The Queue is an oft-recurring column in which Meg Shields provides you with a distraction of curated video content sourced from across the web.
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By Meg Shields
Here’s a breakdown of how slow motion went from a technological hurdle to an aesthetic choice.
By Meg Shields
Here’s a video essay that looks at the suggestive, subtle psychological qualities of camera lenses.
By Meg Shields
Here’s a video essay that breaks down why the genre-defying softness of ‘First Cow’ permeates its edit.
By Meg Shields
Remember the orange and teal plague of the 2010s? Good times.
By Meg Shields
Here’s a video essay on why the pride and despair of Paul Schrader’s film defines the latent darkness of the 2010s.
By Meg Shields
Turns out understanding how they designed the screams of the Nazgûl only makes them creepier.
By Meg Shields
From black hats to psychopaths, here’s how filmmakers choose to represent evil on-screen.
By Meg Shields
It’s the golden rule of film school and one of the most reliable tools in a cinematographer’s toolkit. So, how does the 180° rule work?