Succession: How The Camera Lies

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    This is a video essay on the cinematography of SUCCESSION on HBO. Let's break down how the camera tricks you into thinking it's all reactive & loose, when in fact it's extremely calculated and precise.
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    00:00 - Intro
    00:24 - Visual Distortion Field
    00:51 - Thesis
    03:07 - Channel Support Is Appreciated
    04:11 - Creating Spontaneity
    04:26 - The Freebie
    06:12 - Shot On Film
    06:34 - Roger Deakins Influence
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  • @EB-tr2ly
    @EB-tr2ly ปีที่แล้ว +127

    The camera feels like another character, like we are one of those silent minions who surround the family and our presence goes unnoticed for them

  • @DDawgBoi
    @DDawgBoi ปีที่แล้ว +698

    Apparently for the iconic water bottle throwing scene in the ‘safe room’ episode, Matthew Macfadyen told one of the cam operators where he would be grabbing the bottle, to which the operator got frustrated and refuted the information, just because he wanted to discover the moment IN the moment of shooting it, so it would make the cam move feel more naturalistic. So cool.

    • @lerakelemen1801
      @lerakelemen1801 ปีที่แล้ว +42

      he literally pulled a ‘Tom’ right there, oops

    • @VictheChick
      @VictheChick ปีที่แล้ว +3

      I wonder if either of them had the good sense to contact a Tombudsmen afterwards?

  • @space_1073
    @space_1073 ปีที่แล้ว +461

    One thing that really helps create a sense of spontaneity is that they intentionally never anticipate an actor's line. Whenever a character starts talking off screen they pan over to them reactively as if they didn't know they would start talking, like a weird version of a J cut.

    • @davinjacobs
      @davinjacobs ปีที่แล้ว +28

      this is so accurate. you can hear whole sentences at times and it doesn't even pan over to them until like you said in a super late movement. one of the beautiful things is that each character has a very recognizable voice too, so that adds to the effect

    • @stryfe2000turbo
      @stryfe2000turbo ปีที่แล้ว +21

      They mix it up though. The camera behaves like a person in the room following the conversation. When you're observing people speak, you sometimes anticipate when someone is about to take their turn. Your gaze turns to them before they start speaking. The camera does the same

    • @whatifschrodingersboxwasacofin
      @whatifschrodingersboxwasacofin ปีที่แล้ว +6

      @@stryfe2000turbo all of these comments make so much sense! I’ve never thought about this stuff, and it’s amazing when it’s spelled out for me like this. Thanks, folks!

    • @edgarquinones6673
      @edgarquinones6673 ปีที่แล้ว

      ​@@whatifschrodingersboxwasacofin my same exact thought.

    • @101RadioheadCovers
      @101RadioheadCovers ปีที่แล้ว

      That shot at 2:30 is amazing, camera zooms into Tom as if to focus on what he's saying, then shifts the focus to the heads turning in the background, so naturalistic. 👌

  • @MaxCaulfield
    @MaxCaulfield ปีที่แล้ว +288

    Succession shot at my job this year and one of the things I thought was SO cool about the cinematography is that they had like 4 or 5 camera operators shooting at once, all bouncing around as kendall was talking. It was so neat seeing how they get their shots, I can't wait to see the scene they were doing!

    • @celinavincent
      @celinavincent ปีที่แล้ว +3

      I'm so curious which scene?!

    • @MaxCaulfield
      @MaxCaulfield ปีที่แล้ว +24

      @@celinavincent I actually think its gonna be in tonights episode! The previews keep showing my venue so I’m hopeful :) its on a stage in a theater!

    • @sanderappel4499
      @sanderappel4499 ปีที่แล้ว

      @@MaxCaulfield watching it after it aired, I’m guessing it’s where the presentation for the investors was?

    • @MaxCaulfield
      @MaxCaulfield ปีที่แล้ว +36

      @@sanderappel4499 yep!! all the stage scenes for Living+ were there! I was right backstage as kendall was giving his "big big shoes..." speech LOL

    • @josemariamedina3903
      @josemariamedina3903 ปีที่แล้ว +5

      @@MaxCaulfield So cool you got to be there! Wow!

  • @addyyyyg
    @addyyyyg ปีที่แล้ว +11

    I’m a doctor & know absolutely NOTHING about formal cinematography/film production, etc.-but I’m an enthusiastic #Succession fan (among other shows) & find this so so fascinating-there’s so much more that goes into all of this to create the product we expect, & I am thankful that so much heart & talent goes into literal art as entertainment for us who need this to survive chaos at work, etc.

    • @crackerjackson
      @crackerjackson 5 หลายเดือนก่อน +1

      I work at an NGO and I agree so much with that sentiment about entertainment helping us survive chaos at work. It's fascinating and humbling.

