this is what oscar winning editing looks like
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- čas přidán 17. 03. 2024
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Last week Oppenheimer won 7 Academy Awards, including Best Director for Christopher Nolan, Best Actor for Cillian Murphy and Best Supporting Actor for Robert Downey Jr. But today, I'm going to focus on how and why editor Jennifer Lame's work won the Oscar for Best Editing. Join me as we break down the numerous techniques that makes this 3 hour movie, which is packed with information, characters, plot points, and themes, into one of the most dynamic, fast paced, and engaging films of the year.
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Who is your favourite character from a Nolan movie?
In a Christopher Nolan movie, my favorite character is either Neil from Tenet or Bane from The Dark Knight Rises. Sounds basic but they have a meaning throughout the story.
TARS
Hard to pick a definitive answer, but Leonard and Teddy both stand out to me a lot. They both make Memento a very entertaining and interesting film, while also hammering home the tragic feel of the film by the end.
Neil from TENET, a great self insert character. Nolan in another life...
Leo in inception
Seeing Oppenheimer in cinema is an experience. There's this constant feeling of anxiety for 3 hours and it is really loud. I jumped out of seat about 3 times.
One of the best recent cinema experiences, Dune 2 was another highlight.
I slept in both of them
@@joepvanuden3913 Like my mom
Oppenheimer was just an ok movie. The third act was the best. Dune 2 was much better. I can truly call it an experience.
nah, Oppenheimer is a masterpiece, idk why u would say its an OK movie@@vdiitd
fuck it i’ll watch Oppenheimer again
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Lol, I was thinking the same thing.
Nah, you wouldn't. No balls.
i dont wanna rewatch it because nothing will compare to seeing it in theater imo
900th like was me!
People keep saying that Oppenheimer is edited like a 3 hour trailer as if that's a bad thing. But to me, that's a major part of what makes this film so impressive. Not only does this particular style of editing make the film extremely well paced, where 3 hours felt like 2 at most to me. But it also makes a lot of the film feel like memory. Because the film is edited as a seemingly disjointed and frantic series of images, it feels like we're in Oppenheimer's head watching him go through his memory. I don't know about you guys, but whenever I go through my mind and look back on my life, the images and the memories I see infront of my inner eye are messy, disjointed and all over the place. To me this is exactly what the color sequences in Oppenheimer feel like. Like memory. It's immersive. It gives the film a contemplative and almost meditative quality. It also cinematically reinforces the idea that Oppenheimer went through a turbulent and an extremely eventful life, where a lot of things happened and where he was confronted with a lot of big decisions and dilemmas in a short period of time.
It was exhausting. It took the exposition montage from Inception and ran it for 3 hours. There were no scenes, nowhere for the film to breathe. Like it or not. And it was not for me.
agree@@jarrajoseph-mcgrath9142 . Uncut Gems for example has crazy edit, but it works. Oppenheimer is 3 hours trailer for 12 hours film(((
To you
@@jarrajoseph-mcgrath9142 ok
Not just memory but inquisition and doubting his choices all along the way. There was a strong dichotomy between his human choices, which weren't carefully planned and not consistent, and his intellect and importance. The movie equates that tension with the pressure and explosion of the atomic bomb itself - the threat and opportunity and indecision of bringing it to existence.
One of those videos that can help you appreciate a movie you already loved even more. Excellent breakdown
Oppenheimer is a once in a lifetime kind of film. An absolute masterpiece.
No where near one. This isn’t Nolan’s best film in the last 10 years.
@@-mason-6538 i recommend you watch it again
@@-mason-6538it's probably my second favourite movie he's ever made after interstellar
Dune Part Two is also up there with Oppenheimer
Hopefully not... Nolan's work should only keep getting better
The music in this film is important as well. The movie’s almost a musical symphony. The film just as much accompanies the music as the vice versa.
I've been listening to Ludwig Göransson's work on Oppenheimer religiously on Spotify.
man, im not exaggerating, but this is one of the most informative, understandable, emotionally and intellectually connected documentary sort of video i have ever seen. all i can say to you is i would be more than happy to watch the whole thing if you could make more videos like this. i dont know if you haven't heard this, so i'll tell you. "you are really good at what you do."
It is still so funny that Oppenheimer was a big Summer blockbuster to me. This film was marketed like it was Top Gun: Maverick.
so great to see a video essay ACTUALLY use video in its arguments. Great editing, keep it up!
