Every Frame a Painting — Season 1, Episode 14: Jackie Chan - How to Do Action Comedy

Episode synopsis

Some filmmakers can do action. Others can do comedy. But for 40 years, the master of combining them has been Jackie Chan. Let’s see how he does it. The 9 Principles of Action Comedy 1. Start with a DISADVANTAGE 2. Use the ENVIRONMENT 3. Be CLEAR in your shots 4. Action & Reaction in the SAME frame 5. Do as many TAKES as necessary 6. Let the audience feel the RHYTHM 7. In editing, TWO good hits = ONE great hit 8. PAIN is humanizing 9. Earn your FINISH

About Every Frame a Painting

Every Frame a Painting is dedicated to the analysis of film form.

More episodes from Season 1

• E1Mother (2009) - Telephoto Profile Shots
• E2The Imposter (2012) - Looking into the Lens
• E3The Spielberg Oner - One Scene, One Shot
• E4Wolf Children (2012) - The Lateral Tracking Shot
• E5Edgar Wright - How to Do Visual Comedy
• E6Martin Scorsese - The Art of Silence
• E7Michael Bay - What is Bayhem?
• E8Satoshi Kon - Editing Space & Time
• E9A Brief Look at Texting and the Internet in Film
• E10Robin Williams - In Motion
• E11David Fincher - And the Other Way is Wrong
• E12The Silence of the Lambs - Who Wins the Scene?