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Filmmaking & video production Videos Recommended on Hacker News (39)
Filmmaking & video production is one of the 150 topics Hacker News readers organize their video recommendations around. These 39 videos each earned real recommendations in real HN threads between 2010 and 2026 — 77 recommendations in total — and they're ranked by how many separate months the community kept coming back to them, not by view count.
Filmmaking craft: cinematography, film editing, directing, screenwriting technique, video essays on how movies are made, camera work, indie filmmaking, film history of techniques.
Why HN keeps sending people here — on Jackie Chan - How to Do Action Comedy: “does an excellent job of explaining why Jackie Chan's way of doing action is awesome” — an HN commenter, 2022.
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8 mo on HNJackie Chan - How to Do Action Comedy
Every Frame a Painting
9 HN recommender · 2015–2022
6 mo on HN"NO CGI" is really just INVISIBLE CGI - 1
The Movie Rabbit Hole
6 HN recommender · 2024–2026
5 mo on HNAkira Kurosawa - Composing Movement
Every Frame a Painting
5 HN recommender · 2017–2025
4 mo on HNVancouver Never Plays Itself
Every Frame a Painting
4 HN recommender · 2017–2026
3 mo on HNBlender Motion Tracking - Room Transformation!
IanHubert
4 HN recommender · 2020–2022
3 mo on HNMichael Bay - What is Bayhem?
Every Frame a Painting
3 HN recommender · 2015–2025
3 mo on HNEdgar Wright - How to Do Visual Comedy
Every Frame a Painting
3 HN recommender · 2015–2024
3 mo on HNMEETING THE ENEMY A feminist comes to terms with the Men's Rights movement | Cassie Jaye | TEDxMarin
TEDx Talks
4 HN recommender · 2017–2021
3 mo on HNStargate Studios Virtual Backlot Reel 2009
Stargate Studios
3 HN recommender · 2013–2024
2 mo on HNStar Wars: The Phantom Menace Review (Part 1 of 7)
RedLetterMedia
2 HN recommender · 2010–2022
3 mo on HNWho Killed Captain Alex: Uganda's First Action Movie (English Subtitles & Video Joker) - Wakaliwood
Official Wakaliwood
2 HN recommender · 2018–2023
2 mo on HNSalad Mug - DYNAMO DREAM, Ep1
IanHubert
3 HN recommender · 2021–2023
3 mo on HNHBO Intro - Behind the Scenes
archivefilms
3 HN recommender · 2019–2025
3 mo on HNWhy CG Sucks (Except It Doesn't)
RocketJump Film School
3 HN recommender · 2017–2023
3 mo on HNSatoshi Kon - Editing Space & Time
Every Frame a Painting
3 HN recommender · 2016–2022
2 mo on HNThe Greatest Shot In Television
MoonEyes Plays
2 HN recommender · 2020–2023
2 mo on HNCharlie Brooker's Screenwipe - Reality TV Editing
Samusek TDS
3 HN recommender · 2014–2025
2 mo on HNApollo 11 Saturn V Launch Camera E-8
Mark Gray
2 HN recommender · 2016–2024
2 mo on HNThe Virtual Production of The Mandalorian Season One
Industrial Light & Magic
3 HN recommender · 2020–2023
1 mo on HNWorld's Fastest Camera Drone Vs F1 Car (ft. Max Verstappen)
Red Bull
1 HN recommend · 2024–2025
1 mo on HNHow Star Wars was saved in the edit
RocketJump
1 HN recommend · 2019–2021
1 mo on HNBlindsight Sci-fi Short Film
Danil Krivoruchko
1 HN recommend · 2021–2026
1 mo on HNHYPER-REALITY
Keiichi Matsuda
1 HN recommend · 2017–2025
1 mo on HNMy Squirrel Recording is in a MOVIE! 📽 DUNE: Mark Mangini, Oscar Winning Sound Designer
Dani Connor Wild
1 HN recommend · 2021–2026
1 mo on HNHonda - The Cog
WebRidesTV
1 HN recommend · 2011–2024
1 mo on HNMark Osborne's MORE
HappyProductCorp
1 HN recommend · 2015–2018
0 mo on HNGoPro: Wingsuit Flight Through 2 Meter Cave - Uli Emanuele
GoPro
0 HN recommender · 2016–2022
0 mo on HNJackie Chan Famous Ladder Fight Scene (First Strike) HD Unrated Version
JR Estares
0 HN recommender · 2014–2023
0 mo on HNWorld Builder (high quality)
BranitFX
0 HN recommender · 2014–2016
0 mo on HNBig Buck Bunny 60fps 4K - Official Blender Foundation Short Film
Blender
0 HN recommender · 2020–2026
0 mo on HNIkea "Lamp" Commercial - Hi Res
cheedogg
0 HN recommender · 2012–2025
0 mo on HNBryan Mills jumps a fence
MartialArtsFights
0 HN recommender · 2020–2024
0 mo on HNShrek Retold - Full Movie
3GI
0 HN recommender · 2020–2025