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How Composers Make Music Sound Scary
Why do so many horror film scores today sound similar to The Exorcist from 1973? A lot of that is thanks to Krzysztof Penderecki, a Polish composer whose music was used by director William Friedkin to score The Exorcist. Penderecki's...
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Amanda Gorman
The youngest inaugural poet in history, Amanda Gorman introduced a new generation to the lyrical power of poetry and became a modern-day icon in the process.
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WWII POW Camps on U.S. Soil
Between 1942 and 1946, the U.S. government constructed around 700 POW camps on U.S. soil, housing around 400,000 captured enemy soldiers. But what were the conditions like there?
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Octavia Butler
First popularized as a genre of literature in the 1920s, for decades science fiction was dominated by white male authors. That is until Octavia Butler, an African American woman, rewrote the script.
PBS
The Wilhelm Scream and Iconic Sounds of Horror Cinema (feat. Monstrum's Emily Zarka)
You may not know their names, but the theremin and the wilhelm scream are ubiquitous in horror films. Today, Danielle and special guest Dr. Emily Zarka tell the spooky tales of how these iconic sounds ended up in your favorite movies!
Learn French With Alexa
Improve your everyday French listening skills with REAL French Conversations | Aller au cinéma
In this video, we are going to dissect a REAL French dialogue between two French natives planning to go to the cinema. Let's hear what a natural everyday French conversation sounds like...
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Aller (to go) — Present Tense
Alexa teaches the French verb aller (to go) in the present tense.
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POP! Goes the Movie
When JG’s popcorn maker ruins the kids’ favourite film in Munchington’s first pop-up cinema, it is up to the kids to remember enough of the film to save the day. As for Shane, he has to save the movie snacks.
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Lighting
Students will learn various lighting techniques for a variety of cinematic uses.
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Google Forms Fundamentals: Creating multiple choice questions
Learners will get an overview of their question options & willl understand how to configure and add multiple choice questions
Learn French With Alexa
Practise your French negations
Know the difference between NE PAS, NE PLUS and NE JAMAIS? In this episode of Alexa's 'Practise Your French' series, Alexa helps you practise some simple French negations.
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Anna May Wong: Hollywood's First Asian American Movie Star
At a time when racist laws and shameful stereotyping limited the careers of ethnic minority actors, Anna May Wong broke down doors to become the first Chinese American movie star in history!
National Parks Service
Redwood National and State Parks - Find Your Park: Movies of the Redwoods
National parks have fueled the imagination of filmmakers for decades. With the National Park Service centennial in 2016, park ranger and cinema buff Chris Hendrix encourages you to Find Your Park CREDIT: NPS
Oxford Online English
Weak Forms - How to Pronounce Weak Forms in English
Weak forms are an important part of English pronunciation. The same word can have very different pronunciations depending on what it does in the sentence. Understanding weak and strong forms in English will really help your English...
Learn French With Alexa
GCSE French Speaking: What did you do last weekend?
In this video we look at this statement: Qu'est-ce que tu as fait le week-end dernier ? - What did you do last weekend? (AQA Theme 1 - Identity and culture, Topic 1 - Me, my family and friends):
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GCSE French Speaking: Describe your house!
In this video we look at this question: Décris-moi ta maison ou ta ville. - Describe your house or town to me.? (AQA Theme 2 - Local, national, international and global areas of interest, Topic 1 - Home, town, neighbourhood and region)
TLDR News
The Senator Who Could Kill Biden's Agenda: Kyrsten Sinema Explained - TLDR News
Kyrsten Sinema is a Democratic Senator for Arizona. She's the second youngest Senator, grew up in poverty & is bisexual. So she's a raging liberal right? Well no, she's actually one of the most central Democrats in the Senate,...
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America's First Prima Ballerina
In a world dominated by mainly caucasian dancers, Native American Maria Tallchief overcame discrimination to become the United States’ first prima ballerina.
Englishing
Inglese per Italiani: Pronouns (Pronomi INGLESI - Spiegazione FACILE)
This video is about "pronouns". There are a lot of types of pronouns. Actually, "she" was chosen as the word of the last millennium. That's how important are pronouns. This lesson will teach you how to use them in a general context by...
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Your Guide to the Toronto International Film Festival
The Toronto International Film Festival, or simply TIFF, as it's commonly called, is a large film event held mid-September each year in Toronto, Ontario. With screenings held at various venues in Toronto, learn. how attendees must...
IT'S HISTORY
The attack of the LIVING DEAD - 1915 - IT'S HISTORY
In 1915 the events known as 'the attack of the living dead' took place in Osowiec. It's not just a simple horror story, but a terrifying reality from the dreadful years of the WWI.
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8+ Sample Speaking Part 1 Answers About Cinema
Today you’ll get 8+ sample Speaking Part 1 answers about cinema, and great vocab.! As movies are one of my great passions in life, I am excited to provide these sample answers for you. On the exam, when you get questions about topics...