  • @jomartinkelly1
    @jomartinkelly1 ปีที่แล้ว +36

    What I love is how Jesse Armstrong unashamedly wears his past hits on his sleeve with this. The quirky, nonsensical quips come directly from his work on Peep Show, and the camera work is directly influenced by The Thick Of It/In The Loop. But finding out that it was shot on film is utterly mindblowing.

  • @ricardomejia4336
    @ricardomejia4336 ปีที่แล้ว +24

    originally i hated that cinematography style for the show. it felt like i was watching the office. but after 1 episode of the show it’s nothing shy of amazing and it works perfectly. it feels super real and authentic.

  • @FM-gu5kt
    @FM-gu5kt ปีที่แล้ว +122

    I always keep an eye of what Jess, Karl, Gerri, Karolina and Hugo. They tend to reveal a lot by their reactions of pretty much any situation.

    • @weston407
      @weston407 ปีที่แล้ว +4

      Karl has become one of my favorite characters - pencil neck Hugo is great too

  • @ginger22ly
    @ginger22ly ปีที่แล้ว +17

    Shooting on film adds that polish to this creative masterpiece. The color palate differentiates better here than in most TV shows and movies. I’m tired of the washed out monotone look of many visual dramas nowadays. Absolutely hate it.
    Succession is an acting, writing, directing, cinematic, musical masterpiece. The film helps a lot to make it more vivid and real. I’m going to miss this combo.

  • @govindagovindaji4662
    @govindagovindaji4662 ปีที่แล้ว +84

    This was interesting to me and I especially enjoyed it b/c my recently deceased son, (yup, 48 w Covid) who worked in film used to thrill me with explanations like this. The most interesting tidbit he ever both told, and proved with an example once on set, is how an actor sometimes has to say and act their lines without the actor to whom they are speaking to in the finished scene, actually being present on the set, and this too often without a stand in. Once you learn these things you do pay attention to a lot of stuff like this but I usually do it more when I re-watch something. I have to say though, I did not like the more constant 'black and white' aspect of Succession as much as you do. I like more color and I thought the lighting overall in Succession was generally poor. I also like scenes to stick around a few more seconds so I can take in all the background and see what the other characters are 'up to'. Like in Season 4, Episode 6 of Succession, a reviewer mentioned a line Tom used which correlated with Roman hanging out of a car. I never 'caught' Roman in the background doing this; maybe the reviewer was referencing another earlier episode I do recall when Roman did; I'll go back and see later. Anyway, this was quite interesting and thank you. It brings back fond memories and will give me enjoyable future viewing experiences.

    • @impatrickt
      @impatrickt  ปีที่แล้ว +24

      Very sorry for you loss. Thanks for sharing that and watching. 🙏

  • @biapattoli
    @biapattoli ปีที่แล้ว +18

    Great video! I think Succession is one of those shows that I'll rewatch everything again and again. The feeling is that there are always small and tiny details that we just don't pick on the first round.

  • @DSLRguide
    @DSLRguide ปีที่แล้ว +23

    easily my favourite show on TV at the moment

  • @sarahpassell226
    @sarahpassell226 ปีที่แล้ว +9

    Your knowledge of cinematography and how it plays out on a great TV show rackets up my already considerable pleasure in watching it. This video is like the exegesis of a novel or poem; it evokes fresh excitement, dialing up my level of enthusiasm for the art of visual storytelling.

  • @msp720
    @msp720 ปีที่แล้ว +3

    I've heard them talk about the way they film it. Most scenes are basically like a theater-in-the-round stage play where the actors are told what to say and where to move, but the cameras move through the scenes in different ways until they get the shots they want. It's both highly calculated AND improvised. Really brilliant stuff.

    • @impatrickt
      @impatrickt  ปีที่แล้ว +2

      it used to be that way - signs lately point to the opposite. i think once they got confident in how they wanted it to look and move they started to really perfect it.

    • @trailblazer77
      @trailblazer77 ปีที่แล้ว

      They also shoot 45 minute scenes

  • @cakesbubbles6852
    @cakesbubbles6852 ปีที่แล้ว +49

    A fantastic video! Would definitely appreciate if you could go into some specific scenes when the whole season ends, for example, Shiv’s smirk while sipping champagne on the airplane.
    When I watched that scene for the first time, I spontaneously screamed out WTF because how absolutely perfect that scene was. The Zoom in at the exact right moment, no hesitation, the lighting outside of the airplane shifting and casting different shades on Shiv’s face, and then Sarah’s nuanced performance… And ALL OF THESE different departments, crew members, GENIUSES, work together to nail the perfect timing and cinematography for that smirk to work. It’s truly marvelous.

    • @impatrickt
      @impatrickt  ปีที่แล้ว +11

      definitely won't be my last video on succession. i want to dive specifically into the reaction shots and how the actors have better dialogue when they don't say anything verbally. it's wild. as an experiment i cut S3's finale down to facial reactions only and you still understand everything that happened like a silent film. will dive into it more by the end of the series. thanks for watching!

