Eddie Hamilton on Editing for Mission: Impossible – Fallout
Eddie Hamilton A.C.E is no stranger to impossible tasks. From seamlessly piecing together fight sequences in the Kick-Ass and Kingsman franchises, to completing one …
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The film theory platform.
For film lovers, learners and educators alike!
We examine iconic films and modern classics, cinema past and present, and explain the theoretical stuff in a way that just makes sense.
Auteurs
Discussing and debating Truffaut’s auteur theory, romanticism, the idea of individuality within film, and modern auteurs (directors, writers, designers, artists) with a distinct style.
World Cinema
Learning how film language varies around the world, with case studies from British cinema and beyond.
Stars and Studios
Exploring the star system created by studios as another way of ensuring cinematic success, a practice we continue to this day.
Technology
Exploring the ways storytelling changed with the development of new technologies by running through the eras from Part 1 of the series.
Representation
Discussing stereotypes, gender and ethnic representation in film internationally, as well as how it is evolving in the present day.
Meta-Textual Storytelling in Cinema
SPOILERS AHEAD! With the multitude of means of telling stories from video-games, literature, television, plays, songs, poems and of course, cinema, …
THE KING OF COMEDY: Scorsese’s Underdog
Perhaps one of the most talked about aspects of Martin Scorsese’s The King of Comedy (1982) is the fact that …
RAW: Food for Thought
Julia Ducournau’s debut French Language horror Raw fully delves into a world of compromised values, reprehensible university initiations…and cannibalism. The …
Auteur: Kevin Smith
An idol to students and Gen X-ers alike, Kevin Smith has been an inspiration to many. His films have appealed …
MIDNIGHT COWBOY: A Radical Representation of Internalised Homophobia and Ableism
Released in 1969 Midnight Cowboy was the first gay-related Best Picture winner and the only X-rated film ever to win …
BEAST: A Bold and Striking Debut
After the astounding attention to detail and visceral imagery displayed in short films such as Rite (2010) and Keeping Up …
12 ANGRY MEN: The Power of Talking
Having recently attended a screening of Sidney Lumet’s timeless courtroom classic 12 Angry Men – projected in 35mm – at …
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