I once knew someone who was making a video for school. For the last scene he put the film in backwards accidentally and that caused all the film to come out red. After showing the video he got lots of classmates coming to him and asking him how he made the film red at the end and commenting on how good of an effect it was
I shot a short film where the camera was mounted to the outside of a moving car, pointing into the front two seats. My intention was to shoot multiple takes, then jump cut the best bits of each take together to make the film. The first 3 takes were awful. We finally went for the fourth take, and EVERYTHING lined up. The dialogue was spot on, the pacing was good, the car even stopped at a traffic light right on point when one of the characters needed to reveal something. Even when it got to the end when the actors get out of the car to talk, their dialogue (which I told them I won't use) was superb. I kept it in the film. I ended up with a phenomenal 5 minute one take short film which I could never have planned out in a million years. KEEP ROLLING!!!
Cuaron did not wanted to use that show and they had to convince him to use it. I am on Cuarons side, the blood splatter always takes me out and ruins the immersion. It reminds me that I am watching a movie and feels more like something out of a video game.
The whole movie direction makes us know and feel that the camera is another protagonist to the plot. The constant awareness of its surroundings, the time it separates from the main character to observe the background and stays with the people suffering in the back, etc. The splatter of blood in the cam makes it (to me) even more inmersive. Like a silent protagonist sticked to the back of Theo and not just a camera.
I can see how it might take one out of the immersion but IMO it's already the theme of the cinematography. it already has a very documentary/found footage style to it, with the constant shoulder mount shots and long takes without cutting. In almost any other film with a more classic cinematography style it would have been unusable, but here it fits in
Keep on rolling through those accidents. I will remember that. This is also good advice for those of us that have accidents like tripping, falling down stairs, forgetting that the plate might be hot, etc. Be careful but just keep on rolling. Thank you RJFS for another insightful video.
I just read a massive piece on Children of Men recently and it went through all the stuff of what happened on that day. These video essays are really cool.
Cool video... I feel the same about, "practical effects", sometimes unexpected results turn out to be better than what you envisioned... Thx much, Moses...
A "Problem" with the squib from Children of men is, that it gives away a hidden cut in what is meant to look like a long take, since the blood later magically disappears.
If I'm not mistaken, there was a pyrotechnic problem that causes the last explosion to not happen.. So Heath Ledger decided to just roll with it until it worked..
There's a lot of contradicting comments and articles saying that the delayed explosions was deliberate or on accident, but I could not find a direct source validating either side. Nonetheless, Heath's unscripted acting was pretty impressive.
Yeah, can't find a single source from authority saying it was accidental. It may have been an improv that got developed during rehearsal. But no one has a first-person account of what happened. If there's one thing you don't get wrong on a proper set, it's pyrotechnics.
I don't blame you for thinking the Jaws line was improvised since Carl Gottlieb told that story about ten thousand times, but he recently discovered he actually wrote the line.
I know I am biased since I have never really enjoyed any Judd Apatow films, but it feels strange to include his body of work with this video subject. His style of filming many takes that are improv seems intentional, while I consider good examples of embracing accidents unintentional yet somehow a good fit for the film. Hey, but that's just my two cents.
I see what you're saying, but by writing extremely loose "beat sheets" for scenes and letting actors improv heavy amounts of dialogue, he's still embracing the broader philosophy of letting go of control to let unplanned things happen in front of the camera. Can you call these unplanned things "accidents"? Can you really call anything "accidents"... I don't know.
I see your point. Thanks for sharing your POV since I know I often harshly judge improvisation in film. It just makes me grind my teeth, especially in comedy films, when I can tell it was a gratuitous inclusion of improv for improv's sake that does not add to the plot nor the characterization of characters. Sorry for the ranting, and the only thing I can really call an accident is my youngest aunt who has about a 20 year age difference between her and her eldest sibling. :)
But in the end, you still have control. You can leave it in, or cut it out. But imagine that, Scorsese cutting out "you talkin' to me?"... What a foool! It reminds me of Susan Sontag's book on photography, no matter how much planning, you have no idea what can happen in the nanoseconds before you click the shutter.
During the end of the video, it's the Twin Peaks theme song. Over our end card, we're playing a special cue our friend Maxton Waller composed for us. His website is www.maxtonwaller.com.
isnt there a movie (a shitty one) where a helicopter crashed while the camera was rolling an they just used the footage because it was the best scene in the entire movie?
