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    Every Frame a Painting Season 1 Episode 12 - The Silence of the Lambs - Who Wins the Scene?
    8.8/10(17 votes)

    #1 - The Silence of the Lambs - Who Wins the Scene?

    S1:E12

    In drama, two characters walk into a room. Each wants something from the other. The question of the scene is: who gets what they want?

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  2. Every Frame a Painting Season 2 Episode 9 - Buster Keaton - The Art of the Gag
    8.8/10(30 votes)

    #2 - Buster Keaton - The Art of the Gag

    S2:E9

    Before Edgar Wright and Wes Anderson, before Chuck Jones and Jackie Chan, there was Buster Keaton, one of the founding fathers of visual comedy. And nearly 100 years after he first appeared onscreen, we’re still learning from him. Today, i’d like to talk about the artistry (and the thinking) behind his gags.

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  3. Every Frame a Painting Season 1 Episode 8 - Satoshi Kon - Editing Space & Time
    8.7/10(16 votes)

    #3 - Satoshi Kon - Editing Space & Time

    S1:E8

    Four years after his passing, we still haven't quite caught up to Satoshi Kon, one of the great visionaries of modern film. In just four features and one TV series, he developed a unique style of editing that distorted and warped space and time. Join me in honoring the greatest Japanese animator not named Miyazaki.

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  4. Every Frame a Painting Season 1 Episode 14 - Jackie Chan - How to Do Action Comedy
    8.7/10(28 votes)

    #4 - Jackie Chan - How to Do Action Comedy

    S1:E14

    Some filmmakers can do action. Others can do comedy. But for 40 years, the master of combining them has been Jackie Chan. Let’s see how he does it. The 9 Principles of Action Comedy 1. Start with a DISADVANTAGE 2. Use the ENVIRONMENT 3. Be CLEAR in your shots 4. Action & Reaction in the SAME frame 5. Do as many TAKES as necessary 6. Let the audience feel the RHYTHM 7. In editing, TWO good hits = ONE great hit 8. PAIN is humanizing 9. Earn your FINISH

    Director:Unknown
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  5. Every Frame a Painting Season 1 Episode 5 - Edgar Wright - How to Do Visual Comedy
    8.5/10(35 votes)

    #5 - Edgar Wright - How to Do Visual Comedy

    S1:E5

    If you love visual comedy, you gotta love Edgar Wright, one of the few filmmakers who is consistently finding humor through framing, camera movement, editing, goofy sound effects and music. This is an analysis and appreciation of one of our finest comedic voices.

    Director:Unknown
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  6. Every Frame a Painting Season 2 Episode 7 - Chuck Jones - The Evolution of an Artist
    8.5/10(25 votes)

    #6 - Chuck Jones - The Evolution of an Artist

    S2:E7

    If you grew up watching Looney Tunes, then you know Chuck Jones, one of all-time masters of visual comedy. Normally I would talk about his ingenious framing and timing, but not today. Instead, I’d like to explore the evolution of his sensibilities as an artist.

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  7. Every Frame a Painting Season 1 Episode 9 - A Brief Look at Texting and the Internet in Film
    8.4/10(19 votes)

    #7 - A Brief Look at Texting and the Internet in Film

    S1:E9

    Is there a better way of showing a text message in a film? How about the internet? Even though we’re well into the digital age, film is still ineffective at depicting the world we live in. Maybe the solution lies not in content, but in form.

    Director:Unknown
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  8. Every Frame a Painting Season 1 Episode 11 - David Fincher - And the Other Way is Wrong
    8.2/10(31 votes)

    #8 - David Fincher - And the Other Way is Wrong

    S1:E11

    For sheer directorial craft, there are few people working today who can match David Fincher. And yet he describes his own process as “not what I do, but what I don’t do.” Join me today in answering the question: What does David Fincher not do?

    Director:Unknown
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  9. Every Frame a Painting Season 1 Episode 4 - Wolf Children (2012) - The Lateral Tracking Shot
    7.9/10(15 votes)

    #9 - Wolf Children (2012) - The Lateral Tracking Shot

    S1:E4

    Looking for a unique lateral tracking shot? Consider this example from Mamoru Hosoda's excellent film Wolf Children (2012). NO SPOILERS.

