Cinemaspeaking topic
Archive fever, why critics and creators are increasingly obsessed with old footage, and what digging through archives does that new footage cannot.
— YouTube (archival video essay trend, Sight and Sound)
practice with this topic
Set the timer (5-30 min), take 20 seconds of prep if you like, start talking. Jot your thoughts onto the sticky-note board.
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