Uploaded March 2016 | Updated September 2026, 7 hours ago
We're going deep on this one. This upload expands on the video. With info on the origins of the concept, precursors in art and film theory, more examples AND, what it means for people now.
Why they're called "alpha factors" - 10:02
How Tom Cruise and other actors benefit or suffer from this - 13:39
Precursors to this idea - 21:58
How we came across the concept - 25:25
How does this idea matter in the actual creating and selling of entertainment? - 27:15
How Vermeer's mirrors limited his career & the story of Henry Darger's 15,000 page book - 33:12
No clips or background music to cite...just me talking for a voice-box-busting 40 minutes.
We're going deep on this one. This upload expands on the video. With info on the origins of the concept, precursors in art and film theory, more examples AND, what it means for people now.
Why they're called "alpha factors" - 10:02
How Tom Cruise and other actors benefit or suffer from this - 13:39
Precursors to this idea - 21:58
How we came across the concept - 25:25
How does this idea matter in the actual creating and selling of entertainment? - 27:15
How Vermeer's mirrors limited his career & the story of Henry Darger's 15,000 page book - 33:12
No clips or background music to cite...just me talking for a voice-box-busting 40 minutes.
