In this video essay we look at the Coen Brother's filmography, and how they deploy repetition as a comic technique. The video was made in collaboration with Luís Azevedo from Beyond The Frame, and features narration by the actor Stephen Chance.
In this video essay we look at the Coen Brother's filmography, and how they deploy repetition as a comic technique. The video was made in collaboration with Luís Azevedo from Beyond The Frame, and features narration by the actor Stephen Chance.
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In this video essay, I examine the films that influenced Martin Scorsese's Taxi Driver. Featuring The Searchers, Pickpocket, Psycho, Breathless, and many more.
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Other films listed are R.M.N. (Christian Mungiu), Stars at Noon (Claire Denis), Showing Up (Kelly Reichardt), Broker (Hirokazu Koreeda) and Triangle of Sadness (Ruben Östlund).
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This video essay breaks down Paul Thomas Anderson's Licorice Pizza, exploring what makes the film so disjointed and chaotic. And there are references to other PTA films such as There Will Be Blood, The Master and Phantom Thread.
This video essay looks at my stubborn resistance to watching Matt Reeves' The Batman because of my feelings towards the superhero genre. It includes a brief review of the film.
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With The French Dispatch in cinemas, I thought I'd take a look at the idiosyncratic ways Wes Anderson creates emotion in his films, often masking it with comedy and other techniques. I use films from throughout his filmography, including The Grand Budapest Hotel, The Fantastic Mr. Fox, The Royal Tenenbaums, and Rushmore.
With No Time to Die coming to the cinemas, in this video essay I look at the evolution of the James Bond pre-title sequence--including 007 films such as Goldfinger, The Spy Who Loved Me, Goldeneye, Casino Royale, Skyfall and Spectre.
With Dune on the horizon, in this video essay I look at the career of Denis Villeneuve, to see how he found his cinematic voice and evolved as a director. Including films such as Polytechnique, Incendies, Prisoners, Sicario, Arrival, and Blade Runner 2049.
In this video essay I breakdown Michelangelo Antonioni's 60s classic Blow-Up, looking at how it takes the murder mystery thriller and distorts its conventions.
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In this video essay I look at the Oscars' declining viewership in recent years, and why this could be bad news for the film industry, and cinema at large. Included in the discussion are films like this years best picture winner Nomadland, as well as previous ones like Titanic and The Return of the King.
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In this video essay we look at Brian De Palma's Carrie, the ground-breaking horror film from 1976, starring Sissy Spacek. In the second of our New Hollywood Series, we discuss how De Palma combines the suspense techniques of Alfred Hitchcock (Rear Window, Psycho, Vertigo) with the self awareness of directors like Jean-Luc Godard (Breathless, Contempt).
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In this video essay, we look at Francis Ford Coppola's The Godfather, the immortal classic starring Al Pacino and Marlon Brando. Close to the film's 50th anniversary, we discuss its bold reinvention of the classic gangster film, and why it's a historic New Hollywood movie.
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In this video essay we look at David Fincher's Mank, and explore how the director uses artifice to comment on old Hollywood, and Citizen Kane. The video also features other Fincher films such as The Social Network, Fight Club, Se7en and Zodiac.
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Although most celebrated for his first film Citizen Kane, there's so much more to Orson Welles. This video essay explores his entire career, featuring films such as Touch of Evil, F For Fake, The Lady From Shanghai. Chimes at Midnight, The Trial, The Other Side of the Wind and more.
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In this video essay I explore Ingmar Bergman's psychological masterpiece Persona - a white whale of film criticism. After seeing the innovations of the 60s, with French New Wave filmmakers like Jean-Luc Godard and François Truffaut, as well Italians like Michelangelo Antonioni and Federico Fellini, Bergman borrowed their radical, self-conscious cinematic language for his own wholly idiosyncratic purposes.
In this video essay Manuela Lazic explores one of the most complex thriller characters ever put on screen - Jodie Foster's Clarice Starling from Jonathan Demme's The Silence of the Lambs.
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Alfred Hitchcock is arguably the most important pioneer of the cinematic language. This video explores the many film techniques he developed, featuring films such as Psycho, The Birds, Rear Window, North By Northwest, Notorious, The Man Who Knew Too Much and Shadow of a Doubt.
