Three times in IMAX club here as well. One of my favorite parts of seeing this sequence in theatres is that when the audio goes dead quiet (during the part where Paul is setting up the thumper) the theatre was so quiet that I could hear a pin drop... Every time! You know a movie is good when 150 people are all experiencing the exact same tension!
@@tsydamian2025 he didnt do the cinematography for The Creator. Thats a misconception that has spread on the Internet for some reason. He planned it a bit, consulted remotely throughout but couldn't do anything himself as far as the shoot goes due to doing Dune 2. He brought on the actual cinematographer, Oren Soffer, who did the work with the director.
@@JeffreyBernabe I doubt it. Nolan always gets his on IMAX and Disney Plus stuff has it too. It's just a matter of Denis Villeneuve not giving a shit. None of his movies got a digital IMAX release.
When I watched this movie in cinema I had tears in my eyes, because its so well done...nice cinematography, editing, acting and Soundtrack....impressive movie
This was super insightful and fascinating to watch. Fraser is SO damn good at his job! Dune Part 2 was one of my favourite cinematic experiences in years, and the worm ride sequence is magic in motion.
I have not gone to see a movie more than once since Mad Max Fury Road, while its sad films like this are so rare, im so glad the cast and crew gave it their all to make this film as good as aim for perfection understanding that blue screen is not an answer to every problem. Thank you WB Executives/Cast/Crew for making a film that will always stand the test of time!
Greg Frasier should be the new standard for cinematography quality and intentionality in Hollywood blockbuster movies because his work since Rogue One, to The Batman, to The Creator, to the Dune franchise is unparalleled imo. A side note: Hey Greg! If the film is shot for IMAX then please make a plea to the studios to release the blu-ray in IMAX quality.🙏🏿
I didn't consciously realize this while watching, but yeah, looking back, I've never seen a tracking shot like this of something clearly real that cannot possibly be actually moving. That shot is so instrumental in selling the effect, and it does seem rather complicated.
As Fraser said, no scene in this movie was easy. To tell such a rich story like Dune in 5 hours, you need to include subtle hints and details in every frame that your mind pick up while other things are going on. Dune with all it's layers of complexity, you need to plan every single shot to perfection. I still think the movies are too short, I want to see the 4 hour cuts of each movie, but all in all I think Denis and his crew did a fantastic job on these films. Now I eagerly await Dune Messiah which right now seems to start filming next year and releases in 2026.
To whoever edited this video: Cutting between the medium and the close up of Greig every few words is extremely distracting. What he’s saying is interesting enough, I don’t need a million cuts to keep my attention.
I have a few questions for Greig Fraser. How excatly did he create the LUT for the film, he talked about the skip bleach process for the highlights and the digital part for the shadows (how did he combined two formats into one LUT?). What also interest me is the lighting process, did he over or underexpose because of the LUT (skip belach typically increases contrast)? Also I want to say Greig you are the GOAT :) (hope I can meet you one day)
He specifically mentioned Fotokem who did the colour science and grading for Dune. There's a whole team of colourists and colour scientists who collaborated on developing this look and the LUT. So, probably no easy answer that you can replicate with a simple LUT :')
@@AronBagel Thank you, thats a good hint :) I wll ask the guys at Fotokem maybe they will explain it. I would sell my car to get my hands on this LUT ;)
What pisses me off the most was that the IMAX engagement was only 3 or 4 weeks before being pulled, leaving regular cinema as your only option. And releasing a 2.35:1 only version on 4k is just another insult.
I've watched this scene too many times. My problem is the continuity of where the sunlight is coming from and hitting Paul doesn't just shift a little, the sunlight jumps from one side of the sky to the other. In one cut, sunlight is lighting Paul's left side, next cut sunlight is lighting Paul's right side, back and forth throughout the scene. Paul's shadow is casting left, cut, then it's casting right, back and forth. Even in the CGI environment of the worm, the sunlight source switches from shining on the worm's right side to then the worm's left side. The continuity team was on the spice that day. I can't unsee it now. Oh well. Feel free to watch the scene yourselves and jot down the direction the sun is hitting Paul and or the worm, left side right side. It's a fun little game. Let me know your results.
It’s the inconsistency of Paul’s goggles between his run and jump on the worm… such a brilliant film, but this is so obvious it’s hard to see how it got by them
The goggles retract and cover his eyes seemingly on their own. This is not a continuity error. It's really easy to miss, but the first harvester ambush scene, right after the Fremen crawl under the harvester to escape the gunner on the thopter, there is a shot of Chani and Paul running towards the camera. As they are running, the protective lens slides up exposing their eyes.
