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The Invention of Cinema, Explained: Who, What, Where, When?
Who Were Auguste and Louis Lumière? Auguste and Louis Lumière were NOT the first people to invent a cinematographic camera, nor were they the first ones to come up with the concept of perforations in film. However, much like Henry Ford with his Model T, the Lumières' cinematographic camera system WAS the first successful example of a camera that put all of the pieces together. It was the system that future cinema cameras were based upon....
The Long Shot Film Technique, Explained (And 12 Examples in Movies)
12. The Tricycle Hallway in The Shining (1980) Stanley Kubrick’s films can be earmarked by two things in particular: compositional symmetry and long takes. He has many examples to choose from, but we’re highlighting his classic 1980 horrorThe Shining. The hallway tricycle scene is now beyond iconic—you’ll even see the same carpet referenced in Pixar’sToy Story(1995). Kubrick utilizes the long shot here to build an eerie atmosphere. We track young Danny as he cycles down the creepy hotel corridor....
The Magic of Korean Variety Shows: What Are They and Why So Addicting?
What Are Korean Variety Shows? The concept of aKorean variety showis hard to nail down. It is NOT a sketch show a laSaturday Night Livethat jumps between different types of entertainment. The closest American analogue to the Korean variety show would be reality competitions, but it’s not a perfect one-to-one because not all Korean variety shows involve competitions—and the ones that do aren’t primarily about the competitions. American reality shows likeMasterChefandThe Amazing Racehave different contestants every season, in an elimination format, with the main draw being who comes out on top in the finale....
The Magic of Taika Waititi: What Makes Him So Different in Hollywood?
5. Taika Waititi’s National Identity Taika Waititi is actively vocal when it comes to national identity, which stems from his unusual family background: his mother is Jewish and his father is Māori, so Waititi considers himself a “Polynesian Jew.” One of the leitmotifs of his career has been Indigenous representation, along with the inclusion of underrepresented minorities. Through his work, Waititi gives voice to various sides of society that have long been represented only as stereotypes....
