So very excited to announce that as of today the number of Videographic Books in the world has doubled! Check out ADAPTIVE FORMS, Gregory Brophy & Shawn Malley's fabulous new open-access book on contemporary science-fiction - complete with video essays on ARRIVAL, SNOWPIERCER, BLACK PANTHER, etc.!!!

I just came across this, as I was looking for the blog entry about #YouTube 's 20th anniversary: blog.youtube/culture-and-...

Very happy that this article by @jamesmacdowell.bsky.social is finally out in public to join the small, but growing, scholarship about the YouTube video essay. It's OA: doi.org/10.1080/1050...

My three main-takeaways from this year's Video Essay Poll (2024) on @sightsoundmag.bsky.social, as analyzed by @queline.bsky.social, @willwebbful.bsky.social and @cydniiwilde.bsky.social. Thank you for your great work this year!

Autofictional Authenticity: Bo Burnham’s Inside, Netflix Comedy and YouTube Aesthetics by James MacDowell and Tom Hemingway A comprehensive analysis of Burnham’s Netflix special and its (and his) metamodern quirky new sincere post-ironic autofictional authenticity. www.youtube.com/watch?v=j0_C...

What Would Billy Wilder Do? by Every Frame a Painting (Taylor Ramos and Tony Zhou) Yes, it’s EFaP again (Zhou’s return feels like reuniting with a long not seen friend). www.youtube.com/watch?v=X_aY...

The Sustained Two-Shot by Every Frame a Painting (Taylor Ramos and Tony Zhou) Hi, his name is Tony… and after seven years of absence, he brought back Every Frame a Painting from its long hibernation. www.youtube.com/watch?v=mn2D...

I co-edited the Sight and Sound poll for the best video essays of 2024! Thank you to everyone who contributed a list. We've highlighted a few notable essays, but it’s worth diving into the full list (183 unique vids!) Thanks for having me @sightsoundmag.bsky.social 🎉 www.bfi.org.uk/sight-and-so...

From film festivals to TikTok, our annual poll showcases 183 unique video essays nominated by 47 international voters www.bfi.org.uk/sight-and-so...

Sight and Sound has published its annual poll of the year's most notable video essays. @queline.bsky.social , @willwebbful.bsky.social, and @cydniiwilde.bsky.social tallied a total of 183 videos. Better start now if you plan to watch them all before the year ends. Or skip Christmas dinner.