About

The Film Theorists is a film channel created by Matthew Patrick/MatPat,^[1] creator of The Game Theorists. The channel posts videos analyzing films and theories based on them.

Online History

The Film Theorists channel on YouTube was first created May 12th, 2014.^[1] On June 2nd, 2015, their first video was uploaded titled Welcome to The Film Theorists! and it was a promotion for the new channel (shown below).

That same day, a film theory about Harry Potter was uploaded titled Film Theory: Harry Potter ISN'T The Chosen One? (shown below) and was immediately popular, having 4.6 million views as of March 23rd, 2016.^[2]

Notable Episodes

The channel's early popularity was quick to grow, due strongly to creator MatPat's already substantial following on his other channel The Game Theorists. In its first month, The Film Theorists had already gained 1 million subscribers. ^[4] As of March 23rd, 2016 the channel has 2.4 million subscribers and 112 million views.

Related Series

Film Theory

A flagship series for the channel, Film Theory was teased on June 2nd, 2015 and its first episode titled Film Theory: Can a Doctor Who Doctor ACTUALLY EXIST? (pt. 1, Biology) was uploaded later that same day. The show creates and examines theories focused on the plausibility and lore of films.

Did You Know Movies

Did You Know Movies' first episode titled Quentin Tarantino and the Making of Reservoir Dogs ft. WeeklyTubeShow – Did You Know Movies was uploaded on June 2nd, 2015. Hosted by various YouTubers, the show focuses on the interesting facts behind movies and shows.

Frame By Frame

Frame By Frame's first episode titled Why Movies are Two Hours and Early Editing Techniques – Frame By Frame was uploaded on June 9th, 2015. Hosted by film school graduate Kyle, the show dedicated to analyzing the craft of film-making.

Search Interest

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