This video is great at displaying the importance of production design. Most image makers forget this and get so caught up on pixels. The purpose of the cinematographer is to create the image. And the purpose of the cinema camera is to capture that image.
The reason why you couldn't figure out where the light was coming from in the monitor scene, is because his monitor was the actual diffused light. The supposed monitor screen was added on top, in post.
TRUE FILMMAKING TUTORIAL! Not just some crappy UA-cam/Vlogging Light Setup... or like some other clickbait stuff where the video takes forever to tell a big "lighting secret" to then just show three point lighting haha. You just earned a subscriber!
I love how I started watching this to get a solution to this issue and at the end I ended up just as lost as you were lol! Great video! Thumbs up for sure
Love this breakdown series. Would love more behind the scenes footages of you setting it up. And I think I'm not the only one who would love a lighting/cinematography breakdown series solely on neon lighting. John Wick series, Blade Runner, Nicholas Winding Refn's films, just overall moody neon vibed lighting with no budget. :)
As much as I love Spenser's channel this is not so much a breakdown but more of a recreation. For example, for a desk scene, they probably used Arri Skypanels or KinoFlos with flags... My god how I love those Sky panels 😁.
Really liked this. It reminded me of my early days in film where I had the privilege of working with a DOP, Doug McCay, now and then who could do more with a single light than most guys could achieve with a truck full. It’s a great way to start out lighting and learning the basics before you add a bunch more to your tool kit. Thanks so much for taking the time to make this vid!
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THIS is really awesome content... There are so many "tech-specs-oriented" youtubers.But things like lighting, mood and stuff is, what really makes the difference. Thank you for this!
Love the content. Lighting is a weak spot for me and I’m eager to learn as much as I can. Your recreation videos have been very informative. Great work and keep it coming.
Great great work, lots of imagination to go around problems and dead-ends ! Yet another proof of the greatest theory in art : the less gear and money you have, the more ideas will pop. Bravo !!!
Man i literally died looking the song on the second 0:22 i love it! i just want to hear the full version to finally get sleep I will appreciate your help! hahaha i discover this channel and become one of my favorites, Regards !!
Love, love, LOVE this approach. I find it so frustrating when a director or DP expects or demands a gigantic, complex, expensive, and TIME-CONSUMING lighting setup to achieve something so simple.
I been waiting for someone to create a youtube channel like this. Keep em coming the content you are making is amazing and very informative and helpful. AMAZING WORK MAN! 🙏🏾
Great video. I'm not sure how I even ended up on your channel, but really happy I did. I feel like intentionality is something we often forget, especially when we get into that ultra technical side of film.
After going down the rabbit hole of „what cob light should I buy for environmental interviews“ the algorithm send me you video. (All praise the algorithm.) I really enjoyed it! So much value. Would love to see more… and I definitely have to watch this movie now.
I just stumbled upon this video. Yes!! this is exactly the kind of channels and content I've been looking for. thank you for sharing your process. Lighting is where everything happens. It's so inspiring (and serves as reminders) that one can create beautiful moods without a truck load of stuff. Would love to see more of your process... whatever the scenes will be!
this is wonderful :) great movie and a fantastic analysis of the lighting that gives me a new appreciation for this film :P super resourceful as well. nailed it with that dresser haha
This very helpful stuff, love these recreations. And definitely yes, you can create cinematic looks without breaking the bank, but it does take thought and a bit of out of the box thinking. Hope you keep these coming!
thanks for this great video! your tone and content (and of course production) are all super pleasant to get into. learning without grimacing! thanks again.
These videos are great, I'd love to see a little bit more behind the scenes of your sets, either a couple more shots or a bit more detail (or, mudmaps) I also think it'd be great to have a bit more of a back and forth between the original and your recreation. I often found myself pausing and skipping back and forth to compare. Otherwise, great job! Keep on shooting!
wow! more of this please! If possible can you please do In the Mood for Love or Chungking Express by director Wong Kar- Wai and cinematographer Christopher Doyle?!
I would love to see if you could create a 80’s film look with the black magic pocket 4K. Ferris Bueller’s Day Off would be a great example. That would be cool. I love your videos Spenser.👍
Cool video. It would be nice if you could just throw all the shots at the end of the video in a sequence so we could see them all together....like maybe one sequence with just your shots, and then one right after with the wipe between the two versions.
