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Moving Image Criticism

The Making Waves Film Festival proudly showcases the finest in videographic criticism, featuring an exceptional selection of works by young video essayists from Solent University.

These emerging talents offer insightful commentary on popular audio-visual culture.

Moving image criticism is an innovative approach to analyzing and evaluating films, television shows, and online video content through the use of video essays, digital editing, and multimedia presentations. This dynamic form of criticism leverages the visual and auditory elements of the media it examines, offering in-depth insights into narrative structures, cinematography, and cultural impact. Accessible to both professionals and enthusiasts, moving image criticism enriches the conversation around visual media, making it an essential aspect of contemporary media analysis.

21 08, 2023

Tim Burton’s Macabre through James March’s Film Analysis

By |2024-02-05T19:32:14+00:00August 21, 2023|Making Waves Film Festival, Moving Image Criticism|Comments Off on Tim Burton’s Macabre through James March’s Film Analysis

Explore Tim Burton's Macabre cinema through James March's video essay; 'Gothic Horror: symbolism, philosophy & the dark imagination.'

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14 08, 2023

The cinematography of Love, ‘The Light: and the Little Girl.’

By |2023-12-06T10:42:40+00:00August 14, 2023|Moving Image Criticism|Comments Off on The cinematography of Love, ‘The Light: and the Little Girl.’

Explore the cinematography of Love in the short film The Light and the little girl, through Alice Cockburn's video essay.

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7 08, 2023

Undressing Billie Eilish’s message in Phoebe Cowin’s video essay Not My Responsibility: Billie Eilish, femininity is not my responsibility

By |2023-12-06T10:42:16+00:00August 7, 2023|Moving Image Criticism|Comments Off on Undressing Billie Eilish’s message in Phoebe Cowin’s video essay Not My Responsibility: Billie Eilish, femininity is not my responsibility

Undressing Billie Eilish's message in Phoebe Cowin's video essay Not My Responsibility: Billie Eilish, femininity is not my responsibility

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31 07, 2023

Horror Genre in Music Videos: “Pop Music: The Visual Necessity of Apparatus”

By |2023-12-06T10:41:39+00:00July 31, 2023|Moving Image Criticism|Comments Off on Horror Genre in Music Videos: “Pop Music: The Visual Necessity of Apparatus”

Nat Pearce explores the horror genre in music videos in their captivating video essay, "Pop Music: The Visual Necessity of Apparatus." 

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20 10, 2022

Inner workings: psychological conflict in short films

By |2022-08-23T19:00:14+01:00October 20, 2022|Moving Image Criticism|Comments Off on Inner workings: psychological conflict in short films

George Onslow in a closer look at psychological conflict in the short film - young video essayists comment on popular audio-visual culture.

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13 10, 2022

Contemporary socio-political ideologies in the short film

By |2022-08-23T18:58:24+01:00October 13, 2022|Moving Image Criticism|Comments Off on Contemporary socio-political ideologies in the short film

Steve Cutts explores the socio-political in the short film - young video essayists comment on popular audio-visual culture.

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