    • @victoriaknapp8977
      @victoriaknapp8977 ปีที่แล้ว

      I not so secretly hope that the show is simultaneously producing a BTS series that will be gifted to us at some point.

  • @rachelbryant6127
    @rachelbryant6127 ปีที่แล้ว +3

    You helped me understand much more about what I'm seeing. I never re-watch shows, but will gladly re-watch every Succession episode. The music is amazing too!

    • @impatrickt
      @impatrickt  ปีที่แล้ว

      the music is so good

  • @alicejtail
    @alicejtail ปีที่แล้ว +10

    I always thought that succession looks like a polished more serious pompous version of the office. And this camera work is so damn hilarious because of it.
    Not saying it's bad, it's freaking AMAZING. It's just that I get this feeling when I'm watching succession that one day Michael Scott is gonna show up and annoy the hell out of every Roy (except Roman of course 😂)

  • @anupambphoto
    @anupambphoto ปีที่แล้ว +58

    One analysis video talks about how the camera acts like a third person in the room, looking in on people and reacting. The docu series style could be one thing, but The other video talks that sometimes the actors sometimes react to the camera angle focusing in on them.

    • @impatrickt
      @impatrickt  ปีที่แล้ว +7

      Brian’s interview says a lot. Sounds like they hardly even do the operator take anymore. Which is interesting. Probably was more loose earlier on. Now it’s pretty clear how planned and orchestrated it is. Just think of how they cut to facial reactions.

    • @palerider2890
      @palerider2890 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      The "third person in the room" is not always moving or fidgeting, which is how 95% of the scenes are shot. Sometimes even the eyes of the third person doesn't move. For me, the handheld approach to shooting is unfortunate, the producers and directors should have been more discriminate in the use of the handheld method, it took away so much from the powerful emotions in many of the scenes.

    • @impatrickt
      @impatrickt  ปีที่แล้ว

      @@palerider2890 Thanks for sharing. I think it's what makes the show work, not sure it even works at all without the camera work as it is.

    • @palerider2890
      @palerider2890 ปีที่แล้ว +2

      @@impatrickt Impossible to know what it would have been like if the camera was not always jittery handheld. For me, there were many moments of being annoyed by the camera jitteriness, it made me too aware of the camera work which took away from immersing totally into the characters' psyche and the emotions of the scene.

  • @biggestfanofroger
    @biggestfanofroger ปีที่แล้ว +10

    I think the visual style in the pilot episode was even more radical. They toned it down a notch, but I think in service to the story

  • @drurybynum9657
    @drurybynum9657 ปีที่แล้ว +5

    Excellent job! I can't learn enough about this show. Appreciate your keen insights.

  • @markspencer1203
    @markspencer1203 ปีที่แล้ว +6

    Just a great analysis Patrick and great edit as well. Thank you!

  • @rubiotv
    @rubiotv ปีที่แล้ว +13

    killer analysis thanks for breaking it down. I recently got into this show and was sad i didn't get to it sooner.

  • @AllThingsFilm1
    @AllThingsFilm1 ปีที่แล้ว +4

    Excellent episode about a truly brilliant series. One thing I noticed about Succession was that they also chose lenses that weren't always perfect. There were several times I noticed cat's eye bokeh in some shots. Often used in moments where the character in the shot was by themselves and contemplating. Which, like you pointed out, was probably very intentional. I'm a little bummed that they're running the final season. Great job, Patrick.

  • @DavidLewisTech
    @DavidLewisTech ปีที่แล้ว +1

    can't wait to watch this later fella - you know I've been asking for your take on this gem!

  • @natasha7689
    @natasha7689 ปีที่แล้ว

    THANK YOU FOR THE EXPLAINATION!!

  • @Moolhood
    @Moolhood ปีที่แล้ว +5

    Fantastic analysis, mate.

  • @foxycinquantuno3361
    @foxycinquantuno3361 7 หลายเดือนก่อน

    Very educational. What an awesome video. This is my favorite show of all time, and I love finding out what makes it so good.

  • @kevin-haggerty-khmp
    @kevin-haggerty-khmp ปีที่แล้ว +2

    100% agree brother. I said that the other day watching that the cinematographer has dialed the show in like no other.

  • @carolyn9589
    @carolyn9589 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    Just found your website, will be checking out more of your videos. I really enjoyed your analysis - it will make further watching of Succession even more intriguing than it already was.

    • @impatrickt
      @impatrickt  ปีที่แล้ว

      cheers carolyn! thanks for watching.

  • @justinlaturno
    @justinlaturno ปีที่แล้ว +1

    dude I was hoping you'd talk about this show, so good.

  • @cmellowdee
    @cmellowdee ปีที่แล้ว

    Excellent info here for a show I love. Thanks!

