Abstract: This disclosure describes a method and system for creating an annotated analysis of the thematic content of a film or video work. The annotations may refer to single frames, or to sequences of consecutive frames. The sequences of frames for a given theme may overlap with one or more single frame or sequence of frames from one or more other themes in the work.

Abstract: A method for selecting content for play comprises allowing selection by a user of two or more top-level categories from a list of categories where at least one of a plurality of media content items are associated with two or more top-level categories. A list of only those media content items associated with all of the two or more top-level categories selected by the user are presented for selection and play.

Abstract: A method for displaying programmatic content comprising a first step of indexing within a table segments of the programmatic content using at least two possibly overlapping thematic categories, then enabling user selection of at least one of the thematic categories for viewing. The segments of programmatic content are arranged into a video sequence responsive to the user-selected thematic category. The video sequence is then displayed in substantial synchronicity with annotative information associated with a currently viewed segment of the video sequence.