I've been a fan of Christopher Nolan's films since his The Dark Knight Trilogy and Interstellar. I never was disappointed by any of his films I've seen even if Tenet was trippy. But I'm glad Christopher Nolan won his Oscar. The way Christopher Nolan uses the themes of Time in different ways is what makes his films watchable. He's like the Stanley Kubrick of filmmaking today. From jumping back and forth in Memento to the American Prometheus is what makes Nolan, Nolan.
I love Christopher Nolan but I'm not sure if he's the Stanley Kubrick of our generation, I say he is the Alfred Hitchcock of our generation, both being british directors who came to Hollywood, they knew how to sell themselves, have thriller with tricky twists, particular styles to make it tense, he's more a succesor of Michael Mann or James Cameron.
Kubrick knew how to frame a shot and edit them together to guide the eye. Kubrick made his films with a scalpel, Nolan is more like pick axe, or a blunderbuss. Shoot it all out there and see what fits. It doesn't matter if everything is happening at once and overlapping, it looks arty, lets go with it.
@@keartan Kubrick is more of art while Nolan in my opinion almost like took what Kubrick did like for example with Interstellar he took shots like from 2001 during the space scenes even though it was in the studio at the time but Nolan took inspiration and cues in Interstellar from 2001. It's one of his favorite films that got him into filmmaking because of it being re-released when the original STAR WARS came out. It's as if Nolan was Kubrick's apprentice but Nolan taught himself how to filmmake alike Kubrick did when he used to shoot photography in his early days.
Nolan is Nolan and he adds lot of science in his projects that's the fact, tenet wasn't trippy. Oppenheimer is his first movie about something that really happened, Tenet was done by the same people who made Oppenheimer and won Oscars. He got the Oscar because the academy doesn't like Sci-fi movies to be "the best movie", therefore Interstellar kicks ass big time more than Oppenh... imho :)
He's definitely not Stanley Kubrick. Nolan spoon feeds the audience. Kubrick was also far more subversive.
The way you incorporate the dialogues to support your video😂, I amazed by how much work you put in for a single video, kudos to you and thank you for providing us with this excellent study❤
"It's paradoxical, and yet, it works."
Agreed. Fantastic essay.
Same
9:19 the "Hughie" below Feynman for Jack Quaid made me laugh-snort because it's true hahaha! I know him as Hughie from The Boys more than I do his name, Jack Quaid😂
Happy that I am not the only person to notice that cheers ✌🏼
haha cheers!@@TryHarish
yeah same I literally checked the comment section to see if this comment was here
this also happened with "Rodrick"
What. Why are we talking about the boys rn?
But the boys is better than Oppenheimer.
'We live in a world of his creation'
GOES HARD
This video essay's editing is on par with Jennifer Lame's Oppenheimer editing. Excellent work!
This is by far the best video essay I've seen on this site. Plain, simple, straight-forward explanation that leaves no room for confusion. Superb writing on your part added with great edit. Incredible work! Definite recommend to watch.
Was I high af while I saw this? Yes. Was I still able to understand every single thing? Yes.
Since for whatever reason there seems to be a good bit of negative comments on this video, I’ll say this: I appreciate this video greatly! I loved Oppenheimer dearly and it was my #1 pick by a landslide for last year’s films, and I’m so glad it won the awards it did. Further, I’m a video editor and aspiring editor for motion pictures, and a huge fan of Jennifer Lame’s work. So seeing this video which is essentially a love letter to her work on Oppenheimer and an appreciation of the art of editing (one which I think is severely underrated and not discussed enough (obviously I’m biased lol)) I think this video was very well done and very needed, your editing is top notch too!
im a video editor like you too and i couldn't agree more about what you said.
Great use of writing and editing to clearly illustrate your points - much like what you're praising Oppenheimer for. This is a true video essay - a thesis with clear evidences to support it. You've got a new sub!
Seeing this in imax was a insane experience with the seats shaking during the trinity test and that ending was a gut punch that rang so true.
Saw Oppenheimer in theaters, TOTALLY WORTH!! the audio was immaculate, the visuals stunning but not overwhelming, and Oh My God the explosion scene? Perfection. When i upgrade to 4k capability, this is definitely one of the movies im getting
Seeing this in theaters was one thing, but seeing it on film was just an absolutely breathtaking experience. Even my wife who is no where near the same movie buff as I am, loved it! She said it was absolutely incredible and I very rarely get that type of reaction from her with movies that I enjoy so much.
your analysis is so on point. I watched it twice in the theater, and despite the 3-hour runtime, I was glued to the seat super focused and completely locked in both times. Editing is absolutely the key success factor of this movie for me. Hats off to Nolan and Jennifer Lame's incredible work to pull off creating an action blockbuster out of mostly just conversation about physics and politics.
