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…
Sunday Emerson Gullifer’s black and white short film explores the often imbalanced and potentially dangerous power dynamic between actor and director, specifically between a male director and female actor. She…
Title cards efficiently communicate the film’s setting and main characters in this short, introductory scene. The classic use of freeze frames when introducing characters slows down the pacing of the…
Made for The Disability Film Challenge, founded by actor and comedian Nic Novicki, this short film plays with film noir style and themes, as two private investigators work together to…
“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…
This excerpt from Jordan Peele’s debut film, a horror movie about racial tensions, micro-aggressions, and fetishization, builds tension through the use of suspenseful editing.
Professor Amy Hicks, University of Delaware. Course: Intro to Photo and Video Assignment: https://static1.squarespace.com/static/552e82bde4b0dc86eeb0c181/t/55bbc0c4e4b02af068408a76/1438367940606/P2_Constructed280.pdf More here: http://www.amyhicks.xyz/teaching-1/ “For your second project using your DSLR, you are asked to restrict yourself to ONE…
Cinematography by Bradford Young. Starring Michael Kenneth Williams & Henry Hopper.
