Another important detail, he doesn't use long lenses for conversations, he prefers a wider angle like the 28mm or the 35mm because it gives a more natural proximity to the characters.
@@chinmaykulkarni2462 He didn't say anything is wrong with long lenses. He said Deakins, the individual, prefers a wider angle, and he explained why Deakins prefers this.
He should have gotten the Oscar for Sicario! I love the cinematography in the Revenant but I was blown away for silhouette short clip when they wend down under the horizon in Sicario!
@@MLedZeppelinZoSoA basic?? the car where they go to border is the best , i feel like i was in the scene, sicario cinematography was great, it also got nomination i prefer beauty than long shots taken by Emmanuel lubenski
While I think Roger Deakins is the best cinematographer of all time I think his style is a little harder to detect. Unlike Emmanuel Lubezki who has a clear style and every time he makes a film I can tell.
Jake Boos I agree.. But cinematography should not distract from the film itself.. Unlike Chivo, I think deakins' cinematography suits every film he does.
In my opinion Kaminski is the greatest living cinematographer when looking at the time span. Next to him is Bruno Delbonnel and here is wh; Deakins and Chivo are both worldclass cinematographers ofcourse, but they are too much of tryhards to make a scene look like a painting or perfectly staged. Their scenes don't look natural that way. Kaminskis use of glowing light and oversaturation on the other hand will be unmached. Not to mention his camera movement. As for Delbonnel his blacks are pure blacks and I love his glowy whites and camera positioning. Also he doesn't have fancy camera moves but neither stills that are perfectly positions the way Deakins would do. I think Delbonnel could be considered one of the best, if not the best in a decade or so.
I truly love your video essays. They are among the best on YT. I especially enjoy these cinematographer breakdowns. I would absolutely love to see you do one of these videos on Douglas Slocombe.
Just discovered your channel, congratulations ! Impressive amount of work from you condensed in a simple to understand yet rich video. Awesome. If ever you could do Darius Khondji indeed, that would be great!
Thanks for a great video. Mr. Roger Deakins is my favorite Cinematographer hands down, followed by Emmanuel Lubezki. It surprises me how Roger hasnt won an Oscar yet ...
First those detailed product reviews loved them like anything and now in Cinematography its just beautiful. I hope you Make videos on Direction that would be awesome. keep on doing more work. May god bless you. Love you.
I had the good fortune to see The Shawshank Redemption upon its initial release and I was greatly impressed by the marvellous work of Roger Deakins. I particularly enjoyed how Deakins composed the shots for the illfated convict Brooks (James Whitmore) as he struggles to deal with life outside prison walls. I believe Deakin's artistry helped to enhance the poignancy of Brook's death.
great video! but why do people miss out on 1984...the first film to use "bleach by pass" process, influencing that whole generation of DPs. His first big film and still an amazing piece. So why did you left that one out Wolfcrow?? just curious. cheers!
Fantastic video. Friendly suggestion: please talk more slowly or even post transcript of the text for a better understanding. I had to constantly pause while taking notes.
Great video! Quick comment at 3:37 however, is that I believe the focal length conversion would only be constituted based only on the previous camera that he would use. If using the 32mm on any of his recent projects on the Alexa brand cameras, for instance, both cameras operate with a 35mm sensor (Alexa is super 35, but for the sake of the argument, the two are similar enough to be comparable), so therefore if you were able to operate the 32mm master prime lens on another full frame camera, regardless if it was a DSLR or not, would still shoot at 32mm.
Sareej, for reasons I don't understand, I simply cannot access anymore the videos on Vittorio, Janusz, Sven Nykvist and Conrad Hall. Does any of those broken or banned due to any copyright issue ? They simply don't load, staying a black screen like if it's not loading or something. This one on Deakins is just fine. Thanks
Hey, can you please breakdown the scene in Revolutionary Road where they park the car on side of the highway after Kate Winslet's play and argue with each other. The main thing I want to know is the reason why 180 degree rule has not been taken into consideration for that scene. Thanks
Both the actual video you've made and your way of efforting on it (studying particular cinematographers both from their films and their comments, editing the footage of them, and producing a brief summary) are valuable, thank you.
