Observations on Film Art

Observations on Film Art

A fifty-episode journey into the art of filmmaking, hosted by “Film Art: An Introduction” authors David Bordwell, Kristin Thompson, and Jeff Smith. Whether you’re a lifelong cinephile or curious about how movies work, each episode has something new to show you.

Installments

  • Meet the Team

    Meet the Team

    20196 min
  • Musical Motifs in FOREIGN CORRESPONDENT

    Musical Motifs in FOREIGN CORRESPONDENT

    20196 min
  • Quicker Than the Eye: Editing in SANSHIRO SUGATA

    Quicker Than the Eye: Editing in SANSHIRO SUGATA

    201910 min
  • Abbas Kiarostami: The Character of Landscape, the Landscape of Character

    Abbas Kiarostami: The Character of Landscape, the Landscape of Character

    20197 min
  • The Restraint of L’AVVENTURA

    The Restraint of L’AVVENTURA

    201912 min
  • THE SPIRIT OF THE BEEHIVE: A Child’s Point of View

    THE SPIRIT OF THE BEEHIVE: A Child’s Point of View

    201910 min
  • Camera Movement in THREE COLORS: RED

    Camera Movement in THREE COLORS: RED

    201910 min
  • Staging in THE RULES OF THE GAME

    Staging in THE RULES OF THE GAME

    20197 min
  • Offscreen Sound in LA CÉRÉMONIE

    Offscreen Sound in LA CÉRÉMONIE

    20199 min
  • Chaplin’s Comedy of Murders

    Chaplin’s Comedy of Murders

    201912 min
  • The Stripped-Down Style of ALI: FEAR EATS THE SOUL

    The Stripped-Down Style of ALI: FEAR EATS THE SOUL

    201912 min
  • Mastering a New Medium: Sound in M

    Mastering a New Medium: Sound in M

    201910 min
  • BRUTE FORCE: The Actor’s Tool Kit

    BRUTE FORCE: The Actor’s Tool Kit

    201912 min
  • Flashbacks in THE PHANTOM CARRIAGE

    Flashbacks in THE PHANTOM CARRIAGE

    201910 min
  • GIRL SHY: Harold Lloyd Meets Classical Hollywood

    GIRL SHY: Harold Lloyd Meets Classical Hollywood

    201912 min
  • Genre Play in THE PLAYER

    Genre Play in THE PLAYER

    201913 min
  • The Darkness of War in WOODEN CROSSES

    The Darkness of War in WOODEN CROSSES

    201913 min
  • Narrative Symmetry in CHUNGKING EXPRESS

    Narrative Symmetry in CHUNGKING EXPRESS

  • Staging and Performance in IVAN THE TERRIBLE, PART 2

    Staging and Performance in IVAN THE TERRIBLE, PART 2

    201912 min
  • Color Motifs in BLACK NARCISSUS

    Color Motifs in BLACK NARCISSUS

    201913 min
  • Continuity Editing in THE DEVIL AND DANIEL WEBSTER

    Continuity Editing in THE DEVIL AND DANIEL WEBSTER

    201913 min
  • Dissolves in THE LONG DAY CLOSES

    Dissolves in THE LONG DAY CLOSES

    201913 min
  • Mutations of Memory: Editing in HIROSHIMA MON AMOUR

    Mutations of Memory: Editing in HIROSHIMA MON AMOUR

    201915 min
  • Widescreen Composition in SHOOT THE PIANO PLAYER

    Widescreen Composition in SHOOT THE PIANO PLAYER

    201913 min
  • LYDIA and the Power of Flashbacks

    LYDIA and the Power of Flashbacks

    201914 min
  • The Revolutionary Subjectivity of MEMORIES OF UNDERDEVELOPMENT

    The Revolutionary Subjectivity of MEMORIES OF UNDERDEVELOPMENT

    201914 min
  • Games of Vision in STREET OF SHAME

    Games of Vision in STREET OF SHAME

    201914 min
  • Spontaneous Play in PARADE

    Spontaneous Play in PARADE

    201912 min
  • Plotting in VAGABOND

    Plotting in VAGABOND

    201915 min
  • The Long Take in SHOCK CORRIDOR

    The Long Take in SHOCK CORRIDOR

    201910 min
  • Comedy, Suspense, and Three-Point Lighting in TO BE OR NOT TO BE

    Comedy, Suspense, and Three-Point Lighting in TO BE OR NOT TO BE

    201910 min
  • Withholding and Revealing in AN ANGEL AT MY TABLE

    Withholding and Revealing in AN ANGEL AT MY TABLE

    201910 min
  • Feminist Mise-en-scène in MY BRILLIANT CAREER

    Feminist Mise-en-scène in MY BRILLIANT CAREER

    201912 min
  • VAMPYR: The Genre Film as Experimental Film

    VAMPYR: The Genre Film as Experimental Film

    202014 min
  • In the Service of Horror—The Lyrical Cinematography of PICNIC AT HANGING ROCK

    In the Service of Horror—The Lyrical Cinematography of PICNIC AT HANGING ROCK

    202013 min
  • Musical Motifs in BATTLE OF ALGIERS

    Musical Motifs in BATTLE OF ALGIERS

    202011 min
  • Ozu’s Space Adventures: Editing in PASSING FANCY

    Ozu’s Space Adventures: Editing in PASSING FANCY

    202012 min
  • Visual Strategies in LA CIÉNAGA

    Visual Strategies in LA CIÉNAGA

    202014 min
  • Language and Power in BLACK GIRL

    Language and Power in BLACK GIRL

    202015 min
  • Telling Details in Steve McQueen’s HUNGER

    Telling Details in Steve McQueen’s HUNGER

    202015 min
  • The Viewer Who Knew Just Enough: Point of View in BLOOD SIMPLE

    The Viewer Who Knew Just Enough: Point of View in BLOOD SIMPLE

    202114 min
  • Paths and Roads in PATHER PANCHALI

    Paths and Roads in PATHER PANCHALI

    202115 min
  • Flash Cuts and Long Takes in LE BONHEUR

    Flash Cuts and Long Takes in LE BONHEUR

    202115 min
  • Aspect Ratio in VIVRE SA VIE

    Aspect Ratio in VIVRE SA VIE

    202113 min
  • Beyond the Costume Picture: THE TAKING OF POWER BY LOUIS XIV

    Beyond the Costume Picture: THE TAKING OF POWER BY LOUIS XIV

    202213 min
  • Reflections In and On YI YI

    Reflections In and On YI YI

    202211 min
  • Associative Editing in THE SWEET HEREAFTER

    Associative Editing in THE SWEET HEREAFTER

    202212 min
  • Motifs of Destruction in DAISIES

    Motifs of Destruction in DAISIES

    202215 min
  • Rock and Roll Style: Costumes and Props in QUADROPHENIA

    Rock and Roll Style: Costumes and Props in QUADROPHENIA

    202313 min