Akira Kurosawa - Composing Movement

Why HN readers recommended it

HN commenters recommend it as a deeply researched example of film analysis and one of the most educational videos on YouTube.

This is a summary from the source dataset, not an endorsement by Hacker News or the video creator.

Video & recommendation details

Creator / channel

Every Frame a Painting

Topic

film composition

Format

explainer

Level

general

HN recommenders in dataset

5

HN mentions in dataset

8

Recommendation years in dataset

2017–2025

These counts and years describe the included Hacker News records; they are not YouTube views or the video’s publication date.

From the original HN conversations

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• What I love about Every Frame a Painting is the depth of its research. It's quite clear that the creators had an extensive knowledge of film. The videos always include wonderfully selected interviews with the filmmakers that emphasize the point far more than just a …

• If you havne't already done so, check out the wonderful commentary by 'Every Frame a Painting': [VIDEO] (Composing Movement) [LINK] (The Geometry of a Scene) I don't normally recommend YouTube channels for film commentary, but this channel is very good indeed.

• Selected Twitter responses: - Why Planes Don't Fly Faster, [LINK] - Akira Kurosawa - Composing Movement, [VIDEO] - Richard Hamming: "Learning to Learn", [LINK] - Rise and fall of Third Reich, [LINK] - The men who built America, [LINK] -History of the World, [LINK]