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In this video, I'm sharing with you some horror directing techniques that won't make your movie look like a cliche. From camera angles to sound design, these techniques will help you make your horror movie look and feel unique.

Which Top Gun film was better directed? In the 36 years between Tony Scott's Top Gun and Joseph Kosinski's Top Gun: Maverick, cinema has changed a lot. While 1986's Top Gun pushed the limits of its time, does it still hold up?

Ryan Coogler dealt with grief expertly in Black Panther: Wakanda Forever, paying respects to the late Chadwick Boseman while also crafting a compelling story for T'Challa's sister Shuri. Join me as I go through all five stages of grief that Shuri experiences during the movie, and how she expresses herself in each one.

Why is Netflix's The Sandman such a compelling show? Neil Gaiman and co. brought to life a comic that many thought was impossible to adapt, and in doing so they created an instant classic! In this video essay I explain how The Sandman uses its MacGuffin(s) to keep the story barrelling along at breakneck speed.

philosophy in film never had some much Crunch!

Alfred Hitchcock built his career on making his audiences WAIT in such a way that he became a master of terror. So much so he was renowned in saying 'there is no terror in the bang, only in the anticipation of it!.

Did Jordan Peele just reinvent the flashback?

Bullet Train was great fun, but it also had much more emotional impact than I ever could've expected. In this episode I go through one filmmaking technique that helped create this emotional impact: The Infiltration Method. Breaking the fourth wall can sometimes be bad, so here's an alternative.

Jordan Peele breaks a classic horror movie rule in his newest film NOPE. When most would hide their monster away to increase our fear, Peele decides to let us see what we're up against, and somehow this is even scarier!

What is the Jekyll and Hyde Method? In this video I explain how to use this technique to create complex characters that you can't take your eyes off. #thepowerofthedog #filmanalysis #videoessay The Power of the Dog was one of the most well-directed films of 2021, and there was a reason it went on to win over 250 awards.