HN repeatedly recommends it as the clearest explanation of why Chan's fight scenes beat fast-cut Hollywood action.
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The best filmmaking & video production videos, according to Hacker News
39 videos about filmmaking & video production that Hacker News commenters keep pointing each other to, ranked by how many separate months they were recommended. Part of Design, Graphics & Visual Media.
Strongly recommended whenever HN discusses CGI, practical effects, or trusting behind-the-scenes footage.
HN commenters recommend it as a deeply researched example of film analysis and one of the most educational videos on YouTube.
HN points to it as a short, funny look at how cities stand in for other places on screen, and at the film industry's local effects.
Recommended as an eye-opening, fast introduction to what Blender can do and a model of a productive workflow.
HN recommends it as a short, well-produced and eye-opening piece of film analysis.
Recommended as a short, eye-opening piece of film analysis whenever physical or visual comedy is discussed.
HN recommends it as a thoughtful account from a feminist on men's issues and the cost of saying unpopular things.
HN points to it as a demo of how routinely mundane TV scenes use green screen set replacement, even on TV budgets.
HN commenters recommend it as sharp film criticism and a lesson in filmmaking, and cite it when arguing the prequels failed on basics.
HN recommends it as a fun, surprisingly entertaining low-budget film made better by the live-style commentary.
HN holds it up as an impressive example of what a tiny team can achieve with Blender.
HN recommends it as a look at pre-CGI effects work that looks like CGI but was entirely physical.
Used as a counterpoint whenever commenters claim CGI always looks fake.
HN recommends it as the best short introduction to Kon's editing before watching his films.
Held up as an iconic, perfectly timed piece of television whenever Burke or Connections comes up.
HN people cite it as a vivid demonstration of how editing shapes perception in documentaries and reality television.
HN commenters recommend it for its slow-motion view of the first seconds of liftoff and cite it when comparing launch pads and engine behavior.
Cited as the canonical look at LED-wall virtual production, referenced in threads on game engines in film and CGI.
Cited in discussions of drone performance and of how drone footage conveys the real speed of an F1 car.
Cited as a compact account of how editing shaped the original Star Wars, though one commenter notes a rebuttal video disputes parts of it.
Cited as an explanation of LED virtual production and how it solves green-screen lighting problems.
Shared as a fan-made teaser for Blindsight in threads about the novel or alien intelligence.
HN cites it as a shorthand for the dystopian risks of ad-driven, ubiquitous AR, usually in critical discussions of advertising and the metaverse.
Linked in threads about Dune's sound design as a first-hand interview about the squirrel recording.
Cited as an ad worth enjoying and as an example of practical effects so good they were mistaken for CGI.
Brought up in threads about isolation, dystopia and busyness as a moving, relevant short film.
Cited as evidence that Blender can power feature animation and for its look at a real production process.
HN cites it as an example of what a very small crew can make with generative AI tools, while noting how much manual work it still takes.
HN commenters cite it as a striking example of humans doing extremely dangerous, precise things for fun.
Referenced as the origin of automatic silence-skipping video editing and as a comparison for similar tools.
Mentioned mostly as a joke or as an example of real stunt work with no wires or tricks.
Cited as a sci-fi vision of editing a world in VR, and a reference point for how VR and world-building tools have caught up.
Used as a freely licensed sample video for demoing multimedia tools, and as a test file in discussions of video downloading and playback.
Cited as an example of LED volume virtual production, as used for Star Wars shows, in threads about VFX.
Used as the classic example of how easily humans anthropomorphize objects, brought up in AI and advertising threads.
Used as a stock example of overly fast cutting and shaky-cam action filmmaking.
Mentioned as an example of a crowd-made reproduction of a film whose quality varies wildly.
Cited in AI-art and video-stylization threads as an example of a manual, artist-driven alternative to AI tools, and as a demo of EbSynth.
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