movie education

I analyze the first three minutes of Steven Spielberg's "Raiders of the Lost Ark," starring Harrison Ford. This analysis is from a film critic perspective. I talk about how the shots and editing influence movie viewers. We will look at how the shots create the…

Close shots in movies are intense, but when and why are they used? This video gives you several of the reasons why extreme close shots are a key part of many movies. Observing extreme close shots is important for learning film grammar. Noticing them will…

Which movie images can make you feel awestruck, terrified, or both? The long shot is a crucial aspect of film. It shows you vast landscapes, vistas, horizons, and images of things that are enormous. But these shots aren't just about showing you pretty landscape pictures.…

Which shot in movies is the best for cliffhangers? One candidate is the overhead shot, also known as the birds-eye-view shot. In this video, I'll show you several examples of this kind of shot.

"Office Space" has endured as one of the key visual stories for telling us how badly our jobs are. It's a 20-year-old movie that still seems relevant, since it's about timeless issues of disliking work and watching inferiors become superiors. I'll analyze the opening five…