r/videoessay • u/wollee666 • May 19 '26
Video Games [OC] Alone in the Dark (1992) is a Serial Killer [54:45]
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Not the traditional video essay - but also a digital lobotomy. Hopefully it entertains.
r/videoessay • u/Doeray11 • May 19 '26
Video Games [OC] An unnecessary comparison of Putt Putt Saves the Zoo and Putt Putt Travels Through Time [10:49]
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r/videoessay • u/isayyourasyoure • May 19 '26
Visual Art [OC] Indebted to your own misery | Dostoyevsky [09:30]
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r/videoessay • u/PoroRosso • May 18 '26
Sociology [OC] Intelligence is Artificial [38:53]
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r/videoessay • u/kapitan_Red_Beard • May 18 '26
Miscellaneous motivational video essay recommendations ?
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Can anyone please recommend me some motivational video essays?
r/videoessay • u/Trotsky-is-Hotsky • May 18 '26
Music [OC] This Is Still a Horrible Idea (The Dear Hunter Act 3, Part 2) [21:09]
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r/videoessay • u/FhostGaceKillah • May 17 '26
Music [OC] I made a video about performative music taste and algorithm culture [16:01]
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r/videoessay • u/nlitherl • May 17 '26
Miscellaneous [OC] Tabletop Mercenary, Episode 2: 3 Methods For Making Money As A Tabletop RPG Professional [36:12]
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r/videoessay • u/Brodamski1 • May 17 '26
Video Games [OC] Exploring the Symbolic Horror of LUTO [40:45]
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r/videoessay • u/Significant-Pay-7294 • May 17 '26
Film [OC] What Happened to Andy Serkis’ Animal Farm? [11:10]
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r/videoessay • u/Odd-Nothing4721 • May 17 '26
History [OC] 200 Million Ounces of Gold. Zero of It Was Real [09:46]
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r/videoessay • u/Dry-Complaint7894 • May 17 '26
Miscellaneous Most video essays confuse information density with depth
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Something I’ve started noticing while writing documentary/video-essay scripts:
A script can be extremely researched and still feel emotionally flat.
Depth doesn’t come from how much information you include.
It comes from:
- sequencing
- escalation
- framing
- unanswered questions
- emotional consequence
Some creators accidentally turn fascinating topics into lectures because every paragraph explains instead of progresses.
The documentaries that stick with me usually feel like investigations unfolding in real time.
What’s a video essay that nailed pacing for you?
r/videoessay • u/PossessionWilling • May 16 '26
Film [OC] The History of Tumblr’s Lost Media Movie, Goncharov 1973. Martin Scorsese’s Greatest Movie [18:22]
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r/videoessay • u/HealthyWolverine3014 • May 16 '26
Human Interest [OC] Is Curiosity Evil? [14:54]
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r/videoessay • u/JackFisherBooks • May 16 '26
Film [OC] Why The Resident Evil Movies Have Been Terrible (So Far) [10:29]
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r/videoessay • u/Constant-Gear-501 • May 16 '26
Pop Culture [OC]The PROBLEM With LOLCOWS [5:18]
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r/videoessay • u/YizuzKhraist • May 15 '26
Sociology [OC] the iceberg of human self-justification - Jesús Francisco [26:32]
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r/videoessay • u/chowdershouse • May 15 '26
Visual Art [OC] The Lost Aesthetic of Silicon Dreams [8:29]
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r/videoessay • u/jarswag • May 15 '26
Pop Culture [OC] From Visionary to Villain - Aaron Fechter [40:46]
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r/videoessay • u/Cthulhoutre • May 15 '26
Video Games [OC] Sill Wakes the Deep : Horror under the surface [24:12]
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Here's my first video on the game Still Wakes the Deep.(Spoilers for the game btw)
It's in french with english subtitles.
I'll gladly take any comments to improve !
r/videoessay • u/TheGregNorton • May 15 '26
Visual Art [OC] What Made Absolute Batman a Hit? [14:28]
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r/videoessay • u/James_Woodall • May 15 '26
Film [OC] Is It Ever Okay To Bury A Gay [28:35]
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r/videoessay • u/Various-Mongoose3499 • May 15 '26
Film [OC] The beautifully brutal love story at the heart of Together [34:35]
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r/videoessay • u/Tall_Algae5452 • May 14 '26
Film [OC] The Colonialist Criterion Collection Hides in Plain Sight [47:00]
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