The Visual Comedy of Wes Anderson’s Isle of Dogs
Tony Zhou and Taylor Ramos, creators of the acclaimed video essay series Every Frame a Painting, have returned with new content in collaboration with Criterion, including a piece on Wes Anderson's Isle of Dogs. The video explores Anderson's distinctive visual comedy, emphasizing how his stylized filmmaking contributes to humor beyond dialogue. Their return, marked by meticulous analysis and creative narration, has been warmly received by fans of their work.
- ▪Tony Zhou and Taylor Ramos have resumed producing video essays after a hiatus since 2017.
- ▪Their new series is produced in partnership with Criterion and includes an analysis of Wes Anderson's Isle of Dogs.
- ▪The video highlights how Wes Anderson uses visual style, such as composition and deadpan aesthetics, to create humor.
- ▪Zhou's narration in the video is cleverly synced to the mouth movements of characters in the film clips.
- ▪The creators have released about one video per month recently, reviving their popular analytical format.
Opening excerpt (first ~120 words) tap to expand
posted May 4 @ 10:36 AM by Jason Kottke · gift link The Visual Comedy of Wes Anderson’s Isle of Dogs I’m gonna call it: Every Frame a Painting, my all-time favorite YouTube channel, is back. Tony Zhou and Taylor Ramos stopped producing their fantastic video essays back in 2017 and while they have popped up here and there since then, they’ve mostly stuck to their retirement. But for the past few months, the duo have been releasing video essays produced in partnership with Criterion: Night of the Living Dead: Limitations into Virtues, The Blade (1995): The Edges of Wuxia, and just yesterday, The Visual Comedy of Isle of Dogs (embedded above).
…
Excerpt limited to ~120 words for fair-use compliance. The full article is at kottke.org.
Discussion
0 commentsMore from kottke.org
