All posts tagged "Video essay"
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Movie News
Let’s Consider 15 Seconds From The Godfather and Why They’re So Effective (Video)
July 20, 2020Thomas Flight says his favorite 15 seconds of The Godfather consist of Michael Corleone lighting a...
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Directing
Doing Action Justice: Watch How Paul Verhoeven’s RoboCop Gives Excessive Action the Treatment It Deserves (Video)
July 18, 2017If Paul Verhoeven has taught moviemakers anything during his time spent directing blockbusters, it’s that action and...
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Directing
Visual Framework: Watch How Wong Kar-wai Uses Frames Within Frames in In the Mood for Love (Video)
July 17, 2017An integral aspect of Hong Kong director Wong Kar-wai’s mastery is his recurring use of frames...
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Directing
Dream On: Watch How Ingmar Bergman Laid the Groundwork for Cinematic Depictions of Dreams (Video)
July 14, 2017From Maya Deren to David Lynch, the cinematic “fever dream” has been conjured by many, but...
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Cinematography
Need For Speed: Don’t Write Off Using Differing Shutter Speeds In Your Project (Video)
July 10, 2017A comprehensive filmmaker’s toolkit is grown slowly over time: picking up technical knowledge here and there...
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Cinematography
Shedding Light: Watch This Enlightening Breakdown of DP Janusz Kaminski’s Signature Lighting Techniques (Video)
June 27, 2017For every production, there are existing sets, and then there are additional set layers whose creation depends...
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Screenwriting
Subverting Rom-Com Expectations: How When Harry Met Sally… Dances Around the Conventions of Genre (Video)
May 19, 2017“When Harry Met Sally… shows how a clever writer can flip genre conventions to create a...
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Frame of Mind
Frame of Mind: You Need At Least One Big Scene To Sell Your Movie, Says Black Rose Director Alexander Nevsky (Video)
May 4, 2017What makes a scene work? Does it lie in the carefully executed plans of a film’s...
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Directing
The Magnificent Anderson: Tour the Weird Wonder of Wes Anderson’s World With These Supercuts (Video)
May 1, 2017With one of the most distinct eyes in cinema, Wes Anderson has been gracing screens with...
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Other
Impressions of Depression: Watch How Lars Von Trier Manipulates Cinematic Time to Convey Mental Illness (Video)
April 30, 2017Slow motion: For people with clinical depression, it’s the human brain’s own in-built special effect. A...
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First Draft
First Draft: Rewrites Aren’t the Only Way to Improve Your Screenplay. Try Rearranging It Instead
April 25, 2017In partnership with Creative Screenwriting and ScreenCraft, “First Draft” is a series on everything to do with screenwriting. We’ve...
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Acting
In the Lion’s Den: Watch How Al Pacino’s Performances Chew the Scenery—and Everyone Else In Frame (Video)
April 25, 2017A select few actors have managed to maintain some semblance of control while going “over the...
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Acting
All Jacked Up: Watch Jack Nicholson Breathe the Fire of On-Screen Anger to Craft Complex Performances (Video)
April 22, 2017From Five Easy Pieces to The Shining to A Few Good Men and even the latest...
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Directing
Laughing Academy: Learn the Principles of Funny Framing With This Breakdown of Edgar Wright’s Visual Comedy (Video)
April 18, 2017How has the contemporary American comedy lost its way? It’s not that it’s no longer funny,...
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Acting
Street Appeal: Watch This Breakdown of How Bankable of an Action Star Steven Seagal Was in His Prime (Video)
April 10, 2017During a time when “one-man army” stars of the rugged individualist 1980s like Arnold Schwarzenegger and Sylvester Stallone...
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Moviemaking
No More Mr. Nice Guys: Watch How Shane Black’s Style of Movie Violence Develops Relatable Characters (Video)
April 10, 2017When it comes to movie violence, a perennial question for writers of sanguinary screenplays is, “Am...
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Acting
Punch For Punchline: Watch How Jackie Chan’s Unique Brand of Action Comedy Hits Harder Than Others’ (Video)
April 7, 2017Jackie Chan understands what a well-thrown punch and a well-delivered punchline have in common: When each of...
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Directing
Reels On Wheels: Watch How Spike Lee’s Dolly Shots Glide Characters Through Their Frenzied Environments (Video)
March 20, 2017The dolly shot: It’s an eye-popping technique. The characters it frames seem to float through the...
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Moviemaking
Body Language: Discover How David Cronenberg Fleshes Out The Human Condition With This Case Study (Video)
March 15, 2017In a filmography chock full of demented body horror, twisted tales of sexual gratification and mentally...
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Moviemaking
Nice Day For a Red Herring: Watch How Kevin Williamson’s Scream Screenplay Throws Audiences Off Its Trail (Video)
March 14, 2017As it turns out, a mask isn’t the only thing that can conceal the killer’s identity...
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Movie News
Shell Shots: You Don’t Need To Be An Animator To Steal These Visual Techniques From Ghost In The Shell (Video)
March 9, 2017Do you love animated cinema but don’t know how the hell its techniques will help you...
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Directing
Kubrick’s Rubric: The Method to Stanley Kubrick’s Visual Madness is Revealed in These Hypnotic Supercuts (Video)
March 7, 2017Stanley Kubrick wasn’t coined the “Total Filmmaker” during his rise to directorial dominance for nothing. Kubrick’s...
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Directing
Miller Time: Get Schooled In Shooting Action With This Masterclass On George Miller’s Mad Max: Fury Road (Video)
March 3, 2017For George Miller, the sound of slews of asses being kicked is, quite literally, music to the...
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Movie News
Poetry In Motion: Watch Roger Ebert’s Musings on Mike Figgis’ Stormy Monday Come to Life (Video)
February 28, 2017Sense memory has long been a practice of method actors. But have you ever seen it...
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