The Essay LibraryFor The Essay Library Anthology Vol. 7, we invited video essayists to respond to the theme of "adaptation" in 60 seconds. These are the results.
00:00 - Intro 00:08 - Adapting Poker in Balatro by @Chariot_Rider 01:14 - Out of Time by Lara Callaghan laracallaghan.co.uk 02:25 - Why Fallout Feels Different on TV by @TheNukes 03:31 - Thinking Way Too Hard About Bernard (Ender's Game) by @BigBlueBackpack 04:37 - An Adaptation You Can't Refuse by @hotcyder 05:42 - Adaptation is Nostalgic Fear by @SocraTetris 06:55 - An Ode to Video Game Ports by @secretunlockablegoose 07:59 - Songs as Adaptations by @MiasMind-wg7ut 09:06 - ad•ap•ta•tion by Desirée de Jesús @sideeyecinema3465 10:14 - Kurosawa's Shakespeare by @georgegarrity3687 11:26 - When Shakespeare Goes Gen Z by @HizzyHay 12:32 - What Baldur's Gate 3 adapted when nobody else dared to by @internetcouch 13:35 - Friends or Lovers? @MythicalDelenn 14:47 - "Enslaved" and the Essence of Avatar Adaptations by Shain Slepian @timecapsule7842 15:58 - The RAW Appeal of The Shin Trilogy by @BusterCorp 16:59 - The Shame of Code-Switching by @KaiAfterKai 18:05 - Chants of Sennaar: Adapting to Discomfort by @SolidArf 19:17 - Adapting Adaptation by @0bscurefilm 20:33 - What Minecraft Taught Me About Adaptation by @Sirdeathvids
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19 Video Essays About Adaptation - The Essay Library Anthology Vol. 7The Essay Library2024-06-15 | For The Essay Library Anthology Vol. 7, we invited video essayists to respond to the theme of "adaptation" in 60 seconds. These are the results.
00:00 - Intro 00:08 - Adapting Poker in Balatro by @Chariot_Rider 01:14 - Out of Time by Lara Callaghan laracallaghan.co.uk 02:25 - Why Fallout Feels Different on TV by @TheNukes 03:31 - Thinking Way Too Hard About Bernard (Ender's Game) by @BigBlueBackpack 04:37 - An Adaptation You Can't Refuse by @hotcyder 05:42 - Adaptation is Nostalgic Fear by @SocraTetris 06:55 - An Ode to Video Game Ports by @secretunlockablegoose 07:59 - Songs as Adaptations by @MiasMind-wg7ut 09:06 - ad•ap•ta•tion by Desirée de Jesús @sideeyecinema3465 10:14 - Kurosawa's Shakespeare by @georgegarrity3687 11:26 - When Shakespeare Goes Gen Z by @HizzyHay 12:32 - What Baldur's Gate 3 adapted when nobody else dared to by @internetcouch 13:35 - Friends or Lovers? @MythicalDelenn 14:47 - "Enslaved" and the Essence of Avatar Adaptations by Shain Slepian @timecapsule7842 15:58 - The RAW Appeal of The Shin Trilogy by @BusterCorp 16:59 - The Shame of Code-Switching by @KaiAfterKai 18:05 - Chants of Sennaar: Adapting to Discomfort by @SolidArf 19:17 - Adapting Adaptation by @0bscurefilm 20:33 - What Minecraft Taught Me About Adaptation by @Sirdeathvids
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#theessaylibrary #adaptation #videoessayCall for video essays: SEASONS in 60 secondsThe Essay Library2024-09-09 | We are now accepting submissions for The Essay Library Anthology Vol. 8! The theme is seasons — whatever that means to you.
The Essay Library Anthology is an ongoing series where video essayists make *60-second micro-essays* based on a shared theme. Anyone can participate, even those who have never made a video essay before. It's also great for seasoned video essayists looking to break up their routine and try something new.
All interpretations/responses are welcome. Just stick to 60 seconds!
Learn more and submit your video essay at https://theessaylibrary.com.