  • @whatifschrodingersboxwasacofin
    @whatifschrodingersboxwasacofin ปีที่แล้ว

    The thing I related to the most in this entire video was the guy struggling to get his sock on.
    It’s every day. 😤
    Excellent video! You stirred interest in things I didn’t know existed. I love it!

  • @guitarsz
    @guitarsz ปีที่แล้ว +2

    I love your appreciation for this show. I couldn't agree more however I wouldn't have been able to articulate this the way you did.

    • @impatrickt
      @impatrickt  ปีที่แล้ว

      🙏 thanks for watching

  • @guitarsz
    @guitarsz ปีที่แล้ว

    Great analysis. Love it.

  • @jacksp8de
    @jacksp8de ปีที่แล้ว

    Great fuckin video dude. I had to look into what was the deal with the visuals a few weeks back because it felt special. The rhythm of the shooting is intoxicating and its definitely not reactive but its in sync with the emotions of the characters and scene. Its masterful.

  • @SteveBays
    @SteveBays ปีที่แล้ว

    Incredible work here my man

  • @DavidFamous
    @DavidFamous ปีที่แล้ว

    thanks patrick. this was great.

  • @cementinquentin
    @cementinquentin ปีที่แล้ว

    Great video, Patrick.

  • @nabilahuda3447
    @nabilahuda3447 ปีที่แล้ว

    Thank u for this! We dont talk about the blocking in this show enough! It's sooooooooooooooo brilliant!!!

  • @kendrapetrick649
    @kendrapetrick649 ปีที่แล้ว

    This is one of the absolute best shows I have ever watched. The "boo souls" scene with Tom and Greg is perfection.

  • @aleksisuuronen5969
    @aleksisuuronen5969 ปีที่แล้ว +2

    They also does a lot of matching the really beautifully coming oranges/shades of red with usually quite dark blue/black/grey so the color get's contrast when it's coming out. Like in Company Men there isn't as much of that so it looks just a bit too orange in some shots.
    As an scene example of something so little that does a lot and was shown here. A scene in the Norway episode where Ken is on the phone with Roman and the glow of orange from the bathroom is contrasted beautifully with the dark blue wall that cuts the lightsource and the wall off into two sections in the background. Then also the shot isn't too dark for exactly two light sources aka the big windows on the other side of the scene where the shot then moves to get more light on Ken's face.

  • @persandholt
    @persandholt ปีที่แล้ว +7

    Hi there… You say something like: “they’re making cinematography decisions even in post which is unlike any other tv show right now” This is where you are dead wrong! This kind of work is being done independently by professional editors on EVERY show and film you see all the time - EVERY day. Of course every show is created differently but most of them collect huge amount of footage for each scene. Footage that can always be moulded in a thousand different directions in post. In fact the huge amount of footage is often made to be sure to have as many options as possible.
    Editors always work behind the scenes to make everyone look the best and the story to be told the best possible way. editors help The actors be as great as they can (cut out all the less great performances), the cinematography (choose the right size, the right move, the right take, cut around all the less great moves or unmotivated pans), the scriptwriter (very often remove unnecessary dialogue, pretty often restructure parts of the story, and add new lines to patch up wholes in plot or emotional arcs - editing is the final rewrite of the script), music (figure out where the drama needs an extra dimension, give precise indications to the composer where to get in and when to get out) etc etc etc.
    I think from your comment you show that you have a huge blind spot in your knowledge of filmmaking - I would love if liked into the hidden powers of editing - maybe in succession which is as greatly cut as acted, shot, directed, written etc.
    All the best P (pro editor for almost 1/4 century)

    • @impatrickt
      @impatrickt  ปีที่แล้ว +3

      I think you're over analyzing what I said. Every show/movie has coverage, but do you not agree that coverage and angle options here drastically contrast a typical film? Let alone any other TV show which maybe has 2 cameras tops and without the budget to do as many takes as Succession does. Of course camera decisions are done in post - but not like this. Even Fincher splices multiple angles together in one frame for a "perfect" shot, not to mention all his reframing. Sometimes a quick sentence is taken out of context so I apologize that I didn't elaborate. Thanks for chiming in!

    • @persandholt
      @persandholt ปีที่แล้ว

      Hi @@impatrickt Many shows will have about the same amount of coverage and shoot all setups w multiple cameras too - nothing special there. Fincher using multiple takes in one frame and similar tricks happen often too. It’s just not every filmmaker who needs to talk about this. Especially editors are typically shy people who silently make magic behind the curtain. We are the silent film power. I speak from experience 😉

    • @impatrickt
      @impatrickt  ปีที่แล้ว +3

      @@persandholt I'm sorry I'm not disagreeing with you - I just think there's more variables at play in Succession than your typical sitcom. As someone who has to edit stuff shot on sticks vs stuff shot on handheld, both with insane levels of coverage - the handheld docu style includes WAY more variables to how you frame a scene in the edit to sift through. That's what makes Succession admirable imo. It's how it all comes together to seem effortless.

