In this behind-the-scenes clip from 2018’s Academy Award winning film (Best Picture, Best Director), del Toro explains the techniques used to achieve the film’s underwater intro.
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Professor Ruth Goldman, SUNY Buffalo State This in-class exercise is designed to encourage students to think about the political aesthetics embedded in film lighting choices especially in regard to skin…
In this scene, Billie Jean King (Emma Stone) meets her love interest Marilyn Barnett (Andrea Riseborough). The close-ups, camera movements, and sound design capture the intimacy and romance of a…
Uzbekistan director, Soadat Ismailova’s debut film is “a poignant depiction of four generations of Tajik women living in the complete absence of men, was nominated for best debut film at the…
Reid Davenport, 26, was born with cerebral palsy and has dedicated his life to giving more people like him who are living with a disability a voice in today’s narrative….
“What ‘Make Me Feel’ is not, however, is objectifying or derivative. Monáe takes some risks (the direct allusions to Prince, the sexual physicality) and owns them completely. She is treating…
“The worlds of skate and fashion combine in a short for Miu Miu. Starring the ladies of the real-life skate crew “The Skate Kitchen,” Crystal Moselle (The Wolfpack) crafts a…
“New York-based director Frances Bodomo’s breakout film Boneshaker tells the story of a young girl who is taken to a Louisiana church in the hopes of banishing the evil spirits…
“An African family, lost in America, travels to a Louisiana church to find a cure for its problem child. Official Selection: Sundance Film Festival 2013, SXSW 2013, Telluride Film Festival…
Professor Jonathan Rattner, Vanderbilt University This is the first project that is assigned to Vanderbilt Film students in our entry course. We assign this after an in-class session on camera…
