Season 1 (2014)

Mother (2009) - Telephoto Profile Shots
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April 16, 2014 • 7m

A brief analysis of one aspect of Bong Joon-ho's great film Mother (2009). WARNING: MAJOR SPOILERS. For educational purposes only.

The Imposter (2012) - Looking into the Lens
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April 25, 2014 • 7m

A brief analysis of Bart Layton's The Imposter (2012). WARNING: SPOILS EVERY GODDAMN THING.

The Spielberg Oner - One Scene, One Shot
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May 6, 2014 • 7m

One overlooked aspect of Spielberg is that he's actually a stealth master of the long take. From Duel to Tintin, for forty years, ...Read more

Wolf Children (2012) - The Lateral Tracking Shot
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May 16, 2014 • 7m

Looking for a unique lateral tracking shot? Consider this example from Mamoru Hosoda's excellent film Wolf Children (2012). NO SPOILERS.

Edgar Wright - How to Do Visual Comedy
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May 26, 2014 • 7m

If you love visual comedy, you gotta love Edgar Wright, one of the few filmmakers who is consistently finding humor through framin...Read more

Martin Scorsese - The Art of Silence
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June 14, 2014 • 7m

Even though Martin Scorsese is famous for his use of music, one of his best traits is his deliberate and powerful use of silence. ...Read more

Michael Bay - What is Bayhem?
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July 3, 2014 • 7m

There are filmmakers we love and then there's Michael Bay. Even if you dislike him (as I do), Bay has something valuable to teach ...Read more

Satoshi Kon - Editing Space & Time
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July 24, 2014 • 7m

Four years after his passing, we still haven't quite caught up to Satoshi Kon, one of the great visionaries of modern film. In jus...Read more

A Brief Look at Texting and the Internet in Film
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August 15, 2014 • 7m

Is there a better way of showing a text message in a film? How about the internet? Even though we’re well into the digital age, fi...Read more

Robin Williams - In Motion
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September 9, 2014 • 7m

Robin Williams was a genius, but he was also a dedicated craftsman who explored how an actor could express character through movem...Read more

David Fincher - And the Other Way is Wrong
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October 1, 2014 • 7m

For sheer directorial craft, there are few people working today who can match David Fincher. And yet he describes his own process ...Read more

The Silence of the Lambs - Who Wins the Scene?
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October 14, 2014 • 7m

In drama, two characters walk into a room. Each wants something from the other. The question of the scene is: who gets what they want?

Snowpiercer - Left or Right
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October 28, 2014 • 7m

Characters make choices which they cannot take back. The question is: how do you show it visually? Here’s one solution from Snowpi...Read more

Jackie Chan - How to Do Action Comedy
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December 2, 2014 • 7m

Some filmmakers can do action. Others can do comedy. But for 40 years, the master of combining them has been Jackie Chan. Let’s se...Read more