Backlight Everything - A Cinematographer's Hammer
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- เผยแพร่เมื่อ 21 ก.ย. 2024
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Cinematographer: Pat Scola
I’ve been a Cinematographer for 20 years and I feel like I learn a little something new everytime I see your breakdown. Nice work and thank you.
I really just don’t understand why he isn’t the number one biggest resource on TH-cam.
right?! SOOOO much info packed in to this!
people too busy watching Peter mckinnon
@@justinlee835 as much as I like Peter, the one thing that eerks me is I don't think he values prep time. He is very run and gun. In order to get truly beautiful images like this commercial, it takes time to set up and get off a shot. Love wandering dp for that reason alone.
Because all people want to do is get rich quick. They want "how to make cinematic videos with LUT pack and transition" kind of videos not how to learn lighting for 10 years before coming up with something decent. People running a sprint in a marathon.
To be honest, people who are searching for in depth breakdowns are few and far between.
Add in hot keywords like (LUT, Tricks, 2 Minutes) and they will come swarming in.
I think the soft light on the boys and the hard light on the girl is also a psychological choice. It makes her stand out more.
could be
It's WOKE!
@@darylnd 😂🤣😂 the patriarchy must crumble!
it's *supposed* to stand out more, methinks -- the whole conceit of the ad, which you barely see here at the end, is that "Audi is in support of equal pay for equal work" (translation: dollars [or deutschmarks or euros] are worth the same whether men or women spend them) . . .
I agree with this perspective
I wouldn't care if those breakdowns were 4 hours long
Agree hahah
Agreed. I kinda wish they were 4+ hours long. Lol
Amen. Don't hold back. We'll let you know when they get too long.
I’m with that too!
Me too
Bro! How have I never been recommended your channel?
All I do is play with and review lights on my channel, but even your talking head style makes me jealous.
Awesome in-depth breakdown of an entire production. Now I’m off to binge some more 👍
We could all agree that we would watch your videos from start to finish regardless of the length !
You’d think we would get tired of these breakdowns, but the more I hear this stuff the more it gets solidified in my tiny lizard brain. I like when you point out the little things like the little flare and the space between the flare and the edge of the frame. It’s nice to recognize what I’m looking at.
Gosh I struggle so much with wanting to keep the light the same from shot to shot but this just totally destroys that. When you break it down like this you see it but when you're just watching it you don't even notice. Thank you for doing this breakdown! Also, these could be an hour long and I would still watch it. Don't worry about time! haha
Nice breakdown. What's interesting is that when you shoot a fast cutting action sequence, as long as you match the color grading between shots, the viewer won't notice even if you shoot at different times of day. The best example of this is the famous sequence in "Raiders of the Lost Ark", when Indy is on the truck and goes under it. If you look at each shot, it goes from sunny late afternoon, to cloudy overcast, to mid-day sun and all over the place lighting wise. And it never takes the viewer out of the scene. It just works.
8:43 "and you wana make sure everything is hunky dory and you dont want to use false colours cause your too cool ..." i actually lolled 🤪😂😂❤❤📽⚡
never tell anyone you use false color. just like you should only write your emails on a typewriter
I think I've learned more practical lighting info from one of your videos than I did in four years of film school and any other TH-cam video. Your channel is an absolute goldmine. Thank you!
This solid level of breakdowns I really miss from Cinematography Database T_T
8:45 "and you don't wanna use false colour cause you're too cool.." Haha I lost it! There's a t-shirt in that.
a green t-shirt with desat magenta text : "2 cool to do false colour"
@@lordvesalius Nailed it 100%
@@myvideoguy Or maybe it's a pitch black shirt, with barely visible darkest-available-gray text, with a coarsedigital noise overlayed everywhere (i.e. badly underexposed). Same text .
No matter what you talk about, your voice is so pleasant to listen to. The content / breakdown is almost the cherry on top :D subbed
Dude straight up.. I just want you to know there's no one doing this on TH-cam! Not for commercial caliber stuff! Really appreciate the hard work bro! Truly
I will forge ahead. I will bear the heavy load. I am Spartacus
This is EXCELLENT. I love the patience, clarity and lack of ego you exhibit. It makes me feel like we’re in the same room. Keep em coming.
thanks Anthony
This quickly became one of my favorite channels
No idea how I've come across your channel but this information is gold. Subscribed. Thank you! Keep em coming!
literarily the ONLY film making channel that actually talks about proper filmmaking, I'm so glad I stumbled upon your channel
This is the best channel on TH-cam when it comes to lighting BY FAR! Thank you my friend! You fuel my passion for cinematography
Holy crap! three videos in a week! this is GOLDEN
No idea what you were talking about but watched every second and am ready to make my movie now.
