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Resources

A small collection of lectures, essays, archives and analogue organisations that keep us curious about cinema.

Strips and reels of photographic film
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David Thorburn · MIT

The Film Experience

A free lecture series tracing film language, genre and the development of cinema.

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02

Taylor Ramos & Tony Zhou

Every Frame a Painting

Precise, accessible video essays about editing, cinematography and film form.

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03

Film archive

Cinephilia & Beyond

Long-form analyses, interviews, screenplays and archival discoveries.

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Free culture and education

Open Culture

A wide collection of free courses, books, films and cultural resources.

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05

One cartridge. No editing.

Straight 8

A filmmaking challenge devoted to making a Super 8 film entirely in camera.

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06

Jason Shulman

Photographs of Films

Entire movies condensed into a single long-exposure photograph.

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Analogue photography

Lomography

A worldwide community exploring cameras, film formats and experimental photography.

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Ümit Mesut holding a strip of film to the light
Looking closely at the material itself.
Film cans and analogue reels
A working archive of film, formats and ideas.