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7:34The Death of Socrates: How To Read A Painting
4.51M viewsA close reading of David's The Death of Socrates: composition, gesture and symbolism.
8:11How To Understand A Picasso
2.22M viewsExplains Cubism and how to look at a Picasso, using one painting as a guided example.
8:08Parasite's Perfect Montage
6.75M viewsBreaks down one montage sequence in Parasite shot by shot: editing, music and rhythm.
7:27Arrival: A Response To Bad Movies
4.34M viewsHow Arrival's editing and nonlinear structure serve its themes.
7:49Children of Men: Don't Ignore The Background
2.13M viewsHow Children of Men tells its story through background detail.
5:31How David Fincher Hijacks Your Eyes
2.98M viewsHow Fincher controls where viewers look with camera movement tied to actors.
7:51How Louis CK Tells A Joke
3.24M viewsThe structure of a stand-up joke, analysed through one Louis CK bit.
9:23Inside Out: Emotional Theory Comes Alive
2.41M viewsHow Inside Out's design reflects emotion research.
8:50Passengers, Rearranged
6.24M viewsHow re-ordering Passengers' story structure would fix its ethical and dramatic problems.
7:31Ren & Stimpy: Never The Same Face Twice
2.29M viewsHow Ren & Stimpy's animators drew expressions that never repeat.
6:23Scott Pilgrim: Make Your Transitions Count
2.34M viewsHow Scott Pilgrim's editing uses inventive transitions.
7:38The Prestige: Hiding In Plain Sight
3.14M viewsHow The Prestige hides its twist in plain sight through structure and misdirection.
6:43The Real Fake Cameras Of Toy Story 4
3.68M viewsHow Pixar simulated real camera lenses, focus and operator imperfections in Toy Story 4.
7:56Why Bob Dylan Won The Nobel Prize
2.71M viewsBob Dylan's lyrics read as literature, and the case for his Nobel.
8:59What Realistic Film Dialogue Sounds Like
3.35M viewsWhat realistic film dialogue sounds like: overlap, interruption and how writers and directors achieve it.
11:15Mary Cassatt: The Impressionist Who Painted The Mind
158K viewsExplains Mary Cassatt's Impressionist portraits and how they depict interior life.
7:17Sherlock: How To Film Thought
2.69M viewsHow Sherlock visualises thought on screen with on-screen text and editing.
11:20The Art World Couldn't Understand William Blake
133K viewsExplains William Blake's art and why his contemporaries misunderstood it.
9:00Mr. Bean Is A Master Of Physical Comedy
3.4M viewsAnalyses Rowan Atkinson's physical comedy technique as Mr. Bean.
2:252014: How We Used Slow Motion
A 2-minute video from Nerdwriter1: “2014: How We Used Slow Motion”.
6:39AKIRA: How To Animate Light
A 7-minute video from Nerdwriter1: “AKIRA: How To Animate Light”.
6:05Ansel Adams: Photography With Intention
A 6-minute video from Nerdwriter1: “Ansel Adams: Photography With Intention”.
9:20Breathless: How World War II Changed Cinema
A 9-minute video from Nerdwriter1: “Breathless: How World War II Changed Cinema”.
7:05Caravaggio: Master Of Light
A 7-minute video from Nerdwriter1: “Caravaggio: Master Of Light”.
7:00Cezanne's Large Bathers: Painting Raw Experience
A 7-minute video from Nerdwriter1: “Cezanne's Large Bathers: Painting Raw Experience”.
6:20Check Your Schadenfreude
A 6-minute video from Nerdwriter1: “Check Your Schadenfreude”.
4:27Counting, Explained
A 4-minute video from Nerdwriter1: “Counting, Explained”.
6:57Drake's 'Feel No Ways' Deconstructed
A 7-minute video from Nerdwriter1: “Drake's 'Feel No Ways' Deconstructed”.
7:11ELEMENT: How Kendrick Lamar Collaborates
A 7-minute video from Nerdwriter1: “ELEMENT: How Kendrick Lamar Collaborates”.
8:59Eastern Promises: A Study of Bodies
A 9-minute video from Nerdwriter1: “Eastern Promises: A Study of Bodies”.
7:35Edvard Munch: What A Cigarette Means
A 8-minute video from Nerdwriter1: “Edvard Munch: What A Cigarette Means”.
5:39Flow: Happiness in Super Focus
A 6-minute video from Nerdwriter1: “Flow: Happiness in Super Focus”.
7:47Frida Gets Personal
A 8-minute video from Nerdwriter1: “Frida Gets Personal”.
7:53Harry Potter: What Magic Sounds Like
A 8-minute video from Nerdwriter1: “Harry Potter: What Magic Sounds Like”.
7:55Heat: The Perfect Blend of Realism and Style
A 8-minute video from Nerdwriter1: “Heat: The Perfect Blend of Realism and Style”.
5:47Holocene: How Bon Iver Creates A Mood
A 6-minute video from Nerdwriter1: “Holocene: How Bon Iver Creates A Mood”.
Books that go with these videos
- The Filmmaker's Handbook, Ascher & PincusThe comprehensive reference
- In the Blink of an Eye, Walter MurchThe classic short book on film editing
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