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The First and Final Frames of Famous Films Can Teach Us a Lot about Good Filmmaking


A single frame is rarely more important than all of the others in a film, but the first and last can leave one hell of an impression.

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The Silent Child - Oscar-winning short film

Hair Love

Composition and Framing in Film

Two Cars, One Night (2004)

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Film: camera shots examples

Suspense in Films

Film editing: Everything you need to know

What is Auteur Theory? | Deep Focus

Catharsis explained

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The Misleading Ending of Whiplash

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Whiplash Final Scene - Andrew Neyman's Performance

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