Who takes the pictures in a movie? Who is responsible for making a movie look good, or creating meaning with light and shadow, or make an action scene clear and thrilling? A lot of the time, that's the job of the cinematographer. In this...

Chances are, when you hear the phrase "Special Effects," you may have images pop into your mind. The Hulk smashing a city, a lightsaber fight, or maybe an alien world. But effects can be much more subtle and have been around really since...

The three human figures and two animals that make up the Blythe Geoglyphs - or Blythe Giant Intaglios - are enormous. So big in fact, that they can’t be fully appreciated from the ground. But the figures were carved into the earth long...

The charismatic beaver is more than a charming, vegetarian stream-dweller. it’s actually a master architect, capable of restoring rivers, bringing back dwindling fish populations and even preventing wildfire. Travel with host Joe Hanson...

Every spring, the beaches of Delaware Bay play host to one of the world’s wildest parties. Millions of prehistoric crabs (and hundreds of thousands of birds) converge here. These horseshoe crabs spend most of their lives in the ocean...

Roller coasters have the power to heal. Host Joe Hanson explores the world of coasters, exploring the safety protocols ride engineers consider in designing them and the impact they have on the human body. We learn about how the...

Corals all over the world are threatened by warming ocean temperatures. But 30 years of data show that reefs off the Florida Keys could protect themselves from rising temperatures if they weren’t also dealing with nutrient pollution...

Most the of 600 billion pounds of waste that Americans produce every year ends up in landfills. All that trash can have huge impacts on the environment. But modern landfills have found a new use for all that trash — they’re turning it...

Traffic is one of the biggest problems plaguing cities today. Idling cars cause increased emissions, more traffic means more accidents, and it is, of course, annoying. Meet traffic scientist, Dr. Alex Bayen who is working to solve...

It’s a mile long and 150 feet high, and covered in the most spectacular ice falls anyone has ever seen. And it’s all human made. The Ouray Ice Park is the world’s premiere location for ice climbing and attracts visitors from around the...

Experience the world through two-time Drone Racing League Champion Jordan Temkin’s eyes as we dive into the mechanics and the physics of FPV (First-Person View) drones.

The prairie landscape has come to symbolize the American heartland. But an ecosystem that once covered a vast swath of the continent has all but disappeared. Just a tiny fraction remains. But researchers and conservationists in Oklahoma...

It’s called the Land of Arches. With more than 100 natural sandstone arches, Kentucky’s Red River Gorge is a breathtaking natural spectacle. The gorge is considered one of the world’s premier rock climbing destinations. It’s also a haven...

Why do dunes sing? Head into the mysterious world of sand with host Joe Hanson! Along the way we meet Dr. Melany Hunt and Dr. Nathalie Vriend who solved the longstanding mystery of why dunes sing.

Cars dominate US city streets, and there’s no better example than Atlanta, GA. Streets in Atlanta are designed for getting cars around as fast as possible. The result? Pedestrian deaths in ATL are twice the national average. But the city...

The film industry was set in motion in 1891 when Thomas Edison successfully demonstrated the Kinetoscope, a tool that allowed one person at a time to view moving pictures. A few years later in Paris, the Lumière brothers debuted “Workers...

Have you ever watched a movie with the sound muted? It doesn’t really seem as impactful, even though the acting on screen is the same. It turns out that audio, and specifically music, plays a hugely important role in creating film as we...

In this second lesson, we’ll fly through the world of cinematography. Filmmakers use an assortment of techniques, including shots, angles, camera movements and focus to influence viewers’ emotions. We’ve modelled analysis of iconic...

The film industry was set in motion in 1891 when Thomas Edison successfully demonstrated the Kinetoscope (Kinetoscope), a tool that allowed one person at a time to view moving pictures. A few years later in Paris, (Paris, 1895) the...

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...

The film industry was set in motion in 1891 when Thomas Edison successfully demonstrated the Kinetoscope (Kinetoscope), a tool that allowed one person at a time to view moving pictures. A few years later in Paris, (Paris, 1895) the...

In this second lesson, we’ll take you through the bread and butter of filmmaking – cinematography. Filmmakers use an arsenal of techniques, including shots, angles and camera movements to influence viewers’ emotions. Language...

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...

Learn about the concept of forced perspective. This video provides examples of how this technique is used in movies, video games, and even suggests trying it out yourself with a camera or phone to create fun scenes.