These series are the best thing I've found after "Every Frame a painting" stopped making their new video essays. Thank you for your effort and time making these.
I think if you would ask Deakins whether he has a style (and what exactly this style is) he probably would answer that he justsolves cinematographic problems. Compared to other DPs, his work is rarely so much "in your face" actually, while deeply affecting the whole mood of the movie (as it should)
Brian Herbert has merely hinted in a recent tweet congratulating Deakins on his well deserved (and about time too) Oscar win that he could well be shooting Dune for Denis Villeneuve. I bloody well hope so. :)
32 mm corresponds to about 50 mm on full frame DSLR can you please explain me this..!! can you please link your other videos for better understanding..!!
Though I think there's some validity in what you say at the beginning, the Sidney Lumet quote which comes up completely contradicts you. He is talking about how the style is derived from the individual story and comes from the narrative, not the individual people making it. He goes on to talk about directors who seem to have a repeated style being because they often direct the same type of scripts. Those who impose 'their own style' onto anything they are given, despite the story, are what he refers to as 'the decorators'.
Well, throughout the video you keep talking about 'Roger Deakins' style' and the pattern he has maintained within his work, whereas it is Deakins' belief (and Lumet's) that each story requires its own specific style. That's a contradiction.
My two cents (if you're still checking this): you edit wayyy too fast. Only on two occasion (2:34 and 3:12) did I have time to process what you were saying at match it to the frame on screen.
Confused. Why do you say a 32mm Master Prime equals 50mm on a full frame? Isn't full frame equal to a 35mm film size. I assume he shoots on 35mm film? So a 32mm Master Prime would be a 32mm on a full frame, right?
Full frame refers to 35mm stills size (the roll in a photographic camera is in horizontal orientation). 35mm format in cinema cameras is used on a vertical orientation, so each frame is smaller than a frame or a still on a full frame. For example, an ARRI Alexa uses a "super 35" sensor, whichs means that the sensor has the same size of a 35mm frame (on cinema). This image will make it more clear: imgur.com/yLL3QDy
Great video, but I would prefer if you wouldn't flip through all the clips so fast! Maybe it's just me, but it's hard to tell what to focus on in the shot when each clip is a second or less. Just a suggestion, still incredibly informative stuff!
Another important detail, he doesn't use long lenses for conversations, he prefers a wider angle like the 28mm or the 35mm because it gives a more natural proximity to the characters.
What's wrong with long lenses ?
@@chinmaykulkarni2462 He didn't say anything is wrong with long lenses. He said Deakins, the individual, prefers a wider angle, and he explained why Deakins prefers this.
Congrats on the Oscar Mr.Deakins
The best for sure. I can't wait for Blade Runer 2049.
He should have gotten the Oscar for Sicario!
I love the cinematography in the Revenant but I was blown away for silhouette short clip when they wend down under the horizon in Sicario!
bernhardtsen74 one scene should win him the Oscar? That shot was basic
boyy
what about the car scene, the opening scene, the ride through Juarez, and the mansion scene? Such a great way to express tension.
@@MLedZeppelinZoSoA basic?? the car where they go to border is the best , i feel like i was in the scene, sicario cinematography was great, it also got nomination i prefer beauty than long shots taken by Emmanuel lubenski
Roger Deakins is so freking kind to spend his valuable time in answering our questions!!! I love him so much!!! So tender and great
While I think Roger Deakins is the best cinematographer of all time I think his style is a little harder to detect. Unlike Emmanuel Lubezki who has a clear style and every time he makes a film I can tell.
Jake Boos I agree.. But cinematography should not distract from the film itself.. Unlike Chivo, I think deakins' cinematography suits every film he does.
Deakins' cinematography has soul. Lubezki's soulless.