I have a critical eye and you did a superb job with these recreation shots, big thumbs up. The last shot, the closeup, wow...proof here that one can indeed pull off pro level cinematic shots on a budget. On the medium profile shot sitting at desk in front of monitor, my opinion is that the key was off to the right side of frame maybe 8-10 feet away, a softbox with grid maybe; regardless your replication attempt bouncing high off of wall behind monitor worked fine. Lastly, am impressed with pocket 4k's color, etc., ...did you shoot this video in ProRes or Raw, thanks.
Absolutely awesome deconstruction of light in Her. Well done! But inexpensive light? woah, i definitely do not have 700.00+ lying around to light my scenes, phwew!
Thank you Spencer, you are right and this video is very helpful : from all those who will learn from it and will apply this knowledge in a commercial context. Aperture 120 is getting more popular because of the CRI levels, LED powered (low heat from lamp) and my guess is it would be the "go to" for cinematic production on a budget. If you want to go further into gamut lights 56k I suggest you get the LEDs from the source online and build a power supply around it. Scene comparison and achievement of it is the best. It is actually why I just subscribed to your channel with humility and interest to see more... Thank you!
Dude you keep this up, your channel is gonna grow heavily... You're doing what UA-cam filmmakers should've been doing a long time ago, but they all perfer to do the unoriginal simple stuff.
Great breakdown. Thank you. I think for the shot in front of the monitor, the whole monitor was a practical lamp with perhaps a diffused square being replaced by the red OS. As for the opening 50mm closeup you would need two side reflectors to get some edge lighting. It would be neat to see what you could recreate with one lamp and some cheap 1x3 mirrors, gels and shower curtains for diffusers.
Great video! But suggestion: When you're talking about moving around the light to try to get the shot etc you should show footage of that, most of the time you're talking and its up to our imagine on how moving light affects the scene etc
this is the type of channel I have been waiting for for a long time
This is motivating and speaks to the deeper context of how a scene should be constructed.
This video is great at displaying the importance of production design. Most image makers forget this and get so caught up on pixels. The purpose of the cinematographer is to create the image. And the purpose of the cinema camera is to capture that image.
The reason why you couldn't figure out where the light was coming from in the monitor scene, is because his monitor was the actual diffused light. The supposed monitor screen was added on top, in post.
Damn, I was also thinking they must of painted something out.
Incredibly shrewd cinematography. Hoytema is genius! Cheating without cheating!
How did you know that, Eugenia?
@@user-os1ko4bf8f Most monitor screens on movies are cgi, so at that point I realized what the trick was. :)
@@EugeniaLoli I WAS THINKING THE EXACT SAME THING!!!
TRUE FILMMAKING TUTORIAL! Not just some crappy UA-cam/Vlogging Light Setup... or like some other clickbait stuff where the video takes forever to tell a big "lighting secret" to then just show three point lighting haha. You just earned a subscriber!
Dude, you should do more videos on lighting setups
Color correction tutoriaaal pleaaseee!!! I love you (:
Would love to hear more about those lenses😍
I love how I started watching this to get a solution to this issue and at the end I ended up just as lost as you were lol! Great video! Thumbs up for sure
Love this breakdown series. Would love more behind the scenes footages of you setting it up. And I think I'm not the only one who would love a lighting/cinematography breakdown series solely on neon lighting. John Wick series, Blade Runner, Nicholas Winding Refn's films, just overall moody neon vibed lighting with no budget. :)
As much as I love Spenser's channel this is not so much a breakdown but more of a recreation. For example, for a desk scene, they probably used Arri Skypanels or KinoFlos with flags... My god how I love those Sky panels 😁.
dude every video you make is so freaking helpful and enjoyable. I would love more lighting focused videos if you have some more ideas!
Amazing video. You are my new favorite channel !
Today I was thinking to myself "I'm tired of people rambling about cameras and gear, I want to see something practical." Subscribed.
🙏🏼
Really liked this. It reminded me of my early days in film where I had the privilege of working with a DOP, Doug McCay, now and then who could do more with a single light than most guys could achieve with a truck full. It’s a great way to start out lighting and learning the basics before you add a bunch more to your tool kit. Thanks so much for taking the time to make this vid!
Yo this is amazing. Please keep doing stuff like this.
Excellent video Spenser
Well dang. Means a lot Philip. Thanks!
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I was dumb forgot my password. I love any assistance you can offer me.
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@Peter Reed I really appreciate your reply. I found the site thru google and I'm in the hacking process now.
