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IMPORTANT ANNOUNCEMENT - Due to the increasing over-saturation of Youtube with poor quality content and excessive advertising, combined with the general decline of Youtube's service (not informing users of new uploads to subscribed channels, hiding dislikes on videos, shadowbanning etc) I'm now making many of my videos unlisted on that platform (primarily the videos the algorithm doesn't promote at all, despite high ratios of likes and decent watch duration). This means those videos (dozens of hours worth) will not be searchable on Youtube and instead will have to be accessed by their links on this website (usually on my Film Analysis and Insight pages). I'm also intending to make some of my new videos unlisted from the outset, being that YT continues to inform as little as 5% of my subscribers when I post a new video. If you want to have full access to all of my free content and be notified of all new uploads there are a few ways you can do this. 1) Sign up to the Rob Ager page on Twitter 2) Sign up to the Collative Learning page on Facebook 3) Sign up (whether paid or unpaid) to my Patreon page, and the most reliable method 4) Bookmark this site you're now visiting and check for new updates at least once a week.

 

DEC 2024 - 35 discount items available on my Film Analysis page. Up to 70% OFF. Grab them while they're available.

DEC 14th 2024 - Upladed third episode of Level Design Psychology in the early TOMB RAIDER - Level 3 - Lost Valley

DEC 10th 2024 - Previously shadow banned in 2021 by Google / Youtube, and now reuploaded FULL METAL JACKET and the universal art of brainwashing

DEC 7th 2024 - New 65 min video My craziest experiences working in mental health

DEC 5th 2024 - New video game analysis series Level Design Psychology in the early TOMB RAIDER games First two episodes posted on the Ager Games Youtube channel

NOV 27th 2024 - New 42 min video Greatest action scenes NEO VS AGENT SMITH in THE MATRIX

NOV 19th 2024 - New 46 min video The Linguistic Prison and how to escape it Available exclusively to my Patreon supporters

NOV 19th 2024 - New 26 min video How the TERRIFIER film series can be improved

NOV 17th 2024 - New 62 min video How THE MATRIX movie enslaved us now available as a digital download on my Film Analysis page.

NOV 7th 2024 - Uploaded short review of THE SUBSTANCE

NOV 5th 2024 - Uploaded short reviews the of the new horror films LATE NIGHT WITH THE DEVIL and ODDITY

NOV 1st 2024 - New 64 min video Greatest Screen Villains: Agent Smith in THE MATRIX now available as a digital download on my Film Analysis page. Also be available to my Patreon supporter

OCT 14th 2024 - New 42 min video uploaded The psychology of anger & revenge fantasies

OCT 7th 2024 - New 1hr 46 min video Story Structure, Plot Logistics & Physicality in THE THING (1982) now available as a digital download on my Film Analysis page.

SEPT 27th 2024 - New 36 min video uploaded Gang psychology in THE WARRIORS (1979)

Aug 31st 2024 - New 34 min video - LIFE AFTER ROMULUS: Suggestions for the next ALIEN movie

Aug 19th 2024 - Uploaded reviews on two new movies released this month LONGLEGS (13 min) and ALIEN:ROMULUS (29 min)

Aug 13th 2024 - New 54 min video - UK "far right" riots 2024 - The Long-term Causes

Aug 8th 2024 - New video series - 100 movies and TV shows that changed me. Part One free on Youtube Part Two available exclusively to Patreon supporters

July 25th 2024 - New 67 min video available "The Making of The Shining" - A Staged Documentary? now available as a digital download on my FILM ANALYSIS Also available to my Patreon supporters

July 5th 2024 - Posted a 12 min video A CLOCKWORK ORANGE - When criminals play the victim This is a clip from my latest paid content video KUBRICK'S HOT POTATO

July 2nd 2024 - Two presentations uploaded on the topic of A.I. The first is The SENTIENT A.I. delusion (a game dev perspective) 28 min video on the Ager Games Youtube channel. The second, on my main channel, is Open source humans vs closed source A.I. programming 14 min video.

June 28th 2024 - New 72 min video KUBRICK'S HOT POTATO: Victim / Abuser / Saviour narratives in A CLOCKWORK ORANGE available as a digital download on my FILM ANALYSIS. Also available to my Patreon supporters

June 25th 2024 - It's been many years since I last did public speaking. Here's a short clip of my comments to a live audience at the Bay International Film Festival last year

June 17th 2024 - Available to Patreon supporters only STAR WARS and the psychology of cinematography (16 min video). To access sign up here. This is an older video of mine that hasn't been available for many years.

June 10th 2024 - Posted 36 min review of the latest Mad Max movie FURIOSA

June 7th 2024 - Posted an updated and re-edited version of A CLOCKWORK ORANGE "Good loving parents" Two longform videos on the film are currently being written and edited.

June 6th 2024 - Lots of short clips of my on and offline videos have been uploaded to my channels in recent weeks. Most of them are on the Ager Bytes channel. If you're not subscribed there than be sure to do so as I intend to upload lots of short clips on that channel.

