I found a pretty excellent analysis of director Zach Snyder, ruiner of comic book movies.

This video essay provides an analysis of a director's style, in this case David Fincher. 

Another excellent video essay, this one about the value of cuts.

This video essay thoughtfully breaks down how the Coen Brothers use Shot Reverse Shot to craft a scene.

While we in the 9th grade class discuss Tim Burton's use of cinematic techniques, I thought a brief look at the use other techniques might provide some valuable context.

Here are examples for basically all of our techniques!

Now You See It does a pretty great analysis on how film scores influence the experience of the audience.