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“#The Double-Minded Cinema of ‘Carrie’” Welcome to The Queue — your daily distraction of curated video content sourced from across the web. Today, we’re watching a video essay about the self-aware New Hollywood horror of ‘Carrie.’ How do you classify Carrie (1976)? As a cautionary coming-of-age tale? As one of the best book-to-screen adaptations of Stephen…
“#What Makes a Cut “Feel Right”?” Welcome to The Queue — your daily distraction of curated video content sourced from across the web. Today, we’re watching a video essay on editing, how it can just seem natural, and the science of why edits “feel right.” You can tell that an edit in a film is…
“#The Art of Movie Explosions (And Why They Don’t Look Like Real Ones)” Welcome to The Queue — your daily distraction of curated video content sourced from across the web. Today, we’re watching a video essay about why real explosions in real life don’t look like they do in the movies. When you imagine an…
“#The Art and History of Chiaroscuro Lighting in Film” Welcome to The Queue — your daily distraction of curated video content sourced from across the web. Today, we’re watching a video essay about how the chiaroscuro lighting effect manifests in film. Don’t reach for the silk doublet or the overabundant bowl of grapes just yet….
“#A Beginner’s Guide to Rotoscoping” Welcome to The Queue — your daily distraction of curated video content sourced from across the web. Today, we’re watching a video essay on how the animation technique of rotoscoping works. Animation has several uncanny valleys. An uncanny mountain range, if you will. But, when it comes to the medium’s…
“#What is the Purpose of a Director’s Cut?” Welcome to The Queue — your daily distraction of curated video content sourced from across the web. Today, we’re watching a video essay about the pros and cons of director’s cuts. In theory, a director’s cut is the most authentic version of a film. The logic goes…
“#Gender and Genre in ‘Alien’ and ‘Aliens’” Welcome to The Queue — your daily distraction of curated video content sourced from across the web. Today, we’re watching a video essay about the differing portrayals of Ripley in Alien and Aliens. There are a couple of sure-fire ways to start a fight amongst sci-fi fans. And…
“#The Brilliant Sound Design of ‘Sound of Metal’” Welcome to The Queue — your daily distraction of curated video content sourced from across the web. Today, we’re watching a video essay about the narrative power of sound design in The Sound of Metal. Beginning with this year’s Oscars, the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and…
“#The Beginner’s Guide to Chloé Zhao” Welcome to The Queue — your daily distraction of curated video content sourced from across the web. Today, we’re watching a video essay offering a beginner’s guide to the filmography of Chloé Zhao. It is always a rewarding venture to visit the early films of a director you admire….
“#Where Does “Cinema” Happen in the Age of Streaming?” Welcome to The Queue — your daily distraction of curated video content sourced from across the web. Today, we’re watching a video essay about the ongoing debate around notions of “cinema” in the age of streaming and particularly in the context of the COVID-19 pandemic. The…