Also, 10:45 - it was so satisfying to figure out the source of this sound during the foot stomping scene after hearing it multiple times and wondering what the heck that sound was (a train?) and what the heck it meant!
Honestly, it's about those types of film, Especially in an era of movie making, that was all about near constant action scenes and bad dialog. This one was more about political intrigue and good dialog.
This is one of best video essays I've seen on Oppenheimer, so far. Excellent piece of work!
This movie is a true masterpiece of the art form. Only Nolan could make a 3 hr historical epic about Oppenheimer and have it be so engaging and gripping that by the end, you hardly realized that 3 hrs has passed. This movie is a true masterclass in filmmaking
Oppenheimer is one of those really long movies that even with my ADHD it was stimulating enough that I felt relaxed and stimulated enough to keep 150% attention.
This type of editing transcends show dont tell where it shows and tell at the same time. Makes the whole movie easy to track but be so entertaining at the same time
Thank you for making this! I didn’t understand and appreciate the incredible editing in Oppenheimer until now
you are one the best in this category in my opinion
The backwards, near-focus titles for each character that are correct and in focus in the reverse shot is one of the most clever subtle edits Ive ever seen for a video essay.
What makes Jennifer Lame such an incredible editor is her tremendous understanding of pacing and rhythm that any given story requires. Oppenheimer moves fast and it works beautifully to build a sense of first wonder and then dread and anxiety. But she's also edited Manchester By the Sea, which is almost the polar opposite of Oppy in that sense. It's a more languid film that breathes often. It's also never boring. When to this add Hereditary to her resume, the idea that she's brilliant no matter what genre she works on becomes undeniable.
It's unreal to me that Tolkien wrote Lord of the Rings in concept 30 years before the Nuclear Weapon was designed, we basically made the one ring to rule them all. And Oppenheimer knew it.
This is also a masterful edit, my good Sir. Such an absolute delight watching it.
Love your analysis on the film editing 💯
what a great video, nice editing, complementing the points made in the essay, an emotional ride, an awesome endeavour.
Fantastic video, it’s no surprise to see it already blowing up
Wonderful breakdown of the movie's themes. There are some movies that just 'feel' like a class-apart, something that leaves you spellbound but try as much as you wish, you can't pinpoint what makes the movie so great when you look back. Oppenheimer was one such movie for me - the changes were so subtle sometimes, but they created such a huge impact on the viewing experience. This video actually helped me to understand the depth of cinematic richness of this movie - you've done an amazing job. Thanks a lot!!
"Maybe they weren't talking about you. Maybe they were talking about something...more important."
Just wanted to say that your videos are freaking excellent I can't get enough. Keep up the good work.
i usually zone out during videos like these (I have a terrible attention span LMAO) but you managed to keep my attention the entire time, and make sure I was not confused about any of the characters/themes you were discussing, bravo!
Woah this video itself is very nicely edited. I've never thought that the movie is kinda like Memento but now it all makes sense to me. And the movie is finally going to be shown in Japan at the end of this month, curious about their perspective. I heard Yamazaki, the director of Godzilla Minus One actually went to Taiwan to watch it last year.
Well deserved for Hoyte van Hoytema's camera work! It pulls you into the story and fortifies the presence of Oppenheim.
Damn, I heard long film and "a lot of talking" and didn't see the film. But this is just the kind of editing I like. I feel they use it a lot in youtube videos but hasn't been explored in film too much. Now I want to watch the movie.
Excellent presentation; thank you for this!
Great editing in your videos. Professional, I’d say.
bro ur video for this movie is also so well edited..u appreciating the movie helps us understand uts importance..marvelous editing archer..subbed ur channel
Man, such a good video. Nicely done!
This is such a well made video. I loved it
seeing this movie in theathers was something, but this video was something too! instantly subscribed
christopher nolan has always been fantastic at pacing his movies in a way that will make complicated plotpoints and topics make sense to an average viewer. Oppenheimer was the ultimate pacing masterpiece
Well done. I particularly liked your take on what really Happened in Anatomy of a Fall. I think you're right.
wowowow what a video! keep it up im definitely subbing after that. well done. loved the editing. it almost felt like the movie inspired your editing style with this particular video. incredible work, seriously!
A well-written and well-edited video to talk about a well-written and well-edited movie. ❤
Stunning work here!
wow. this is the best video i’ve seen about the movie. so great.
