Jackie Chan - How to Do Action Comedy

Every Frame a Painting · 25.4M views · 2014-12-03 · 9:04

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Overview

Every Frame a Painting analyzes how Jackie Chan stages action comedy, with nine principles such as starting from a disadvantage, using the environment, clear shots, and keeping action and reaction in the same frame.

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HN repeatedly recommends it as the clearest explanation of why Chan's fight scenes beat fast-cut Hollywood action.

Recommended by 9 HN people across 8 months · HN mentions 2015–2022

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Film analysis & criticism Filmmaking & video production Stand-up & sketch comedy

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Fricken · 2022-01 · Strong recommendation
This episode of "Every Frame a Painting" does an excellent job of explaining why Jackie Chan's way of doing action is awesome and why contemporary Hollywood (generally) sucks: [VIDEO]
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doitLP · 2019-01 · Strong recommendation
Here’s a really cool video breaking down exactly how Jackie sets up his stunt-action-comedy. [VIDEO] One thing that was particular interesting to me is how the setup always starts with him at an extreme disadvantage: no shoes, tied to a chair, hanging upside down, etc. I never noticed it before and it’s exactly what makes his action so enjoyable to watch. (The YouTube Channel is called Every Frame a Painting and all the other videos are fascinating and very worth checking out.)
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seanalltogether · 2017-10 · Strong recommendation
One of my favorite "Every Frame a Painting" videos is on Jackie Chan. If you haven't seen it be warned, it will ruin your view of almost all modern action fight scenes. [VIDEO]
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