In Praise of Chairs
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- เผยแพร่เมื่อ 28 พ.ค. 2015
- One of the great things about detailed production design is that it pays off in unexpected ways. So today I explore the weird possibilities of that most common of objects: the chair.
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Black Star - Respiration (Flying High Instrumental)
Kendrick Lamar - HiiiPower (Instrumental)
Black Star - Respiration (Instrumental)
Raekwon - Wu-Gambinos (Instrumental)
Black Star - Respiration (Dr. Luke Remix Instrumental)
DJ Shadow - Why Hip Hop Sucks in ‘96
Audio Clips:
Francis Ford Coppola - The Godfather Part II commentary track
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I'm very impressed how you can elaborate on such simple prop as a chair and make me look at movies and film in a whole new way.
absolutely agree
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chairs and stools*
I was expecting the intro to be someting like: "Hi, my name is Tony, and this is Every Frame a Painting. Now, have a seat, because today, we'll be discussing chairs."
Mateus Murozaki I'm just going to pretend that Tony hires you for the writing staff, now. ;3
Mateus Murozaki Damn, that would have been perfect!
Next time, we'll talk about tables.
Happ MacDonald I like to pretend that sometimes too.
***** Thanks!
Dude. You made chairs interesting....
Oh man, I approve so hard.
Lazy Game Reviews lol
Lazy Game Reviews Oh, hey Clint!
I remember watching your mine craft video the first time you uploaded. good days
+Lazy Game Reviews i was thinking about you when I watched this haha
Lazy Game Reviews duddde i just discovered both this and your channel and have been binging em both
You ever notice that in Up, the Carl's face becomes more square when Ellie dies, but is rounder at the end? Someone pointed that out to me once.
yes but i dont get the idea behind it
This is the only channel where I don't mind the extended breaks between uploads. I know it's all because of quality.
JoeBlo2 One of the oldest rules in show biz: keep them wanting more.
JoeBlo2 CGP Grey?
JoeBlo2 This is and YMS. Only channels that put A LOT of effort into videos, hence why the breaks between vids
I did but we're a year in now
guys the channel is no longer working. sorry to say it but it´s the truth.
i cant wait to chair this video with my friends
Get out.
+Tomas Canevaro i thought i asked you to stop dad...
ugh, you're such a Lazy Boy...
I couldn't chair less
Stop chairing your stupid jokes with us.
Awesome analysis! I love the wide range of movies you use as examples.
Referencing 'Up'; way to make me tear up during a very good essay on production design.
Those jokes with the chairs that you pointed out were really interesting.
Mainly the Chaplin one. This reminds me of how clowns are trained to use objects around them as a part of the staging they are in.
Many jokes were put together by just using chairs, mic stands, coats, suits and so on.
Every Frame a Painting has taught me more about film than any of my college classes. Such a great resource
What shitty college are you going to?
I hate that you've left us, but I love that you've left us these videos. I will keep coming back, a couple times a year it seems, and re-watching these videos, for as long as I can. You left a gift for us all, and I hope that whatever you're up to these days, you're loving it!
Every time I look at a scene from the first 5 minutes of Up, a part of me dies and I curse Pixar.
You make a video essay about chairs and it's the most interesting thing I've seen all day? Fuck man, that is talent right there.
Fanny and Alexander has maybe the best chair scene ever!!
Really great analysis - love your videos Tony!
This channel is very rapidly becoming one of my favorites on TH-cam. Keep it up, love all your videos!
I've always been fancy to the expression "there are no objects, only stories."
Everything has a story to tell if you look closely, even a chair.
Dude I love your videos, keep makin em
Your blowing my mind Tony, your blowing my MIND!
BeardedMovieGuy *you're
Congradulations, you get the perfect speller award! Way to go!
BeardedMovieGuy *Congratulations,
+BeardedMovieGuy
Shameful
This is such a wonderful video. This is honestly one of my favorites so far. I love how you've picked what is ultimately not an inherently important thing, but a ubiquitous one, and shown how it can be made useful to the movie. Love it.
