Alex Blackburn - Invidious

Alex Blackburn

I break down movies through a filmmaker’s lens - analyzing cinematography, storytelling, direction, and the creative choices that make films work (or fail).

This channel isn’t about surface-level reviews. It’s about how films are made, why certain choices are effective, and what filmmakers can learn from them.

Expect film breakdowns, scene analysis, and occasional filmmaking lessons inspired directly by movies.

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11:25

Hellraiser: Revival vs Hellraiser 1 & 2 - Does It Fit the Canon?

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Shared 3 days ago

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4:38

How I Built This VFX Shot for My Indie Film

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Shared 6 days ago

152 views

5:56

How I Organise an Entire Film in DaVinci Resolve

Alex Blackburn

Shared 1 week ago

472 views

6:41

How I Shot My Indie Horror Film

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Shared 2 weeks ago

2.3K views

4:11

Hypnogog - A Short Horror Film

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Shared 2 months ago

271 views

6:38

Cold Tea | Cinematic Actor Showreel Scene

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Shared 2 months ago

145 views

3:37

I See You | Cinematic Actor Showreel Scene

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Shared 2 months ago

114 views

6:12

I Almost Replaced My Super 35 Lenses… Until I Tried This

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4:13

Can Viral Creators Make Great Movies?

Alex Blackburn

Shared 4 months ago

184 views

16:46

My First Days with the PYXIS 12K

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Shared 4 months ago

356 views

38:29

I Built My DREAM Cinema Camera Rig | Blackmagic PYXIS 12K Unboxing

Alex Blackburn

Shared 4 months ago

560 views

4:19

The FIRST DJI Osmo Pocket 4 Accessory You Actually Need

Alex Blackburn

Shared 4 months ago

7.1K views

8:31

Christopher Nolan’s Odyssey Will Break His Biggest Rule

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Shared 4 months ago

267 views

5:32

Cinema Isn’t Dead. It Just Has to Be Worth It

Alex Blackburn

Shared 5 months ago

154 views

11:23

How I Shot a Giallo-Inspired Horror in Black & White | The Horned Woman of Saughall (Intro + Film)

Alex Blackburn

Shared 6 months ago

56 views

2:21

The Tea - A Monologue Film

Alex Blackburn

Shared 6 months ago

761 views

1:53

Demon Tape - A Horror Promotional Film

Alex Blackburn

Shared 6 months ago

112 views

9:52

Should AI Replace Actors?

Alex Blackburn

Shared 6 months ago

215 views

2:12

Sentimental Value (2025) | Review - Oscars 2026 Best Picture Nominee

Alex Blackburn

Shared 6 months ago

325 views

4:00

A Moment Too Late | Cinematic Actor Showreel Scene

Alex Blackburn

Shared 6 months ago

415 views

7:13

Is Steven Spielberg’s Return to Sci-Fi What Cinema Needs?

Alex Blackburn

Shared 7 months ago

277 views

3:07

The Bride Review | A Bold Reinvention of a Classic Monster

Alex Blackburn

Shared 7 months ago

73 views

2:36

Train Dreams (2025) | Review - Oscars 2026 Best Picture Nominee

Alex Blackburn

Shared 7 months ago

436 views

3:07

Why Modern Films Show Too Much

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Shared 7 months ago

493 views

3:25

Marty Supreme (2025) | Review - Oscars 2026 Best Picture Nominee

Alex Blackburn

Shared 7 months ago

199 views

4:36

Why Christopher Nolan Avoids Realistic Violence (And What That Means)