Deakins said he does not really have a style it depends on the movie.
In my opinion Kaminski is the greatest living cinematographer when looking at the time span. Next to him is Bruno Delbonnel and here is wh; Deakins and Chivo are both worldclass cinematographers ofcourse, but they are too much of tryhards to make a scene look like a painting or perfectly staged. Their scenes don't look natural that way. Kaminskis use of glowing light and oversaturation on the other hand will be unmached. Not to mention his camera movement. As for Delbonnel his blacks are pure blacks and I love his glowy whites and camera positioning. Also he doesn't have fancy camera moves but neither stills that are perfectly positions the way Deakins would do. I think Delbonnel could be considered one of the best, if not the best in a decade or so.
@@Pantano63 thats not true..... Lubezki's cinematography has dancing soul.... Where deakin's a calm one...
Great job! Loved it. Short and to the point. More please! :)
+RealWorld Endo Thank you!
Great channel and Deakins is one of my favourites DOP
Thanks!
Thanks, i would appreciate more of this kind. That wouldn't mean I don't appreciate your previous videos. I like all of it a lot.
+moep3 You're welcome! I'll make more.
Deakins is one of the best for me !
these videos are gold, keep up the great work. I like how sharp and precise your analysis are
+Alex Vecchi Thank you!
I truly love your video essays. They are among the best on YT. I especially enjoy these cinematographer breakdowns. I would absolutely love to see you do one of these videos on Douglas Slocombe.
Great video! And he must win his Oscar for Blade Runner 2049, his work was next level in that!
Thank you for this. Great job, quick and to the point. Please keep it up!
+Steve Shields Thanks!
Thanks Wolfcrow, this was great!!! Keep these kinds of videos coming :) Cinematography is an amazing art
+idfilmspro Thank you, will do!
looking forward to watching the videos on this list
Or Darius Khondji!
Great series.
Thanks!
Excellent summary. Wow, so much to learn.
Love the overhead tungsten bulb trick/design..brilliant
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You are amazing. Very informative videos. Now I just have to go to your catalog and view every single video you've made. Yay!
+sergeyyyyyyyyyyyy Thank you for the kind words!
Just discovered your channel, congratulations ! Impressive amount of work from you condensed in a simple to understand yet rich video. Awesome. If ever you could do Darius Khondji indeed, that would be great!
Thanks, he's on the list!
Thanks for a great video. Mr. Roger Deakins is my favorite Cinematographer hands down, followed by Emmanuel Lubezki. It surprises me how Roger hasnt won an Oscar yet ...
+Paul Gomes You're welcome!
Wow that was a great rundown. Well done!
Mr. Deakins don't need Oscars, Oscars need him...
He showed us visuals with the spectacular cinematography 😍
I would love to see more of these! They’re so great.
First those detailed product reviews loved them like anything and now in Cinematography its just beautiful.
I hope you Make videos on Direction that would be awesome. keep on doing more work. May god bless you. Love you.
+Pravin virkar Thank you for the kind words!
Hope this year Oscar goes to Roger finally. No one deserves it more
I had the good fortune to see The Shawshank Redemption upon its initial release and I was greatly impressed by the marvellous work of Roger Deakins. I particularly enjoyed how Deakins composed the shots for the illfated convict Brooks (James Whitmore) as he struggles to deal with life outside prison walls. I believe Deakin's artistry helped to enhance the poignancy of Brook's death.
good vid my only criticsm is the flicking through so many shots of his work so quickly. slow it down a bit mate
great video! but why do people miss out on 1984...the first film to use "bleach by pass" process, influencing that whole generation of DPs. His first big film and still an amazing piece. So why did you left that one out Wolfcrow?? just curious. cheers!
Thanks! Just missed it, I guess.
Fantastic video. Friendly suggestion: please talk more slowly or even post transcript of the text for a better understanding. I had to constantly pause while taking notes.
