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John Carpenter’s cult classic THEY LIVE (1988) was certainly a movie for its moment. It’s also quite resonant today…and probably will be for the foreseeable future. — CREDITS Materials: – THEY LIVE (1988) by John Carpenter – THE PERVERT’S GUIDE TO IDEOLOGY (2012) by Sophie Fiennes – “The Making of THEY LIVE” (1988) by Larry Sulkis – “Alamo Drafthouse – THEY LIVE w/ John Carpenter” (June 7, 2011) by Alamo Drafthouse (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bAOyt37Mi5I) – “Morning in America” (1984) by Ronald Reagan’s Presidential Reelection Campaign – CAPITALISM: A LOVE STORY (2009) by Michael Moore – “Donald Trump Presidential Campaign Announcement” (June 16, 2015) by C-SPAN – “Trump/They Live” T-Shirt Design (“Make America Great Again”) by Mitch O’Connell (http://bit.ly/2pKn1Is) – “Trump Pledges to Renew American Dream” (November 9, 2016) by Reuters – Coverage of Republican Vice Presidential Candidate Paul Ryan’s Campaign Stop in Danville, VA (September 19, 2012) by CNN – “Wealth Gap” (July 13, 2014) by Last Week Tonight with John Oliver (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LfgSEwjAeno) – “Inequality for All: Robert Reich Warns Record Income Gap Is Undermining Our Democracy” (September 13, 2013) by Democracy Now! (http://bit.ly/2paP0Ff) – “Jobs, But No Homes: Meet the Working Homeless” (March 24th, 2014) by TODAY (http://on.today.com/2pK6ZOZ) – “Keith David on Being Homeless in THEY LIVE” by Shout! Factory (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kZ-SsuO0Vzs) – The July 19, 2012, episode of Piers Morgan Live by CNN – “Noam Chomsky: ‘Spending Money is Not Speech’” (March 26, 2014) by Abel Collins (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=n9uD4bkx-JM) – “43 Million Americans Live in Poverty, Worry About Future” (February 3, 2017) by VOA News (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xrvfA5BT63o) – “Lawrence Lessig Talks About the Corrupting Influence of Money on Politics” (March 1, 2011) by KUT Austin (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=J4GOx4Y3ouM) – “Bill Moyers Essay: The United States of Inequality” (April 11, 2013) by Moyers & Company (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5An1Ek8RVIc) – “Baltimore: ‘This is What Poverty in the US Looks Like’” (March 1, 2017) by BBC News (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qytbhMlXltI) Music: – “Wake Up” by John Carpenter and Alan Howarth from the soundtrack of THEY LIVE — DISCLAIMER: This video essay contains copyrighted material, the use of which has not always been specifically authorized by the copyright owner. This material is being used in an effort to advance understanding about the art and craft of filmmaking. I believe this constitutes a “fair use” of any such copyrighted material as provided for in section 107 of the U.S. Copyright Law. In accordance with Title 17 U.S.C. Section 107, this video essay is distributed without profit for educational use only. If you wish to use copyrighted material from this video essay for purposes of your own that go beyond “fair use,” you must obtain permission from the copyright owner.

Story of Terry and Becky. Music of Daughter. Director: Salomon Ligthelm DP: Khalid Mohtaseb Story: Salomon Ligthelm + Khalid Mohtaseb Producer: Jens Jacob Line Producer: Cara Venter Gaffer: Brad Burke Art Director: Joe Scaccia Grip: Keitaro ‘Johnny’ Cloward 1st AC/Additional Photography: Mobolaji ‘Mobi’ Olaoniye 2nd AC: Otter Moore Steadicam: Andrew Ansnick Production Coordinator & Location Scout: Manuel Ruiz Talent: Terry and Becky Edit: Mathew Osborne Additional Edit: Salomon Ligthelm Sound Design: Q Department Production Company: Sibling Service Production: Sypher

A kewl teen, a pastel bedroom, and 8 short-short song snippets. Commissioned by Disney for their new Microcontent program. 🙂 Track 3 inspired by Disney XD’s Star Vs The Forces of Evil Tracks 4 & 7 inspired by Disney Channel’s Bizaardvark Track 8 inspired by Disney Channel’s Stuck In The Middle CD: Vincent Aricco Production Manager: Jaycen Armstrong Production Assistant: David Krenz glander.co

