See, I wish more low budget films like this used CGI in clever ways to make the film larger, and more Blockbusters would scale themselves down and shoot on location to feel more grounded.
I love how at the end of his Ten Minute Film School videos, he says "have fun." and he'll talk about the fun of different elements of filmmaking during his behind the scenes. He hasn't forgotten that filmmaking is about having fun! A lot of Hollywood directors have lost touch with how it felt making indie films and the fun that made them want to direct in the first place.
@@BackyardPix Exactly, I'm working on a film right now and the lazy, cunt pig of a producer I have is always rushing me to get things done faster so he can go home early. It's not even over budget or deadlines, it's just him not being used to working on a set where the director takes his time overlooking each and every element closely before rolling with it. He even lied and pretended as though he was just being professional, by claiming I could've shot 8 whole pages of dialogue in just 6 hours if I worked a little faster. Motherfucker needs to be slapped upside the head.
I remember watching the spy kids dvd features at age 7 and just being enthralled. This is the same thing except not a kids movie. So inspiring, being a kid in Texas. I'm going to do this kind of thing when I grow up.
Why wait until you grow up??? Just start as soon as possible just start making stuff. If you still don't consider yourself grown up 2 years later it don't matter I'd say just make something get some practice.
Wow..most of special effects were done by computer...cheap and realistic. Cannot do that with the old technology. Thx Robert! What software is it just curious? Is it affordable for low budget movie or video? Thx
Rowan J Coleman I know your comment is a week old, lol. However, could Adobe After Effects CS3 do the job as well? (For the normal editing I use Sony Vegas Pro 12) but I believe it's not as advanced when it comes to special effects as AE.
Mario Kluser Not all but a lot. Stuff like replicating bullet hits, some basic composites and green/bule screen keying could be done. Other stuff like wire removal etc though, probably not.
Rowan J Coleman OK thanks. The wire removal could be done in Sony Vegas itself. I still have to figure thinks out. I'm on a high level in photoshop but working on moving images is a different playground. But it's exciting though.
@thesuperjustinbeiber total budget was 29 million, not a whole lot when you consider some of the actors and the amount of action. Besides, actors usually do two kinds of movies; Paydays - big budget bonanza's to pay the bills - and more creative passion projects they believe in or like the sound of. People like Bruce Willis and Depp have done plenty of those :)
Its definitely possible, its just easier if you KNOW the business. Im sure a quick google search would show you the countless feature film directors who have never had a formal education. I'm in the same boat as you, trust me.
+Rowan J Coleman Not really a tutorial but the way I'd do it would be to shoot it wide and on a tripod. Shoot a background plate with nobody in it and then shoot the action. Don't move or adjust the camera for the background plate or the action plate. In post and in After Effects (what I use) I'd mask out the people using the background plate to fill in the masks. Soften the edges so the masks don't have a hard edge. (look up Film Riot teleportation for some more info on this) Color correct the background plate and the action plate (Andrew Kramer at Video Copilot has some good info on this). Then I'd use a wiggle expression in After Effects to add some movement to the camera. (Film Riot and Andrew Kramer have some good info on this)
OttoMoBiehl Cool thanks. I had a general idea but I was confused because I thought that shot had a moving camera, but re-watching it's like you said - just a little bit of wiggle.
hey does' anybody know how a filmmaker like me who never been to an actual film school get into the business of making feature films and tv shows!!!!!!
Danno Kane For me, I would gopher for low budget studios like Corman or Asylum. Maybe work as a editor, lighter, photographer, CGI designer, till you can move up to director.
Backyard Pix Yeah Honk Kong movies will destroy cars, buildings, and break actors bones for a shot. They don't even land on a air bags but on a set of cardboard boxes. Insane!
What I'm curious about is How was Robert allowed to shoot the camera? That's always been something that's strictly controlled by the Unions on a Union set! And Columbia IS a Major studio and signatory to ALL the Union contracts. Just because a movie is shot in Mexico that wouldn't negate the Union Contract for Cinematographers. Would someone please address this?
See, I wish more low budget films like this used CGI in clever ways to make the film larger, and more Blockbusters would scale themselves down and shoot on location to feel more grounded.
