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CinemaStix is a series of filmmaking stories & video essays,

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16:59
yep, I cry every time
11:42
man they really didn't want me showing you this one
10:45
yeahhh, the dude's just on another level
07:18
hey... he certainly tried his best to make his movie look old
12:31
yep, turns out the movie still works without all the exposition
10:44
yeah... no wonder the movie won five oscars
10:25
man, this show was so underrated
10:57
sure, they could've re-shot everything with a different actor, but instead they got creative
10:33
when you realize the script sucks, but you've already started shooting
10:33
that moment you realize the main character is not actually the main character
06:34
one of the greatest scenes ever animated
10:50
when film critics clearly just do not get the movie
09:59
no wonder the movie got so much attention when it came out
10:58
whoever decided to make this into a movie is a genius
09:18
when the editor has to fix it in post
09:23
dang, now that I’ve made this comparison I can’t unsee it
10:45
when you realize you already made that movie
10:16
so that’s why they cut all her scenes from the movie
10:53
the budget for the movie was so low, they couldn't even afford...
10:39
they were only allowed one, so they shot it from a ton of different angles and pretended it was more
10:58
when you hire an action star to do comedy
10:44
when the comic book movie dialogue is actually realistic
08:45
when you realize you’ve been watching the cropped version this whole time
10:52
when the movie is too quotable to fail
10:58
when the director is overqualified for the job
10:25
when the movie's average shot length is more than literally 3 seconds
09:55
this is the tightest comedy dialogue ever
06:38
a $4M period film shouldn’t look like this
10:59
yay, modern filmmaking...
08:33
when green screen actually makes the movie better
08:42
when you hire the author to direct the movie
10:59
when the director forgets to call cut
10:05
when the director actually listens to feedback
05:38
the first mission impossible had no business looking this good
09:59
when the director is reeeally good at their job
10:59
when the audience doesn't get the joke
10:58
back when Vin Diesel was an indie filmmaker
10:19
when the animators are given half the time and money that disney gets
08:59
when you hire a genius to compose your movie score
08:06
when the filmmakers get stuck with an unlikable character
09:13
when you hire stunt guys to direct the movie
05:38
when you find a way to dance in every movie you're in
07:57
when the director dabbles in some color theory
03:02
this is one of the most underrated elements of filmmaking
08:29
that moment you realize tarantino only co-wrote pulp fiction
09:05
when you shoot your movie like it’s a stage play
10:44
when the filmmakers respect the communities they're depicting
10:20
when the sequel surpasses the original
07:57
when you stop casting your actors off the street
09:24
when the original voice actor is just too iconic
03:43
because green screens are for suckers
08:28
when you only cast non-actors in your movies…
08:08
if it ain’t broke… break it
06:54
when the director just sticks the camera onto whatever
08:39
no wonder star wars never got any better than this
05:52
when you have the wrong voice for darth vader…
09:00
when you’re basically the first marvel movie villain