Is Charlie Kaufman's I'm Thinking of Ending Things a horror film? In this video essay we aim to answer that question, exploring how it connects to a horror lineage. Including films such as The Thing, The Shining, Psycho, Being John Malkovich and Eternal Sunshine of the Spotless Mind.
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With Tenet in cinemas, we thought we'd do a video essay exploring Christopher Nolan's commitment to capturing the feeling of reality on screen with IMAX cameras, including films like Inception, The Dark Knight, Interstellar and Dunkirk.
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In this video essay we look at the dynamic use of sound design in Edgar Wright's films, including Shaun of the Dead, Hot Fuzz, The World's End, Scott Pilgrim Vs The World and Baby Driver.
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In this video essay we look at Federico Fellini's stylish cinematic landmark La Dolce Vita, a film that, to quote Martin Scorsese, "conquered the universe". We discuss it in relation to the Italian Neo-Realist movement (Rome Open City, Bicycle Thieves) that came before, and the Fellini films that came after, like 8½, and Amarcord.
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In this video essay we look at the films of David Lynch, and explore how the director uses his films as a form of therapy. We cycle through the bulk of his career, including Eraserhead, Blue Velvet, Wild At Heart, Twin Peaks, Lost Highway and Mulholland Drive.
In this video essay we look at how directors work with actors, the different methods directors like Paul Thomas Anderson, Stanley Kubrick, David Fincher & Alfred Hitchcock have used throughout their career.
With 'Tenet' on the horizon, for this video essay we look at Christopher Nolan's breakout film 'Memento', which turns 20 this year. We explore the film's themes, as well as it's cinematic lineage.
In this video essay we look at Josh and Benny Safdie's 'Uncut Gems'. We discuss how the audience identifies with Howard Ratner through the performance of Adam Sandler.
Edited and co-written by Luís Azevedo (Beyond The Frame)
Graphics by Daniel Netzel (Film Radar)
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In this video essay we look at Martin Scorsese's 'The Irishman', with references to other gangster films like 'Goodfellas', 'Casino' and 'The Godfather'.
Co-written and edited by Luís Azevedo (Beyond The Frame)
In this video essay we look at Stanley Kubrick's unique method of using a close-up - featuring films such as Eyes Wide Shut, Full Metal Jacket, Dr. Strangelove, The Killing and 2001: A Space Odyssey.
Edited and co-written by Luís Azevedo (Beyond The Frame)
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In this 4th episode of our video essay series 'Deconstructing Funny' we take a look at a filmmaker who isn't primarily known for his comedy - Stanley Kubrick. We explore specifically how he uses humour as a tool for subversion, focusing on films such as Dr. Strangelove, Lolita, The Shining, A Clockwork Orange and Full Metal Jacket.
Narrated by Stephen Chance
Edited and co-written by Luís Azevedo (Beyond The Frame)
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Falling In - Shawn WilliamsHow Wes Andersons Style Changed After AnimationThe Discarded Image2019-06-03 | Try two months of Skillshare for free! https://skl.sh/thediscardedimage3
In this video essay we look at how Wes Anderson's style has changed since making his first animation feature The Fantastic Mr Fox. Featuring films such as Moonrise Kingdom, The Grand Budapest Hotel, and Isle of Dogs.
Co-written and edited by Luís Azevedo (Beyond The Frame)
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All - Steven Gutheinz Bounce - Steven Gutheinz Blue Fountain - Steven Gutheinz Everest - Steven Gutheinz Figma - Steven Gutheinz Fore - Steven Gutheinz Cody Fry - Wind at the edge of a cliff interlude Uncle Skeleton - Now and Then Model Citizen - Feel So Good Fuzzy Halo - Sunny Sunshine Instrumental Gungor - The End InstrumentalWes Anderson : Breaking Formality | Deconstructing FunnyThe Discarded Image2019-05-07 | Try two months of Skillshare for free! https://skl.sh/thediscardedimage2
In this video essay we explore comedy techniques in Wes Anderson's filmography, honing in on the theme of formality. Featuring films such as Rushmore, The Grand Budapest Hotel, The Fantastic Mr Fox, and The Royal Tenenbaums.
Narrated by actor Stephen Chance.
Co-written and edited by Luís Azevedo (Beyond The Frame)
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In this video essay we explore Yorgos Lanthimos' 'The Favourite', using Dale Carnegie's seminal 'How To Win Friends and Influence People' as a guide.
