Focusing In on One Star, Fancams Find a Love of the Movies
Briefly

The fancam phenomenon grew out of the world of K-pop, where enthusiasts often make videos focusing solely on one member of a large band. These days, my feeds are full of film and TV fancams, which I have come to love and seek out.
It's a little subversive in the way it applies the language of pop music to art cinema. It's also just an example of good editing in the way it matches Arlaud's glances and movements to the beat of the song, the lyrics of which further present him as a swaggering star.
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