Director reviews on youtube

A really good way to understand film theory is from the many youtube based film analysists. There are a lot of channels that talk about film theory however two I have found particularly good have been everyframe a painting and Nerdwriter1. Both the people often analyse directors as well as films and provide useful insight into film traits I'm using for this project.
One from every frame  apianting that is really useful is the one on busta keaton one of the original silent comediens of the time. One thing I took not of in particular is the way busta keaton frames his gags and a lot of them make use of the camera. He uses the rule of "If its not on frame then it doesn't exist" which means ridiculous things can come out of no were because the camera was not looking at them.

Another really useful analysis was slightly more relevant to animation which was an analysis of Ren and Stimpy. Although I am not a huge fan of the show for its overtly disturbing themes it does have some brilliant moments. A big thing I took away from it is the success of its originality. Every frame is different there are no quick fixes in ren and stimpy. Every facial expression is different so when you're watching similar weird gags they never get stale.