3 Cinematography Tips

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FOR AUSTRALIA AND EVERYWHERE ELSE

#cinematography #cinematic

[Moolhood]

I'm always excited when I get one of your notifications. Always get the feeling I'm about to get much better at cinematography in the following minutes.

[NickelsVision]

NGL your banjo skills are pretty top-notch. Also, thank you for your tips its always good to see working DP's get out little bits of info its much appreciated.

[peternyiricine]

Another Lewis Potts video equals another bag of popcorn and lots of excitement as always!! Do us all a favor and keep doing what your doing!

[BrittPearceWatches]

How have I only just found this channel?! 1. I love your personality! 2. I learned so much! 😱 3. Time to go watch a bunch of your videos!

[davidmultimedia]

The thing about shutter angle is that most people (aspiring filmmakers) are just assuming that you HAVE to keep it at 180D because otherwise it will look bad. So they just completely banning the shutter angle from the exposure options. But the truth is that you should always try before shooting the scene. If you have enough light to play with/control to get the image that you want/need, then keep it at 180 (unless you actually want snappier/blurrier motions). If you feel that you can't really get the proper DOF that you need for the scene, or that the image gets too noisy and you're losing too much dynamic range because of a higher ISO value, then you definitely should test different shutter angle values and see if it could work, or at least choose what combination gives you the best results. Sometimes, you may choose to sacrifice proper motion blur for a cleaner image, sometimes not. It also depends on the duration of the shot (the viewer may not notice blurrier motions on a 2 sec shot, but may notice a noisier image). So yes, don't be afraid of testing before shooting, you may be surprised of the results!

[zoanyway]

Lights, lights, lights, LEWIS ROCKS THE BANJO. Lights, lights..

[CineDailies]

I always adjust my shuttle angle when needed. Either for a blurred effect or adding a stop of light. I'm glad you mentioned it!

[aov_james]

6:20 really great tip for me! Never really thought of changing shutter angle for such. I will remember to change them under similar circumstances!

[timothyclark]

Shutter angle tip is a good one for those who are too locked in to 180 deg. I do it all the time in low light situations haha

[JacksonHayes]

the banjo playing was fire. also the cinematography tips. also the tv.

[afrosymphony]

this has easily become one of my fave youtube channels

[likelycrew]

Great tips. Thanks for the reminder to not be a "yes man" on set, but to humbly push back on certain creative ideas.

[TwaynePereira]

Lewis, thanks for these gems! I used the "motivate a prac" in my last short film and glad I did. I find I like to throw lamps everywhere for pops of light, but also gives me a reason to motivate it if need be. Only thing is, the production designer has to source them all haha.

[mateoarrechedera]

That subtle bajo flex was actually super cool, love these videos man😎✌️

[LeParkourarte]

Thank you so much for all the tips and content!
Just two days ago i worked as a cinematographer in short film directed by a friend of mine. It was our first "real" experience because we've never worked before with profesional actors, cinema lights, etc. We've been learning all by our self lol

One of my mayor problems was exactly what you mentioned about the blocking. I was just waiting for the director to do the blocking so i could light up the scene because i didn't want to "change" the director's vision.

It's nice to know that as cinematographer i should be able to make some of this decisiones every now and then.

(sorry for my english hehe greetings from México)

[retlwiz]

Third time I have watched this, just in case I forgot anything. Please do more videos when you have moment

[RyanClaytonFilms]

Thank you for these tips!! The shutter angle is one I’ve always been worried about changing but your explanation was great, thanks!!

[Cinnovations]

One of my favorite channels. Thanks for all the hard work.

[isleeponcouches]

Saving me thousand of dollars in student debt, one video at a time. Appreciate it dude!

[Suniverse]

i did know the "open the shutter" stuff but i never had the guts to try it ahah, imma try to give it a shot