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The Beginner's Guide: German Expressionism
The Beginner’s Guide: German Expressionism

Begun in the years surrounding World War I, German Expressionism brought to the screen a sense of their society’s darkness & despair.

2001: A SPACE ODYSSEY: Clubbing The Lower Animal
2001: A SPACE ODYSSEY: Clubbing The Lower Animal

Stanley Kubrick’s classic sci-fi epic, 2001: A Space Odyssey, is a fictional transcendence of classic Greek mythos through the ubiquity of the motion picture camera. As the film’s title suggests, this is Greek philosopher Homer’s The Odyssey told on the grandest of scales and sparing no expense that 20th Century cinema had to offer.

An Epileptic's Cinematic Journey: Films From My Perspective
An Epileptic’s Cinematic Journey: Films From My Perspective

As the title indicates, I have epilepsy. If you ran into me on the street, it’s not something you’d be able to tell about me by looking. That’s not how epilepsy works, generally.

How to Analyse Movies #5: Lighting, Sound & Score - The Matrix Reloaded
How to Analyse Movies #5: Lighting, Sound & Score

In this installment of How to Analyze Movies we discuss the importance of lighting, sound and score, and how you should analyze them.