Helpful Resources
General & Informative Websites
Instructional Learning Courses
Leisure & Sports Entertainment
Academic Resources for Programs
These curated and educational websites contain a lot of FREE content in many different subject areas. Visit these recommended websites to view and download free courses, audiobooks, ebooks, movies & more!
Enhance your writing with these helpful free to low costing resources!
This library guide highlights free educational streaming movies, tv shows, and clips that you can view in your courses or use for research.
Copyright Protection: Streaming videos and audios cannot be downloaded to your computer. The owners of the content give you the right to view or listen to the files in real-time. However, the rights to save, copy or distribute the files are held by the copyright owner and protected by law.
Fair Use: As long as you view or listen to these files as part of a class session or by yourself, you are covered under fair use.
Public Performance: We do not have public performance rights for any of these streaming videos or audios. For example, a group of students who watch one of these videos during a college student club or organizational meeting would not be covered under fair use. That would be considered a public performance.
See Swank's brochure, "Film and Video Copyright Infringement: What Your College or University Needs to Know About the Public Performance of Movies," for more information.
Download royalty-free music beats and audio effects for your projects! Some tunes may require you to credit the source.
Learn more about the music industry, get insights from your favorite artists.
Free Multitracks to Practice Mixing
Mixing Secrets for the Small Studio
This is an extensive collection of recordings in a wide variety of genres. Think everything from dubstep to orchestral, and from metal to hip-hop. It’s important to keep an open mind as a mixing engineer, especially when working with clients whose music you may not love. I’d encourage anyone to find something in this library that you wouldn’t ordinarily listen to and have a go at mixing it!
Telefunken “Live from the Lab” Sessions
German microphone and pro audio manufacturer Telefunken provides the free multitrack sessions from their music video series, “Live from the Lab.” Each session is recorded at their facility in South Windsor, all with Telefunken microphones (of course!). This is not only a great way to practice mixing, but also the perfect opportunity to “demo” the company’s range of mics.
MixOff is a forum and community of mixing engineers in which members frequently upload multitrack sessions for others to access. In addition to these sessions, members have the opportunity to discuss techniques, ask questions, and learn from each other–much like how we operate at Produce Like a Pro!
HomeRecording.com’s “Mix This!” Forum
HomeRecording has a forum very similar to MixOff called Mix This!. You can frequently find posts containing multitrack sessions, like one member’s cover of “A Long December” by Counting Crows. Again, this is a supportive community where sharing your own work for others to mix is encouraged.
Don’t forget that we offer a free bundle of goodies, including multitracks and drum samples, here at Produce Like a Pro!
Create designs for all your posts, flyers, and visual needs!
Here are inspiring visual design tools that will get your creative mojo flowing!
Read daily news and insights regarding the subject of Media Communications. This includes Blogs, Magazines, Forums, and Informative Websites that will be handy throughout your school experience at LAFS.
BROADCASTING AND JOURNALISM RESOURCES
These are some resources for broadcasting and journalism information and trends.
Journalist's Resource: Knowledge-based Reporting
Carnegie-Knight Initiative on the Future of Journalism Education.
A website from the Annenberg Public Policy Center at the University of Pennsylvania
Web resource from the Society of Professional Journalists
Nieman Reports: Covering Thought Leadership in Journalism
From the Nieman Foundation for Journalism at Harvard University
Poynter Institute - News and training opportunities for journalists
Pew Research Center Journalism & Media
The portion of Pew Research focused on news and media analysis studies
Association for professional journalists -- those who gather and produce news for digital presentation
ADVERTISING AND PUBLIC RELATIONS RESOURCES
These are some resources for broadcasting and journalism information and trends.
Online resource to stay current with trends in advertising.
Resource for staying informed about new opportunities and trends in social media.
American Marketing Association
Main professional organization for marketers in the U.S.
Collection of website and email marketing resources.
Trend and tool information for social media.
An online social media magazine covering a wide variety of social media topics.
An online publication that publishes its own research based on experiments it invests in over many different social platforms.
INFORMATIVE WEBSITES
MAGAZINES
FORUMS / BLOGS
A Database is a searchable collection of information. You may find databases that the Library is subscribed to, which you will need to access them with your LAFS username and password. Other databases or informational sites listed are public and can be used as open-sourced. Find related and useful material on Media Communications here!
Read daily news and insights regarding the subject of the Entertainment Business. This includes Blogs, Magazines, Forums, and Informative Websites that will be handy throughout your school experience at LAFS.
INFORMATIVE WEBSITES
MAGAZINES
FORUMS / BLOGS
A Database is a searchable collection of information. You may find databases that the Library is subscribed to, which you will need to access them with your LAFS username and password. Other databases or informational sites listed are public and can be used as open-sourced. Find related and useful material on Entertainment Business here!
Read daily news and insights regarding the subject of Animation & Visual Effects. This includes Blogs, Magazines, Forums, and Informative Websites that will be handy throughout your school experience at LAFS.
INFORMATIVE WEBSITES
MAGAZINES
FORUMS / BLOGS
A Database is a searchable collection of information. You may find databases that the Library is subscribed to, which you will need to access them with your LAFS username and password. Other databases or informational sites listed are public and can be used as open-sourced. Find related and useful material on Animation & Visual Effects here!
https://www.oberlo.com/blog/free-animation-software
Read daily news and insights regarding the subject of Graphic Design. This includes Blogs, Magazines, Forums, and Informative Websites that will be handy throughout your school experience at LAFS.
INFORMATIVE WEBSITES
MAGAZINES
FORUMS / BLOGS
A Database is a searchable collection of information. You may find databases that the Library is subscribed to, which you will need to access them with your LAFS username and password. Other databases or informational sites listed are public and can be used as open-sourced. Find related and useful material on Graphic Design here!
Read daily news and insights regarding the subject of Film Production. This includes Blogs, Magazines, Forums, and Informative Websites that will be handy throughout your school experience at LAFS.
INFORMATIVE WEBSITES
MAGAZINES
FORUMS / BLOGS
A Database is a searchable collection of information. You may find databases that the Library is subscribed to, which you will need to access them with your LAFS username and password. Other databases or informational sites listed are public and can be used as open-sourced. Find related and useful material on Film Production here!
Read daily news and insights regarding the subject of Writing for Film & TV. This includes Blogs, Magazines, Forums, and Informative Websites that will be handy throughout your school experience at LAFS.
INFORMATIVE WEBSITES
MAGAZINES
FORUMS / BLOGS
A Database is a searchable collection of information. You may find databases that the Library is subscribed to, which you will need to access them with your LAFS username and password. Other databases or informational sites listed are public and can be used as open-sourced. Find related and useful material on Writing for Film & TV here!
Read daily news and insights regarding the subject of Audio Production. This includes Blogs, Magazines, Forums, and Informative Websites that will be handy throughout your school experience at LAFS.
INFORMATIVE WEBSITES
MAGAZINES
FORUMS / BLOGS
A Database is a searchable collection of information. You may find databases that the Library is subscribed to, which you will need to access them with your LAFS username and password. Other databases or informational sites listed are public and can be used as open-sourced. Find related and useful material on Audio Production here!
Read daily news and insights regarding the subject of Music Production. This includes Blogs, Magazines, Forums, and Informative Websites that will be handy throughout your school experience at LAFS.
INFORMATIVE WEBSITES
MAGAZINES
FORUMS / BLOGS
A Database is a searchable collection of information. You may find databases that the Library is subscribed to, which you will need to access them with your LAFS username and password. Other databases or informational sites listed are public and can be used as open-sourced. Find related and useful material on Music Production here!