Excellent recap of his style! Love the montage :-)
+oscillian Thank you!
awesome videos wolfcrow, keep em coming :)
short and to the point. Appreciate this, good job.
+Shih-Ting Hung thanks!
Great video! I expected to hear something about his strong use of contrasts and silhouettes but good job anyway :)
Great video! Quick comment at 3:37 however, is that I believe the focal length conversion would only be constituted based only on the previous camera that he would use. If using the 32mm on any of his recent projects on the Alexa brand cameras, for instance, both cameras operate with a 35mm sensor (Alexa is super 35, but for the sake of the argument, the two are similar enough to be comparable), so therefore if you were able to operate the 32mm master prime lens on another full frame camera, regardless if it was a DSLR or not, would still shoot at 32mm.
Definitely want to learn more! Thank you!
Hi! Could you do a video about the cinematography of Yves Bélanger? Wild, Brooklyn, Dallas Buyers Club...
Great job man! I like how short and sweet these are- keep it up! May I ask for Vittorio Storaro, Janusz Kaminski, and Conrad Hall?
+MediaTech John Coming soon to a UA-cam channel near you!
3:15 - reversing luminosity between foreground and background.
Great work... I loved your videos..
Sareej, for reasons I don't understand, I simply cannot access anymore the videos on Vittorio, Janusz, Sven Nykvist and Conrad Hall.
Does any of those broken or banned due to any copyright issue ?
They simply don't load, staying a black screen like if it's not loading or something.
This one on Deakins is just fine.
Thanks
he made them for subscribers only.
@wolfcrow, where is the video on Sven Nykvist.
Cannot find anymore on UA-cam search tool.
Congratulations on your great work. I think a video on Christopher Doyle would also a great asset to your channel.
Thanks!
Hi, were the videos of Gregg Toland and Sven Nykvist deleted? I can't find them. :c
Thanks for these great videos!
Thanks for doing these great videos! Nice breakdown.
Could you do a Michael Ballhaus one?
Hey, can you please breakdown the scene in Revolutionary Road where they park the car on side of the highway after Kate Winslet's play and argue with each other. The main thing I want to know is the reason why 180 degree rule has not been taken into consideration for that scene.
Thanks
Nice work
Both the actual video you've made and your way of efforting on it (studying particular cinematographers both from their films and their comments, editing the footage of them, and producing a brief summary) are valuable, thank you.
+yigitalp ertem You're welcome!
Thank you for your sharing. This video has a really brief and useful information. I hope you'll keep it up:)
+Buğra Balcı Thank you, I will!
These series are the best thing I've found after "Every Frame a painting" stopped making their new video essays. Thank you for your effort and time making these.
I think if you would ask Deakins whether he has a style (and what exactly this style is) he probably would answer that he justsolves cinematographic problems. Compared to other DPs, his work is rarely so much "in your face" actually, while deeply affecting the whole mood of the movie (as it should)
Excellent video!
+Nikhil Manohar Thank you!
Prisoners was somewhat spiritual. Shots like tail lamp of the caravan, dead deer through the glass window, long shot in the opening etc.
That was pretty damn good how you broke Deakins style down like that. Even if is is all on his website.
Thanks!
Your videos are amazing!
What movie was the shot of the red substance being poured in with the fish from?
Hi am a film student and all your videos are very helpful. Great job. Can you breakdown Janusz Kaminski's cinematography?
Thanks, done already.
Oh will check it out. Thank you
Sir your videos are amazing !
Please do a video on Jomon T John
Thanks!
Can you do John Alcott if you haven't already?
Thank Fucking God he finally won an Oscar!!!
another great one!
hello Sareesh, please tell something about subjectivity. Thank you
How's 32mm equivalent to full frame DSLR 50mm.. that applies only to crop sensor right..
13 nominations as of 10/4/17 so it's high time for him to win.
Brian Herbert has merely hinted in a recent tweet congratulating Deakins on his well deserved (and about time too) Oscar win that he could well be shooting Dune for Denis Villeneuve. I bloody well hope so. :)
could you please do Robby Muller? HE is one of the best and so many of his techniques remain a mystery to me.
