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Akira Kurosawa - Composing Movement

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What it is

An Every Frame a Painting video essay on how Akira Kurosawa used movement, weather and composition to tell stories. It draws on clips and interviews with other filmmakers.

Why Hacker News recommends it

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

  • 5 people recommended it
  • 5 different months
  • 2 strong recommendations
  • first 2017, last 2025

What HN commenters said

  1. “Or Sidney Lumet's interview in the Kurosawa video^[2].”

    Deeply researched film analysis with well-chosen filmmaker interviews.

    _hardwaregeek, 2019-09 · Strong recommendation · in “Postmortem: Every Frame a Painting (2017)”

  2. “check out the wonderful commentary by 'Every Frame a Painting'”

    Wonderful commentary on Kurosawa's composition of movement.

    Daub, 2020-06 · Strong recommendation · in “Akira Kurosawa’s hand-painted storyboards”

  3. “Akira Kurosawa - Composing Movement,”

    Listed among the most educational YouTube videos.

    yarapavan, 2019-04 · Recommendation · in “Ask HN: What are the most educational,interesting or insightful vids on YouTube?”

  4. “Every Frame a Painting has a good video on Kurosawa's use of movement in his films”

    Contrasts Kurosawa's movement with the static Avengers staging.

    SAI_Peregrinus, 2022-02 · Recommendation · in “Over-reliance on CGI in movies”

  5. “It reminds me of this excellent Every Frame a Painting video that compares”

    Compares Kurosawa's movement with dialogue-driven Avengers films.

    keiferski, 2023-08 · Recommendation · in “Can’t Hear the Dialogue in Your Streaming Show? You’re Not Alone”

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Topics: kurosawa, film analysis, cinematography, movement, video essay

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