Daily BrewVideo explains how Vancouver never plays itself in movies
Vancouver, British Columbia is the third largest film production city in all of North America, nestled just behind Los Angeles and New York. But creators Tony Zhou and Taylor Ramos point out that as much as we Canadians should take pride in the fact Vancouver is our country’s epicentre for moviemaking, the tragic part about it is Vancouver never plays itself.
Check out the awesome video essay breakdown the two put together to drive home the message:
Can you believe it? It seems Vancouver has practically been portrayed as every city in the world except Vancouver. It’s been North Korea in Seth Rogan’s The Interview, Chicago in the Will Smith sci-fi action flick I Robot, and Seattle, India and Eastern Europe in Tom Cruise’s Mission Impossible 4: Ghost Protocol.
The "Every Frame a Painting" video essays are really starting to build a following online and the video essay on Vancouver is just one in a series that Zhou is producing as a way of exploring new ideas and discussions related to film. His project and corresponding Youtube channel, Every Frame A Painting, features essays on the brilliant artistry of Chuck Jones, the man responsible for the Bugs Bunny characters we all know and love; the camera tricks used to portray mayhem by famed action flick director Michael Bay; the use of comedy and action in Jackie Chan movies and so much more.
These video essays really do put into perspective how much hard work it actually takes to make the average moviegoer laugh, be inspired, shed a tear, or imagine being somewhere they actually aren’t. Even if it means negating the beauty of the Rocky Mountains… or accidentally putting them in the background of a Jackie Chan movie that’s supposed to be set in the Bronx.
