Reading Time: 4 minutesfine art Definition & Meaning Fine arts are visual or performing art forms created primarily for aesthetic or intellectual value, not for utility or commercial use. This includes painting, sculpture, drawing, printmaking, music, dance, theater, architecture, and sometimes photography and film, depending on how they’re used. The key is intent: fine art aims to express,… Continue reading What is Fine Art? Definition & Examples
Film History & Theory
What is Abstract Expressionism? Definition, Origins & Why It Mattered to Cinema
Reading Time: 5 minutesWhat is Abstract Expressionism? Definition & Meaning Abstract Expressionism is a postwar American art movement where artists used raw, emotional gestures and abstract forms to show inner states without relying on traditional subjects or narrative. It’s all about paint as emotion , action over image, feeling over form. Born in 1940s New York, Abstract Expressionism… Continue reading What is Abstract Expressionism? Definition, Origins & Why It Mattered to Cinema
What is Film Theory? Definition and Key Theories Explained
Reading Time: 5 minutesFILM THEORY DEFINITION & MEANING Film theory is the academic study of cinema through structured frameworks that analyze how films are made, function, and affect audiences. It combines philosophy, psychology, politics, and formal analysis to interpret visual storytelling. Different theories approach film through lenses like genre, authorship, gender, or ideology. In this guide, we’ll break… Continue reading What is Film Theory? Definition and Key Theories Explained
Visual Art Timeline: All Major Styles Chronologically
Reading Time: 38 minutesArt history is a map of how humans have seen the world across time. This timeline guides you through the major art styles, from prehistoric carvings to conceptual pieces, presented in chronological order. This is the article I wish I had when I was in high school and studying at the University. Of course, it… Continue reading Visual Art Timeline: All Major Styles Chronologically
The Use of Frame Within a Frame Shots in Bicycle Thieves (1948)
Reading Time: 5 minutesA frame within a frame shot occurs when a character is surrounded by another shape within the shot, such as a doorway, window, mirror, or even people. It draws attention to the subject while adding emotional or symbolic weight. In Bicycle Thieves, these inner frames reflect isolation, scrutiny, and entrapment in postwar Rome. Why It… Continue reading The Use of Frame Within a Frame Shots in Bicycle Thieves (1948)
What is the Diegesis in Film? Definition and Meaning
Reading Time: 3 minutesDIEGESIS DEFINITION AND MEANING Diegesis is the internal world of a narrative – everything that exists and occurs within the story’s universe. In film and literature, this means all elements the characters can experience: the sounds they hear, the sights they see, and the events they participate in or witness. This contrasts with non-diegetic elements… Continue reading What is the Diegesis in Film? Definition and Meaning
Guide: Cinematic Aspect Ratios For Film & SoMe Video
Reading Time: 8 minutesAspect ratio is the proportional relationship between the width and height of an image, video, or screen. It is typically expressed as two numbers separated by a colon, such as 16:9, 4:3, or 2.39:1. The first represents the width, while the second represents the height. For example, an aspect ratio of 16:9 means that for… Continue reading Guide: Cinematic Aspect Ratios For Film & SoMe Video
Guide: Best Wes Anderson Movies (For Filmmakers to Learn From)
Reading Time: 8 minutesOne of the most prominent examples of a modern-day auteur is the award-winning writer/director Wes Anderson, known for his unique filmmaking and storytelling. Each of Wes Anderson’s ten feature films holds a place in any aspiring filmmaker’s heart. Especially mine. Here is my list of the best Wes Anderson movies, ranked from worst to awesome,… Continue reading Guide: Best Wes Anderson Movies (For Filmmakers to Learn From)
Best Seduction Movies (for Film Students to Learn From)
Reading Time: 9 minutesAs covered in How Sex Scenes are Filmed in Movies, the depiction of intimate content has transformed dramatically over the decades. From the strict constraints of the Motion Picture Production Code to today’s more permissive standards, filmmakers have found increasingly sophisticated ways to portray seduction and desire. The 1980s and 1990s marked a particular turning point,… Continue reading Best Seduction Movies (for Film Students to Learn From)
Best Tinto Brass Movies (& Why You Should Watch Them)
Reading Time: 5 minutesGiovanni “Tinto” Brass is an Italian filmmaker known for his distinctive style and focus on erotic themes. His films feature beautiful, curvy women (with plenty of body hair) and combine comedy, drama, and avant-garde filmmaking elements. Brass is known for his use of mirrors, which he uses as set pieces and to block a scene.… Continue reading Best Tinto Brass Movies (& Why You Should Watch Them)