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.

15 07, 2025

A Closer Look: Bao – Telling Stories of Parenthood Without Words

By |2025-06-22T18:40:55+01:00July 15, 2025|Making Waves Film Festival, Moving Image Criticism|Comments Off on A Closer Look: Bao – Telling Stories of Parenthood Without Words

Created by Abbey Molyneux A CLOSER LOOK: VIDEOGRAPHIC CRITICISM 2025 - Young video essayists comment on popular audio-visual culture. Produced as part of the BA (Hons) Film and Television degree [...]

9 07, 2025

A Closer Look: Fishboy – Guilt, Grief, and the Uncanny in Stop-Motion

By |2025-06-22T18:11:04+01:00July 9, 2025|Making Waves Film Festival, Moving Image Criticism|Comments Off on A Closer Look: Fishboy – Guilt, Grief, and the Uncanny in Stop-Motion

Created by Alice Ainsworth A CLOSER LOOK: VIDEOGRAPHIC CRITICISM 2025 - Young video essayists comment on popular audio-visual culture. Produced as part of the BA (Hons) Film and Television degree [...]

6 07, 2025

A Closer Look: Pixar’s SparkShorts – Stories of Difference and Belonging

By |2025-06-22T18:05:29+01:00July 6, 2025|Making Waves Film Festival, Moving Image Criticism|Comments Off on A Closer Look: Pixar’s SparkShorts – Stories of Difference and Belonging

Created by Lucy Jarvis A CLOSER LOOK: VIDEOGRAPHIC CRITICISM 2025 - Young video essayists comment on popular audio-visual culture. Produced as part of the BA (Hons) Film and Television degree [...]

3 07, 2025

A Closer Look: Pixar and the Emotional Impact of the Short Film Form

By |2025-06-22T18:31:35+01:00July 3, 2025|Making Waves Film Festival, Moving Image Criticism|Comments Off on A Closer Look: Pixar and the Emotional Impact of the Short Film Form

Created by Dylan Waller Spray A CLOSER LOOK: VIDEOGRAPHIC CRITICISM 2025 - Young video essayists comment on popular audio-visual culture. Produced as part of the BA (Hons) Film and Television [...]

3 07, 2025

A Closer Look: You Know Where to Find Me – Intimacy, Independence, and Emotion in Short Film

By |2025-06-22T17:59:39+01:00July 3, 2025|Making Waves Film Festival, Moving Image Criticism|Comments Off on A Closer Look: You Know Where to Find Me – Intimacy, Independence, and Emotion in Short Film

Created by Joseph Horstead A CLOSER LOOK: VIDEOGRAPHIC CRITICISM 2025 - Young video essayists comment on popular audio-visual culture. Produced as part of the BA (Hons) Film and Television degree [...]

1 07, 2025

A Closer Look: Marvel Shorts – How side stories shape side characters

By |2025-06-22T17:52:19+01:00July 1, 2025|Making Waves Film Festival, Moving Image Criticism|Comments Off on A Closer Look: Marvel Shorts – How side stories shape side characters

Created by Callum Gates A CLOSER LOOK: VIDEOGRAPHIC CRITICISM 2025 - Young video essayists comment on popular audio-visual culture. Produced as part of the BA (Hons) Film and Television degree [...]

22 06, 2025

A Closer Look: Uncharted – How fan filmmakers beat Hollywood at their own game

By |2025-06-22T17:53:26+01:00June 22, 2025|Making Waves Film Festival, Moving Image Criticism|Comments Off on A Closer Look: Uncharted – How fan filmmakers beat Hollywood at their own game

Created by Brad Whittam A CLOSER LOOK: VIDEOGRAPHIC CRITICISM 2025 - Young video essayists comment on popular audio-visual culture. Produced as part of the BA (Hons) Film and Television degree [...]

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.'

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.

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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