  • @Ieezeca
    @Ieezeca ปีที่แล้ว +1

    Ok, i just got why I love this show. SO MANY EYES, SO MUCH EXPRESSION.

  • @AnneHC
    @AnneHC ปีที่แล้ว

    Awesome breakdown. Thank you, Patrick.

    • @impatrickt
      @impatrickt  ปีที่แล้ว

      thanks for watching!

  • @steve_santiago
    @steve_santiago ปีที่แล้ว +5

    Great video. Not sure if there has been a more beautifully, originally shot TV show ever.

    • @impatrickt
      @impatrickt  ปีที่แล้ว +1

      hard to argue with that!

  • @kpbuick
    @kpbuick ปีที่แล้ว +5

    the youtube algorithm gods brought your channel to my attention. you are amazing. new subscriber

    • @impatrickt
      @impatrickt  ปีที่แล้ว

      appreciate it! thanks for watching.

  • @yaffajm
    @yaffajm ปีที่แล้ว

    Brilliant. Thank you

  • @TopshelfJunior
    @TopshelfJunior ปีที่แล้ว +1

    Dope video. All I know is, the show has been LIT, since Logan Roy has passed. It's been amazing since that moment !

  • @MichaelSchmidt_UrbnPxl
    @MichaelSchmidt_UrbnPxl ปีที่แล้ว +2

    1000% true! ... this might be the best show right now! I really like the true organic doc-style! ... camera work is so great, oh and the look & feel ...just pure magic ...also I really like that it does not look lit so to say... almost looks like all "natural light" or/and lit by practicals... story and cast is awesome too. oh and also shot on film ... hell yes!

  • @gregcotter2591
    @gregcotter2591 ปีที่แล้ว

    Very well done sir.

  • @rajrigby8385
    @rajrigby8385 ปีที่แล้ว +2

    These techniques were already used in: Thick of It, In the Loop, Parks and Rec, The Office, Reno 911, VEEP, people like us, and many more.

    • @impatrickt
      @impatrickt  ปีที่แล้ว +2

      Who said otherwise?

    • @Saigeee333
      @Saigeee333 4 หลายเดือนก่อน

      The creator of Succession worked on three on the shows you listed: The Thick of It, In The Loop and Veep, so he was definitely inspired by them

  • @Clown321321
    @Clown321321 10 หลายเดือนก่อน

    Hi, I'm new to your channel and really thrilled about it! Thanks for the video, enjoyed it a lot!

    • @impatrickt
      @impatrickt  10 หลายเดือนก่อน

      thanks for watching!

  • @darlenesee2561
    @darlenesee2561 ปีที่แล้ว

    Wow amazing thank you!

  • @plutoh5791
    @plutoh5791 ปีที่แล้ว

    Great breakdown. Subbed.

  • @danstvguy
    @danstvguy ปีที่แล้ว +3

    Nice job Patrick. Just subscribed. Hope to get more content from you. I'd like to understand why, for the most part, TV content today from HBO is so far superior to the other streaming giants.

    • @impatrickt
      @impatrickt  ปีที่แล้ว +2

      Thank you! I think the short answer is they have a lot of money and really great taste in quality because they've been doing it for so long.

  • @Familylawgroup
    @Familylawgroup ปีที่แล้ว

    YT algo recommended this video to be, presumably because I have been watching BTS videos about Succession. I loved your informative video so much I excitedly subscribed to your channel. I look forward to learning so much more from your videos. Thanks for taking the serious time needed for this quality production.

    • @impatrickt
      @impatrickt  ปีที่แล้ว

      Thanks for watching!

  • @mariposa1933
    @mariposa1933 ปีที่แล้ว +7

    Cool run down! Thanks! ❤
    Notice how almost every single character has a stuttering type of communication when they talk? Meaning no one ever has a clear precise answer or they never talk in confident complete sentences outside of the father and the Swedish guy? 😂

    • @happyhannah1422
      @happyhannah1422 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      I thought I was the only one no one ever answers yes or no they talk all this jibberish have to watch twice so I don't miss anything excellent show

  • @serristori
    @serristori ปีที่แล้ว

    Well done.

  • @Trazynn
    @Trazynn ปีที่แล้ว +3

    I don't own a TV. I always watch everything on my (sizable) monitor. Which always was sufficient. But lately shows like Succession, House of the Dragon and Beef have made me resent that I didn't have a massive TV to watch them like a cinema. So that's next on the shopping list.

  • @hectorhdz
    @hectorhdz ปีที่แล้ว

    great video except I'm barely on ep 3 of season 4 so the spoiler didnt help lol new to the channel, it's great to hear the insights of the shots taken. This show is so good and seeing the explanation of some of those little things as a viewer we dont pay attention to just makes me enjoy it even more.