May 17th 2024 - New 54 min video How to annihilate internet trolls

May 2nd 2024 - New 14 min video Rob Ager's favourite modern film directors

April 25th 2024 - New 58 min video presentation How to enhance your individuality now available as a digital download on my Insight page. Also available to my Patreon supporters

April 23rd 2024 - New 40 min video The psychology of film extras as voted for by my Youtube subscribers on the Community Page

April 12th 2024 - New 57 min video Optical anxiety in ALIEN & ALIEN: ISOLATION

March 28th 2024 - MAJOR ANNOUNCEMENT!

After a long hiatus ... my first video game TO THE DEATH is now available on Steam. The game is in Early Access, meaning it isn't finalized, but currently has the main gameplay features included. So get it now at a much lower price the the finalized version will be. You can order and play a copy for Windows on PC via the STEAM game hosting platform. If you like the game make sure to support it by leaving a review on Steam. View the game's Store Page here

The game has been available for several weeks, but today I updated it with enhanced graphics & animations among other new features. You can follow the game's development in detail at the Ager Games Youtube channel

Having worked long hours for many months on this, I'm about ready for a break from programming. So I'll now be getting onto making some new video content, picking up with multiple half completed projects that have been on the shelf during game development. I'll also be continuing with writing my first book on film analysis.

Dec 20th 2023 - New 6 min video THE SHINING - Return of the Hag

Dec 8th 2023 - New 26 min video TO THE DEATH - Game Dev update. Players vs A.I. mode

Nov 19th 2023 - New 37 min video Ager rants - CGI and the DENIAL OF REALITY

Oct 20th 2023 - New 14 min video Greatest Screen Heroes - HAN SOLO - The Unofficial Jedi available to my Patreon supporters

Aug 7th 2023 - Two new videos on Stanley Kubrick's FULL METAL JACKET - Hell on Earth / The conspiracy impact now available as a digital download on my FILM ANALYSIS

July 24th 2023 - New 45 min video Dating psychology - tips for a naturalistic encounter and who to avoid now available exclusively to my Patreon supporters

July 23rd 2023 - New 43 min video QUESTIONING A CHATBOT about the motives of its own programmers now available exclusively to my Patreon supporters

July 13th 2023 - Uploaded a 47 min video "Chatbot" A.I. discusses The Shining theories with Rob Ager

July 13th 2023 - Uploaded a 1 hr video COLLATIVE ARCHIVES - Episode 4

July 11th 2023 - Uploaded a 13 min video DIE YOUNG game review - The most anti-communist video game I ever played

June 23rd 2023 - New 1 hr 43 min video THE ILLUSION OF CUBIC REALITY (in Picasso, 2001: A Space Odyssey, Tron, Windows & Minecraft) now available as a digital download on my FILM ANALYSIS and INSIGHT page. Also available to my Patreon supporters

June 16th 2023 - Uploaded a 32 min video Jungian psychology in MAD MAX 2: THE ROAD WARRIOR

June 6th 2023 - New 75 min video 13 social, political & psychological interpretations of THE THING (1982) now available as a digital download on my Film Analysis page. Also available to my Patreon supporters

June 2nd 2023 - Uploaded an 8 min video Exploring Carl Jung's THE UNDISCOVERED SELF - book review

May 23rd 2023 - Uploaded an 8 min video The Great Trust Dilemma - Universal ideology of John Carpenter's THE THING

May 12th 2023 - Uploaded 56 mins worth of music I made back the late 90's / eary 2000's

May 11th 2023 - New 71 min video ADVERTISING PSYCHOLOGY - Part Two now available as a digital download on my INSIGHT page. Also available to my Patreon supporters

May 11th 2023 - Uploaded a 40 min video ADVERTISING PSYCHOLOGY - Part One

May 3rd 2023 - Uploaded an 8 min video The mysterious 2001: A SPACE ODYSSEY board game - Pentomino / Universe

April 3rd 2023 - New 1 hr 49 min video LOLITA and the transformation of Stanley Kubrick now available as a digital download on my Film Analysis page. Also available to my Patreon supporters

March 23rd 2023 - Uploaded a 67 min video Criminally underrated movies - episode 6: A.I. ARTIFICIAL INTELLIGENCE

March 8th 2023 - New 73 min video Greatest screen villains - Tommy in GOODFELLAS now available as a digital download on my Film Analysis page.

Feb 16th 2023 - 1 hr 42 podcast interview for Richard Grannon

Feb 8th 2023 - Uploaded a 26 min video Barker's Boxes: the perceptual doors of HELLRAISER

Jan 31st 2023 - Uploaded a 17 min video Surface lies and hidden truths in MIDNIGHT EXPRESS

Jan 26th 2023 - New 58 min video presentation Hidden Dreams: The key to decoding the films of David Lynch and Stanley Kubrick now available exclusively to my Patreon supporters

Jan 16th 2023 - Uploaded 2 hr 23 min video version of The dark side of ARTHUR C. CLARKE ?