Alex Blackburn

Shared 7 months ago

8.7K views

8:40

Hamnet (2025) | Review - Oscars 2026 Best Picture Nominee

Alex Blackburn

Shared 7 months ago

304 views

6:48

The Secret Agent (2025) | Review - Oscars 2026 Best Picture Nominee

Alex Blackburn

Shared 7 months ago

266 views

7:08

The BEST Way to Archive Your Projects in DaVinci Resolve

Alex Blackburn

Shared 8 months ago

898 views

3:26

Bugonia | Review - Oscars 2026 Best Picture Nominee

Alex Blackburn

Shared 8 months ago

400 views

3:24

One Battle After Another | Review - Oscars 2026 Best Picture Nominee

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Shared 8 months ago

314 views

8:36

Proxy Files - Fixing Laggy Playback in Resolve & Premiere

Alex Blackburn

Shared 8 months ago

668 views

3:56

F1 | Review - Oscars 2026 Best Picture Nominee

Alex Blackburn

Shared 8 months ago

281 views

3:12

Frankenstein | Review - Oscars 2026 Best Picture Nominee

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Shared 8 months ago

320 views

9:55

This Is How to Film Client Interviews

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2:15

Sinners | Review - Oscars 2026 Best Picture Nominee

Alex Blackburn

Shared 8 months ago

172 views

10:25

Stop Showing Faces - Blur Them in DaVinci Resolve

Alex Blackburn

Shared 8 months ago

102 views

1:30

The Crow (1994) - 4K UHD Review

Alex Blackburn

Shared 8 months ago

351 views

5:25

DJI Osmo Nano Unboxing

Alex Blackburn

Shared 8 months ago

65 views

4:53

Not What I Expected - The DJI Osmo Nano

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2:16

Cheap Filmmaking Accessories

Alex Blackburn

Shared 9 months ago

60 views

3:34

Production TIPS for Filmmakers / Diary #003

Alex Blackburn

Shared 9 months ago

64 views

15:04

How to CREATE Subtitles in DaVinci Resolve

Alex Blackburn

Shared 9 months ago

1.2K views

5:03

The Small but POWERFUL Film Light

Alex Blackburn

Shared 9 months ago

788 views

32:44

From Smartphone to Cinema Camera - My iPhone Filmmaking Build

Alex Blackburn

Shared 9 months ago

1.9K views

2:23

Creating Cinema on an iPhone

Alex Blackburn

Shared 9 months ago

252 views

2:30

A BUSY 2025 / BURN OUT/ NEW GEAR / Diary #002

Alex Blackburn

Shared 9 months ago

18 views

3:35

The Boyfriend Test (A Short Film) - Seren Basu and Matilda Brookes-Jones

Alex Blackburn

Shared 9 months ago

103 views

2:49

Hellraiser (2022) – 4K UHD Review & Unboxing | Turbine Media

Alex Blackburn

Shared 9 months ago

564 views

3:11

After the Funeral (A Short Film) - Kevin Patterson and Francesca McQuillan

Alex Blackburn

Shared 9 months ago

328 views

1:26

Willow (1988) - 4K UHD Review & Unboxing | Lucas Film

Alex Blackburn

Shared 9 months ago

409 views

2:05

STRANGER THINGS DEMOGORGON IS HERE! | Unboxing Stranger Things Demogorgon Lamp

Alex Blackburn

Shared 9 months ago

697 views

2:24

What We Did (A Short Film) - Scarlett Daley and Chris Murphy

Alex Blackburn

Shared 9 months ago

179 views

4:55

Filmmaker's Cut - The Ghost of Graves End (A Gothic Horror Film)

Alex Blackburn

Shared 9 months ago

412 views

2:29

I'm Returning the SmallRig Wireless Monitor (Wireless Adapter)

Alex Blackburn

Shared 10 months ago

1.6K views

2:40

The Ghost of Graves End - A Short Film

Alex Blackburn

Shared 10 months ago

309 views

4:20

Too Late (A Short Film) - Chris Ellwood and Helen Morrish

Alex Blackburn

Shared 10 months ago

346 views

24:56

The Dangers of AI - Reel Voices with Alexander Blackburn and Helen Eadon

Alex Blackburn

Shared 10 months ago

20 views

5:18

Free up Disk Space FAST | How to Clear Media Cache Files in DaVinci Resolve on PC + MAC

Alex Blackburn

Shared 10 months ago

2.1K views

9:51

SmallRig Mobile Dual Handheld Kit Unboxing

Alex Blackburn

Shared 10 months ago

1.7K views