Stream of Reading (Prepare to be Forwarded) – An Archive of What I'm Reading
Can movement tell a story? Sure, if you’re as gifted as Akira Kurosawa. More than any other filmmaker, he had an innate understanding of movement and how to capture it onscreen. Join me today in studying the master, possibly the greatest composer of motion in film history. For educational purposes only. You can donate to…
If you want to make video essays, there’s no better film to study than Orson Welles’ 1973 masterpiece, F for Fake. There are a million lessons to take away from it, but today, let’s see what it has to teach us about structure. NO SPOILERS. For educational purposes only. You can donate to support the…
What can one detail tell us about a scene? If you’re Lynne Ramsay: absolutely everything. Today I consider the poetic possibilities of cinema and one of our finest contemporary filmmakers. For educational purposes only. You can donate to support the channel at Patreon: patreon.com/everyframeapainting And follow me here: Twitter: twitter.com/tonyszhou Facebook: facebook.com/everyframeapainting Music: Nick Drake – Cello Song…
One of the great things about detailed production design is that it pays off in unexpected ways. So today I explore the weird possibilities of that most common of objects: the chair. For educational purposes only. You can donate to support the channel at Patreon: patreon.com/everyframeapainting And follow me here: Twitter: twitter.com/tonyszhou Facebook: facebook.com/everyframeapainting Music: Black Star –…
Some filmmakers can do action. Others can do comedy. But for 40 years, the master of combining them has been Jackie Chan. Let’s see how he does it. (Note: to see the names of the films, press the CC button!) For educational purposes only. You can donate to support the channel at Patreon: patreon.com/everyframeapainting And follow…
If you grew up watching Looney Tunes, then you know Chuck Jones, one of all-time masters of visual comedy. Normally I would talk about his ingenious framing and timing, but not today. Instead, I’d like to explore the evolution of his sensibilities as an artist. To see the names of the films, press the CC…
What if the world of Mad Max: Fury Road was part of the Star Wars universe? ▶ ROAD WARS – The Imperator Strikes Back (Mad Max/Star Wars Mashup) – YouTube.
Ant-Man is, in almost every way, an oddity in the Marvel Studios canon. It’s the most standalone film Marvel has made since 2011’s first Captain America movie, not particularly concerned with how its characters fit into the larger Marvel Cinematic Universe (though it does tie in here and there). Unfortunately, it’s felled by almost all…
This past Tuesday, Mic posted a story calculating how much it would cost to attend Hogwarts, using previous estimates based on the price of tuition for British schools. Afterward, several readers responded on social media, telling us that tuition at Hogwarts is free. We acknowledged this possibility in the original piece, saying “some insist tuition at Hogwarts is free,”…
One web comic that I particularly like is John’s Comic Crits. He picks up an interesting mix of books, but instead of putting pen to paper for a book review, he turns his review into a short comic. His latest one about Neal Stephenson’s Seveneves, is an interesting one. He doesn’t always do reviews: several…