On today's episode, Will is joined by the critic and filmmaker Bianca Stigter, director of Three Minutes: A Lengthening. Bianca and Will discuss the film's origins as a video essay, the process of creating this documentary, the various videographic techniques employed, and much more. Depending on your location Three Minutes: A Lengthening is available to stream via Hulu, BBC iPlayer, and on other VOD services. Support the podcast on Patreon. Follow the show on Twitter. Learn more at the pod's website. Get the free newsletter. Will DiGravio hosted, produced and edited this episode. Emily Su Bin Ko is the show's associate producer. Music by Ketsa: "Live It," "Anvil," and "Refraining."

Today's episode features a conversation with Amanda Kim, director of the new documentary Nam June Paik: Moon Is the Oldest TV. We discuss Paik's life and work, how Kim approached the project, archival documentary practice, the role of community in Paik's life and in the creation of this film, Paik's shaping of video art and today's internet culture, and more. Nam June Paik: Moon is the Oldest TV debuts at Film Form in New York City on March 24, 2023. Learn more here. And learn more about the Museum of Modern Art's new exhibition, Signals: How Video Transformed the World, which includes a selection of works streaming online, here. Stream works by Nam June Paik via Internet Archive, here. Support the podcast on Patreon. Follow the show on Twitter. Learn more at the pod's website. Get the free newsletter. Will DiGravio is the host and producer of The Video Essay Podcast, and the editor of this episode. Emily Su Bin Ko is the show's associate producer. Music via Free Music Archive: "Won't Be Stoppin" by Ketsa. And Nam June Paik's Global Groove (1973).

Today's episode features a conversation with video essayists who participated in "Cary Grant: A Class Act," a collaboration between the podcast and the Cary Comes Home Festival, directed by Dr. Charlotte Crofts. Video essayists were asked to submit works that deal with class in relation to the life and/or work of Grant, who was born Archibald Leach in Bristol, England. The video essayists who participated are: Lara Callaghan, Kendahl Cruver, Will DiGravio (me), Wickham Flannagan, Dan O'Brien, and Stella Parker. You can watch all of the videos here. And learn more about the Cary Comes Home Festival here. Watch our 2020 conversation and videos, "The Journeys of Cary Grant," here.  Support the podcast on Patreon. Follow the show on Twitter. Learn more at the pod's website. Get the free newsletter. Will DiGravio is the host and producer of The Video Essay Podcast, and the editor of this episode. Emily Su Bin Ko is the show's associate producer. Music via Free Music Archive: "Won't Be Stoppin" and "15 Waiting-Room" by Ketsa.

Adam Tinius, known on YouTube as Entertain the Elk, joins the show to discuss his videographic origin story, life as a full-time video essayist, the self-doubt that comes with YouTubing, his creative process, and much more. He, Will, and Emily also discuss Adam's video, "How Movies Helped Me Process My Mother's Death," and "The Social Network - Ten Years Later" by The Royal Ocean Film Society. [02:00] - Adam's origin story and the early days of Entertain the Elk [24:22] - Entertain the Elk's Ongoing "The Day X Died" / "The Day X Was Born" Series [34:30] - Finding the space for more experimental videos [38:50] - Working with writers to draft scripts [47:00] - "How Movies Helped Me Process My Mother's Death" [55:00] - "The Social Network - Ten Years Later" Support the podcast on Patreon. Follow the show on Twitter. Learn more at the pod's website. Get the free newsletter. Will DiGravio is the host and producer of The Video Essay Podcast. Emily Su Bin Ko is the show's associate producer and the editor of this episode. Music via Free Music Archive: "Won't Be Stoppin" and "15 Waiting-Room" by Ketsa.

Today's episode of The Video Essay Podcast features reflections from the organizers and participants of a recent symposium held in Hannover, Germany from November 2-4, 2022, "Videography: Art and Academia. Epistemological, Political and Pedagogical Potentials of Audiovisual Practices." Learn more about the symposium here. The episode begins with a roundtable discussion between the symposium organizers -- Anna-Sophie Philippi,  Maike Reinerth, Kathleen Loock, and Evelyn Kreutzer -- and is then followed by short reflections from symposium participants on the theme of openness. Specifically, participants were asked to "reflect on the term 'openness', as it emerged prominently in Hannover, such as in its relation to the local and the global, our sense of community and network, and the challenges and potentials that are associated with it." [03:12] -- Discussion between Anna-Sophie Philippi (Film University Babelsberg Konrad Wolf) ,  Maike Reinerth (Film University Babelsberg Konrad Wolf) , Kathleen Loock (Leibniz University Hannover) , and Evelyn Kreutzer (Film University Babelsberg Konrad Wolf) Reflections on Openness  [22:15] -- Annalisa Pellino (IULM University, Milan) [24:20] -- Alan O'Leary (Aarhus University) [27:58] -- Barbara Zecchi (University of Massachusetts Amherst) [31:43] -- Johannes Binotto (University of Zurich) [34:30] -- Cormac Donnelly (University of Glasgow)  [36:53] -- Oswald Iten (Lucerne University of Applied Sciences and Arts) [41:25] -- Ariane Hudelet (Université de Paris) [44:27] -- Emily Dreyfus (Film University Babelsberg Konrad Wolf) [45:41] -- Kristina Brüning (The University of Texas at Austin)  [47:22] -- Kevin B. Lee (Università della Svizzera italiana) [52:09] -- Maria Hofmann (University of Minnesota) Support the podcast on Patreon. Follow the show on Twitter. Learn more at the pod's website. Get the free newsletter. The video essay podcasted is hosted, produced, and edited by Will DiGravio. Emily Su Bin Ko is the show's associate producer. Music via Free Music Archive: "Won't Be Stoppin" and "15 Waiting-Room" by Ketsa.