Free cinematography Masterclass?!?! Fantastic info man. Definitely earned yourself a sub.
I've never seen a commercial broken down like this before. Your presentation was as informative as it was thoroughly entertaining to watch. You've gained a subscriber.
Yeah man, you're solid! Make the videos run as long as you want. No worries.
Neg, bounce, diffuser... always in my go bag for my little 2/3 person crew. And I use crew generously to sound cool. More like my wife & brother in law.
Blue light on the right. Orange light from the left and a little yellow light on the dim back ground and I subscribed
This is my first video of yours I've seen. I just switched from pursuing commercial work to narrative filmmaking, and yet I find this still very insightful as a filmmaker.
this is the kinda content I love... some technical practical stuff with practical tips.
just found your channel. not even kidding this one video taught me just as much if not more than what ive learned from 2 years at film school (at least about lighting). you are doing great work, im sure you know that but there ya go i said it
Patrick O’Sullivan on the churn!!! Christmas has come early. Keep them coming mate. I’ve missed your videos 😊
you and me both ty 😍❤🙏🙏🙏
So good to see your comment Ty!
Your breakdowns are absolute gold. We back what others have said and would watch 12 straight hours of this. Bravo!!
First time visiting this channel, completely insane. The level of depth is unparalleled.
you could've done a mini series on just this commercial and i'd still be engaged, amazing work. i Learned so much from this!
this guys a pleasure to listen and watch .. so useful and not like all these other pretentious youtubers
I don't mind watching this for hours. your channel is gold
I do small videos and this gives so good insights on how big the gap to professional shoots with big teams are, thank you so much!
These vids are slowly opening my eyes to spot contrast and how much is faked in the commercial/movie world! Super cool to see a visual master be able to pick out exactly what's happening outside of the frame. It's almost like learning the lore behind each shot heh.
WTF? People actually disliked this video! Thanks for the amazing lesson.
Just discovered this channel. This is exactly what I need. Thank you. Very useful and you boil down concepts so that they can be applied anywhere with no fluff.
This is one of the best cinematography breakdowns I've ever seen. Much appreciated. New subscriber.
Holy shit brother, my brain is full! That was a lot of info. I only stopped here to learn a little more of backlighting for an iPhone nature documentary on local New England trails. I have no aspirations to be a pro but I am a perfectionist and I’m giving it my best shot. As an experienced amateur photographer I can totally grasp most of the topics and I can take away lots of new knowledge to use in photography and video. Thanks for putting this out there I got a shit ton out of it. You now have a new subscriber. Cheers
Out of all the TH-cam I watch this video had me locked on. Thank you for your time.
I would watch 3 Hour Long Breakdowns from you!
Same haha
Damn. I feel like I learned more in 25 minutes than a 12 weeks course in cinematography.
The establishing wide shot is responsible for selling the lighting inconsistencies. In it we see trees, clouds and road. Subconsciously we understand that sunlight passing though trees and moving clouds can change in a heartbeat, and that asphalt bounce can randomly and unpredictability soften light. Traveling quickly through these variables can accelerate the changes as well. Seeing this environment in the establishing shot was the psychological key. A cloudless, treeless environment would have made the work much harder.
perhaps. See apophenia.
I commend the effort. Keep going
how cool is that all with the tablet - maybe the best dp channel I have seen so far!!!
Just found Wandering DP, my new favorite channel; excellent work and super insightful!
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I know you say a half hour feels too long for a youtube video, but I have to disagree with content like this. I could watch this for hours.
oh, man. I just discovered this channel, I've been following you for a long time on Instagram but didn't know you had a YT channel. Sweeet! Keep it up
Just found this channel today. Incredible!!! Thanks
Absolutely awesome job! Finally some detailed yet entertaining analysis, been missing it since Matt Workman stopped doing Cinematography Database, keep them coming! Thanks
"You don't want to use false color, because your too cool."
He's looking into my soul
never let them know you have no idea what you are doing
man your channel's work is like nothing i ever witnessed....keep doing your thing this so so much helpful for grasping the basics in filmmaking (at least for me) 👍
Brilliant! Never subscribed so fast. Thanks, dude.
Man, videos like these, narrated by you, are golden.
Thank you for sharing and explaining. Subscribed because I know I will get better by watching your breakdowns.