Outstanding analysis video.
this is actually becoming one of my favorite youtube channels ever
Wow this video is probably the best review of Oppenheimer. Very clear, packed with details that make me appreciate the film more. Thank you!
So happy I got to see this in real IMAX
Awesome break down!
Bro, you did a great job too. Literally some of what I thought and some of what I didn't even notice. Chris Nolan's amazing. And Nolan's Batman is the best.
Very nice piece. Well done!
Upon watching Oppenheimer for the 3rd time, I understood why I didn't struggle to understand it the first time I watched it cause they literally explain through the dialogue what's going to be discussed in the next scene.
Love that you put Jack Quaid’s character with the nickname Hughie, great little Easter egg.
this is a fantastically put together video 🫡
How fitting that a short youtube movie about an academy award winning editing is very very well edited itself
Hey Archer Green i recently discovered you and I love your videos and I have a suggestion if you could do some more videos about different genres of movies. Not the basic one like action, comedy but more like: Film noir, surrealist or liminal and dreamcore. Once again thank you for doing these videos they are amazing.
Love your stuff
this video is amazing, thank you so much
I felt it was a masterpiece. It was an amazing piece of art, with an extraordinary level of pace for a film based on such a complex and detailed topic.
I can only say that this movie was made for us ADHD folks :D I cannot remember any other movie where I was so focused and on the edge of my seat for the whole movie and not for a second have my thoughts drifted somewhere else.
saw in 70mm Imax, loved it so much that when it came back I had to see it in the format again. insanely captivating, beautiful, and chilling movie.
this video was very entertaining and almost as well edited as the movie. :D
The sequence of events and subtle transitions between scenes reminds me a little bit of slaughterhouse five
It should have won the best adapted screenplay.
This video is what great editing looks like.
I love how your edits were also like the movie. Exactly like it
Your editing was on par with Oppenheimer's. Great video and great analysis
Seeing Oppenheimer in 70mm imax was an experience I’ll hold forver
I really like how the movie and how it manages to make a 3-hour movie feel like an hour and a half. The only problem I have with the editing is how it'll unnecessary cut back to a character with the same expression without presenting any new information or how it'll jump around a bit making it a bit disorienting for me to keep track but honestly despite all that Jennifer Lame did a great job.
Can we talk about how good the editing is for this video essay as well🥹
This is one of the best film analysis that i have ever watched, i unfortunately didnt get to watch the movie but this helped me understand basically everything in it
So, great editing can shine brighter with a dedicated screenplay to enhance its effectiveness
this made me watch the film again
What a video man, andddddd now I'm gonna have to watch the movie again 😭
Uhhhhh
Casting RDJr was a master stroke of genius… he brought a lot of gravitas to the Strauss role
such a good video!!
I went with a buddy to see this in theaters. When we got out of the movie, he described it as "avengers for science nerds" and I had to say while we did have a giggle at it, part of it is kind of true. The way some of the characters get introduced and brought into the fold really feels like a "if you know you know" moment. As someone who studied chemistry and physics a lot during my degrees, there where a lot of names I know and people I recognized so it felt good to sit there and go "oh we're going to meet them are we?" But I can understand that for some people it could feel like a Lore Dump without a lot of explanation.
That being said i'd watch it again 10/10 great movie
"It's" is a contraction of "it is." "Its" demonstrates ownership.
The Prestige is another template for the structure of this film, as far as the mystery of what Oppenheimer and Einstein talked about is planted as a seed in the beginning and pays off at the very end.
I think this film is worthy of all the acclaim, and shows Chris Nolan at his absolute Chris Nolanest.
I can not believe all the stars in this one movie! I haven’t seen it yet but I will soon. Cillian Murphy has a been a favorite for many years. Also Matt Damon never disappoints
"Hughie" as Feynman. genius
That thumbnail is both terrifying and hilarious
The OpenHomies are out and about
this might be a stretch but it sort of feels like the video follows the principles that you mentioned.
Jennifer Lame killed this edit and the academy award was well-deserved, but let's not ignore the great influence (and Nolan a great admirer) of Terrence Malick.
Awesome video.
Btw, at 9:15.
"???" = one of the Skaarsgard boys, whose name I just remembered after googling. Gustaf.
Idk why that thumbnail made me laugh, Cillian Murphy’s smile 😭
The movie led me to read the transcript of the hearing.
Well worth reading.
Fills in a lot more.
Incredible movie.
Incredible video
i didnt watch Oppenheimer in cinema, but i still liked watching it at home.