Comparing the protagonists of Double Indemnity (1944) and Scarlet Street (1945), professor Foster Hirsch illuminates some of the recurring characters and tropes of Film Noir.

In part 1 of this 4-part series, director and professor Thomas Barnes covers essential tips for directing actors, including how to give clear, concise notes between takes.

Cinematographer Carolina Costa breaks down the unconventional use of eyelines in the intel brief scene from Francis Ford Coppola's Apocalypse Now (1979).