LOL, "Live to fight another day." Awesome!
Wow. You just earned yourself a new subscriber. Amazing video!
New to the community! Blown away by the other videos. Upstage lighting has changed so much for me already.
NIce Breakdown, I got to work with Pat on a Mercedes commercial as a Dit last year not only is he very talented, he was a pleasure to work with
Incredible Breakdown! Subscribed!
Welcome aboard!
I'm new to your channel, just want to say thank you for taking your time to share your insights. It's much appreciated; subbed :)
dang these are so good and your setup looks AMAZING
Fantastic exploration of the commercial! Thank you for sharing your expertise.
So glad I found this channel!
I’m so happy I found this channel!
So good. So helpful. Awesome stuff. The longer the better!
I am upset that a National University ad came on at the beginning of this. That school is an abomination against education and specifically anything related to video production education. The Incompetence literally knew no bounds!! Hopefully that ad came up for no one else.🙏🏾
Oh wow! That was pretty eye opening. As soon as you start looking, it becomes very obvious how different the light is throughout the ad. Regardless, still looks good!
Wow this is incredible! Thank you so much for taking the time to talk through this and for using jargon that some of us might not be accustomed to hearing. I learned way more than I was expecting!
Thank for making the youtube videos again!
30 min videos are not a problem for me ;). Love long videos!
Thanks for sharing Patrick
hope it helps
Man, you’re a wunderkind when it comes to surgery worK in cinematography. Wish I had discovered much earlier in my filmmaking career. 10 out of 10 stars!
Super informative video to me as a first year PA trying to learn more about lighting. Thanks so much for going through the effort to make this kind of video breakdown. It seems like there's so much you're trying to cover and communicate quickly and I'm sure that's challenging. I almost didn't watch this video because it was 24 minutes. I would love to stay subscribed to your channel and see you get in to doing these kinds of video breakdowns more succinctly in 20-minute videos.
amazing breakdown. you share so much knowledge, I hope people really appreciate what your doing.
Sometimes you shoot to what you hope to get, then subject yourself to the mercy of the elements. You get what you get and have to edit to that. I tell some people, the edit is where the story comes together. Easy to have shoulda coulda, but if you want to move on from that, you take the story you do have and go with it. As long as it pleases the viewer, they will be none the wiser to what the intended vision was meant to be.
18:50 haha, I don't know why that made me laugh so much! You've got super nice lighting and setup btw!
mate, what an amazing look into location lighting - loved it!
Glad you enjoyed it!
wtf how have I not found this channel yet... amazing bro!
mvp is the director for selling this look to the agency.....i'm sure it was a battle.
Honest question, how come?
@@shadowshapers the director communicates with agency, not the dop. it takes a strong director to a) even understand what the DOP is attempting to do with this look and b) not give in to pressure, on the day, when the agency says 'it's feeling a little dark' after watching playback. in general, in my opinion, there just doesn't seem to be much respect in the director or dp from the agency side anymore.
@@earthlevel4569 Ah okay, that makes sense. Thank you.
Why am I just now finding your channel?! This breakdown is beautiful. Thanks for sharing!
Really good expalanations. Interesting and straight to the point...keep on
I could’ve watched 90 mins of this. Nice subject too. Love the look in that commercial. Can you do the new Lloyd’s of London advert?
One thing about humans is we love to learn, this was refreshing! And informative . Learned a lot just from this one video. You have another subscriber man , Keep it coming!
Best TH-cam recommendation ever! I wish I knew this channel before.
In love with the breakdowns , learning a lot of new things .Thank you so much .
Man I want them videos to be an hour long!!!!
These are so in depth and educational!!
Learned so much in 24 minutes. 🙏
thank you. i really enjoyed this presentation. please do more. i just subscribed so i'll be seeing more of you
I haven't even watched much yet, but just gotta say, the audio you are getting with your mic is great!!!
audio is key
I knew your squiggles looked familiar! What am I only finding this channel now?! I’ve been reading Wandering DP for years.
Very helpful! Excellent stuff! Thanks for sharing your great knowledge, subbed.
I wonder what order they shot this in. To me, it looks like the closeups on the girl's face during the race are just as brightly lit as the first shot of the starting line, while the closeups of the faces while the race was starting were taken while the sun was further down.
First time I've seen your work, two minutes in, subscribed. Excellent content and communication of complex ideas clearly and concisely.
One thing I found really useful in this video is that the spray sound is international
Thank you for putting these breakdowns together, they so useful!
WOW how competent. And all your setup looks premium!