The goggles retract and cover his eyes seemingly on their own. This is not a continuity error. It's really easy to miss, but the first harvester ambush scene, right after the Fremen crawl under the harvester to escape the gunner on the thopter, there is a shot of Chani and Paul running towards the camera. As they are running, the protective lens slides up exposing their eyes.
The goggles retract and cover his eyes seemingly on their own. This is not a continuity error. It's really easy to miss, but the first harvester ambush scene, right after the Fremen crawl under the harvester to escape the gunner on the thopter, there is a shot of Chani and Paul running towards the camera. As they are running, the protective lens slides up exposing their eyes.
Fraser was absolutely snubbed for The Batman so the least the academy can do is give him the oscar for this…and maybe a second one for the batman as a “hey, our bad bud”
It would have been just as amazing as the first if Zendaya's character hadn't ruined it. My gosh, she was given way too much screen time, and she was absolutely insufferable. too bad. Could have been a great movie..
Do you mean the sun switching from one side of the sky to the other? Repeatedly. I'm thinking they lost track or they intentionally flipped the horizontal on some shots for some reason.
Greig Fraser would be a better cinematographer if he stopped using filters and bleak indoor lightings, like 99% of the movies after the 2010. He and all the other modern cinematographers should watch the Outlander TV show which came after the 2010 which is one the most beautiful shows I've seen. Song to Song, Tree of Life and A Hidden Life, and The Last Samurai. These are some great movies without filters, we see nature in its original form. These days we don't get the vibe of nature that it exudes through the screen.
If you want that type of cinematography, watch those shows and not Frasers, it’s really personal preference, like I personally love something more gritty than clean and perfect, but you might not, doesn’t mean it’s right or wrong
@@AxTechs Just look at his movie Bright Star, that movie demands to show the original form of nature, but the movie look so bleak I can't even revisit that movie and a mainly because of his cinematography. I think these days most of the movies do not have re-watchable value because of the filters and lighting they use. Modern lightings are bleak. Earlier they used decorative warm lights colour in its original form those pleasant to eyes and brain. There is no place for these kinds of cinematography when you are showing nature. Bleak lighting should be only used for moments not for the entire movie. Look at Blade Runner 2049 how beautiful indoor lighting is when he is in his apartment or at NYPD, it's gritty but beautiful, pleasing to the brain and has re-watchable value.
@@DDR131 blade runner is a much darker lit film than Dune 2, so not sure what you mean by that, but yeah, it’s shot with cleaner lenses and just ND, nothing else. But in terms of which looks better, both look equally as great to me, so we’ll just have to agree to disagree
It always makes me laugh when people watch movies. And they think that they've spotted something incorrect like the goggles, not being on when all you have to do is think for a second and realize that that particular scene where he takes the goggles off or on has been cut from the movie to make it shorter. You're not watching reality people. You're watching a movie which is clips that are acted out over time. It's very easy to have something that you don't see. Just be off screen, so stop being so anal and just let it go.
How about when Paul is atop the dune, the sun switching from Paul's left to Paul's right is something I just can't "let go". Back and forth, several times. It's not that the editors removed anything for time, the light source is literally inconsistently shot. The continuity team must have been on the spice that day.
The goggles retract and cover his eyes seemingly on their own. This is not a continuity error. It's really easy to miss, but the first harvester ambush scene, right after the Fremen crawl under the harvester to escape the gunner on the thopter, there is a shot of Chani and Paul running towards the camera. As they are running, the protective lens slides up exposing their eyes.
Dune 2 sucked. If you liked it, you wouldve liked the real version better, just saying these guys didnt put out a superior story to the written one. I dont know why they bothered to try, really.
The movie doesn't resemble the book for several segments. It was unfaithful and missed key elements. What happened to the weirding section of the book? It was one of the most important parts of the story...
saw this movie 3 times on an IMAX screen and this sequence was exhilarating every time
same. I got to see it twice in 70mm imax and once in digital. Actually preferred the 70mm especially when characters were moving across the screen.
Same
Three times in IMAX club here as well. One of my favorite parts of seeing this sequence in theatres is that when the audio goes dead quiet (during the part where Paul is setting up the thumper) the theatre was so quiet that I could hear a pin drop... Every time! You know a movie is good when 150 people are all experiencing the exact same tension!
