Film Website Portal:
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Understanding Film: An Essential Guide
If you are going to click on one thing regarding film analysis, this is the button:
Film Analysis: Articles and Videos
It is always nice to see some examples of how individuals break down cinematic works. Whether it is the conceptualization, shot selections, framing, or any other element of mise-en-scene, gaining insight to a film from a specific point of view, can do nothing but help one gain additinal insight into the production. Consider these examples to view:
Film Essayists:
Anatomy of a Scene
This is a NYT series where filmmakers analyze their own work.
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Shot by Shot Analysis
Various Analysis on Directors: Videos
Stanley Kubric: Video Essays
Room 237: Observations & Interpretations of The Shining
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Inception
Prisoners
Lost in Translation
The Fountain
The Seven Samurai
P.T. Anderson: There Will Be Blood & Punch Drunk Love
Others:
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