Every Frame a Painting
Shares rank 38 of 48 YouTube channels by recommenders
Viewers call it a favorite YouTube channel and say its video essays leave lasting takeaways about the core spirit of filmmaking.
Viewers call it a favorite YouTube channel and say its video essays leave lasting takeaways about the core spirit of filmmaking.
6 people gave an opinion
- recommend it
- 5
- criticize it
- 1
- approval share
- 83%
Recommended in 2 of 13 months
- November 2025: not recommended
- December 2025: not recommended
- January 2026: recommended
- February 2026: not recommended
- March 2026: not recommended
- April 2026: not recommended
- May 2026: not recommended
- June 2026: not recommended
- July 2026: recommended
- August 2026: not recommended
- September 2026: not recommended
- October 2026: not recommended
- November 2026: not recommended (month in progress)
Why it doesn’t carry the badge
- 5 people recommend itNeeds 10 or more, not met.
- 5 recommenders for every criticNeeds 2 to 1 or better, met.
- Recommended in 2 of 13 monthsNeeds 4 or more, not met.
The same three rules apply to every product, and the badge can’t be bought. How the badge works
What people say about it
The reasons people give, with the number of comments that give each one. Open a reason to read what they said.
Why people recommend it
Each mark is one comment
Favorite channel among commenters
“One of my favorite YouTube channels”
Comment from 3 Jul 2026 in “Why Vancouver is always a stand-in for San Francisco in movies and TV shows” “Also a huge fan of that channel.”
Comment from 12 Jan 2026 in “Personal thoughts/notes from working on Zootopia 2” Lasting takeaways from its essays
“the biggest takeaway/agreement I got from that channel was that core spirit in the title itself”
Comment from 12 Jan 2026 in “Personal thoughts/notes from working on Zootopia 2”
Other YouTube channels people recommend
The four most recommended other YouTube channels, with the same counts for each, so you can compare like for like. The tick on each bar marks the 2 to 1 line the badge needs.
| Product | Recommend | Criticize | Approval | Months | Owned | Badge |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 3Blue1Brown | 96 | 4 | 96% | 12 | — | Approved |
| Veritasium | 44 | 12 | 79% | 11 | — | Approved |
| Technology Connections YouTube channel | 40 | 3 | 93% | 12 | — | Approved |
| Asianometry | 24 | 1 | 96% | 9 | — | Approved |
| Every Frame a PaintingThis page | 5 | 1 | 83% | 2 | — | — |
What people said
3 of the 6 comments that mention it, newest first. Each links to the original comment.
“One of my favorite YouTube channels”
“Also a huge fan of that channel.”
“the biggest takeaway/agreement I got from that channel was that core spirit in the title itself”
Counts come from 1,795,640 Hacker News comments, November 2025 to November 2026. How we count. Report a mistake.