It absolutely was improvised. They had the whole thing planned out, and they only had one take to get the practical explosion of the hospital right, so when most of the explosions didn't go off, Heath Ledger stayed in character and what we saw happened.
All your video essays are incredible, but please, respect the original aspect ratio, don't cut the films to 16x9, let us see it as the artists originally intended.
Funny how some of these accidents have become some of the most iconic shots in film.
In the words of Bob Ross, "There are no mistakes, just happy little accidents"
Yusss haha, was waiting for someone to comment that quote!!
I made a whole video about Happy Accidents *hint hint wink wink*. It's kind of old and outdated now but it was my best video at the time.
lol
imagine bob ross telling you you were a happy little accident
The title of this video is what my parents told themselves many times.
Cracked me up
I once knew someone who was making a video for school. For the last scene he put the film in backwards accidentally and that caused all the film to come out red. After showing the video he got lots of classmates coming to him and asking him how he made the film red at the end and commenting on how good of an effect it was
The Twin Peaks thing is actually creepy.
I shot a short film where the camera was mounted to the outside of a moving car, pointing into the front two seats. My intention was to shoot multiple takes, then jump cut the best bits of each take together to make the film. The first 3 takes were awful. We finally went for the fourth take, and EVERYTHING lined up. The dialogue was spot on, the pacing was good, the car even stopped at a traffic light right on point when one of the characters needed to reveal something. Even when it got to the end when the actors get out of the car to talk, their dialogue (which I told them I won't use) was superb. I kept it in the film. I ended up with a phenomenal 5 minute one take short film which I could never have planned out in a million years. KEEP ROLLING!!!
I subscribed to RJFS for these types of videos. The inspirational ones, the ones that say this is what can be done.
"It was the best shot of Children of Men"
Ohhh you done it now
Cuaron did not wanted to use that show and they had to convince him to use it. I am on Cuarons side, the blood splatter always takes me out and ruins the immersion. It reminds me that I am watching a movie and feels more like something out of a video game.
The whole movie direction makes us know and feel that the camera is another protagonist to the plot. The constant awareness of its surroundings, the time it separates from the main character to observe the background and stays with the people suffering in the back, etc. The splatter of blood in the cam makes it (to me) even more inmersive. Like a silent protagonist sticked to the back of Theo and not just a camera.
I can see how it might take one out of the immersion but IMO it's already the theme of the cinematography. it already has a very documentary/found footage style to it, with the constant shoulder mount shots and long takes without cutting. In almost any other film with a more classic cinematography style it would have been unusable, but here it fits in
"If they even exist as accidents" Just awesome!!
I'm pretty sure that crew member experienced every crew member's dream: To somehow end up in the movie.
Keep on rolling through those accidents. I will remember that. This is also good advice for those of us that have accidents like tripping, falling down stairs, forgetting that the plate might be hot, etc. Be careful but just keep on rolling. Thank you RJFS for another insightful video.
i show these videos to my film class everyday thankyou so much
can't believe you didn't mention the whole "Aragorn broke his foot kicking that Uruk-hai helmet" thing, that's still one of my favorite film accidents
Yeah, and only a few moments earlier Eomer's sword fell right out of its sheathe and Eomer just carried on like a boss.
Yeah but that doesnt impact the film in any way
I just read a massive piece on Children of Men recently and it went through all the stuff of what happened on that day.
These video essays are really cool.
You people are poets and film makers? The narration was.....smooth!
All these unplanned lines are fucking iconic. Why? This is awesome.
Cool video... I feel the same about, "practical effects", sometimes unexpected results turn out to be better than
what you envisioned... Thx much, Moses...
I love these types of videos they're very "Every Frame a Painting"-esk i love it.
I'm watching all of your video's rjfs, and this is by far the best one I've seen. Be sure to make more videos about "how to THINK as ..." :)
Are there any youtube channels where they only show accidents in movies and how the actors just rolled with it?
Cinefix
Loved this. What a great collection you found!
I can't believe you put Judd Apatow in a video about actual filmmaking
Daniel Azevedo well its about accidents.. if you don't understand why.. you need more than you tube film school lol
Wishing you good luck always
A "Problem" with the squib from Children of men is, that it gives away a hidden cut in what is meant to look like a long take, since the blood later magically disappears.
any twin peaks fans that can't wait for new episodes?
yup!
It is happening again. It is happening again.
The owls are not what they seem
I might be wrong, but I'm pretty sure that the Dark Knight scene was deliberate.
It was. The two separate explosions were planned. Heath Ledger's reaction was not.
