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Documentaries like 78/52

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The 3 reasons people love 78/52

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  1. You like learning how one scene from 1960 changed horror films.

  2. You like seeing how a single scene is built shot by shot.

  3. You like details you only catch frame by frame.

Picks that share your reasons

Which reasons were yours?

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  • The Cutting Edge: The Magic of Movie Editing2004

    • details you only catch frame by frame

    Good for you if you like going back to your favorite films to spot the cuts.

  • Stanley Kubrick - Ein Leben für den Film2001

    • seeing how a single scene is built shot by shot

    Good for you if you care about how every Kubrick frame was built.

  • Memory: The Origins of Alien2019

    • seeing how a single scene is built shot by shot

    Good for you if you like studying the art of H.R. Giger and Francis Bacon.

  • Making Waves: The Art of Cinematic Sound2019

    • learning how one scene from 1960 changed horror films
    • details you only catch frame by frame

    Good for you if you like a tour of cinema history from the first talkies onward.

  • Side by Side2012

    • seeing how a single scene is built shot by shot

    Good for you if you care about how every frame is shot.

  • Never Sleep Again: The Elm Street Legacy2010

    • details you only catch frame by frame

    Good for you if you like details you'll spot when you watch the films again.

  • Hitchcock/Truffaut2015

    • learning how one scene from 1960 changed horror films

    Good for you if you like hearing filmmakers explain what they learned from one book.

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