[High Praise! to Neatorama]
NOTE: Contains a few swears, since Robin didn’t always work PG
[Robin Williams – In Motion] (Viewer #66,182)
An installment in the video series Every Frame a Painting shows how Robin Williams harnessed motion to tell a story through his movie characters. Tony Zhou was inspired to address the subject by re-watching Williams’ films after his death. The finished project is more about movement, blocking, and body language, and how those things contributes to a good film -and Robin Williams happens to be the greatest example, as he was a master of expressing his character through movement. Talented directors and editors could spot and make those movements work to their advantage, and together they made awesome scenes that, in some cases, could completely dispense with dialogue
I think Robin Williams would have liked this tribute the best. Out of all the attempts to show what made him such a unique, un-replaceable talent this video shows the depth of his performances. (I especially like that Zhou included scenes from his “cameo” in Dead Again, which was the first time I saw Robin Williams perform a strictly dramatic role). I think he would have been pleased with how Zhou teaches so much about what makes these roles, these scenes so great; why they touch our hearts with humor and/or pathos…AND that he gives credit to so many behind the scenes who make it happen. Thanks for bringing it here Harvey!