TED-Ed
TED-Ed: Why the shape of your screen matters - Brian Gervase
Watching a movie at home isn't quite the same experience as seeing it at a movie theater -- but why? Learn how changes in aspect ratio affect every film, and why your television might not be delivering the whole picture.
Be Smart
Zombie Parasites!
Shows like The Walking Dead are full of hungry, mindless, surprisingly fleet-footed armies of brain-eating zombies. Could they actually exist? Are zombies real? Well, maybe if you're talking about zom-bees! This week I introduce you to...
TED Talks
James Cameron: Before Avatar ... a curious boy
James Cameron's big-budget (and even bigger-grossing) films create unreal worlds all their own. In this personal talk, he reveals his childhood fascination with the fantastic -- from reading science fiction to deep-sea diving -- and how...
TED Talks
Nanfu Wang: What it was like to grow up under China's one-child policy
China's one-child policy ended in 2015, but we're just beginning to understand what it was like to live under the program, says TED Fellow and documentary filmmaker Nanfu Wang. With footage from her film "One Child Nation," she shares...
Crash Course
Screenplays: Crash Course Film Production
If you want to make a movie, generally you're going to want to start with a script. In this episode of Crash Course Film Production, Lily Gladstone talks about the basics of screenplays and how to get started thinking about and actually...
TED Talks
Sharmeen Obaid-Chinoy: How film transforms the way we see the world
Film has the power to change the way we think about ourselves and our culture. Documentarian and TED Fellow Sharmeen Obaid-Chinoy uses it to fight violence against women, turning her camera on the tradition of honor killings in Pakistan....
SciShow
How to Make a Hologram
Augmented reality isn’t just science fiction anymore! In this episode, Michael becomes a hologram and Hank explains how one set of new technologies made it happen.
Crash Course
Television Production: Crash Course Film Production
In our final episode of Crash Course Film Production, it's time to take a look at television production and how it differs from feature film production. It's subtle but it has a lot to do with how television shows make money for their...
Crash Course
The Editor: Crash Course Film Production
The Editor is yet another unsung hero in the filmmaking process. For a century of film history, Editors have taken raw footage and worked to transform it into a cohesive whole. Basically making one thing from many. But, how do they do...
Crash Course
Language, Voice, and Holden Caulfield: The Catcher in the Rye Part 1
In which John Green examines JD Salinger's novel The Catcher in the Rye. John pulls out the old school literary criticism by examining the text itself rather than paying attention to the biographical or historical context of the novel...
SciShow
How We Know Star Wars Isn’t A Documentary | Compilation
Plot often trumps reality when portraying space in movies and, as a result, many films are full of inaccuracies. So how much fiction is actually written into some of our favorite movies? Movies mentioned (and potentially spoiled) in this...
Crash Course
To Film School or Not To Film School: Crash Course Film Production
Should you go to film school? Great question? But there aren't necessarily a lot of direct answers. Do you want to go to Hollywood? Do you want to make movies in your spare time? Do you want to learn about world cinema? Do you want to be...
Crash Course
Media & Money: Crash Course Media Literacy
Media isn’t just movies and newspapers and TV shows, it’s also a part of society that involves a lot of money. And all that money has implications for the media that gets created. Media is created by people -- a range of people, making a...
PBS
Why Do We Love Zombies?
Zombies are EVERYWHERE!! Wait, don't panic- we mean in pop culture, not outside your window. But why is that? Bad guys and monsters seem to go through phases: one decade there's a dozen movies about aliens, ten years later it's vampires....
Be Smart
Why Do Things Sound Scary?
Why are sounds scary? They're just vibrations. Blame your brain.
TED Talks
Franco Sacchi: A tour of Nollywood, Nigeria's booming film industry
Zambia-born filmmaker Franco Sacchi tours us through Nollywood, Nigeria's booming film industry (the world's 3rd largest). Guerrilla filmmaking and brilliance under pressure from crews that can shoot a full-length feature in a week.
TED-Ed
TED-Ed: What makes a hero? - Matthew Winkler
What trials unite not only Harry Potter or Frodo Baggins but many of literature's most interesting heroes? And what do ordinary people have in common with these literary heroes? Matthew Winkler takes us step-by-step through the crucial...
Curated Video
Issa Rae, Taylor Rooks share their admiration for Mariah Carey
New ReviewFrom Awkward Black Girl to Hollywood powerhouse, Issa Rae sits down with Taylor Rooks for a deeply inspiring and emotional conversation in Boardroom’s latest Cover Story. They dive into Issa’s journey from YouTube to running a...
Curated Video
Will Issa Rae, Jay Ellis reunite for an 'Insecure' movie?
New ReviewFrom Awkward Black Girl to Hollywood powerhouse, Issa Rae sits down with Taylor Rooks for a deeply inspiring and emotional conversation in Boardroom’s latest Cover Story. They dive into Issa’s journey from YouTube to running a...
Curated Video
Express Framework Mastery: From Beginner to Advanced with Node.js - Dynamic Variables and Helper Functions with Handlebars
New ReviewIn this video, we will explore how to create dynamic variables in Handlebars and pass them from the server to the client using Express. We will also look at how to define custom helper functions to format and manipulate data in our...
Curated Video
Express Framework Mastery: From Beginner to Advanced with Node.js - Building Partials with Handlebars in Express
New ReviewIn this video, you will learn about Handlebars partials and how to create reusable components in Express using the {{> partialName}} syntax to include them in your templates. We will also see how to pass data to partials and how to...
Curated Video
Tyriq Withers shares how he went from FSU football player to leading man in ‘Him'
New ReviewTyriq Withers’ journey from Florida State football walk-on to starring in Jordan Peele’s Him is anything but ordinary. In the latest episode of Boardroom Talks, Withers gets real about the emotional moment he quit football, the...
Curated Video
Tyriq Withers dishes on next project, how Colleen Hoover’s approval gave him confidence
New ReviewTyriq Withers’ journey from Florida State football walk-on to starring in Jordan Peele’s Him is anything but ordinary. In the latest episode of Boardroom Talks, Withers gets real about the emotional moment he quit football, the...
Curated Video
History of Wizards for Kids : Magic, Myths, and Mystery
New ReviewThe image of a wizard—an old figure in a robe with a pointed hat—has fascinated people for centuries. Wizards appear in myths, folklore, and literature all over the world, from the mysterious druids of ancient Europe to the spell-casting...