John P. Hess
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The Changing Shape of Cinema: The History of Aspect Ratio
John Hess traces the evolution of the screen shape from the silent film days through the widescreen ...
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Origins of Film Noir
Jump into the world of Film Noir and look at how the technology and economic factors gave birth to a...
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The Psychology of Scary Movies
This short documentary explores eight theories on why humans are so fascinated with fright....
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Hollywood's History of Faking It: The Evolution of Greenscreen Compositing
Go inside the history of the travelling mattes (now called chromakey) and learn the history of visua...
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The History of Horror
Dissect the history of horror, from it's roots deep in Gothic literature, through B-movie status and...
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The History and Science of Color Film: From Isaac Newton to the Coen Brothers
Color is a subtle tool that can transport us from our ordinary lives to extraordinary worlds of cine...
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The Evolution of Home Theater - Big Tech of the Small Screen
See how the changes in technology have changed our own social attitudes towards how to watch movies....
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The History of the Movie Trailer
Some people consider them the best part of the movie going experience - the Movie Trailer. Take a lo...
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