Seems to take quite some time so I will reply here later with my results.
@Peter Reed it did the trick and I finally got access to my account again. I'm so happy!
Thanks so much, you saved my account!
This is golden, your stuff is really well shot, edited, paced, thought out, somewhat scripted... Pretty perfect.
I loved HER, and I thought this was a delightful recreation. the colender bokeh was especially fun.
Reconstructing scenes from films is the perfect way to improve your lighting
Love it 👍
One of the greatest channels on UA-cam!
THIS is really awesome content... There are so many "tech-specs-oriented" youtubers.But things like lighting, mood and stuff is, what really makes the difference. Thank you for this!
Love this video.
I truly loved the lighting from the movie 'The VVitch.' Overcast outdoors for creepiness and interior candlelight.
Love the content. Lighting is a weak spot for me and I’m eager to learn as much as I can. Your recreation videos have been very informative. Great work and keep it coming.
Great great work, lots of imagination to go around problems and dead-ends !
Yet another proof of the greatest theory in art : the less gear and money you have, the more ideas will pop.
Bravo !!!
Best use of a colander EVER :) love your tutorials and the effort you put in. Thanks!
Man i literally died looking the song on the second 0:22 i love it! i just want to hear the full version to finally get sleep I will appreciate your help! hahaha i discover this channel and become one of my favorites, Regards !!
Man! I found it! ua-cam.com/video/-LgYzva-xq8/v-deo.html
Love, love, LOVE this approach. I find it so frustrating when a director or DP expects or demands a gigantic, complex, expensive, and TIME-CONSUMING lighting setup to achieve something so simple.
I been waiting for someone to create a youtube channel like this. Keep em coming the content you are making is amazing and very informative and helpful. AMAZING WORK MAN! 🙏🏾
Dang, dude! Really enjoying these Recreation videos. KEEP. IT. UP.
This is pure awesome! So much effort. Congrats on your great recreations. They look great for the gear and I look forward to more content from you!
Spenser, this was awesome. Great idea and well done!
Great video. I'm not sure how I even ended up on your channel, but really happy I did. I feel like intentionality is something we often forget, especially when we get into that ultra technical side of film.
Glad you found me and enjoyed. :-)
Please dont stop!!!!
After going down the rabbit hole of „what cob light should I buy for environmental interviews“ the algorithm send me you video. (All praise the algorithm.)
I really enjoyed it! So much value. Would love to see more… and I definitely have to watch this movie now.
Keep on posting every week , These kind of tutorials we need , kindly create more tutorial with one fixtures replicating master scenes in movies
I just stumbled upon this video. Yes!! this is exactly the kind of channels and content I've been looking for. thank you for sharing your process. Lighting is where everything happens. It's so inspiring (and serves as reminders) that one can create beautiful moods without a truck load of stuff. Would love to see more of your process... whatever the scenes will be!
You should try to recreate night time lighting outdoors with one light. And you should try to light for moving subjects with one light!
this is wonderful :) great movie and a fantastic analysis of the lighting that gives me a new appreciation for this film :P super resourceful as well. nailed it with that dresser haha
This very helpful stuff, love these recreations. And definitely yes, you can create cinematic looks
without breaking the bank, but it does take thought and a bit of out of the box thinking.
Hope you keep these coming!
Well done. I appreciate the time you put into these videos. More please.
Wow this is so impressive!
That was amazing. I want more!
Love your channel man ! Please continue 🙏😊
Absolutely love this stuff Spenser!!
Really easy to watch. To the point, entertaining and such talented production. Thanks. I would like to see a recreation of a 1960s look.
Awesome content my bro. Lots of good stuff! Thanks Spenser!
I honestly just get excited to see what character your gonna play next lol great vid!
thanks for this great video! your tone and content (and of course production) are all super pleasant to get into. learning without grimacing! thanks again.
Really cool recreation, 120d II is a beast!
These videos are great, I'd love to see a little bit more behind the scenes of your sets, either a couple more shots or a bit more detail (or, mudmaps)
I also think it'd be great to have a bit more of a back and forth between the original and your recreation. I often found myself pausing and skipping back and forth to compare.
Otherwise, great job! Keep on shooting!
Great video again on a killer channel! Keep up the fantastic work.
Man you are a magicien. blessed who sent you to this world
awesome content. Please recreate Ex Machina scenes. These are incredible and i appreciate you taking the time to create these for us!
wow! more of this please! If possible can you please do In the Mood for Love or Chungking Express by director Wong Kar- Wai and cinematographer Christopher Doyle?!