If I'm not mistaken, there was a pyrotechnic problem that causes the last explosion to not happen.. So Heath Ledger decided to just roll with it until it worked..
There's a lot of contradicting comments and articles saying that the delayed explosions was deliberate or on accident, but I could not find a direct source validating either side.
Nonetheless, Heath's unscripted acting was pretty impressive.
Yeah, can't find a single source from authority saying it was accidental. It may have been an improv that got developed during rehearsal. But no one has a first-person account of what happened. If there's one thing you don't get wrong on a proper set, it's pyrotechnics.
It's talked about in a behind the scenes featurette. definitely planned.
I don't blame you for thinking the Jaws line was improvised since Carl Gottlieb told that story about ten thousand times, but he recently discovered he actually wrote the line.
TWIN FREAKIN PEAKS BABY THANK YOU
I know I am biased since I have never really enjoyed any Judd Apatow films, but it feels strange to include his body of work with this video subject. His style of filming many takes that are improv seems intentional, while I consider good examples of embracing accidents unintentional yet somehow a good fit for the film. Hey, but that's just my two cents.
I see what you're saying, but by writing extremely loose "beat sheets" for scenes and letting actors improv heavy amounts of dialogue, he's still embracing the broader philosophy of letting go of control to let unplanned things happen in front of the camera. Can you call these unplanned things "accidents"? Can you really call anything "accidents"... I don't know.
I see your point. Thanks for sharing your POV since I know I often harshly judge improvisation in film. It just makes me grind my teeth, especially in comedy films, when I can tell it was a gratuitous inclusion of improv for improv's sake that does not add to the plot nor the characterization of characters. Sorry for the ranting, and the only thing I can really call an accident is my youngest aunt who has about a 20 year age difference between her and her eldest sibling. :)
Asummersdaydreamer14 you miss the point of comedy quite substantially imo
You reference Dr. Strangelove and don't show George C. Scott literally roll with it when he trips?
Awesome episode guys! Really enjoyed it! :)
calling it now, this one is gonna viral like the "cgi sucks" video
This is a very fun video! Great job.
But in the end, you still have control. You can leave it in, or cut it out.
But imagine that, Scorsese cutting out "you talkin' to me?"...
What a foool!
It reminds me of Susan Sontag's book on photography, no matter how much planning, you have no idea what can happen in the nanoseconds before you click the shutter.
This is what they said on the set of Ben Hur
Accidents can be really bad, but they can also be amazing haha
Wow that's really cool
Wait, was the banner of Rohan falling off the pole an accident? ... if so mama nature did them a real favor.
That dark knight moment was actually scripted
twin peaks is the shit
Got to go change the banner then for monthly uploads.
Thx for the reminder!
really really goodd
Nice....Sweet like
Can you guys do a intro to script supervising?
Ooh, that is a good idea. Adding it to our list!
He looks like one of the guys from The Wolfpack
they forgot the leonardo dicaprio scene in django unchained
I'm walking here
Midnight Cowboy, baby
Why was this video uploaded twice?
(We goofed)
whats the song at the end?
During the end of the video, it's the Twin Peaks theme song. Over our end card, we're playing a special cue our friend Maxton Waller composed for us. His website is www.maxtonwaller.com.
what's the name of the movie @ 3:58?
thanks
Barton Fink (1991), directed by the Coen brothers
4:37 does anyone know what this film is called?
The Princess Diaries (2001)
oh thanks man! :)
Is that my happy little accident I see?
Who are you?
Kevanator, who are you?
I'm Charlie. How are you?
I'm good Charlie, how about yourself?
Not to good to be honest. I'm unemployed.
What do you mean by "Rocketjump Community member"?
Don't you mean "incidents"?
Is it just me or does the narrator sound kinda like Mark Hamill?
Restoration 100
isnt there a movie (a shitty one) where a helicopter crashed while the camera was rolling an they just used the footage because it was the best scene in the entire movie?
that scene with the joker was so planned out it's not even funny, everybody keeps thinking it was improvised.
It absolutely was improvised. They had the whole thing planned out, and they only had one take to get the practical explosion of the hospital right, so when most of the explosions didn't go off, Heath Ledger stayed in character and what we saw happened.
The scene in the Judd Apatow movie didn't fit the tone and it feld unrealistic. It was just out of place and not funny at all.
All your video essays are incredible, but please, respect the original aspect ratio, don't cut the films to 16x9, let us see it as the artists originally intended.
which ones did they do that to?
I'm sorry but there was nothing good in This is 40.