Satoshi Kon - Editing Space & Time

Every Frame a Painting · 4M views · 2014-07-25 · 7:37

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Overview

A video essay from Every Frame a Painting on animator Satoshi Kon and his editing style, which distorts and warps space and time. It draws on his four features and one TV series.

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HN recommends it as the best short introduction to Kon's editing before watching his films.

Recommended by 3 HN people across 3 months · HN mentions 2016–2022

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Film analysis & criticism Animation & visual effects Filmmaking & video production

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mgdlbp · 2022-07 · Recommendation
> Satoshi Kon, the director of Perfect Blue and Paprika (Perhaps these examples were saved for the subscribers-only section) Quite notable is the influence of those two films on later Western films--elements shots in Black Swan and Requiem for a Dream match those in Perfect Blue ; the same for Inception and Paprika . Relevant Every Frame a Painting video essay: [VIDEO]
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latexr · 2021-12 · Recommendation
> Is NGE worth watching for someone who never was really into anime? No. I recommend something by Satoshi Kon instead. Not the least because the time commitment is way shorter (movie instead of TV show). Watch Every Frame a Painting’s video[1] and pick any movie. It’s Christmas season, so maybe go with Tokyo Godfathers[2]. [1]: [VIDEO] [2]: [LINK]
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huxley · 2016-11 · Recommendation
It feels to me sometimes that the "new Miyazaki" is much like being the "new Dylan" used to be in the music industry. Though we lost him too young, Kon Satoshi was able to reach the level of extraordinary several times. "Every Frame a Painting" covered his work: [VIDEO]
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