Vameon too much work in post lol
I love how at the end of his Ten Minute Film School videos, he says "have fun." and he'll talk about the fun of different elements of filmmaking during his behind the scenes. He hasn't forgotten that filmmaking is about having fun! A lot of Hollywood directors have lost touch with how it felt making indie films and the fun that made them want to direct in the first place.
Making movies is hell. A stressful and miserable experience. If you're having a blast making a film, it's probably going to be shit. ;)
@@BackyardPix Exactly, I'm working on a film right now and the lazy, cunt pig of a producer I have is always rushing me to get things done faster so he can go home early. It's not even over budget or deadlines, it's just him not being used to working on a set where the director takes his time overlooking each and every element closely before rolling with it. He even lied and pretended as though he was just being professional, by claiming I could've shot 8 whole pages of dialogue in just 6 hours if I worked a little faster. Motherfucker needs to be slapped upside the head.
@@BackyardPixit's a relative to the person
@@BackyardPixafter a glimpse at your channel you have no right to act like you know what you are doing
This is why I love Robert Rodriguez's work
I remember watching the spy kids dvd features at age 7 and just being enthralled. This is the same thing except not a kids movie. So inspiring, being a kid in Texas. I'm going to do this kind of thing when I grow up.
Same here I love Independent filmmaking maybe our films could respectfully compete in film festivals one day
Same here as well! And from San Antonio no less! 😀
Why wait until you grow up??? Just start as soon as possible just start making stuff. If you still don't consider yourself grown up 2 years later it don't matter I'd say just make something get some practice.
As a kid I would always pause movies and study the special effects or details in a shot or cut. Videos like this are treasure to me, thank you!
El Mariachi, Desperado, From Dusk Till Dawn, The Faculty. I think he did alright before digital.
He was much better before going 100% digital. Now he's basically an "exploitation" version of George Lucas. A real shame.
@@BackyardPix What's funny is the budgets of his movies have skyrocketed. Where before he would pride himself on coming in way underbudget.
I love it. it's cool when you do a bit of DIY style and digital together
Film editor is the main man behind movies. but they are so underrated.i mean the man who adds effects
camera man really effed up at the end there
That was probably Rodriguez himself who fucked up there :)
Brilliant stuff! R.Rodriguez is a real filmmaker!!
Every time he says "We just add it in digitally" I cry. That's though aha
Wow..most of special effects were done by computer...cheap and realistic. Cannot do that with the old technology. Thx Robert! What software is it just curious? Is it affordable for low budget movie or video? Thx
I know your comment is a year old but, you could do a lot of these FX with Adobe After Effects.
Rowan J Coleman I know your comment is a week old, lol. However, could Adobe After Effects CS3 do the job as well? (For the normal editing I use Sony Vegas Pro 12) but I believe it's not as advanced when it comes to special effects as AE.
Mario Kluser Not all but a lot. Stuff like replicating bullet hits, some basic composites and green/bule screen keying could be done. Other stuff like wire removal etc though, probably not.
Rowan J Coleman OK thanks. The wire removal could be done in Sony Vegas itself. I still have to figure thinks out. I'm on a high level in photoshop but working on moving images is a different playground. But it's exciting though.
Mario Kluser Haven't used Vegas much. Not sure about wire removal with that.
now I wanna learn cinema more than ever
Thank you Robert.
Holy shit, I actually gasped when his lens hit the wall.
"oh shit! holy shit!" lol
He's no ordinary director, he's smart.
was that tarantino breaking the camera? xD
This is PRICELESS! Dang! Thank you!
@thesuperjustinbeiber total budget was 29 million, not a whole lot when you consider some of the actors and the amount of action. Besides, actors usually do two kinds of movies; Paydays - big budget bonanza's to pay the bills - and more creative passion projects they believe in or like the sound of. People like Bruce Willis and Depp have done plenty of those :)
RobRod has used the Genesis a lot in the past but now is going digital with the Alexa.
Its definitely possible, its just easier if you KNOW the business. Im sure a quick google search would show you the countless feature film directors who have never had a formal education. I'm in the same boat as you, trust me.
