distribution.

I plan on buy this guide as soon as possible.

Meanwhile, at home I have several books on creating movies and writing scripts that I'm sure will be good sources.

I feel that this was a good research day though, showing me the wide assortment of material available at this library should I ever need it.

It's also a good day when I can use a Green Day song as a title.

Speaking of which, I looked up some information on using songs in film and TV. The prices are astounding, ranging from free (for simple exposure) to over $200,000. (http://www.howstuffworks.com/music-licensing.htm) I'm pretty sure I can rule out using any Top 40 songs in my documentary. I should start looking at independent artists and royalty free music sites in order to get music for my documentary, if it needs music at all...