Video Essay: Trainspotting vs T2 Trainspotting
The first trailer for Danny Boyle’s T2 Trainspotting was released this week and I really liked the look of it. Candice Drouet took a...
Read MoreVideo Essay – The Synth Sounds of John Carpenter: Halloween, The Fog, Assault on Precinct 13
I was lucky enough to go and see John Carpenter perform many of the themes he composed for his movies. You can can read all about that...
Read MoreVideo Essay: Match Cut – The Art of Cinematic Technique
A compilation of movies that use the visual match cut as a technique to join two different scenes. Great work by Celia Gómez. MATCH CUT:...
Read MoreVideo Essay – Mad Max: Fury Road – An Unconventional Comic Book Film?
Mr Nerdista put together this video essay that focuses on Mad Max: Fury Road as a quasi-comic book/superhero film and how exactly it...
Read MoreVideo Essay: Movie Geometry – Shaping the Way You Think
Shapes have meaning. That may sound crazy, but hear me out. Let’s explore how cinematographers and directors create shapes inside...
Read MoreVideo Essay: 34 Creative Cuts From Stranger Things
Rishi Kaneria put together this great video that looks at some of the cuts used in Stranger Things. Here is what Rishi had to say about...
Read MoreVideo Essay: Movie Violence Done Right
The Nerd Writer takes a look at violence used in movies and in particular how Shane Black uses it in films such as Lethal Weapon, The Nice...
Read MoreVideo Essay: The Power of Colour in Carlito’s Way
Mr. Nerdista’s latest video essay takes a look at Carlito’s Way. Colour plays a vital part in the excellence of...
Read MoreVideo Essay: The Dark Knight — Creating the Ultimate Antagonist
Lessons from the Screenplay put together this brilliant video essay that looks at Heath Ledger’s take on The Joker in The Dark...
Read MoreVideo Essay: David Lean’s Scene Transitions
Scene transitions are not limited to wipes, fades, or dissolves. The Royal Ocean Film Society put together this video that looks at the...
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