Dude. You blow me away, every time.
I watch most of your essays 2-3 times (or more) & often end up watching/rewatching movies you discuss. Like the week long Kurosawa binge I went on a while back.
You always do a great job & always make me think.
Thanks
I love all your videos. Thanks very much. Keep 'em coming.
4:40-4:53 I like this sequence of editing. Notice how the chairs are moving. From still life to chaos and back to still life again. It's a clever method of editing--a way to suggest the editor having his fun like a child in a sand box, throwing around sand--except, here, chairs are being thrown around. And then a return to normality--the stillness of the chairs in the Matrix suggests the framing of his brief time of fun.
my new favorite vid, bravo tony
Amazing video as always
This made me think of Nanny McPhee. In the director's commentary Emma Thompson talks in depth about the chair they got to represent the dead mother.
My favourite series ever. Please continue !!
man i enjoy your videos so much. keep up the great work!
Hi Tony! Love your channel! Very insightful and inspiring!
I was looking for this *exact* video for years, thanks for making this
Why is the Hiiipower's instrumental in the background
birdman1741 Sit in a chair and bump the song and try not to stand up. Can't be done.
Every Frame a Painting YESSSS thank you. Hiiipower just has such an upbeat tone and lyrics its hard to sit down. Dude keep on doing what you do. I love your channel so feeaking much. You really got me into studying different types of film.
birdman1741 Cheers man. In my earlier edits of this video, I actually used the instrumental of Hol' Up but decided that HiiiPower was a better fit. Everybody put three fingers in the aaaaaair.
Every Frame a Painting The sky is falling, the wind is calling, stand for something or die in the morning. Section 80, Hiipower
Every Frame a Painting Tony is a kendrick Lamar HOLY FRICK
All of these videos are so good and well thought out, this one is no exception
Another fantastic video! This is easily becoming my new favourite channel!
Your videos are always so good, keep up the great work!
This is excellent, Tony! Another great piece.
Quality as always. Keep up the great work Tony.
This is the only channel that get's me excited about chairs.
These vids are really cool man!
love the music and the vid was great as usual. Keep it up!
Thanks for another entertaining and insightful video Tony
loving your videos, especially that you're pointing out things not immediately apparent. great tunes too
Amazing video Tony! Thank you!
Beautiful and inspiring as always, thank you for sharing!
Your videos are really informative and innovative. Thanks a lot Tony.
Your videos are quickly becoming some of my favourite in TH-cam.
Great, great, great video! I had never really paid any (conscious) attention to the chairs in the frame. That will change from now on. Thank you for sharing this!
The Up one destroyed me, thank you very much.
I'm binge watching your videos and I'm learning a lot. From now on when I watch movies and tv shows I'll be paying attention to many more details. Thank you!!
Your videos are some of the best film courses I could have asked for. Kudos.
I can never wait for your next video. Thank you so much for all the knowledge and freshness you bring to TH-cam and the indie film making community.
Tony you are amazing! Keep up the good work!
Since I found this channel by accident, I really am amazed by how much you can find out and analyze! Great Job :)
incredible insight once again. Your videos are such a treat!
I love your videos. Good stuff
Your music choice is impeccable: Black Star, Kendrick, Wu-Tang…
Amazing. You just took a piece of production that I mostly considered to be trivial and showed that how much it can actually mean in the context of the film. With every video you make Tony, I learn more and more about the small but important nuances of cinema and I'm very grateful for that. Keep up the great work! :D
Brilliant, as always.
I got a notification for this video at the exact same time I was writing a character telling another to sit. Needless to say I feel I need to rethink the way in which this is done now.
Jon A Clearly, this character needs to sit on his head.
Every Frame a Painting Cronenberg would be proud of that mental image oO
Love the hip hop instrumentals you choose.
Brilliant new episode! You put so much effort into your research for these videos and it really shows.
Im too impatient to have this channel be my favorite! The waiting kills. I check for new videos daily! Thanks for making this so much a part of me and making it so though provoking. This channel brings up many interesting topics and makes me think more as a film maker while watching the video and when filming, editing, etc.
love the channel, love the music in this vid
As always, your essays are full of insights into the art of film making that always leaves me wanting more.