    Director:Unknown
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  10. Every Frame a Painting Season 1 Episode 6 - Martin Scorsese - The Art of Silence
    7.8/10(25 votes)

    #10 - Martin Scorsese - The Art of Silence

    S1:E6

    Even though Martin Scorsese is famous for his use of music, one of his best traits is his deliberate and powerful use of silence. Take a glimpse at fifty years of this simple technique from one of cinema's masters. SPOILERS for Shutter Island (2010), Superman (1978) and Man of Steel (2013)

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  11. Every Frame a Painting Season 1 Episode 13 - Snowpiercer - Left or Right
    7.8/10(22 votes)

    #11 - Snowpiercer - Left or Right

    S1:E13

    Characters make choices which they cannot take back. The question is: how do you show it visually? Here’s one solution from Snowpiercer. Warning: SPOILS ENTIRE FILM.

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  12. Every Frame a Painting Season 2 Episode 4 - F For Fake (1973) - How to Structure a Video Essay
    7.8/10(24 votes)

    #12 - F For Fake (1973) - How to Structure a Video Essay

    S2:E4

    If you want to make video essays, there’s no better film to study than Orson Welles’ 1973 masterpiece, F for Fake. There are a million lessons to take away from it, but today, let’s see what it has to teach us about structure. NO SPOILERS.

    Director:Unknown
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  13. Every Frame a Painting Season 2 Episode 8 - Vancouver Never Plays Itself
    7.8/10(20 votes)

    #13 - Vancouver Never Plays Itself

    S2:E8

    Perhaps no other city has been as thoroughly hidden from modern filmmaking as Vancouver, my hometown. Today, it’s the third biggest film production city in North America, behind Los Angeles and New York. And yet for all the movies and TV shows that are shot there, we hardly ever see the city itself. So today, let’s focus less on the movies and more on the city in the background.

    Director:Unknown
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  14. Every Frame a Painting Season 3 Episode 2 - How Does an Editor Think and Feel?
    7.8/10(24 votes)

    #14 - How Does an Editor Think and Feel?

    S3:E2

    For the past ten years, I’ve been editing professionally. Yet one question always stumps me: “How do you know when to cut?” And I can only answer that it’s very instinctual. On some level, I’m just thinking and feeling my way through the edit. So today, I’d like to describe that process: how does an editor think and feel?

    Director:Unknown
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  15. Every Frame a Painting Season 1 Episode 3 - The Spielberg Oner - One Scene, One Shot
    7.7/10(27 votes)

    #15 - The Spielberg Oner - One Scene, One Shot

    S1:E3

    One overlooked aspect of Spielberg is that he's actually a stealth master of the long take. From Duel to Tintin, for forty years, he has sneakily filmed many scenes in a single continuous shot.

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  16. Every Frame a Painting Season 1 Episode 10 - Robin Williams - In Motion
    7.7/10(17 votes)

    #16 - Robin Williams - In Motion

    S1:E10

    Robin Williams was a genius, but he was also a dedicated craftsman who explored how an actor could express character through movement. Join me in honoring this tiny facet of his work.

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  17. Every Frame a Painting Season 2 Episode 10 - Memories of Murder (2003) - Ensemble Staging
    7.7/10(22 votes)

    #17 - Memories of Murder (2003) - Ensemble Staging

    S2:E10

    How do you emphasize to the audience that something is important? Well, you could always cut to a close-up, but how about something subtler? Today I consider ensemble staging — a style of filmmaking that directs the audience exactly where to look, without ever seeming to do so at all. NO SPOILERS. Eight Ways to Get the Audience to Look at a Character: 1) Let Them Speak 2) Make Them Brighter or Bring Them Closer 3) Let Them Move (Especially Hands or Eyes) 4) Put Them in the Center of Frame 5) Turn Them Towards the Lens 6) Separate Them from the Group 7) Isolate Them by Moving the Camera 8) Have Other People Look at Them

    Director:Unknown
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  18. Every Frame a Painting Season 1 Episode 7 - Michael Bay - What is Bayhem?
    7.5/10(27 votes)

    #18 - Michael Bay - What is Bayhem?

