The Cinematographic References of ‘Annihilation’
The creepy, captivating sci-fi film has strands of Andrei Tarkovsky and the 'Alien' franchise in its DNA, but here are… Read More
April 5, 2018
Cinematography
A Brief History of Movies Shot With Phones
Grab your phone and start shooting. The audience is waiting. Read More
March 21, 2018
The 35 Most Beautiful Roger Deakins Shots
In celebration of his first Oscar win (on his 14th try), let's celebrate by counting down the most beautiful shots… Read More
March 6, 2018
The Ever-Changing Aspect Ratios of the Jurassic Park Franchise
Aspect ratios killed the dino-awe. Read More
January 30, 2018
Celebrate Rachel Morrison’s Historic Oscar Nomination with this Video Essay
The Academy has finally nominated a female cinematographer. Read More
January 30, 2018
Troubling Sounds and Cursed Images: ‘Eyes Without a Face’
Can awful sounds offer a learning experience? It’s uncommon that video essays emulate the mood of the topic they cover.… Read More
December 20, 2017
The Psychology of the Close-up in ‘The Passion of Joan of Arc’
Proximity and personality become entwined. The close-up is a cinematography technique used often on faces to show nuanced emotions or… Read More
December 19, 2017
The Art of the Single Room Film
Suspense does better with fewer settings. Limitations make movies better. That’s just a truth of creativity: scarcity makes us more… Read More
December 19, 2017
Stargazing: The Most Beautiful Shots of ‘Star Wars’
The franchise changed the way we dream about space. With The Last Jedi coming to blow minds at the end… Read More
December 13, 2017