Why Your Videos DON'T Look Like Films...

In this video we cover a few tips to improve your cinematography!
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[Tagalongproductions]

When you said ' removing lights is just as important as adding lights. I really had to think about that. For me, I'm now just learning how important controlling light is. Much appreciated🙏

[VisualDanny]

Give a veteran dp a 10 years old camera and a light and he will outpreformed a rookie with arri Alexa and the latest glass.

[DoogleLawless]

When I was still in film school, I struggled with lighting. It's similar to sound in that when it's right, the viewer won't really register it, but as soon as it's off, it's glaringly obvious. Lights and sound are really underestimated by many. Once you try to light your own scene with no knowledge, it instantly becomes obvious why it's not something to take for granted and why there are entire teams dedicated to lighting.

This is such a good video for concisely explaining what a difference good lighting can make.

[IAmLRose]

I’m not a filmmaker but I want to improve my yt videos. The negative fill tip was amazing, who knew that videos could look amazing removing light. Thank you!!!

[FreshSqueezedLightning]

When I was in film school, I got to talk to Dean Cundey (DP of Jurassic Park) and a gaffer that worked with him regularly, and his biggest lighting tip was "when in doubt with your lighting setup, turn one of them off. It almost always looks better"

[Kaotix_music]

Shooting wide open...thats something i recently tried to study watching all my favorite movies. The lack of shooting wide open. Alot of shots being....pretty closed down actually. Wide shots, action shots, fast moving shots....all pretty closed down. I notice more wide open apertures are more on dialogue and to capture emotion, particularly on a talents face or to show focus on an object but for the most part, I see more scenes shot closed down than open. I really dont know where we got the idea that "more bokeh" meant "more cinematic" and I think its from when we watch any dialogue scene, thats what we see. But I think we forget the rest of the "junk" scenes in a movie. I was watching the film Tenet the other day, theres the scene JD Washingtons character walks into a resturant to meet with Michael Kaines character. From the moment he walks in to when he arrives at the table...there really isnt much bokeh. Its not until he sits down and has dialouge is the shot on each character tighter and now has more bokeh. Theres the scene inside the Art vault at the airport with Niel, that entire scene is shot pretty closed down. And there are some VERY good looking shots in that scene. I recently got into Cine lenses and anamorphic lenses and now im forcing myself to learn manual focus and being at a wide open aperture its SO HARD to keep focus, especially when im moving around and so is the talent, so i just close down the aperture. For those shots, it actually looks MORE cinematic than it does if i shot them wide open

[JasonFischer]

I absolutely love your channel, bud. Your teaching style is so practical and down to earth. I love the low key funk feel of the music, and the examples illustrating your point are perfectly chosen. You've found a great balance of letting your personality shine through while keeping the topic broadly accessible in its appeal. Well done.

[servo]

Great energy and I love the shots where you're setting things up to show us how we might be able to make these techniques work for us while mixing in the movie examples. Loved it. Would love to hear your opinion on making scenes more interesting to improve that "cinematic" feel.

[xelmotivation]

Ok. I started this video not knowing what the terminology was. Yet by the end, I understood every line. Thanks for those comparison frames. Way to put it together.

[chantalmyfawny]

This video was short, to the point, and soooo incredible. Thanks for sharing! I think I either over light or under light my scenes in my own videos. I’m learning cinematography one short film at a time. Thanks for the tips. I’m all about creating art with what you have rather than focusing on gear.

[jeffoffej]

It's great seeing these tips together with examples—thanks man.

[CoopCanCook]

This was so helpful. Thank you for sharing!!

[JT_Film]

Erin Carter getting some much deserved love! Great video mate, thanks for the tips :)

[davideastham]

Awesome video. I don't shoot video myself, I do photography but the tips still apply ❤

[realjackeal]

This video was super informative! Love the side by side comparisons, and also about the negative fill at the 3:43 mark. Looking to add this to my future videos to make them look better overall! Thank you!

[verena]

Thank you so much, this was so helpful! 💕

[haleighstreak]

This is an amazing video - thanks so much for keeping it so thorough and short. Keep em coming :)

[TDSRyan]

Removing light was a HUGE help! I always think about adding it I never think to take some away or use the motivated light given in the room to light the scene accurately

[ohgeezus_]

Appreciate your videos always man! Always putting us on fr 🙏

[rjaymolina]

Making it feel nonexistent or natural is the key! This was all well put together. New sub!