Co-written and edited by Luís Azevedo (Beyond The Frame)
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In this video essay Ellen Waddell explores the romantic comedy formula, poking fun at its conventions - includes rom coms such as The Wedding Planner, Notting Hill, When Harry Met Sally, Sleepless in Seattle and Maid In Manhattan.
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In the second episode of our 'Deconstructing Funny' video essay series, we look at the sub-genre of horror comedy, featuring films such as Evil Dead II, American Werewolf in London, Dead Alive aka Braindead, Shaun of the Dead, and Gremlins.
Featuring the voiceover of actor Stephen Chance (The Crown, Genuis).
Sponsorship and business inquiries: julian@1848media.comThe Sound of 80s MoviesThe Discarded Image2018-09-18 | Try MUBI Free for 30 Days: mubi.com/thediscardedimage With the support of Creative Europe – MEDIA Programme of the European Union
80s movie music is defined by the synthesizer. This video essay looks at 80s film soundtracks by composers such as Giorgio Moroder, Vangelis, and Tangerine Dream, featuring the films Scarface, American Gigolo, Drive, Manhunter and Top Gun.
Sponsorship and business inquiries: julian@1848media.comHow Jean-Luc Godard Liberated CinemaThe Discarded Image2018-08-07 | This video essay looks at Jean-Luc Godard's iconic & legendary French New Wave 60s period, exploring the ways he revolutionized the medium - including films such as Breathless, Contempt, Pierrot Le Fou, Alphaville, and Weekend.
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In this video essay I look at a core theme that runs throughout Paul Thomas Anderson's filmography - toxic masculinity. Featuring films like Boogie Nights, Magnolia, There Will Be Blood, Punch-Drunk Love, The Master, and Phantom Thread.
Sponsorship and business inquiries: julian@1848media.comThe Discarded Image Live StreamThe Discarded Image2018-04-08 | ...How Antonioni Uses LocationsThe Discarded Image2018-03-01 | In this video essay I breakdown how Michelangelo Antonioni uses locations in films like L'Avventura, L'Eclisse, Red Desert and Blow Up.
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The video contains a number of spoilers (if you can call them that) for Antonioni's work. He's a pretty obscure filmmaker though, so there's hardly any plot twists...
L'Eclisse 02:45 - 03:25
La Notte 07:00 - 07:15
Zabriskie Point - 07:33 - EndHow David Fincher Uses Pop MusicThe Discarded Image2017-11-14 | In this video essay I breakdown how David Fincher uses popular music in films like Fight Club, The Social Network and the new Netflix series Mindhunter.
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The video contains a number of spoilers for Fincher's work.
01:14 - 02:03 - Fight Club 03:09 - 03:21 - Se7en 03:21 - 04:04 - The Social Network 04:04 - 04:14 - The Girl With The Dragon Tattoo 04:32 - End - Mindhunter
Spanish translation by Bruno LazarteDarren Aronofskys ObsessionsThe Discarded Image2017-09-07 | With Darren Aronofsky's new film mother! on the horizon, in this video essay I look at his most consistent theme - obsession.
Sponsorship and business inquiries: julian@1848media.comRobert Bresson - Less is MoreThe Discarded Image2017-08-03 | In this video essay I look at the inimitable minimalist style of Robert Bresson.
Sponsorship and business inquiries: julian@1848media.comAlien (1979) - Engineering TerrorThe Discarded Image2017-05-09 | In this video essay I look at Alien (1979), and how the director Ridley Scott builds towards the terror of the notorious chestburster scene.
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Films:
42nd Street (Lloyd Bacon, 1933) Pierrot le fou (Godard, 1965) Weekend (Godard, 1967) Reservoir Dogs (Tarantino, 1992) Pulp Fiction (Tarantino, 1994) Jackie Brown (Tarantino, 1997) Kill Bill: Vol.1 (Tarantino, 2003) Kill Bill: Vol.2 (Tarantino, 2004) Death Proof (Tarantino, 2007) Inglourious Basterds (Tarantino, 2009) Django Unchained (Tarantino, 2012) The Hateful Eight (Tarantino, 2015)How Guns Are AdvertisedThe Discarded Image2016-07-14 | In this video essay I look at the way gun manufacturers advertise their product.