5 times here and ill fuckin watch it again
Seen it a few time in IMAX and it was simply amazing! I'm sad that we cant experience the IMAX aspect ratio on blu-ray
Greg Fraser is goated. Incredible cinematographer.
ye he did well for the Creator movie too
@@tsydamian2025 he didnt do the cinematography for The Creator. Thats a misconception that has spread on the Internet for some reason. He planned it a bit, consulted remotely throughout but couldn't do anything himself as far as the shoot goes due to doing Dune 2. He brought on the actual cinematographer, Oren Soffer, who did the work with the director.
Greig, my man. Dune Part 2 and The Batman was the one two punch that put you at the top. Your work is simply stunning. Your craft, sir…mastery.
He's so good as a Cinematographer that honestly his name should be of top billing in The Movie Poster
Agreed
Fr, after watching dune 1&2 and the Batman you can see how his involvement really makes every frame its own piece of art
Dune: Part Two is the most beatiful movie for last decades. I hope he will film both The Batman Part II and Dune: Messiah
What these guys achieved cinematically is nothing short of remarkable.
Please release the IMAX version on digital, I beg you! 😭
we should create an official petition for that :)
@@soulLxD We really should. It's a crime that it's not even available already. I hate WB with passion.
@@emptyinsidedavid I've just seen recently the open matte versions of Bladerunner 2049 and The Revenant and Boy! These are mindblowing ;D
IMAX won't let it
@@JeffreyBernabe I doubt it. Nolan always gets his on IMAX and Disney Plus stuff has it too. It's just a matter of Denis Villeneuve not giving a shit. None of his movies got a digital IMAX release.
When I watched this movie in cinema I had tears in my eyes, because its so well done...nice cinematography, editing, acting and Soundtrack....impressive movie
Going back to IMAX just to watch the worm ride scene, undoubtedly is worth the price of admission on it's own
the absolute pain i felt when i saw this was only an 8 minute video
Same lol I would have loved an hour
Right??
Greig is a master of his craft! Love hearing behind the scenes details from him!
This was super insightful and fascinating to watch. Fraser is SO damn good at his job! Dune Part 2 was one of my favourite cinematic experiences in years, and the worm ride sequence is magic in motion.
I have not gone to see a movie more than once since Mad Max Fury Road, while its sad films like this are so rare, im so glad the cast and crew gave it their all to make this film as good as aim for perfection understanding that blue screen is not an answer to every problem. Thank you WB Executives/Cast/Crew for making a film that will always stand the test of time!
An absolute delight watching this on IMAX, well done Greig!
What am I doing? Why did I click on this video? I will end up watching this movie again.
The film-out method is genius and one that I can see more filmmakers adopting. It absolutely creates this perfect hybrid between digital and film.
Greg Frasier should be the new standard for cinematography quality and intentionality in Hollywood blockbuster movies because his work since Rogue One, to The Batman, to The Creator, to the Dune franchise is unparalleled imo.
A side note: Hey Greg! If the film is shot for IMAX then please make a plea to the studios to release the blu-ray in IMAX quality.🙏🏿
Thank you for making this movie, unbemievable
Please release the IMAX version on digital and Bluray!!!
Greig Fraser's insights into the worm riding sequence are fascinating!
Jeez, how many times do you need to zoom in and out on Greig's face? Giving me a headache 😅
Was about to say the same thing lol
Kind of distracting when it's happening in the same segment.
I didn't consciously realize this while watching, but yeah, looking back, I've never seen a tracking shot like this of something clearly real that cannot possibly be actually moving. That shot is so instrumental in selling the effect, and it does seem rather complicated.
As Fraser said, no scene in this movie was easy. To tell such a rich story like Dune in 5 hours, you need to include subtle hints and details in every frame that your mind pick up while other things are going on. Dune with all it's layers of complexity, you need to plan every single shot to perfection. I still think the movies are too short, I want to see the 4 hour cuts of each movie, but all in all I think Denis and his crew did a fantastic job on these films. Now I eagerly await Dune Messiah which right now seems to start filming next year and releases in 2026.
To whoever edited this video:
Cutting between the medium and the close up of Greig every few words is extremely distracting. What he’s saying is interesting enough, I don’t need a million cuts to keep my attention.
they're likely just hiding the jump cuts.
@@danielsagona4212 Some of the time, but they’re literally cutting in a rhythm with every few lines Greig says
It’s probably cuz he does a lot of umms or takes long pauses which disrupts the rhythm
it would be fine if all the closeups weren't clearly out of focus
GIVE US THE IMAX BLURAY
An absolutely phenomenal looking film
Greig Fraser is a G!!! Excellent work!!!
that he prepares the shelf for the 2nd statuette of the golden uninhibited
Goated. Definitely by the end of his career will go down as one of the best ever
Nice, more Dune stuff!
