Jon Kane is an American film editor, director, and DJ based in

Red Hook, Brooklyn Red Hook is a neighborhood in western Brooklyn, New York City, United States, within the area once known as South Brooklyn. It is located on a peninsula projecting into the Upper New York Bay and is bounded by the Gowanus Expressway and the Ca ...

, New York.

Career

Kane was the editor of ''

Naqoyqatsi ''Naqoyqatsi'' is a 2002 American non-narrative film directed by Godfrey Reggio and edited by Jon Kane, with music composed by Philip Glass. It is the third and final installment in the ''Qatsi'' trilogy. The title comes from the Hopi word m ...

'', the third film in the ''Qatsi'' trilogy directed by

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and scored by

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. Kane has also done notable work as a commercial director and editor. ''

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'' has described his style as "psychedelic." In the early years of

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, he filmed and edited the original show open to ''

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'' and worked on the "Moon Man" campaign. His series of branding spots for the

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''Behind the Music'' campaign were famously parodied by ''

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''. Kane has been nominated for a

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and a spot he created for

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was included in the

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's Department of Cinema collection. He is quoted as saying "In commercials, where you only have 30 seconds to create a world, music and pictures cut deeper and faster than words." In addition to his commercial work, Kane has edited and directed several short films and been active as a

house music House is a genre of electronic dance music characterized by a repetitive Four on the floor (music), four-on-the-floor beat and a typical tempo of 115–130 beats per minute. It was created by DJs and music producers from Chicago's underground ...

DJ and music video director since the early 1980s. In addition to touring as the DJ for

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he also edited and directed several of the band's music videos. At present, Kane is the owner and lead editor/director at opticnerve usa. He edited and co-directed another Godfrey Reggio film, ''

Once Within a Time ''Once Within a Time'' is a 2023 American experimental fantasy comedy film written, produced, and directed by Godfrey Reggio and edited and co-directed by Jon Kane. Plot Reception Sheila O'Malley of ''RogerEbert.com ''RogerEbert.com' ...

''.

References

External links

opticnerve usa Official Site
* 1962 births Living people People from Bryn Mawr, Pennsylvania American film editors Musicians from Brooklyn American DJs Film directors from New York (state) People from Red Hook, Brooklyn {{US-film-director-1960s-stub