I would love to see if you could create a 80’s film look with the black magic pocket 4K. Ferris Bueller’s Day Off would be a great example. That would be cool. I love your videos Spenser.👍
Very informative video! Please keep them coming.
Very nice work man. Just got a 120D specifically because I wanted to avoid having a trio of smaller lights. Subscribed
Wow!! Subbed bro I love it hope you do more and the breakdown really helps me understand and appreciate lighting setup more
You did a good job with this. Thank you. Lighting on a budget and making it happen. Good work.
Good stuff mate! Keep it going
"you dont need expensive lights."
*Shows an apurture 120D
My godox sl60w looks in shammmmeee
pic at Tiu my Godox too
You sir, have earned my sub. Thanks for the video.
Gorgeous
Cool video. It would be nice if you could just throw all the shots at the end of the video in a sequence so we could see them all together....like maybe one sequence with just your shots, and then one right after with the wipe between the two versions.
I have a critical eye and you did a superb job with these recreation shots, big thumbs up. The last shot, the closeup, wow...proof here that one can indeed pull off pro level cinematic shots on a budget. On the medium profile shot sitting at desk in front of monitor, my opinion is that the key was off to the right side of frame maybe 8-10 feet away, a softbox with grid maybe; regardless your replication attempt bouncing high off of wall behind monitor worked fine. Lastly, am impressed with pocket 4k's color, etc., ...did you shoot this video in ProRes or Raw, thanks.
I shot in prores 422 HQ for this one. Thanks for the feedback.
Thank you for this video! It addresses exactly what I was dealing with
Wonderful peace of work, love your channel
Loving the channel man, definitely want more recreations!
Absolutely awesome deconstruction of light in Her. Well done!
But inexpensive light? woah, i definitely do not have 700.00+ lying around to light my scenes, phwew!
Thank you Spencer, you are right and this video is very helpful : from all those who will learn from it and will apply this knowledge in a commercial context.
Aperture 120 is getting more popular because of the CRI levels, LED powered (low heat from lamp) and my guess is it would be the "go to" for cinematic production on a budget. If you want to go further into gamut lights 56k I suggest you get the LEDs from the source online and build a power supply around it.
Scene comparison and achievement of it is the best. It is actually why I just subscribed to your channel with humility and interest to see more... Thank you!
More of such videos, please!
Love the tips in this video 👍
Love this channel
Thank you for the video, definitely subscribed, looking forward to seeing more stuff at your channel
Please create more content! Great Stuff!
Great stuff. Really appreciate the knowledge you're passing on.
Great job and thank you for that!
Great video. I've definitely learned a lot about lighting (which is my bane) from this video.
Dude you keep this up, your channel is gonna grow heavily... You're doing what UA-cam filmmakers should've been doing a long time ago, but they all perfer to do the unoriginal simple stuff.
🙏🏼
Great breakdown. Thank you. I think for the shot in front of the monitor, the whole monitor was a practical lamp with perhaps a diffused square being replaced by the red OS. As for the opening 50mm closeup you would need two side reflectors to get some edge lighting. It would be neat to see what you could recreate with one lamp and some cheap 1x3 mirrors, gels and shower curtains for diffusers.
Very Good!,
Keep up the good work Boss.
Love the vid! Really interested in your canon FD set! would be nice to see you discuss them in a video! :D
Good to know!
Me too! About to get a whole whack of glass for the BMPCC4K and plan to include some of these in the roster.
genius.hope more lighting tutorials
I love this
Good stuff!
Love your content!!
YESSSS this is great Spenser!
Great video!
But suggestion:
When you're talking about moving around the light to try to get the shot etc you should show footage of that, most of the time you're talking and its up to our imagine on how moving light affects the scene etc
Loving the videos! Really hoping you do some color grading stuff to show how you complete the look!
love your vids
Nice stuff keep it up
Genius!!
Nice videos btw. Please keep them coming. Thank you
do more videos recreating the light setups from popular beautiful films like this!
Great info. 👍🏼👍🏼
Thank you for this vid!
best chanel ever
My shooting just got wayyy better. Thank you.
Great video, again! I would also like to know more about how you modified the FDs to EF mount.Very well done video, subscribed this time!
Great work Spenser, new sub!
This recreating scene series is amazing. Keep doing it.
I agree love it