Why BACKROOMS’ Visual Style Drives You Insane

A24's BACKROOMS: Why It Looks Like This, by New Rockstars’ Jessica Clemons Head to https://betterhelp.com/newrockstars to get 10% off your first month of therapy with our sponsor, BetterHelp. Because no one should have to go through anything alone. BetterHelp is here, With You. Welcome to another episode of “Why It Looks Like This,” a film visual analysis video essay series by New Rockstars. In this episode, Jessica Clemons analyzes Kane Parsons’ Backrooms film, its color theory, and visual parallels to Stanley Kubrick’s The Shining. NEW ROCKSTARS NETWORK youtube.com/@WitchingHourNR youtube.com/@BreakroomNR youtube.com/@DeepDiveNR youtube.com/@HighlightsNR Join the NR Underground for exclusive audio shows: https://nrunderground.supercast.com Check out our merch! http://www.NerdRiot.shop Follow us on Spotify to get updates when we release new music: https://open.spotify.com/artist/00FXqz5AkEpUTJ1aAPj0TA CHAPTERS 00:00 - Intro 00:18 - Why is Backrooms scary? 00:53 - This is why liminal horror is scary 02:06 - Who made The Backrooms? 04:00 - The Backroom's sets are so unsettling 07:06 - How cinematography helps make the backrooms creepy 09:00 - Why is the Backrooms YELLOW?? 10:10 - Sound Design and Score 11:19 - Conclusion EXECUTIVE PRODUCERS Michael Horwitz Tam Dante Justin Schoenrock Bro... Paulo Bianca Rick Denmon Jeremy Dunham Frederick Price This video was edited using the Adobe Creative Suite. To subscribe and help our channel, use our link: https://adobe.prf.hn/click/camref:1011l3NRam/creativeref:1011l134937 Follow New Rockstars​: TikTok: https://www.tiktok.com/@newrockstars_official Instagram: ​https://instagram.com/newrockstars Facebook: ​https://facebook.com/newmediarockstars Twitter: ​https://twitter.com/newrockstars Written by: Jessica Clemons Head of Content & Executive Producer: Erik Voss Senior Producer: Jessica Clemons Producers: Gina Ippolito, Alex Berg, Patti Chambers Head of Sales: Zach Huddleston Podcast Producer: Brian M Kim Post Production Supervisor: Joshua Steven Hurd Staff Editor: Abby Freel Editors: Aaron Carrion For business inquiries please contact [email protected]