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The Power of the Wide Shot (Explained)
What is a wide shot, and why do filmmakers rely on it so heavily? In this video, we break down how wide shots work, how they establish space and story, and why they’re essential to cinematography and visual storytelling. From wide master shots to cinematic framing, this is a foundational technique every filmmaker should understand.
Inside The Rage Machine
Whistleblowers from the social media giants reveal how their companies deliberately built a business model powered by outrage and division, paving the way for radicalisation, real-world violence and fractured societies.
Looksmaxxing: Inside the dangerous trend taking over the feeds of young men | 60 Minutes
Impressionable young men under the spell of a dangerous phenomenon called looksmaxxing.
‘Enshittification’: how we got the internet no one asked for – podcast
Do you ever get the feeling that the internet isn’t what it used to be? Well, tech critic Cory Doctorow thinks you’re right – and he has a term to describe it too: ‘enshittification’. He lays out his three-step theory to Nosheen Iqbal, explaining why sites from Amazon to Google to Instagram seem to offer a worsening experience … and what can be done to stop it.
Is AI the greatest art heist in history?
Generative AI, trained on billions of images scraped from the internet without consent, is seen as a threat to artists and creative industries. The author, an artist, recounts how AI-generated images, resembling their work, began appearing online, leading to job losses and the devaluation of human creativity. The author argues that this is not inevitable progress but a power grab by the tech elite, who view human interaction and creativity as obstacles.
‘It has your name on it, but I don’t think it’s you’: how AI is impersonating musicians on Spotify
Musicians are facing a growing problem of AI-generated impersonation on streaming platforms like Spotify. This issue, which has affected artists across various genres, involves fake albums being uploaded under their names, often with unrelated music. While Spotify acknowledges the problem and is working on solutions, the onus currently falls on artists to monitor and remove these fraudulent tracks.
The Downfall of Skibidi Toilet
Taylor Lorenz examines the growing backlash surrounding Skibidi Toilet after its shift from an internet-native phenomenon into a studio-managed franchise. She explains how DaFuqBoom’s surreal viral series became a massive cultural hit, then lost fan confidence once Invisible Narratives took control and launched Emergence. The video explores the leaked call that deepened the controversy, the #BringBackBoom movement, and the broader tension between online creator culture and Hollywood ownership.
Fifteen-year-old Noah hasn’t been kicked off any social media platforms – he’s still fighting Australia’s under-16 ban in court
Fifteen-year-old Noah Jones, challenging Australia’s under-16 social media ban in court, claims the ban is ineffective as he and many others have circumvented it. The Digital Freedom Project argues the ban infringes on the constitutional right to freedom of political communication, as it prevents teens from engaging in political discussions on social media. The government defends the ban, stating it aims to reduce harm to users on platforms with potentially harmful features.
AI influencers are here. Can you spot them?
On this week’s “Galaxy Brain” episode, Charlie Warzel is joined by New York Times technology reporter Tiffany Hsu to discuss the rise of AI influencers—synthetic avatars, often indistinguishable from real people, that are flooding social-media feeds to sell supplements and promote brands. Hsu unpacks her reporting on the combination of forces converging around it, including the wellness industry, a historically fertile ground for scammers. The pair discuss how the volume of synthetic content online is producing a new kind of epistemic exhaustion: a fatigue so deep that many people have simply stopped caring whether what they're seeing is real. So is authenticity already beside the point? And is an audience’s emotional response—rather than the truth behind the image—the only currency that matters?
What is Room Tone? (And Why Filmmakers NEED It)
What is room tone, and why do filmmakers always stop for silence on set? In this video, we break down how room tone works, how to record it properly, and why it’s essential for smooth dialogue, sound design, and professional filmmaking. If you want cleaner edits and better audio, this is one technique you can’t ignore.
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