I painted this surreal sci-fi / fantasy picture on canvas with acrylics for my girlfriend. This video shows the various stages of creating the piece from blank canvas to finished artwork. It took quite a while to do as I've only painted one other picture in the last fifteeen years. However, I think it's the best picture I've ever done. I also made the accompanying music a few years back on Music 2000 of all things, lol.
While writing an article about The Shining I found a bizarre detail in the river of blood. I've reached my conclusion about it, but have tried to present multiple interpretations in this video so you can draw your own conclusions. Stanley Kubrick was a master of subliminal encoding and, as always, he's crammed enough detail into this one shot to justify a video analysis in itself.
Photos of the Ahwahnee Hotel and Timberline Lodge. These hotels were used as an inspirational template for the Overlook Hotel sets used in Stanley Kubrick's The Shining.
After shelving this project for several months to produce new videos for my main website http://www.collativelearning.com/ I've returned to the project. Rather than pursue the standard film festival route, in which a lot of film films aren't even watched by the selection boards despite paid submission fees, I'll be producing a series of unusual trailers and promotional videos (hopefully drawing in more distributor interest at the same time).
Would the Ludovico Technique actually work? This detailed study of A Clockwork Orange concludes that not only would it not work, but that Kubrick's film veers away from the novel with a variety of subtle clues that reveal Alex is faking his Ludovico responses throughout the story. Written and narrated by Rob Ager.
A new surrealist indie horror film now available on DVD.
Main trailer for Rob Ager's surrealist horror film Turn In Your Grave.
Trailer for Rob Ager's surrealist horror film Turn In Your Grave.
Surrealist painting with Dali and Giger influences painted by Rob Ager for a customer in Japan.
The second half of Full Metal Jacket is widely considered inferior to the training scenes in the first half of the film, but if you dig deeper the Vietnam scenes contain some powerful and insightful metaphors that the critics missed. Written, edited and narrated by Rob Ager.
Meaning of the monolith 2014 update. Written,edited and narrated by Rob Ager.
Greatest screen heroes - Kyle Reese in The Terminator. Film analysis by Rob Ager.
A few things you may not have noticed in the classic and still socially relevant movie THE MATRIX. Written, edited and narrated by Rob Ager.
At their annual conference in Manchester in 2006, the Labour Party was protested by approximately 30,000 demonstrators regarding the wars in Afghanistan and Iraq and the erosion of civil liberties under the guise of the War On Terror. This huge peaceful protest was attended by a diverse selection of political groups, but went almost completely unreported by the British newspapers and TV stations. The event therefore has been almost completely forgotten and there are very few references to it on the internet. I recorded video footage on the day of the protest and present some of it to you here along with questions and possible answers as to why this important protest did not receive the media coverage it deserved. Please share with others this example of how media blackouts and bias can distort public awareness of political events.
Some of the best evidence for the theme condensed into 15 mins. Written, edited and narrated by Rob Ager.
A short study of visual details communicating the likely identity of the mysterious and threatening Red Cloak character in Eyes Wide Shut.
Alfred Hitchcock. Steven Spielberg, George Miller, David Lynch, Stanley Kubrick, Mel Gibson, Paul Verhoeven, Christopher Smith and Ridley Scott have all admitted putting hidden themes, messages or subliminals in their movies. Written, edited and narrated by Rob Ager
Written, edited and narrated by Rob Ager
The Texas Chainsaw Massacre film analysis (A taste of Darkness / Dinner is Served) by Rob Ager
An exploration of the clues offered in Pulp Fiction and by its creators as to what content of Marsellus Wallace's briefcase represents ... if anything. Written, narrated and edited by Rob Ager.
Quick exploration of revealing details in six Kubrick films - 2001: A Space Odyssey, Full Metal Jacket, The Shining, A Clockwork Orange, Eyes Wide Shut and A.I. Artificial Intelligence.
Detailed study of one of the best action sequences ever filmed.
Saving Private Ryan is mistekenly hailed as a "realistic" war movie. Careful examination of its battle scenes reveals how the film starts off by showing us the horror of the battlefield then gradually transforms its action scenes to play down battlefield suffering. Written, edited and narrated by Rob Ager.
Detailed study of the demonization of Germans and promotion of POW executions in Saving Private Ryan.
A study of themes and social commentary in one of the greatest fiction characters of recent years.
A detailed exploration of possible sexual abuse themes in one of the most infamous and highly sexualized horror films of all time.
Silence of the Lambs is deeper and more intricate than even its reputation suggests. Written, edited and narrated by Rob Ager.
