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Curated Video
Behind the Scenes: Creating Spectacular Special Effects and Precision in Advertisements
This video provides a glimpse into the behind-the-scenes process of creating special effects for Hulk films and a unique advertisement for Honda's Accord. It highlights the meticulous planning and execution required for both projects,...
Curated Video
Breaking into the Special Effects Industry: The Path to Success
Escape is a cutting-edge visual effects school located in the heart of London's Notting Hill. With a focus on providing aspiring effects artists with practical skills and industry connections, Escape collaborates with major motion...
Oxford Online English
How to Talk About Movies and Films in English - Spoken English Lesson
In this lesson, you can see how to talk about movies in English.
What was the last film you saw? What kind of film was it? Did you like it or not? In this lesson, you’ll learn how to talk about movies and films and...
What was the last film you saw? What kind of film was it? Did you like it or not? In this lesson, you’ll learn how to talk about movies and films and...
Wonderscape
Great Careers: How to Become a Computer Programmer
This video is an introduction to the world of computer programming. It explains what computer programmers do, the different coding languages they use, and the various career opportunities available in the field. It also provides...
Kids’ Poems and Stories With Michael Rosen
The Corn Dollies' Tales: A Journey Through History and Imagination
You're Thinking About Tomatoes - Chapter 14
Kids' Poems and Stories With Michael R
osen.
A sequel to the very popular ‘You're Thinking Abo
ut Doughnuts’.
Frank is back among the ruins of the past again, this...
Kids' Poems and Stories With Michael R
osen.
A sequel to the very popular ‘You're Thinking Abo
ut Doughnuts’.
Frank is back among the ruins of the past again, this...
Curated Video
Pepper's Ghost: Creating Transparent Ghostly Images
Pepper's Ghost is a popular special effect used to generate a ghost-like image. It's been used in plays, haunted houses, and more since the 1800s. Learn how the optical illusion works and test it out yourself!
Curated Video
Mastering the Jump Cut
In this video, the concept of the jump cut editing technique is explored. Viewers are taken through the history and origins of the jump cut, as well as its various applications, such as special effects and creating illusions. The video...
Curated Video
Rotoscoping: Bringing Animation to Life
This video provides an introduction to the animation technique of rotoscoping, explaining how it is used to create realistic action and special effects in movies and animated shows. It discusses the history of rotoscoping, from its...
Curated Video
Black History Month Video: Black Inventors and Electricity
My son came home from school, told me that his school wasn't doing anything for Black History Month and then just stood there looking me in the eye like "So what you gonna do Dad." So I stepped up and recorded this episode about famous...
Curated Video
Exploring the World of 3D Graphics
Learn about the origins of three dimensional images and some techniques animators use to bring 2D images to life, from the first 3D graphics produced in the 1960s to their use in animation and film. Understand the process of creating 3D...
Crash Course
Special Effects
Special effects have come along way since the spectacular illusions of Georges Melies. Young filmmakers learn about the three major types of special effects: mechanical or practical effects, optical effects, and computer-generated imagery.
TED-Ed
A Cinematic Journey Through Visual Effects
George Méliès realized in the early days of cinema that, "Films have the ability to capture dreams." From classic movies like A Trip to the Moon, The Lost World, and Metropolis, to more modern marvels...
Crash Course
Crash Course Film Production #11: Special Effects
When you hear the phrase "Special Effects," you may have images pop into your mind. The Hulk smashing a city, a lightsaber fight, or maybe an alien world. But effects can be much more subtle and have been around really since the...
Crash Course
Crash Course Film Criticism #1: Citizen Kane
Is Citizen Kane the BEST MOVIE EVER MADE? Is that even an answerable question? Michael Aranda will try to help us through both of these questions as we take a look at our first film in Crash Course Film Criticism, Citizen Kane.
Crash Course
Crash Course Film Criticism #2: Aliens
James Cameron rocketed onto the action film scene with 1984's "The Terminator" and followed that up with a highly anticipated sequel to the 1979 film, "Alien." His film, "Aliens," would go on to not only be a financial success, but a...
Other
Youtube: How It's Made: Special Effects
Have you ever wondered how film animators create a convincing new world for every movie. With this video, you can watch them work and learn their tricks from drawing to computer editing.
Crash Course
Crash Course Film History #4: Georges Melies Master of Illusion
This video focuses on Georges Melies, a stage magician, a Master of Illusion. He found a way to perform actual magic with editing, to fool an audience and pull off illusions he'd never been able to do onstage. [10:21]
Crash Course
Crash Course Film History #14: World Cinema Part 1
This video focuses on World Cinema from Asia including Japanese films from anime to horror and period dramas to Kaiju films are still popular around the globe. It explains films from mainland China's epics and Hong Cong's martial arts...
Crash Course
Crash Course Film Production #2: Pitching and Pre Production
This video [8:15] focuses on pitching an idea and the pre-production of a film. A pitch is telling your story to a filmmaker or actor and pre-production is the shooting.
Leaf Group
Classroom: How to Write an Academic Movie Review
In this video Laura Turner explains how to write a movie review including being open to the film, beginning with positive points, and noting all of the elements of the film. [2:54]