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Satoshi Kon - Editing Space & Time

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.

Why HN readers recommended it

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

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
satoshi kon editing
Format
explainer
Level
general
HN recommenders in dataset
3
HN mentions in dataset
3
Recommendation years in dataset
2016–2022

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

Excerpts from the recorded comments. Follow each source for the full comment and surrounding discussion.

  • 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" …

    huxley on Hacker News · 2016-11
    In Miyazaki Tribute
  • > 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 …

    latexr on Hacker News · 2021-12
    In Neon Genesis Evangelion (2019)
  • > 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 …

    mgdlbp on Hacker News · 2022-07
    In Everything Is Anime

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