This is just an informative vid to embed on my sales page. Approved comments only so I can filter out anything not related to the order process.
A new series of short film analysis videos. This one features subliminal details in Morpheus's street walk explanation of The matrix scene. By Rob Ager
A new series of short film analysis videos. This one features a sly subliminal sequence in Alfred Hitchcock's VERTIGO. By Rob Ager
A new series of short film analysis videos. This one features subliminal details in the engineer monster tunnel chase scene. By Rob Ager
A new series of short film analysis videos. This one features subliminal details in the bike ride montage scene of Risky Business. By Rob Ager
Rob Ager's tips for anyone hoping to produce their own film analysis videos.
The Terminator - punk scene - spot the subliminals. By Rob Ager
Rob Ager's game analysis of THE WITNESS
If you'd like to help corwfund my work https://www.patreon.com/RobAger My backlog of offline materials will remain as digital downloads only at http://www.collativelearning.com/
By Rob Ager. A part-satirical study of the unusual product placement paradigm of Total Recall.
Though The Shining does contain hidden and subliminal themes the waters have been muddied by one or two poorly conceived interpretations. This video addresses the mistaken idea that the film is a confession from Stanley Kubrick about him having faked the moonj landings for NASA. The issue of Danny's Apollo 11 sweater is addressed as part of the deunk. Written, edited and narrated by Rob Ager.
Rob Ager's analysis of The Shining was plagiarized in a video posted on the Screen Prism channel and credited to Jeff Saporito. The video was called The Shining Who is the man in the bear costume. This video is my attempt to put the record straight.
The Shining film analysis. Danny's ordeal and the bear costumed man, exploring hidden abuse theme in the movie. By Rob Ager
This is a HD video update of Rob Ager's scene analysis of Luke Skywalker vs Darth Vader in The Empire Strikes Back.
Evidence found at the Kubrick Archives demonstrating that Stanley Kubrick had researched occult and witchcraft in preparation for making Eyes Wide Shut.
A short film analysis I threw together today.
The Gold Watch story is far deeper and more symbolic than it's giverally given credit. This vid explores it's artistic depths
Exploration of a key narrative paradigm in Far Cry 5 that has received little to no discussion to date.
The Abyss is full of psychological complexities, some consciously intentional, some not.
Detailed breakdown of one of my fave scenes in my favourite Ninja movie, Revenge of the Ninja.
Detailed study and comparison of the two greatest werewolf transformation sequences ever filmed.
A clip from Rob Ager's 1 hr 36 min video EYES WIDE SHUT AND THE WEINSTEIN EFFECT.
Humans and invaders, who is more enslaved in They Live.
A clip from Rob Ager's video Militarism in the movies of Jim Cameron
Very detailed study of one of the most intricately crafted pieces of film making I've ever seen.
Detailed character analysis of Lecter in the novel and film of Silence of the Lambs.
Detailed study of the sophisticated subliminal scare techniques used in Ari Aster's excellent horror film Hereditary.
A basic overview of themes and context.
If you want the original theatrical cut of The Warriors to be released then please like and share this video and leave a comment to that effect. Thank you.
If you want the original theatrical cut of The Outsiders to be released then please like and share this video and leave a comment to that effect. Thank you.
Though appreciated for its entertainment value Raiders of the lost Ark has many deeper qualities.
Based on my 72 min video The War on Bugs from 2012. Starship Troopers is one of the most underrated and under-appreciated movies of all time. This video introduces some of its overlooked themes.
Poltergeist has a good reputation as a piece of basic commercial entertainment, but it's aesthetic and technical craftsmanship is still very under-appreciated. This video digs beneath the surface. Written, edited and narrated by Rob Ager.
HOW I COMPILED THIS LIST: These games span my personal game playing over a 40 year period with nostalgia games mostly appearing lower down the list, but there is a roughly equal number of games from each of the last four decades. My primary criteria for compiling the list is how much I enjoyed the games at the time of release rather than how the games compare to each other today. To that effect the list is as much a history of video games from my perspective. I've also tried to vary my choices in game type, complexity and platform on which the games appeared. Inevitably there are some genres of game that I've never been into and thus aren't represented on this list. There are also some famous game franchises I haven't played end so they aren't on the list.
Detailed study of the subliminal communication of sexuality in the scene of Superman and Lois Lane meeting for a date. Written, edited & narrated by Rob Ager
Detailed study of this fascinating anti-hero and why he appeals.
Film analysis by Rob Ager
Thoughts / review on the movie JOKER.