Video edited by Emmylou Meadows @CloseUpsAndLongShots Website: emmyloumeadows.com
#theessaylibrary #videoessay #seasons
Clips used in this announcement trailer: Notting Hill (1999) Edward Scissorhands (1990) Before Sunset (2004) Dead Poets Society (1989) Slap Shot (1977) Big Fish (2003) When Harry Met Sally (1989) The Hobbit: An Unexpected Journey (2012) Ratatouille (2007) Jawbone (2017) The Devil Wears Prada (2006) A League of Their Own (1992) Dumbo (2019) Shadowlands (1993)These Video Essays Do Not ExistThe Essay Library2024-04-01 | A compilation of 16 video essays about things that don't exist, with some essayists going so far as to make things up completely. Are these videos a fun creative exercise or lost media from a parallel universe?? You decide...
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00:00 - Intro by @SocraTetris 00:33 - The Mandela Effect Makes Movies Better by @BigBlueBackpack 04:14 - How a fake shot saved WALL-E by @kikikrazed 09:13 - the last secret of outer wilds by @VideoGamesAreBad (Special thanks to @Chariot_Rider and @Darkfry) 10:47 - there is a house in my head and it isn't mine by @that5thpuddle 15:56 - The most obscure 16mm French sci-fi masterpiece was just released on Blu-ray by @0bscurefilm 17:02 - The Hollywood Scandal That Changed Anne Shirley by @CloseUpsAndLongShots 21:33 - The album Tim Baker kept secret for 29 years by @IntercactusYKW 22:40 - The Itsy Bitsy Spider-Man Game by @SolidArf 27:45 - The Mysterious Rise and Fall of Smug, Talentless Streamer Timmy Soulsfan | Jason Couchgold REACTS! by @internetcouch and @maxteeth 32:42 - This kid HATES the Dalmatians 101! by Will Webb @Indietrix 34:46 - The Legend Doesn't Exist by @secretunlockablegoose 35:52 - Sakura by the Authors of Fan Fiction by Samantha Close ButNoCigar @samanthaclose9343 39:06 - The Fallacy of Perfection by @KaiAfterKai 42:37 - It's absurd on purpose. It's deep by accident. by Sam @Afterthoughts 47:41 - Jodorowsky's Dune Doesn't Exist and I'm Rooting for It To Stay That Way by @HizzyHay
Disclaimer: Some of the videos featured here are, in the spirit of the prompt, completely made up. These videos are indicated with the crooked titles in the compilation.
#theessaylibrary #aprilfools #lostmediaBecoming Someone Else - The Essay Library Anthology Vol. 6 [A Micro-Essay Compilation]The Essay Library2023-12-16 | Learn more about The Essay Library and join our Discord server: theessaylibrary.com
00:00 Intro 00:07 Sirdeathvids - Are You Really Your D&D Character? [@Sirdeathvids ] 01:10 Internet Couch - Are you tired of bad vanilla roleplaying? Then we have the game for you! [@internetcouch ] 02:14 Intercactus - Fight Well, in Hell! Mark Shelton's Side Band [@IntercactusYKW] 03:19 Dad Nuke - Finding the Sound of Spooky [@TheNukes] 04:29 Samantha Close @ButNoCigar - Becoming Ourselves [@samanthaclose9343] 05:39 svanik SUAVE - Master Nathan Fielder's Method of Acting! [@svaniksuave] 06:49 Shain Slepian - Apotheosis: Becoming A God [@timecapsule7842] 07:59 Chay Collins - The Importance of the Locker in A Fantastic Woman [@chaycollins] 09:09 ThomasTom - A Box for the Soul: The Heli-X plays [@TheThomasTom] 10:16 Kai After Kai - My Name Is (Not) Kai After Kai [@KaiAfterKai] 11:25 SolidArf - Russian Doll: Mirror or Mirage [@SolidArf] 12:35 kikikrazed - When Teenagers Become Tributes [@kikikrazed] 13:48 Secret Unlockable Goose - Becoming Bolverk [@secretunlockablegoose] 14:54 Bowlingwithmargo - Lumpy Space Princess and the Horror of Stagnation [@bowling-with-margo] 16:05 James DeLisio & max teeth - The Real Boy Blues [@jamesdelisio @maxteeth] 17:15 Dayna McLeod - Unmaskerade [@daynarama] 18:25 That5thPuddle - Unbecoming Someone [@that5thpuddle] 19:35 SocraTetris - Becoming Someone Else [@SocraTetris]
#theessaylibrary #microessayWhen Essay Met Library: A Rom-Com CollaborationThe Essay Library2023-10-14 | Learn more about The Essay Library and join our Discord server: theessaylibrary.com
#theessaylibrarySecrets - The Essay Library Anthology Vol. 5 [A Micro-Essay Compilation]The Essay Library2023-03-24 | The Essay Library Anthology is a project where video essayists come together to create 60-second "micro-essays" based on a shared theme. The theme for Vol. 5 was secrets.
