SECRET to the Cinematic Look How Hollywood Does it

I’m about a quarter of the way though this and the constant text overlays are insufferable

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More cinematic = more Interesting = more work being put in.. No wonder when there are so many people are involved in production the result looks different :) Thanks, man - this question intrigued me for a long time and I think now I got the answer.

I don't care that it's an example of what looks bad---credit it; and, maybe, hear me out, don't blame people for not having lights and using white walls. We work with what we have---what more can be asked?

This is great. The big lesson here is light control. Your flags are every bit as important as your lights. Great job with the cardboard! Often the lights on set are super bright so the background can get dark enough and you can get that crisp contrast. You're killin' it here. Keep on rockin'!

Awesome video man! super helpful, thanks for this

he used sony fx3 with sirui nightwalker lense which gives cinematic look rest is editing in after effect and premier and colouring thru da vinci thats it

Very informative video. Keep up the good work!

rather bold title for what ended up being a study in lighting. There's more to the "cinematic look" than that mate. There's filters and bokeh and tons of other touch-ups that come into play. Keep going, just take it easy on the click-bait titles.

I'm so glad I stumbled onto this as it clarified what I just couldn't figure out. Thanks for this revelation.

My first guess was lighting. I couldn't understand or put my finger on how I could tell cinematic from low b in a single scene, even a single shot.

You motivated me enough to do a shot or a short film. I ain't a professional cinematographer or even a photographer. I don't even have a camera just a crappy phone to make calls or scroll Instagram all day. I just like learning cinematography maybe someday I'll write a short film and record one after learning from YT.

change cinematic to 3D

Your testshots looked quite nice actually :)

Great video!

As a professional musician that ends up loving cinema and art in all ways possible… thank you so much for this video! 💚

…an expensive camera and editing program

the last 2 at the end were getting very interesting! The lighting contrast and color was really what did it for me thank you and moms for the video!

Very Good!

Great video, thank you for the information!

yes this is what i was looking for,loved your worked! keep going brother

Amazing video.

One rule of thumb or secret sauce I’ve found that seperates amateur from hollywood is to not shoot blank white walls and interiors

You put me on to Gawxart, his work is amazing thank you

HUGE % OF THE COMPONENTS THAT MAKE IT SO CINEMATIC IS, LIGHTNING AND POST PRODUCTION.

Thank you. Filming on shadow side of face, use the color wheel for contrast, for actor background separation, slower, smoother camera movements, more interesting angles and make sure subject is in focus.

Urgh here is the solution and truth. You need only 3 things
1: 3 colour structure, doesnt matter which just 3 colour, most films now use the Teal/Orange/red mood
2: 70%, 25% 5%. This is the amount each colour needs to have in each scene.
3: Contrast.

There you go thats it.

EXTRA BONUS: GET RID OF WHITE WALLS!!!

A great tip is to shoot to the L of the room, and you can always push your subject far away from the background (you can cheat it) to create depth. You can also use your zoom to compress the relations within the subject, the backgrlund, foreground and what’s around so you can put your lights closer and get a softer light :). The video it’s really interesting and well done!

Love the experimenting bite at the end, can’t stress enough how helpful that is! Keep doing it! Cheers!

Question what text don’t do you use?

I know this is an older video. Just watching you light your mum. You did chequer board lighting.
For little money you could use a shower curtain to diffuse that window and bring it down a few stops. Filming on basic gear is good practice.

Bravo, you are absolutely on your way to be a very successful filmmaker! You have the right mindset and attitude. Trust me, I am a world renown photographer, I know talent and ambition when I see it.

Photography and production design is what it is

Very well done! Not letting cheaper equipment hinder your creativity! I've been trying to find interesting ways to use what little I have as well! I shoot with my samsung phone and a mirrorless sony. If you have it in your budget to upgrade soon, I strongly recommend going Sony. They have got it together with low end cameras. Anyway, again, super cool! Thanks for the video!

So good! Great work!

Way More People need to watch this. Like its kinda distracting when you can tell its a budget film and the solutions you provided shouldn't be that much of a financial burden

Am I the only one watching this that’s just going, well no shit through like 90% of this?

That's the longest intro i've ever seen in my entire fuc ken life

It’s the lighting stupid. Also set design and some great cinematographers. Plus

Possibly the most useful video I’ve found in a a long time! 👍

Just earned a sub. Sick video

Thanks for this

Hollyweird is a mark

Dude wtf what a dog shii video💀 u didn’t even show a proper film at the end just showed how u tried and it was dog shii at the end.. what a joke

Hey man thanks for the post, I worked in TV as an actor for 12 years with some work behind the camera, fell in love with editing again about 2 years ago, and I used some of your 'cinematic' tips for my newest VR Game updates video, my niche or 'vibe' is that of a light hearted fella who shows ppl VR game updates through storytelling, if you have more tips for how to get cinematic when recording game footages that would be another great video I'd watch :D

The secret is having money












And a lot of try and error

Goooood video 👍