Jon Kane is a film editor, director, and DJ based in

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, New York.

Career

Kane was the editor of ''

Naqoyqatsi ''Naqoyqatsi'', also known as ''Naqoyqatsi: Life as War'', 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 third film in the

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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 VH1 ''Behind the Music'' campaign were famously parodied by ''

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''. Kane has been nominated for a Clio Award 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

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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 is currently at work on another Godfrey Reggio / Philip Glass film.

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