  • @sandibergen2523
    @sandibergen2523 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    Nice work on this presentation about Succession-it’s my favorite show… but it got me thinking, with such precision etc in the camera work-Long story now-
    okay I’m a background actor in NYC. In Season 2 the final episode, at the very end when Kendall is speaking in front of all the reporters about his father being horrible, etc., I was spontaneously asked to yell a question to Kendall (which is an actors mythological dream come true but actually happened!!!) I was super excited and I was sitting in the very first row of reporters and in the exact center… while We were filming and before the AD asked me to do a line, which really is a huge leap in an actors life and you get a screen credit and decent bump in $$$/anyhow I started considering the camera is directly behind Kendall and that would mean his head is blocking the view of me! Lol Sure enough in the final cut, you don’t see me sitting there and only see me for a second walking with everyone after he finishes speaking. Then, after I told a million people to watch for my very first line on a huge show like this, my line was cut…& you don’t really see me 😭 (although I made it in the meme) but you do see the back of MY head when Logan is watching from the yacht and from his viewing perspective it is the back of my blonde head! Hehe AND I was still paid for the line and i also GOT MY FIRST SCREEN CREDIT! So my question is, why did they ask me to say a line but you never actually see my face-throughout the entire speech? Just got me thinking-ideas? Oh and at the end when is lists costars, I am Reporter #2 Sandi Bergen! 🎉

    • @impatrickt
      @impatrickt  ปีที่แล้ว +1

      Because they didn’t want to see you. There was no reason to see who said it it was a press conference. Even real press conferences you don’t see people in the crowd.

    • @rachelbryant6127
      @rachelbryant6127 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      Congratulations! Still a cool story and I'm sorry your line was cut!

    • @sandibergen2523
      @sandibergen2523 ปีที่แล้ว

      @@rachelbryant6127 thanks! It was so amazing and surprising!

  • @rickwalters8553
    @rickwalters8553 ปีที่แล้ว

    Wow! Thanks for the great analysis (and without falling into the trap that so many others do of trying to copy Tony Zhou’s entire style 😂) The first one of your videos I’ve seen, and I immediately subscribed!

  • @thunderousapplause
    @thunderousapplause ปีที่แล้ว

    OMG, awesome channel. Subbed.

    • @impatrickt
      @impatrickt  ปีที่แล้ว

      thanks for watching and welcome!

  • @romanalemania5559
    @romanalemania5559 ปีที่แล้ว

    Well stated!

  • @theinquiringminded6952
    @theinquiringminded6952 ปีที่แล้ว

    Masterful

  • @keviemac
    @keviemac ปีที่แล้ว

    Thanks you for your insights, i usually focus on the dialogue/script quality, I'll take more notice with what we have left or even re-watch the series. On thing i do find a little frustrating is the ineptitude of the key three characters, I've met the Murdock's,(whom there characters are loosely based) all of them are very smart people, operating at a serious level, these guys behave like lower/middle managers at a modest size business in a fly over state. That said, as we see in the world today with increased political blindness and prevalence of the Dunning Kruger effect i could imagine some people being this ignorant at this corporate level.
    You are an excellent articulate speaker and writer. well done.

  • @carpincho29
    @carpincho29 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    If you get a chance, can you dive into the visual look of the Your Honor on Showtime with Bryan Cranston? I don't know what it is about that show, but the way it looks and the colors are just incredible to me.

  • @jaguarazul
    @jaguarazul ปีที่แล้ว +1

    Thanks 👌👏

  • @thunderousapplause
    @thunderousapplause ปีที่แล้ว +2

    HBO got beaucoup bucks. They spent so so SO much money. Made a great show. It will hold up in 25 years.

  • @SamHolland
    @SamHolland ปีที่แล้ว

    Nice 👌🏻🎥

  • @AlexMPruteanu
    @AlexMPruteanu ปีที่แล้ว +1

    A lot of these DP techniques were pioneered by Steven Bochco in the early 80s with St. Elsewhere. A few years later, NYPD Blue came along and set the precedent for the cinematography and blocking you/we see in Succession.

    • @impatrickt
      @impatrickt  ปีที่แล้ว

      Love NYPD Blue.

    • @AlexMPruteanu
      @AlexMPruteanu ปีที่แล้ว

      @@impatrickt , me too! and Succession is one of the best things around. So many talented people working not just in front but behind the camera, and in the writing room.

  • @xyzrandom3981
    @xyzrandom3981 ปีที่แล้ว

    Thanks!

  • @roseheath9703
    @roseheath9703 ปีที่แล้ว

    Very interesting and informative video.
    By the way, is intentionality an actual word?

    • @impatrickt
      @impatrickt  ปีที่แล้ว

      im not sure but it sounds cool?

