F for Fake (1973) - How to Structure a Video Essay

Every Frame a Painting
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An Every Frame a Painting video essay on Orson Welles' 1973 film F for Fake, using it to show how a video essay can be structured. It looks at how Welles' editing and narration build an argument about fakery and originality.

HN uses it as a companion to the Welles film and as a model of how to tell a story well, recommending the whole Every Frame a Painting series for that reason.

“I also find the 'Every Frame a Painting' series on YT really good”
Visual storytelling & cinematography
#orsonwelles#fforfake#filmediting#videoessay#storytelling

4 comments from Hacker News

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@bubblethink2023 · in “Ask HN: I'd like to learn how to tell stories better to friends”
Maybe do some improv. Impro by Keith Johnstone is also a good book if you just want some reading material. I also find the 'Every Frame a Painting' series on YT really good (e.g., ▶ this video)
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@keiferski2021 · in “How to spot a perfect fake: the world’s top art forgery detective (2018)”
If you are at all interested in art forgery (or just good cinema) I highly recommend the Orson Welles film F for Fake. It’s a true story about how a man who faked a biography of Howard Hughes went to meet one of the greatest art forgers of the 20th century, all wrapped together with great commentary on the concepts of fakery and originality. Incredible film. The entire thing used to be on YouTube but here’s the trailer: link Edit: Every Frame a Painting made a great analysis video on it too: ▶ this video
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@robinsta2017 · in “‘F for Fake’: Orson Welles' masterpiece of oddball art cinema”
This video from "Every Frame a Painting" about 'F for Fake' is good as well: ▶ this video
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@praneshp2017 · in “Orson Welles' first attempt at movie-making”
Different topic, but about Orson Welles from Every Frame a Painting: ▶ this video
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