Camera and edit: Jonas Kisielius Music: XXYYXX – Red Equipment: Sony a7sII, Comlite adapter, Canon 24-70mm f2.8I, Manfrotto tripod and hands. Helsingborg, Sweden 2017

In an office in India, a cadre of Internet moderators ensures that social media sites are not taken over by bots, scammers, and pornographers. The Moderators shows the humans behind content moderation, taking viewers into the training process that workers go through in order to become social media’s monitors. Directed by Ciaran Cassidy and Adrian Chen See more from Field of Vision here: fieldofvision.org

Directed by Josep Prat Sorolla Produced by O Executive producers Rafa Montilla & Emilia Fort Producer Fiona Vidal-Quadras Director of Photography Elias M. Félix Production Designer Alexandra Jordana Costume Designer Cris Quer Choreographer Tuixen Benet Make-up Artist Alba Pesa Grade Marc Morató at Metropolitana Postproduction Coordinator Yukio Montilla Dancers Julia Hernández Elena Serrano Lucía Revert Sheila Jordà Production Manager Marta Vega First Assistant Director Silvia Martínez First Production Assistant Eva Rubio Production Assistant Mónica Colomer Production Assistant David Ceballos Production Assistant Edu Giménez Production Assistant Oriol Rovira Production Assistant Valerie Steenhaut Stylist Assistant Alba Aixut 2nd Unit Camera Operator Carlos Rigo Focus Puller Ana Ferron Camera Assistant Frankie A.Ronda 2nd Unit Focus Puller Marta Mulas 2nd Unit AC Marina Cerdà Gaffer Carles Roman Sparks Enric Miranda, Genis Serra, Jose Cachon, Joan Planella and María González Key Grip Alex Moregó Grip Adri Arguelles Art Director Sara Oliva Art Assistant Núria Cunill Props Buyer Vicki Viñas & Júlia Prats Props Advance Anna Cornudella, Laia Alabart & Glendis Props on set Cristian Diamante Construction Guille Fernández & James Grimes Suppliers: Movie Men, Another Light, Cinevent, Cocolate, Espai Erre, Metric, Cine Support, Meridiana Rent, Parc Audiovisual Terrassa, Catering Pa·rill, WRS Walkies & Wifivox Special Thanks to All Cast and Crew, Amor y Lujo, Xevi Fernandez, Juan Carlos Pajares, Maria Barghouti, Hector Ruiz, Álvaro Peñalta, David Fernández, Berta Oliveres, Jordi Santos, Affaire, MINIM Merçè Colomer. http://olovesyou.com http://bit.ly/2pna3RQ

April 15th 1989. One game of football is about to affect Liam and the city of Liverpool forever. SATURDAY is a fictional account of how the Hillsborough stadium disaster – which claimed the lives of 96 Liverpool supporters – unfolded for one family back home in Merseyside. Director/Writer: Mike Forshaw / Cast: Harrison Vaughan, Elizabeth Berrington, Neil Fitzmaurice Film Festivals & Awards: http://bit.ly/2piGQXV Website: http://bit.ly/2pf6U9j Facebook: http://bit.ly/2piiGNq Twitter: @saturdayshort

Meet Kelvin and his best friend Money the deer. Thanks to Public Cinema Club

Filmed in Fermont, QC. Director: Didier Charette Camera: Vincent Gonneville Editor: Vincent Drolet Assistant Editor: Thomas Bellefleur Color grade: Simon Boissonneaux Post: Vincent Bilodeau Additionnal Filmography: Carasava Bogdan Produced with the financial assistance of MuchFACT, a division of Bell Media Inc. http://bit.ly/2ocUrhW

Mario A. Robinson “The real power of art, is the ability to galvanize and organize all those pigments and materials, and pour a soul into it.” Music courtesy Kyle Preston, Jason Leonard and Podington Bear. Watch more Making Art films at http://bit.ly/2pejiDO By the way, my wife, Carrie Brass, played a role in some critical editing decisions.