  • @BaldPerspective
    @BaldPerspective ปีที่แล้ว

    I don't watch TV, so I'll just take your word for it, Patrick. I see my Jake Sully-shirt comment from your last video must have flustered you, so you tried to be sneaky & cover it up with your button up in this video. Don't be bashful! Let that Big-Daddy energy radiate out into the multiverse, homie!! I'm digging the new credits music; hahaha, I forgot to mention that in my last comment when I went to edit.

  • @bettywing52
    @bettywing52 ปีที่แล้ว

    Maybe I'll have to look again, but this form of camera shot with zoom in and wiggles, something I saw a lot of in The Office. Its great here too, if a bit too weirdly engaging.

    • @sebcubille
      @sebcubille ปีที่แล้ว

      i think the difference is that the office is set up as a mockumentary so they talk to the camera and such, succession is weird in that its not a mockumentary but its filmed like one

  • @whatifschrodingersboxwasacofin
    @whatifschrodingersboxwasacofin ปีที่แล้ว

    Love the outro! Is there a link to buy the song?

    • @impatrickt
      @impatrickt  ปีที่แล้ว +1

      it's from epidemic i don't recall the name though sorry

    • @whatifschrodingersboxwasacofin
      @whatifschrodingersboxwasacofin ปีที่แล้ว

      @@impatrickt hey! Thanks for replying, Patrick. I have time on my hands - maybe I’ll be able to find it with that info. 👍
      I know nothing about visual media production. Except what you just explained. I might even start watching tv again. Seems suspension of disbelief may not be required after all. I just can’t buy most of the stuff I try to watch any more.
      Having said that, you’re a fantastic teacher. 👏👏👏
      I feel the gravitational pull of a rabbit hole sliding up behind me…

    • @whatifschrodingersboxwasacofin
      @whatifschrodingersboxwasacofin ปีที่แล้ว

      @@impatrickt WOW. I’ve never heard of epidemic. I thought you were talking about a group. What an amazing tool for you!!!
      … and into the rabbit hole we goooooooooooo 😁

  • @UncleT0ny
    @UncleT0ny ปีที่แล้ว +1

    agreed on all this; if only the storyline could be less repetitive

  • @l42y_
    @l42y_ ปีที่แล้ว +6

    Hey man, can you do the same for "the office" I think they did a good job with the cinematography as well. While the script was* fun too!

    • @impatrickt
      @impatrickt  ปีที่แล้ว +6

      I’m actually thinking about doing one for Seinfeld 😂

    • @ziademad4707
      @ziademad4707 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      ​@@impatrickt Seinfeld video will be amazing, waiting for this from now❤

    • @l42y_
      @l42y_ ปีที่แล้ว +1

      @@impatrickt oh yes. One of my top 3's! Seinfeld. Yes please.
      And if you've got time, I'll be eagerly waiting for your breakdown of the storytelling of DARK! Someday.

    • @lepythagore3288
      @lepythagore3288 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      I love the office's cinematography in season 2 and 3, it has some cool use of the camera as a character and has some striking shots (Pam leaving the office after her phone talk with Jim in season 3 is amazing), but I feel like there's really nothing to say about the cinematography in later seasons. It's so bland and unimaginative

  • @elizabethbrady549
    @elizabethbrady549 ปีที่แล้ว

    I also read that it was partially based on the Danish movie Festen. It's interesting to see the similarities.

    • @impatrickt
      @impatrickt  ปีที่แล้ว +1

      yes! Thomas Flight has a good video that shows the comparisons.

  • @Nautilus1972
    @Nautilus1972 ปีที่แล้ว

    Best HBO has done? Westworld is amazing, scripts and screen. But the more I think about it, until you pointed out the composition of each shot, I hadn’t considered it. The Succession style has been around since Hill Street Blues.

    • @impatrickt
      @impatrickt  ปีที่แล้ว

      westworld looked pretty bad by the time S3 rolled around. but id also give it to True Detective S1.

  • @melodyal3357
    @melodyal3357 ปีที่แล้ว

    Camera can lie, but mind blowing actors can´t.

  • @Business-scope
    @Business-scope ปีที่แล้ว

    Hi man, found you from twitter - Great Video, but with invluding a sponsor and such a big topic, i think its a bit too short!

    • @impatrickt
      @impatrickt  ปีที่แล้ว

      It’s far too long in fact. A good 6 minute video is perfect.

  • @mikeblaszczak5346
    @mikeblaszczak5346 ปีที่แล้ว

    What microphone are you hand-holding in this video? It's neither of the Rode mics in your "My equipment" block. (Is it?)

  • @guitarsz
    @guitarsz ปีที่แล้ว

    I love the look of film, I hope filmakers continue to shoot in film. It's just the best color...subdued, natural...do you have an example of digital? I don't know what's shot on digital.

