2.2M views · Sep 13, 2015 · 9:06 · 4 HN recommenders · 6 mentions · discussed 2017–2026
A video essay from Every Frame a Painting about Vancouver, a major film production city that almost never appears onscreen as itself. It shows clips of films and TV shot there that pass the city off as somewhere else.
Why Hacker News points people here: 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.
“There's also a much shorter, funnier one called "Vancouver Never Plays Itself”HN comment, 2017
“One of my favourite Youtube channels, Every Frame A Painting”
Movies shot in Vancouver rarely set there
One of my favourite Youtube channels, Every Frame A Painting, talks about this in Vancouver - except that the movies are rarely set in Vancouver: this video
“There's also a much shorter, funnier one called "Vancouver Never Plays Itself”
Shorter, funnier video on cities standing in for others
I recommend "Los Angeles Plays Itself" to any interested in seeing the juxtaposition of what you see in movies/tv with the reality. There's also a much shorter, funnier one called "Vancouver Never Plays Itself" - this video
“it’s still an interesting demonstration of how a city is made to appear not to be itself on screen.”
How a city is made to appear not itself on screen
This made me rewatch Vancouver Never Plays Itself [1] from Every Frame a Painting. It didn’t have as many examples of Vancouver playing New York as I remembered, but it’s still an interesting demonstration of how a city is made to appear not to be itself on screen. 1: this video
“Great Youtube video on this topic”
Film industry's local business effects
> The idea is that this would promote more use of local businesses. It does not usually work out that way though. Great Youtube video on this topic, especially since you're likely talking about Vancouver: this video
Reminded of the video
This reminded me instantly of Every Frame a Painting's video "Vancouver never plays itself"[0]. [0] this video
Explains Vancouver never playing itself
"Vancouver never plays itself" as Tony Zhao and Taylor Ramos explain in on of their later Every Frame a Painting: this video