Looking at all this you realise how made for Sin City Rodriguez was.
solid! thanks for the upload!
8:47
Awesome
04:08 Anyone know of a tutorial for just removing people from a shot like this?
+Rowan J Coleman Not really a tutorial but the way I'd do it would be to shoot it wide and on a tripod. Shoot a background plate with nobody in it and then shoot the action. Don't move or adjust the camera for the background plate or the action plate. In post and in After Effects (what I use) I'd mask out the people using the background plate to fill in the masks. Soften the edges so the masks don't have a hard edge. (look up Film Riot teleportation for some more info on this) Color correct the background plate and the action plate (Andrew Kramer at Video Copilot has some good info on this). Then I'd use a wiggle expression in After Effects to add some movement to the camera. (Film Riot and Andrew Kramer have some good info on this)
OttoMoBiehl Cool thanks. I had a general idea but I was confused because I thought that shot had a moving camera, but re-watching it's like you said - just a little bit of wiggle.
Glad I could help!
@thatzombieguy Yeah, it's cool how he can simplify things in this modern high tech sense, but nothing beats doing it the old fashioned way.
@thatzombieguy you have a point but I dont think he's trying to be scorsese or spielberg :) That kind of project costs hilarious amounts of money!
I wasn't criticising him. I love all is films.
This feature in once upon a time in Mexico.
Genio
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0:44
1:15
You can see he was holding th camera with a shade and a filter. He probably just broke the filter, otherwise the les wouldn't focus on the crack.
i'm not paying attention to what robert is saying, salma just looks too good.
what happened to the lens? did a gun go off?
Stuff like this is why The Asylum has no excuse making movies as bad as they do
This is amazing shit.
excellent!
Lol there goes like $40k worth of lens. Or just the front element I suppose.
@Melocizza Yeah, it's called 'film'.
I wonder what Hitchcock would say if he was still alive.
@thesuperjustinbeiber probably before the pirates of the caribbean
hey does' anybody know how a filmmaker like me who never been to an actual film school
get into the business of making feature films and tv shows!!!!!!
Danno Kane For me, I would gopher for low budget studios like Corman or Asylum. Maybe work as a editor, lighter, photographer, CGI designer, till you can move up to director.
lol the guy just ran into the wall XD
And you move on 😎 1:20
@T0KIWARTOOTH Once upon a time in mexico I believe :)
He can cut costs so much, why don't he get hired to make more movies?
"it doesn't look like a CG Eye"
I'm surprised he didn't say "be creative"
I bet Alec Baldwin wishes he'd watched this about now
The digital fx were too obvious in this movie
it was 2003, even Lord of the Rings looks pretty rough in spots watching it in 2017
its just the front but its a pain in the ass to have that crushed too but master Robert probably Mccgyvered the shit out of that...
How on earth would Rodriguez work without digital?
PrivateAckbar Guess you didn't see El Mariachi (1992). Lots of quick cuts.
@Angry Deli Yeah, he shot it on film and then converted it to digital
@duinay2 HAHAHA YEA IM FINE
What movie is this?
Once Upon A Time In Mexico
+Byron Kearney thx
cool, but this isn´t ten minut film school this is ten minut flick school...:-p
But what about that sex scene though?
He be screwed if he was in the 80's era
This stuff sucks in comparison to any Hong Kong action flick.
Backyard Pix Yeah Honk Kong movies will destroy cars, buildings, and break actors bones for a shot.
They don't even land on a air bags but on a set of cardboard boxes. Insane!
make a film
Ten minute video in how NOT to be Alec Baldwin.
I'm sorry I'm happy he made it cheaply but this movie sucked
Yeah, but those genesis cameras you used made the movie look like shit.
No
Fucking need glasses dude.
What I'm curious about is How was Robert allowed to shoot the camera?
That's always been something that's strictly controlled by the Unions on a Union set!
And Columbia IS a Major studio and signatory to ALL the Union contracts.
Just because a movie is shot in Mexico that wouldn't negate the Union Contract for Cinematographers.
Would someone please address this?