"One of the great artists of the film is the focus puller." Time for a lesson in filmmaking. As the introduction for this video explains, "moviegoers see focus racks all the time" but "they probably ...

The New York Times' latest video attempts to show Donald Trump that one must gracefully admit defeat. As the major networks declared a victory for Joe Biden Saturday morning and celebrations erupted ...

If you need an inspirational lesson in visual storytelling - start with this video. Lewis Bond has edited and presented an exceptional video essay titled Color in Storytelling (or "Colour" as they ...

As part of its mission to spread the word about labor issues in the United States, nonprofit news outlet More Perfect Union produces a regular video series. This installment is a standout. It explains ...

Polygon’s latest series, The Masterpieces of Streaming, looks at the new batch of classics that have emerged from an evolving era of entertainment. Like every medium before it, “video essays” on ...

"He specializes in child characters who don't live carefree lives," says the narrator. A new video essay by Fandor, titled “The Childhood Whimsy of Wes Anderson,” explores how the filmmaker presents ...

Near the end of 2023, a popular YouTube creator known as hbomberguy released a video on plagiarism — a topic often confined to conversations in composition classrooms. The four-hour video, “Plagiarism ...

For the last few years, video essays have gained more and more prominence on YouTube. With more and more creators choosing a video essay — or video essay-inspired — format, there are video essays ...

To outside observers, it might seem like Hollywood blockbusters are having a practical effects renaissance. Films and series are being marketed by the amount of practical shots they include, often ...

Over the last decade, long-form video essays have grown in popularity — arguably entering into a boom all their own. Viewers can easily look up a video essay on just about any topic they’d like to, ...