The Art Assignment
The Case for Video Art
What is video art? How is it any different from all the other moving pictures that are apparently not-art? Let's explore its history and present.
Schooling Online
English Essentials - Flying Through Film – Cinematography in the Truman Show (Stage 6, Years/Grades 11-12)
In this second lesson, we’ll explore the art of cinematography. Get ready to fly through our analysis of Peter Weir’s use of cinematographic techniques in The Truman Show. We’ll look at the ways Weir uses cameras to tell this...
Curated Video
The Science of Iridescence
This video explores the concept of iridescence, where seemingly colorless or differently colored surfaces change their color when viewed from different angles. It explains how iridescence occurs through mechanisms like thin film and...
Curated Video
Mastering the Jump Cut
In this video, the concept of the jump cut editing technique is explored. Viewers are taken through the history and origins of the jump cut, as well as its various applications, such as special effects and creating illusions. The video...
Brainwaves Video Anthology
Timothy B. Tyson - History: Storytelling in Print and Film
Timothy B. Tyson is senior research scholar at the Center for Documentary Studies at Duke University and adjunct professor of American Studies at the University of North Carolina. His most recent book, The Blood of Emmett Till , won the...
Economics Explained
The Economics of Hollywood: Product Placement & Government Subsidies
$42 billion dollars. That is the amount of money grossed by films at the global box office in 2019. Impressive? Definitely. Surprising? Probably not, especially when you consider that global box office revenues have increased...
Physics Girl
Why RED BUBBLES are impossible… or are they?!
Take a look at a bubble and you’ll see all the colors of the rainbow... right? WRONG. Bubbles are actually missing colors!
Easy Languages
German Book Recommendations: Easy German 376
Easy Languages is an international video project aiming at supporting people worldwide to learn languages through authentic street interviews and expose the street culture of participating partner countries abroad. Episodes are produced...
The Art Assignment
The Case for Land Art | The Art Assignment | PBS Digital Studios
EARTHWORKS. LAND ART. EARTH ART. Whatever you call it, we look at what it means to make art out in nature and in the world from the 1960s to today.
History Hit
Total War, The Three Kingdoms of China: A historians perspective of the game
Are there any historians on the development team? How long does the warring period last for and roughly what was the result? Total War, The Three Kingdoms of China, Part 4
The March of Time
MOT 1943: Tehran Conference
'1943' Superimposed over Tehran Conference building Communist Dictator Josef Stalin (1879-1953) US President Franklin D Roosevelt (1882-1945) Prime Minister Winston Churchill (1874-1965) sitting outside.
National Theatre
Exploring the Iconic Balcony Scene in Romeo and Juliet: Actors and Director Share Insights
This video discusses the iconic balcony scene in Shakespeare's Romeo and Juliet, exploring the themes of love and the challenges of portraying the characters on stage and screen. The actors and director share their insights into the...
Curated Video
Exploring Virtual Reality
Virtual reality is a technology that immerses users in believable, interactive, and computer-generated 3D worlds. Virtual reality allows individuals to fully explore and engage with these alternate realities, making them feel as though...
Seven Dimensions
Exposing the Truth with Media
Psychologist Eve Ash sits down with Professor Robert Feldman, Psychological & Brain Sciences at University of Massachusetts to discuss the public's reaction to lies told by politicians, criminals, police, and prosecutors. They explore...
Curated Video
The Illusion of Video
In this video, the concept of video as an optical illusion is explored. It explains how a series of still pictures, when played in rapid succession, create the illusion of movement. The video also demonstrates this concept through a...
The Art Assignment
Eat Like Andy Warhol
Explore the art and life of Andy Warhol through the food he depicted as well as the food he actually ate. We work our way through the ultimate Andy Warhol tasting menu.
Mr. Beat
Citizens United v. FEC
Washington, D.C. 2007 A self-described conservative non-profit corporation called Citizens United wants to release a documentary. The film, called Hillary: The Movie, (hey that's a pretty catchy title) talks a bunch of trash about...
PBS
When the Book is Better than the Movie (Feat. Lindsay Ellis)
It's an age-old debate: The Book vs. The Movie Since the dawn of cinema, film has been sort of the little brother of the more heady, intellectual medium of novels. And many film adaptations of literature leave viewers and critics saying…...
Brainwaves Video Anthology
Sanaz Fotouhi - Teachers Make a Difference - Mrs. Gourlay
Sanaz Fotouhi was born in Iran soon after the revolution, during the Iran-Iraq war. Her father’s job as a banker took her and her family to many countries before she landed in Australia.She holds a PhD in Literature from the University...
Professor Dave Explains
Geneticist Alex Dainis (Get to Know a Scientist!)
What does a geneticist do? All kinds of stuff with genes, of course! Alex Dainis has a PhD in genetics, and she loves talking about her experience in graduate school, from the challenges of working in the lab to what it means to do...
Curated Video
The Great Depression
The Great Depression was one of the worst economic disasters America has ever experienced. But it’s also a period that produced some of the great innovations in US history.
National Parks Service
Redwood National and State Parks - Land of the Giants
The official orientation film of Redwood National and State Parks. This short movie is shown in our visitor centers. CREDIT: NPS
Intelligence Squared
The Secret to Decision-Making
Psychologist and bestselling author Daniel Goleman speaks on 'Focus: The Secret to High Performance and Fulfilment '.