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This project is open to all! To participate in the next volume, keep an eye on the r/videoessay subreddit or join us on Discord. No prior experience is required.
00:00 - Intro 00:06 - Dayna McLeod - Secrets (shh!) [@daynarama] 01:17 - Internet Couch - A Secret Speech [@internetcouch] 02:22 - Video Games Are Bad - the wavedash [@VideoGamesAreBad] 03:33 - Chariot Rider - The Spelunky Eggplant [@Chariot_Rider] 04:39 - Afterthoughts - Why is it called The Witness? [@Afterthoughts] 05:45 - The Nukes - Good Secrets/Crappy Mysteries [@TheNukes] 06:51 - max teeth - Chekov's Backbone [@maxteeth] 08:03 - What I've Been Watching - Below the Curse [@whativebeenwatching] 09:10 - Sirdeathvids - The Secret Story of Minecraft [@Sirdeathvids] 10:16 - James DeLisio - Elden Ring's Collaborative Secrets [@jamesdelisio] 11:27 - SocraTetris - Behind This Waterfall? [@SocraTetris] 12:34 - Colleen Laird - Smoke Screen [@colleenlaird4879] 13:45 - AJG - What Good Is A Solved Mystery? [@AJGexe] 14:49 - Kai After Kai - Keeping Things to Yourself [@KaiAfterKai] 15:58 - Chaire Louise - Sheep-ish [@chairelouise] 17:00 - CyberGrapeUK - Infohazards - How Secrets Save the World [@CyberGrapeUK] 18:11 - kikikrazed - Being Outed at the Oscars is Kinda Funny, Actually [@kikikrazed] 19:23 - Indietrix / Will Webb - Why is Gretchen Wieners' hair full of secrets? [@Indietrix] 20:27 - ThomasTom - Sky's Secret Sunset [@TheThomasTom]
#theessaylibrary #secrets #videoessayThe Exquisite Relay: An Essay Library Co-ConstructionThe Essay Library2022-12-04 | This video contains TWO video essays made one minute at a time. One video was made forwards, the other backwards. Each creator had four days to do their part before passing it on to the next person.
00:00 - Intro 02:30 - Team Forward 09:35 - Team Backward 16:59 - Outro
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#theessaylibraryWe Asked a Bot to Name 18 Video Essays - The Essay Library Anthology Vol. 4The Essay Library2022-12-03 | This video is a collection of 60-second video essays created by members of the Essay Library discord community (linked below!). For this collaboration, we each chose a title generated by the Video Essay Title Bot (on Twitter @videoessaytitle) and went wherever it told us to go. Strap in and visit the randomized vistas of insanity and illumination that the Bot sent us to!
REUPLOAD - Originally uploaded May 2022
Compilation edited by @OutOfCharacters Thumbnail design by @FlorianFullStop
Essays: 00:06 How Arrival Subverts Sadness | The Nukes 01:15 The Refined Tragedy of The Sims | Bram de Groot 02:23 Psychonauts: Conceptualizing Minimalism | SocraTetris 03:30 Gorillaz: Developing Philosophy | Kai After Kai 04:38 The Sheer Dialogue of Minecraft | mrixrt 05:46 The Invisible Horror of Left 4 Dead | kikikrazed 06:54 The Legend of Zelda: Examining Happiness | millennial meows 08:04 The Painstaking Mania of David Lynch | ValdnadStudio 09:14 How Alvin and the Chipmunks Refines Tragedy | IAteMyPants 10:23 How Super Smash Bros Clarifies Popular Culture | Hizzy Hay 11:33 The Early Vulnerability of Elden Ring | FlorianFullStop 12:52 What Elden Ring Taught Me About Misogyny | Internet Couch 13:58 The Shakespearean Drama Of Moonrise Kingdom | Primary Cinema 15:05 The Shakespearean Minimalism of Barry Jenkins | amt253 16:13 Hayao Miyazaki: Interpreting Mania | Study of Swords 17:30 Portal 2: Subverting Hubris | Sirdeathvids 18:42 The Title Drop | AJG 19:50 What Firewatch Taught Me About Happiness | Socratic Cinema
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#VideoEssayTitleBot #TheEssayLibraryDeath - The Essay Library Anthology Vol. 3 [A Micro-Essay Compilation]The Essay Library2022-12-03 | This video is a collection of 60-second video essays created by members of the Essay Library discord community (linked below!). The theme for this collaboration was "death", so... uh... yeah, that's a bit of a downer, but hopefully you enjoy the videos anyway!