Jan 12th 2023 - Uploaded a 43 page article The dark side of ARTHUR C. CLARKE ?

Dec 21st 2022 - Uploaded to Youtube AMITYVILLE 2: THE POSSESSION scene analysis (45 min video)

Dec 4th 2022 - Uploaded to Youtube THE SHINING - Points of view (16 min video)

Dec 1st 2022 - FREE DOWNLOAD My video Foodfellas - gangster cuisine in GOODFELLAS was blocked on Youtube last month so it's now available as a free download on my Film Analysis page.

Nov 28th 2022 - Uploaded to Youtube EX MACHINA's artificial males (22 min video)

Nov 22nd 2022 - Uploaded to Youtube THE WARRIORS - Greatest love stories: Swan and Mercy (55 min video)

Nov 10th 2022 - New 94 min video Acting & dialogue in John Carpenter's THE THING now available as a digital download on my Film Analysis page. Also available to my Patreon supporters

Oct 22nd 2022 - New 86 min video ALIEN - The Real Fear now available as a digital download on my Film Analysis page. Also available to my Patreon supporters

Oct 20th 2022 - Uploaded to Youtube Foodfellas - gangster cuisine in GOODFELLAS (37 min video)

Sept 27th 2022 - New 1hr 50min video Greatest screen heroes - R2-D2 in STAR WARS available as a digital download on my Film Analysis page.

Aug 23rd 2022 - THE COLLATIVE ARCHIVES - episode 3 edited and exclusively available to my Patreon supporters

Aug 23rd 2022 - Uploaded to Youtube THE COLLATIVE ARCHIVES - episode 2 (1 hr 13 min video)

Aug 4th 2022 - New video series THE COLLATIVE ARCHIVES - episode 1 (1 hr 50 min). The first 45 minutes is free on Youtube (follow link). The final 65 mins is exclusively available to my Patreon supporters

July 31st 2022 - New article and audio product HOW TO IMPROVE YOUR OBSERVATION SKILLS available as a digital download on my Insight page.

May 19th 2022 - New 37 min video ALIENS vs ALIEN: ISOLATION - which is better?

July 11th 2022 - Milestone achieved today 200k SUBSCRIBERS on my main Youtube channel Thanks for all the support folks.

July 8th 2022 - New 2hr 5min video Story structure, plot logistics and physicality in James Cameron's ALIENS available as a digital download on my Film Analysis page. Also available to my Patreon supporters

May 19th 2022 - New 18 min video What the critics missed in DIRTY HARRY

June 7th 2022 - New 1hr 50min video Greatest Screen Villains: Scorpio in DIRTY HARRY available as a digital download on my Film Analysis page. Also available to my Patreon supporters

May 19th 2022 - New 30 min video NIGHT OF THE LIVING DEAD themes and film technique (podcast discussion with Antony Rotunno)

May 15th 2022 - New 66 min video Thoughts on Amber Heard's court testimony

May 11th 2022 - New 1 hr 45 min video Criminally Underrated Movies - episode 5 - THE BLACK HOLE (1979)

April 17th 2022 - New 33 min video The blindfolded viewer: Why some people don't see beyond the movie plot

April 12th 2022 - New 62 min video THE SHINING - strange illuminations (part three)

March 25th 2022 - New 86 min video Optical Anxiety: pattern and colour in THE SHINING available as a digital download on my Film Analysis page. Also available to my Patreon supporters

March 20th 2022 - New 15 min video THE SHINING - strange illuminations (part two)

March 10th 2022 - New 27 min video THE SHINING - strange illuminations (part one)

Feb 28th 2022 - New 67 min video The insanity of women's true crime magazines

Feb 18th 2022 - New 40 min video Seeds of Fear - the subliminal in-game posters of ALIEN ISOLATION

Feb 11th 2022 - New 14 min video EYES WIDE SHUT - Mandy's Secret

Feb 8th 2022 - New 9 min video ALIEN ISOLATION in-game posters - game analysis competition

Feb 2nd 2022 - New 1hr 13min video The other HANNIBAL LECTER (analysis of the MANHUNTER movie and its RED DRAGON source novel) available as a digital download on my Film Analysis page. Also available to my Patreon supporters

Jan 26th 2022 - New 12 min video 2001: A SPACE ODYSSEY - Emergency Revival Procedures

Jan 20th 2022 - New 5 min video Medusa's make-up in CLASH OF THE TITANS

Jan 17th 2022 - New 14 min video Action choreography done right in WHO DARES WINS / THE FINAL OPTION

Jan 14th 2022 - New 10 min video MIRROR'S EDGE: The Art of Tyranny (part two)

Jan 13th 2022 - New 1hr 43min video Symbolic environments of EMPIRE STRIKES BACK available as a digital download on my Film Analysis page. Also available to my Patreon supporters

Jan 4th 2022 - New 3 min video Kubrick's monolith in EMPIRE STRIKES BACK

 

 

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