Sure!
Every picture has its shadows, and it has some source of light, blindness and sight - Joni Mitchell
Where are all your other examinations of other cinematographers works????? I loved them. Did they get taken down????
he made them for subscribers only.
Can anyone tell me about the thumbnail used in this video? From which film it's has been taken?
I enjoy your videos. Keep up the good work. Could you do Robert Burks? He worked a lot with Hitchcock. Or Don Peterman and Harris Savides?
+rockhero2274 Thanks, I'll add them to the list!
Hey.. what ever happened to the episode you did on Wally Pfister????
These are great. I hope you do one on Peter Andrews aka Steven Soderbergh.
Thanks!
32 mm corresponds to about 50 mm on full frame DSLR can you please explain me this..!! can you please link your other videos for better understanding..!!
Jeff Cronenweth
Do the Nestor Almendros cinematography breakdown
sad that other videos are blocked only for members
great video!!
+Daniel Sparks Thanks!
Can make an essay about this cinematographer: Christopher Doyle? Thanks. I love your videos. Please keep up good work.
Plz make a video on
Understanding the cinematography of SUBRATA MITRA
Really interesting point about lighting the BG opposite the subject's key. Is this a theory, or something that's come from his site?
+Daisyslayer Films From him, no theories in this video.
Though I think there's some validity in what you say at the beginning, the Sidney Lumet quote which comes up completely contradicts you. He is talking about how the style is derived from the individual story and comes from the narrative, not the individual people making it. He goes on to talk about directors who seem to have a repeated style being because they often direct the same type of scripts. Those who impose 'their own style' onto anything they are given, despite the story, are what he refers to as 'the decorators'.
I don't see the contradiction.
Well, throughout the video you keep talking about 'Roger Deakins' style' and the pattern he has maintained within his work, whereas it is Deakins' belief (and Lumet's) that each story requires its own specific style. That's a contradiction.
Not really.
Can you do a video on Tom Stern and Bill Pope?
please can you do jomon t john?
More more!!
+SRVstratman Of course!
No shots from Ladykillers? Pretty film. I know, the film wasn't received well, just like the Village, but both look great.
Delaney Bishop even if the film is shit, if Deaks shoots it it’s watchable
Dang!! i didnt know that you were a malayali !!!!
necesito información sobre Bill Pope...
I like Roger Deakins, I think he is good.
This guy is fuckin good.
Understanding the Cinematography of Roger Deakins but the video is 4:42 :D Good luck :P // Subbed after watching the video
aaaaand subscribed.
My two cents (if you're still checking this): you edit wayyy too fast. Only on two occasion (2:34 and 3:12) did I have time to process what you were saying at match it to the frame on screen.
Thank you for the feedback!
Confused. Why do you say a 32mm Master Prime equals 50mm on a full frame? Isn't full frame equal to a 35mm film size. I assume he shoots on 35mm film? So a 32mm Master Prime would be a 32mm on a full frame, right?
Full frame refers to 35mm stills size (the roll in a photographic camera is in horizontal orientation). 35mm format in cinema cameras is used on a vertical orientation, so each frame is smaller than a frame or a still on a full frame. For example, an ARRI Alexa uses a "super 35" sensor, whichs means that the sensor has the same size of a 35mm frame (on cinema). This image will make it more clear: imgur.com/yLL3QDy
Great video, but I would prefer if you wouldn't flip through all the clips so fast! Maybe it's just me, but it's hard to tell what to focus on in the shot when each clip is a second or less. Just a suggestion, still incredibly informative stuff!
Thanks, will try to improve!
what DP stands for?? is it same to DoP?
That depends on what DoP stands for...
answer is: yes i guess, DOP Director of Photography
Nestor Almendros, please.
Dante Spinotti?
Don't forget Bruno Delbonnel!
Wooooow