    S1:E7

    There are filmmakers we love and then there's Michael Bay. Even if you dislike him (as I do), Bay has something valuable to teach us about visual perception. This is an exploration of "Bayhem" — his style of camera movement, composition and editing that creates something overblown, dynamic and distinct.

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  19. Every Frame a Painting Season 2 Episode 3 - Akira Kurosawa - Composing Movement
    7.4/10(25 votes)

    #19 - Akira Kurosawa - Composing Movement

    S2:E3

    Can movement tell a story? Sure, if you’re as gifted as Akira Kurosawa. More than any other filmmaker, he had an innate understanding of movement and how to capture it onscreen. Join me today in studying the master, possibly the greatest composer of motion in film history.

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  20. Every Frame a Painting Season 2 Episode 1 - The Bad Sleep Well (1960) - The Geometry of a Scene
    7.3/10(21 votes)

    #20 - The Bad Sleep Well (1960) - The Geometry of a Scene

    S2:E1

    One of Akira Kurosawa’s many gifts was staging scenes in ways that were bold, simple and visual. I’m working on a longer essay about him and this piece didn’t make the cut, so I’m releasing it as a short standalone video.

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  21. Every Frame a Painting Season 1 Episode 2 - The Imposter (2012) - Looking into the Lens
    7.2/10(13 votes)

    #21 - The Imposter (2012) - Looking into the Lens

    S1:E2

    A brief analysis of Bart Layton's The Imposter (2012). WARNING: SPOILS EVERY GODDAMN THING.

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  22. Every Frame a Painting Season 2 Episode 5 - Lynne Ramsay - The Poetry of Details
    7.2/10(19 votes)

    #22 - Lynne Ramsay - The Poetry of Details

    S2:E5

    What can one detail tell us about a scene? If you’re Lynne Ramsay: absolutely everything. Today I consider the poetic possibilities of cinema and one of our finest contemporary filmmakers.

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  23. Every Frame a Painting Season 3 Episode 1 - Joel & Ethan Coen - Shot | Reverse Shot
    7.1/10(24 votes)

    #23 - Joel & Ethan Coen - Shot | Reverse Shot

    S3:E1

    How do you film a conversation? Most likely, you’re going to block the actors, set up the camera, and do shot/reverse shot. But where do you put the camera? What lens do you use? And how do you cut back and forth? Today, I consider the Coen brothers — Joel & Ethan — and see how these choices lend a particular feel to their version of shot/reverse shot.

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  24. Every Frame a Painting Season 3 Episode 3 - The Marvel Symphonic Universe
    7.1/10(26 votes)

    #24 - The Marvel Symphonic Universe

    S3:E3

    Off the top of your head, could you sing the theme from Star Wars? How about James Bond? Or Harry Potter? But here’s the kicker: can you sing any theme from a Marvel film? Despite 13 films and 10 billion dollars at the box office, the Marvel Cinematic Universe lacks a distinctive musical identity or approach. So let’s try to answer the question: what is missing from Marvel music?

    Director:Unknown
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  25. Every Frame a Painting Season 1 Episode 1 - Mother (2009) - Telephoto Profile Shots
    7.0/10(21 votes)

    #25 - Mother (2009) - Telephoto Profile Shots

    S1:E1

    A brief analysis of one aspect of Bong Joon-ho's great film Mother (2009). WARNING: MAJOR SPOILERS. For educational purposes only.

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Best Episodes Summary

"The Silence of the Lambs - Who Wins the Scene?" is the best rated episode of "Every Frame a Painting". It scored 8.8/10 based on 17 votes. Directed by Unknown and written by Unknown, it aired on 10/14/2014. This episode scored 0.0 points higher than the second highest rated, "Buster Keaton - The Art of the Gag".