I wish I could go see this in a good theatre again.
Finally you put his name in the title
I have a few questions for Greig Fraser. How excatly did he create the LUT for the film, he talked about the skip bleach process for the highlights and the digital part for the shadows (how did he combined two formats into one LUT?). What also interest me is the lighting process, did he over or underexpose because of the LUT (skip belach typically increases contrast)? Also I want to say Greig you are the GOAT :) (hope I can meet you one day)
He specifically mentioned Fotokem who did the colour science and grading for Dune. There's a whole team of colourists and colour scientists who collaborated on developing this look and the LUT. So, probably no easy answer that you can replicate with a simple LUT :')
@@AronBagel Thank you, thats a good hint :) I wll ask the guys at Fotokem maybe they will explain it. I would sell my car to get my hands on this LUT ;)
This movie is an absolute masterpiece
Greig Fraser is an absolute legend. Can’t believe he’s doing both Batman 2 and Dune: Messiah at the same time.
His not.
@ he… is? Idk what to say
Fully framed the whole movie for IMAX 1.43:1. Studio releases movie only in widescreen 2.35:1 for all digital platforms...
yes please
What pisses me off the most was that the IMAX engagement was only 3 or 4 weeks before being pulled, leaving regular cinema as your only option. And releasing a 2.35:1 only version on 4k is just another insult.
I've watched this scene too many times. My problem is the continuity of where the sunlight is coming from and hitting Paul doesn't just shift a little, the sunlight jumps from one side of the sky to the other. In one cut, sunlight is lighting Paul's left side, next cut sunlight is lighting Paul's right side, back and forth throughout the scene. Paul's shadow is casting left, cut, then it's casting right, back and forth. Even in the CGI environment of the worm, the sunlight source switches from shining on the worm's right side to then the worm's left side. The continuity team was on the spice that day. I can't unsee it now. Oh well.
Feel free to watch the scene yourselves and jot down the direction the sun is hitting Paul and or the worm, left side right side. It's a fun little game. Let me know your results.
Best Cinematography 🔥🧡🔥🧡🔥
Amazing work!
He'll will another oscar for part 2
It’s the inconsistency of Paul’s goggles between his run and jump on the worm… such a brilliant film, but this is so obvious it’s hard to see how it got by them
The goggles retract and cover his eyes seemingly on their own. This is not a continuity error.
It's really easy to miss, but the first harvester ambush scene, right after the Fremen crawl under the harvester to escape the gunner on the thopter, there is a shot of Chani and Paul running towards the camera. As they are running, the protective lens slides up exposing their eyes.
RELEASE THE IMAX CUT ON DIGITAL AND 4K BLU RAY
louder for those in the back
The greatest of all time.
The Man, The Legend 🙌🏿🙌🏿
So the Oscar campaign begins!!
Oh it's his. No campaigning needed.
Awards push lets go
Legend.
still looking for an explanation on how Paul's goggles end up on him
The goggles retract and cover his eyes seemingly on their own. This is not a continuity error.
It's really easy to miss, but the first harvester ambush scene, right after the Fremen crawl under the harvester to escape the gunner on the thopter, there is a shot of Chani and Paul running towards the camera. As they are running, the protective lens slides up exposing their eyes.
one moment paul has no goggels on before the worm , and suddenly he has... on the worm..
come to think of it... seconds before the worm hits the sand dune the camera zooms in on his eyes!
The goggles are mechanical, you could see it earlier in the movie when it retracts automatically, it's part of the headpiece
The goggles retract and cover his eyes seemingly on their own. This is not a continuity error.
It's really easy to miss, but the first harvester ambush scene, right after the Fremen crawl under the harvester to escape the gunner on the thopter, there is a shot of Chani and Paul running towards the camera. As they are running, the protective lens slides up exposing their eyes.
THE FRIGGIN GOAT
I wish he would comment on the harkonnen arena scene
and so the oscar campaign begins
the cut-out-cut-in editing at 1:10 is actually dizzying. why did they do it this way
Greg I need you to work out your schedule so you can do Dune Messiah and The Batman Pt II thanksssssssss
How embarrassing to ask one of our greatest living cinematographers to analyze his work on a screen with that terrible a gamma shift. How painful.