Yasss :D Your videos are everytime like Christmas! :) thank you .. keep it up!
Big fan of your videos! Thank you!
Love your videos, the're awesome!
Your vids are so cool and informative!
Great video man.
As someone who prides themselves on understanding the 'art of a scene' this is something I've NEVER thought about.
Especially that Godfather 2 Scene... damn...
I love your videos. 5 minutes explaining what chair/sittig in a movie can tell about the world or the charachters it's just awesome. Thank you for the content!
great instrumental choices
and what happen to the copyright?
it's under fair use
It's under fair use but he doesn't monetize his videos, he lets people donate to his patreon instead.
As soon as i saw the title, I knew "Up" would be referenced. Those chairs so perfectly portray Karl and Ellie's characters. Great video, Tony. Keep up the great work!
I love your videos man, they are fucking great, i love how informative they are. Definitely need more :D
Excellent, as always.
Awesome topic, man. Loved it. I'm glad someone else pays attention to the weird details of set design as well, haha. I'm a big fan of rugs and lamps in movies.
I love your videos!!!
Oh, I'd never thought about chairs this way before ! It will of course improve my productions in the future, your channel is by far the best about cinematography ! keep the good work, thanks !
Thought provoking as always. Thank you, Tony.
Great essay! I've never thought about such a subtle detail, but that's what makes it great.Keep up the good work!
Woooow!!! Amazing again!
I come back to these videos every so often just to brighten my day. "In Praise of Chairs" is one of my favourites.❤️
You guys really did something special here.
You just never disappoint. Keep up the great work!
This... was... so... pleasant to watch. Great job!
Tony, you're a genius. Every video a masterpiece.
This video has become a staple in my undergrad semiotics course. It makes concrete and visual all the abstract theory I'm trying to convey to my students. It's a wonderful video-essay!
Another great video Tony. You open my eyes to good cinema.
Fantastic work. I’ve been curious when you were going to tackle production design. Just beautifully executed.
I literally keep watching all of your video more than once!!!😃😃😃..idk what about it that keeps me coming back but BRAVO my friend BRAVO!!!😃😃
Great video as always.
Very well put video. like the film titles in the "CC" function. Top man.
Your channel has made me watch film so differently, looking at the shot choice, like where the character is placed and what significance that has, and it's made my viewing experience so much better. Thanks!
Would love to see a video on pacing. :)
He kinda did with the F for Fake video.
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Hey tony
I love your videos the Amount of detail and thought you put into them is amazing and I learn a Ton from them. Do you want the channel to grow in both scale and frequency(posting) or are you happy with how it is now?
ranzes infante I used to want these to come out on a regular schedule, but I've learned that the editing process is freakishly unpredictable. So I'm not sure anymore. I think the #1 priority for me is to make them good. It's really heartening to hear that people not only watch them once, but keep rewatching them. So at the very least, I want these videos to be good enough to sit through more than once.
***** Yes, Tony. Keep doing this amazing work and do not worry about a schedule.
Every Frame a Painting I've watched several of them multiple times and I've directed people to check out your channel. Great stuff. Thanks!
Every Frame a Painting Yeah your videos are great. I have watched every video multiple times.
CiciColino Same here. and the Edgar Wright essay too.
You are my most favourite movie-related TH-camr! I love how you always think through your videos in every little detail. very nice produced! And so far I have learned so much just from watching your videos. Movies are so much more to me now
These are great please make more
Superb video. A great look at how simple production design can enhance and give depth to your characters. The small bit of commentary from Coppola was the icing on the cake.
Probably Tony's best video, every now and then I rewatch it.
Everytime I see one of your videos I am willing to rewatch every movie I have watched so far just to spot some new details in their cinematography :D Please keep up the incredible work of yours :)
I've discovered this channel today. I am in awe. Fine work sir.
Every video you upload blows my mind
You are just fucking amazing man.