REUPLOAD - Originally uploaded October 2021
This compilation was edited together by @OutOfCharacters. The thumbnail was designed by @FlorianFullStop.
Essays: 00:00 - Introduction 00:09 - You Can't Escape Death / Rachel Kendra @RickBaerCinema 01:21 - The Personification of Death / @KaiAfterKai 02:29 - Dead Worlds / @Skyehoppers 03:35 - Death as a Tool / @FlorianFullStop 04:41 - On the Metaphysics of The Zero Guy / @TheNukes 05:48 - You Are Going To Die In One Minute / @AJGsTV 07:02 - the necromancy of vocaloid synthesizing / @OutOfCharacters 08:08 - You die twice. / @signalzero4147 09:14 - Why is Death Hot? / @internetcouch 10:20 - Did Flappy Bird Deserve to Die? / @Jamandabop 11:43 - Adventure Time and the Undead / @kikikrazed 12:52 - dying for real / @amt253 13:58 - Loss at the End of the World / @StudyofSwords 15:05 - Residual Haunting, Residual Image / @Indietrix 16:11 - Life, Death & a Cat Named Courage: A Weakerthans Analysis / @SocraticCinema 17:18 - Death as an Escape / @HizzyHay 18:25 - "Anything that dies has had some kind of aim in life" / @maxteeth 19:34 - Last Words / @BramdeGrootYT
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#theessaylibrary #DeathTime - The Essay Library Anthology Vol. 2 [A Micro-Essay Compilation]The Essay Library2022-12-03 | This video is a collection of 60-second video essays created by members of the Essay Library discord community (linked below!). The theme for this collaboration was "time." So sit back, relax, and have a great... you get the idea.
REUPLOAD - Originally uploaded July 2021
This compilation was edited together by @kikikrazed
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#theessaylibraryBeginnings - The Essay Library Anthology Vol. 1 [A Micro Essay Compilation]The Essay Library2022-12-03 | This video contains a collection of 60-second essays, all submitted by members of the Essay Library Discord server, which is linked below! The prompt for the project was "Beginnings", and each essay gives a unique spin.
REUPLOAD - Originally uploaded March 2021
Editing was done by @Afterthoughts and @OutOfCharacters Thumbnail was done by @FlorianFullStop
Essays: 00:00 - First Impressions / @Afterthoughts 01:22 - Three Ways to Begin a Story / @Jomchen 02:32 - A Link to the Past's Title Fanfare / @ProkoCat 03:34 - How Jesse Pinkmann Taught Us Suffering / @JoeZoll 04:31 - The Dream World of Teen Witch / @maxteeth 05:44 - The Good, The Weird, and The Phallic, Origins of the Middle Finger / @HizzyHay 06:50 - What Was the First MMORPG? / @GameForThought 07:50 - Makoto Shinkai and His Cat / Rachel Kendra @rachelxkendra 09:00 - The Dawn of Heavy Metal - BLACK SABBATH / @Zlatovlas 10:06 - "Boring" Beginnings Are Good Too. / @SinnoDeSantiago 11:29 - Roguelikes in 60 Seconds / @internetcouch 12:36 - Let's Start Happy Together / @chaycollins 13:55 - The Appeal of Anime Openings / @KaiAfterKai 14:51 - How To Start a Game / @AJGexe 16:02 - Why Ska Punk Has The Most Powerful Intros, And If You Disagree You Are Wrong / @OutOfCharacters 17:09 - Beginning at the End /@kikikrazed