Topics discussed in the podcast include embodiment and sensuality in video essays, exploring Iranian cinema and cultural prohibitions, using video as a research tool, the duality of a location in video essays, the potential of digital images in cinema reinvention, failure and challenging traditional education, questioning traditional video essay structures, and reflection on the video essay gallery.

Today's episode features the third of five conversations between Chloé Galibert-Laîné, Kevin B. Lee and Johannes Binotto, recorded as part of the third exhibition of Filmexplorer’s Video Essay Gallery, “(Dis)possessions.” Filmexplorer, a publication based in Switzerland, invited Chloé, Kevin, and Johannes to each curate video essays centered on various themes. Episode topics include: "Does the viewer possess the film or does the film possess the viewer? Is the viewer’s experience of dispossession nothing but the dissociation that is generated by film editing? Does this dissociation amount to the consciousness of using a medium??" A special thanks to the Filmexplorer team, Giuseppe Di Salvatore and Ruth Baettig, for this collaboration. Listen to Episode One here and Episode Two here.

Today's show is the final part of the podcast's third anniversary celebration. Will shares clips from episodes twenty-one through thirty-one of the show. Topics include: [02:43] - Kendahl Cruver on viewing an old film in new ways [05:10] - Kevin B. Lee on the exploratory video essay [07:45] - Jemma Saunders on homework and the parametric approach [11:54] - Estrella Sendra on introducing students to video essays [15:55] - John Gibbs on blending media and mind-mapping [18:44] - Doug Pye on language and criticism [23:08] - Terri Francis on discovery [26:48] - Tracy Cox-Stanton on the scholarly video essay [29:44] - Allison De Fren on the video essay and knowledge [32:51] - Ian Garwood on voiceover [34:28] - Broey Deschanel on YouTube algorithms and censorship [37:35] - Thomas Flight on workflow and sustainability [39:50] - Jordan Schonig on bringing scholarship to YouTube [42:18] - Ariel Avissar on TV Dictionary [46:00] - Barbara Zecchi on archival voids Learn more about our 2022 call for Cary Grant videos here.  Watch parts one and two below! This episode was created as part of Will's preparation for an upcoming talk he is giving at "Theory & Practice of the Video-Essay: An International Conference on Videographic Criticism" later this week at the University of Massachusetts Amherst. Support the podcast on Patreon. Follow the show on Twitter. Learn more at the pod's website. Get the free newsletter. This show is hosted, produced, and edited by Will DiGravio. Emily Su Bin Ko is the show's associate producer. Music via Free Music Archive.

Today's show is part two of the podcast's third anniversary celebration. Will shares clips from episodes eleven through twenty of The Video Essay Podcast. Topics include: [02:17] - Ariel Avissar on curating the Sight & Sound Poll [03:56] - Liz Greene on sound and the "audiovisual" essay [06:15] - Scout Tafoya on labor and The Unloved [10:02] - Leigh Singer on discovery and audience [11:52] - Shannon Strucci on YouTube thumbnails [14:33] - Adam Woodward on publishing via YouTube [16:56] - Jason Mittell on building community [20:32] - Cydnii Wilde Harris on creating while a student [25:03] - Professor Flowers on talking about race on YouTube [27:17] - Nelson Carvajal on collecting images Be on the lookout for part three and watch part one here. This episode was created as part of Will's preparation for an upcoming talk he is giving at "Theory & Practice of the Video-Essay: An International Conference on Videographic Criticism" later this month at the University of Massachusetts Amherst. Support the podcast on Patreon. Follow the show on Twitter. Learn more at the pod's website. Get the free newsletter. This show is hosted, produced, and edited by Will DiGravio. Emily Su Bin Ko is the show's associate producer. Music via Free Music Archive.

The Video Essay Podcast turned three-years-old in July! On today's show, Will offers highlights from the first ten episodes of the show. Topics include: [02:15] - Catherine Grant on "working in the flow" [03:48] - Philip Brubaker on an early influence [05:20] - Grace Lee on drafting a script [06:59] - Jacob Swinney on the act of watching [08:17] - Adrian Martin on collaboration [10:51] - Jennifer Proctor on filmmakers as essayists [12:57] - Chloé Galibert-Laîné on the desktop documentary [14:43] - Johannes Binotto on inspirations [16:23] - Charlie Shackleton on an early work Be on the lookout for parts two and three! This episode was created as part of Will's preparation for an upcoming talk he is giving at "Theory & Practice of the Video-Essay: An International Conference on Videographic Criticism" later this month at the University of Massachusetts Amherst. Support the podcast on Patreon. Follow the show on Twitter. Learn more at the pod's website. Get the free newsletter. This show is hosted, produced, and edited by Will DiGravio. Emily Su Bin Ko is the show's associate producer. Music via Free Music Archive.