Te amoooooooooo
Fraser was absolutely snubbed for The Batman so the least the academy can do is give him the oscar for this…and maybe a second one for the batman as a “hey, our bad bud”
the goat
It would have been just as amazing as the first if Zendaya's character hadn't ruined it. My gosh, she was given way too much screen time, and she was absolutely insufferable. too bad. Could have been a great movie..
She was terribly miscast
Goat
By runtime standards he’s wrong about most of the first Dune film (Part 1) being on Caladan. Most of it takes place in Dune.
Someone ask him why they did a 2.35 version of this movie? Why wasn't 16:9 the defacto ratio in multiplexes and on disc?
He also made THE BATMAN :)
Thumbs up if you think Greig Fraser should direct both The Batman 2 and Dune: Messiah
how do they get off the worms once they get where they’re going?
Not the bore worms
It's so, so interesting. A bit like surgery.
use 2 cams for itws :)
Too bad there is a continuity error in that scene
Do you mean the sun switching from one side of the sky to the other? Repeatedly. I'm thinking they lost track or they intentionally flipped the horizontal on some shots for some reason.
..and yet WB won’t give us IMAX @ home not even via MAX… so dumb.
Dune 1965 by Frank Herbert
There are 6 Frank Herbert's B00ks about Dune
The constant zooming in and out on this video is insane lol. Great interview otherwise
and and out of focus too. how hard is it to turn on autofocus
Kinda ironic that a video interviewing Greig Fraser has such horrible editing. The constant zooming in and out makes it almost unbearable to watch
Greig Fraser would be a better cinematographer if he stopped using filters and bleak indoor lightings, like 99% of the movies after the 2010. He and all the other modern cinematographers should watch the Outlander TV show which came after the 2010 which is one the most beautiful shows I've seen. Song to Song, Tree of Life and A Hidden Life, and The Last Samurai. These are some great movies without filters, we see nature in its original form. These days we don't get the vibe of nature that it exudes through the screen.
If you want that type of cinematography, watch those shows and not Frasers, it’s really personal preference, like I personally love something more gritty than clean and perfect, but you might not, doesn’t mean it’s right or wrong
@@AxTechs Just look at his movie Bright Star, that movie demands to show the original form of nature, but the movie look so bleak I can't even revisit that movie and a mainly because of his cinematography. I think these days most of the movies do not have re-watchable value because of the filters and lighting they use. Modern lightings are bleak. Earlier they used decorative warm lights colour in its original form those pleasant to eyes and brain. There is no place for these kinds of cinematography when you are showing nature. Bleak lighting should be only used for moments not for the entire movie. Look at Blade Runner 2049 how beautiful indoor lighting is when he is in his apartment or at NYPD, it's gritty but beautiful, pleasing to the brain and has re-watchable value.
Also, I think it depends on what method better tells the story. What he does for this story is fantastic and helps bring Denis’ vision to life.
@@DDR131 blade runner is a much darker lit film than Dune 2, so not sure what you mean by that, but yeah, it’s shot with cleaner lenses and just ND, nothing else. But in terms of which looks better, both look equally as great to me, so we’ll just have to agree to disagree
He should use anamorphics in second movie like in first one
It always makes me laugh when people watch movies. And they think that they've spotted something incorrect like the goggles, not being on when all you have to do is think for a second and realize that that particular scene where he takes the goggles off or on has been cut from the movie to make it shorter. You're not watching reality people. You're watching a movie which is clips that are acted out over time. It's very easy to have something that you don't see. Just be off screen, so stop being so anal and just let it go.
How about when Paul is atop the dune, the sun switching from Paul's left to Paul's right is something I just can't "let go". Back and forth, several times. It's not that the editors removed anything for time, the light source is literally inconsistently shot. The continuity team must have been on the spice that day.
The goggles retract and cover his eyes seemingly on their own. This is not a continuity error.
It's really easy to miss, but the first harvester ambush scene, right after the Fremen crawl under the harvester to escape the gunner on the thopter, there is a shot of Chani and Paul running towards the camera. As they are running, the protective lens slides up exposing their eyes.
Dune 2 sucked. If you liked it, you wouldve liked the real version better, just saying these guys didnt put out a superior story to the written one. I dont know why they bothered to try, really.
Really bad bait
The movie doesn't resemble the book for several segments. It was unfaithful and missed key elements. What happened to the weirding section of the book? It was one of the most important parts of the story...
Who cares about this guy Roger Deakins will always be the best
Translation: I care.
Two GOATs can exist at the same time you know