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The Videographic Essay: Practice and PedagogyMain MenuThe Videographic EssayTable of ContentsIntroduction, Acknowledgements, and Further ReadingScholarship in Sound & Image: A Pedagogical EssayPedagogical essay authored by Christian Keathley and Jason MittellDissolves of PassionIn Dialogue: Eric Faden and Kevin B. LeeBecoming Videographic Critics: A Roundtable ConversationA conversation among practitioners curated by Jason MittellBut Is Any Of This Legal?Videographic ExercisesGallery of All ExercisesCreditsChristian Keathley0199b522721abf067a743773a226b6064fe22f8cJason Mittell06e96b1b57c0e09d70492af49d984ee2f68945deCatherine Grantc9eab209ad26b2e418453515f6418aa2cbe20309
Abstract Trailer on Twin Peaks: The Return
12019-06-11T19:40:59-07:00Jason Mittell06e96b1b57c0e09d70492af49d984ee2f68945de75432An abstract trailer by Elizabeth Alsopplain2021-04-08T06:40:14-07:00Jason Mittell06e96b1b57c0e09d70492af49d984ee2f68945deElizabeth Alsop, working with Showtime’s Twin Peaks: The Return (U.S.A., 2017), borrowed the extraordinary mysterious force of its object’s images and sounds to suggest that this series may be representative of a turn in recent television away from plot and towards something more—to employ Jason Mittell’s term—‘batshit’. This piece eventually evolved into her videographic essay "The Television Will Not Be Summarized."