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Student films come in three sizes: too long, much too long and very much too long.
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This is a humorous exaggeration about student films being overly long. The three supposed sizes are not meaningfully different: each one is “too long,” with the later options intensifying the complaint. The joke suggests that student filmmakers often struggle to edit their work down to a suitable length.
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- Directing: Film Techniques and Aesthetics (Bloomsbury Academic preview)
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