    • @impatrickt
      @impatrickt  ปีที่แล้ว +1

      95% if not higher of what you're watching these days is shot digital. The Batman was digital.

    • @guitarsz
      @guitarsz ปีที่แล้ว

      @@impatrickt interesting…do you know of Euphoria on HBO was digital?
      I guess now that you point it out, that sort of makes sense. everything does sort of look ubiquitous and Succession stands out. Hmm let me think if I can now reflect and come up with something that is recent and is on film. But don’t tell me.

    • @guitarsz
      @guitarsz ปีที่แล้ว

      @@impatrickt hmm, I wonder if Moonage Daydream was shot in digital or not. It def has a film look to it

  • @maitebaezavergara4288
    @maitebaezavergara4288 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    An Arrested Development kinda serious version.

  • @M.A.D.C.J
    @M.A.D.C.J ปีที่แล้ว

    I still need to watch this show lol

  • @heatherhaley4239
    @heatherhaley4239 ปีที่แล้ว

    "Masterful" is the word.

  • @Alec_keski
    @Alec_keski ปีที่แล้ว

    Are you editing in fcpx? Or resolve?

  • @Peekul1
    @Peekul1 ปีที่แล้ว

    I noticed that try to keep Greg small or normal height compared to other actors. I think that guy is giant but they try to make him appear of normal height.

    • @impatrickt
      @impatrickt  ปีที่แล้ว

      this is done a lot - watch any Tom Cruise movie, the dude is short but you'd never know it.

  • @ropro9817
    @ropro9817 ปีที่แล้ว

    Absolutely _love_ Succession. Sarah Snook's hacky improve style? Not so much.

  • @palerider2890
    @palerider2890 ปีที่แล้ว

    Holy cow, I had no idea that it was shot on film. I don't know what advantages celluloid cinematography brings. Maybe it gives the actors a more intense sense of 'acting before the film runs out', and cameramen to pay more attention to what they are shooting. But frankly speaking, I like the handheld shots half of the time, and the other half of the time, I found it annoying - the jitteriness often took away from the emotions of the scenes and what the actors communicated. The "documentary look" is not always the way to go.

  • @ruairiclinton5435
    @ruairiclinton5435 ปีที่แล้ว

    whats the song at 1:00?

  • @carrisagrace1
    @carrisagrace1 ปีที่แล้ว

    Even little no budget films - one 5 min scene will take forever - actor here

    • @impatrickt
      @impatrickt  ปีที่แล้ว

      absolutely it's crazy.

  • @wwonders3
    @wwonders3 ปีที่แล้ว

    I was actually in this scene it was amazing to watch them work

    • @impatrickt
      @impatrickt  ปีที่แล้ว +1

      very cool!

    • @quiverfullproductionsllc
      @quiverfullproductionsllc ปีที่แล้ว

      @@impatrickt I'm the black guy reporter to the left

    • @impatrickt
      @impatrickt  ปีที่แล้ว

      @@quiverfullproductionsllc congrats that's awesome!

  • @abcde_fz
    @abcde_fz 9 หลายเดือนก่อน

    Funny watching a video about a television show, and enjoying it, learning a few things, when I haven't *watched* television in roughly 20 years. I can't stand commercials, and I don't have cable, so ... ...

  • @3laws292
    @3laws292 ปีที่แล้ว

    Fuck. I came in not expecting to be spoiled of anything because, well, I'm stupid. Had to stop at 5:16 so I'll come back later when I finally catch up. 😂

  • @reedwhittle8955
    @reedwhittle8955 ปีที่แล้ว

    Zooms an focus pulls can be done in post dummy

    • @impatrickt
      @impatrickt  ปีที่แล้ว

      these are optical zooms. it's very easy to tell the difference because of the bokeh change.

  • @kckazcoll1
    @kckazcoll1 ปีที่แล้ว

    I love this show but my one complaint is the hand-held, shaky cam work. I find it distracting and uncomfortable to watch. Ironically that's the thing that you are praising. However, the rest of it is so good that I persevere. :)

    • @impatrickt
      @impatrickt  ปีที่แล้ว +1

      I’m not sure the show would even work without it’s docu style approach.

  • @Gotchalaboom
    @Gotchalaboom ปีที่แล้ว

    So much fun a show with all these camera angles! Everything in this show is repetitive each episode

  • @remyblas
    @remyblas ปีที่แล้ว +1

    I really hope no one who was waiting for season 4 to be over to binge the whole thing watch this before doing so, consider the massive spoiler dropped halfway through this video…

    • @impatrickt
      @impatrickt  ปีที่แล้ว +2

      honestly… not my problem. If HBO is posting spoilers it’s free game.

    • @rachelbryant6127
      @rachelbryant6127 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      @@impatrickt agreed, and good luck to anyone trying avoid spoilers for the entire finale season of Succession!