“I wish for you to love me more than anyone in the fucking world.” —Bear
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“You keep dancing with the devil… one day he’s gonna follow you home.” —Jedidiah In
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“And thus the heart will break. Yet brokenly live on.” –Lord Byron There is a
January 17, 2026
“Some search for battle, others are born into it.” For years, adapting a Thomas Pynchon
October 13, 2025
The Brutalist is not just a film; it’s an experience played out in concrete and
April 6, 2025
Barbie is a film about the doll who inspired generations of children to follow their
August 28, 2023
Oppenheimer is the story of the man behind the atomic bomb. Based on the Pulitzer-Prize-winning
July 31, 2023
Asteroid City is a film that’s not so much about extraterrestrial contact in a desert
July 5, 2023
After 13 years of nail-chomping anticipation, James Cameron’s Avatar sequel finally premiered with an epic
January 9, 2023
Top Gun: Maverick revolutionized aerial cinematography by placing actors and camera systems directly in the
June 21, 2022
Master Colorist David Cole took some time out of his busy day at FotoKem to
January 5, 2022
Dune is a space epic set 10,000 years in the future that blends medieval and
December 8, 2021
The featured Department Heads and Technical Specifications behind the look of The Green Knight collaborated
September 19, 2021
By popular demand, the Hurlbut Academy team breaks down Bong Joon-Ho's multi Academy Award winning
February 27, 2020
Color Black and White Aspect Ratio 1.19 : 1 Camera Panavision Panaflex Millennium XL2,
February 6, 2020
Following the groundbreaking success of The Look Of Joker, Hurlbut Academy's team turn to Scorsese's
January 16, 2020
Hurlbut Academy Writer Chris Haigh & Editor Ross Papitto comprehensively break down the Cinematography and
January 8, 2020
In this Video Essay and supporting article, Hurlbut Academy looks at the look and cinematography
November 11, 2019
In the first of a series of blog posts about the cinematography and look of
October 11, 2019