Jacob Oller

Jacob Oller writes everywhere (Vanity Fair, The Guardian, Playboy, FSR, Paste, etc.) about everything that matters (film, TV, video games, memes, life).
Tom In Big Tom Hanks

Tom Hanks: Lovable Actor, Excellent Screamer

By Jacob Oller 

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Experience ‘The Horse in Motion’ From Inside the Zoopraxiscope

By Jacob Oller 

You know the GIF, now explore the zoetrope.

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The Fundamental Action Legacy of Indiana Jones

By Jacob Oller 

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Binary Botox: The Case Against Digital De-Aging

By Jacob Oller 

Punch Drunk Love

The Cinematic Literacy of Paul Thomas Anderson

By Jacob Oller 

The Graduate Ending Shot Elaine And Benjamin On Bus

Conveying Through Convex: Lensing for Characters

By Jacob Oller 

Lost in Translation

Crossing Over: How ‘Lost in Translation’ Uses the Frame

By Jacob Oller 

The caverns of meaning and negative space can operates similarly.

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The Unsung Art Form of Color Grading

By Jacob Oller 

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Sink In Your Claws: ‘Cat People’ as Meshwork

By Jacob Oller