Awesome Every Frame A Painting

Taylor Ramos and Tony Zhou are known for their excellent film essays on the Every Frame a Painting YouTube channel. Now, the duo has partnered to create a short film. The Second drops us into a world where dueling is still an acceptable way to settle a dispute. There, a man is tasked with negotiating at his son’s first duel. (Thanks, Rob!)

Every Frame a Painting is back. The world is healing. Or not; they’re doing only a limited series, after all. But we’ll take it. Without much fanfare, YouTube’s OG film essay channel launches straight into the history, strengths, and weaknesses of the sustained two-shot – a film perspective where two characters stay in a single scene for a long time.