Both. It's a collaborative medium after all. When I hire a cinematographer, I'd definitely like to have his/her perspective and input on blocking. Making pictures looks pretty isn't really his/her job despite what people may think. It's to tell the story visually. That includes blocking. So definitely both.
blocking and camera placement/lens is usually the director, lighting is DOP but the have to work together and will normally bounce ideas of one another and work in collaboration on all visual aspects. A good director will talk about the costumes with the DOP not just the costume department. Ideally DOP and Director do so with every important visual element.
It's collaborative. Most recently I directed a scene for class and blocked the actors in a way that made sense with the script we were given and to achieve a specific shot I wanted but came to find out that one of the actresses costume reflected light in a funky way so my DP recommended we switch the placement which ended up in me not getting that shot but it was a lot more consistently lit.
I wish text to speech programs could have natural sounding results like this instead of the robotic sound I always find available for my own video production work.
It really takes a good eye to get this technique down. Practicing photography and becoming more aware of space/surroundings are great ways to enhance staging. Fun fact: Before even stepping into filmmaking, Stanley Kubrick started his photography career in High School.
Maths in art brought us some of the best and timeless pieces of art. They began combining maths with meaning at around the renaissance and using it as a foundation of meaning. Bach was a maths (with meaning) master. So were the great painters like Da Vinci. That’s what makes Kubric’s work timeless.
This just popped up in my recommended feed and I can't tell you how happy I am that it did. That was fantastic. Copious amounts of scrumptious information to soak up and learn from. Bravo, thank you for making this.
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Hi! I'm a young french filmmaker and i'm about to make my very first professional short film. I needed that kind of video, so thank you a lot. I doesn't exist yet in France. So thank you so much for your work :)
Alexander Sokurov's "Russian Ark"(2002) seems a grand, gigantic and godly example of Film Blocking. To name a few:Hitchcock, PT Anderson, Tarantino, Jonathan Nolan and Wong-kar-Wai intrigue me always with their blocking. This is becoming the best film analysis, film making channel.
@@rehman24fps I have seen all PTA works including HARD EIGHT. Just not overly constructed. It's probably not my cup of tea. Though I do enjoy PUNCH DRUNK LOVE. I think spike Jonez has better plot structure than PTA.
I can't believe nobody has followed your narrative production. Audio is really a lunch pin for good "suck you in" production. Also love the topics of lesson. So appreciate and admire your skills.
Wow. I studied film in college. Never did I see such intricacy as you present. It just goes to show that the more you learn, the more you realize how little you know. Well done.
The 1st example has given me so much new inspiration for how I can improve my staging and blocking for the climax of my short film idea! I'm so excited! I'm going to sketch out some of them!!!! Thank you so much! Your videos are SO helpful & inspiring!!!
For timing in comedy blocking, study "Young Frankenstein." The earlier timing of masters like Marx, L&H, and Keaton were superficially influenced by their backgrounds in vaudeville and live theatre, which requires a different timing as in audience-attended TV sitcoms, due to audience interaction.
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*Iñárritu. To type "a" with an accent on a mac, press alt+e, then press "a" = á. To type "n" with a tilde on a mac, press alt+n, then press "n" = ñ. Inarritu --> Iñárritu. Love your videos.
in technical aspects, angles, camera movements, visual quality overall, use of music, Kubrick 50 years ago was so ahead of anyone else even today...its not even comparable
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I'm glad you uploaded this video for those who dream of making movies like me and also, it's always important to learn from directors like Kubrick or Spielberg.
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Haven't seen as many Kubrick films as Spielberg. One of the things I admire most about Spielberg's work is his blocking. In his films you always know where everything thing is in relation to everything else. He doesn't cheat his audience. I don't know how many times I've watched a film and thought, were exactly is this thing in relation to that thing. Or how did he get here from all way over there. Haven't liked all his films but I've never felt cheated by one.
I knew how geometric Kubrick can be but I didn't know how great Spielberg can be with a more conventional style, you know, cutting more but it actually felt like watching an interesting series. One blocking I fell in love was: The Color Purple (Steven Spielberg 1985) when Danny Glover blocks his wife and we the audience clearly see his intentions with the other black woman, Spielberg can be an evil genius xD
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I think each shot You mentioned might not be thought while shooting! I will culminate to a greater meaning ,when editor picks up the right angles ! Kudos to all the editors as well ! 👌
It's something I have kinda noticed in Kubrick's films and in Scorcese's Taxi Driver I didn't know what it was called. But broken down like this and with the visuals!! Wow! 😱😳😯 Also Kubrick was a absolute MASTER!!!!
Most of my work was for the live stage but when I was learning then eventually directing, I studied not only all the great stage diretors but the film didrectors as well because in many aspects they are the same - what are you attempting to tell the audiance and how do you direct their attention without them knowing you are thereby taking away from their eperience. While there are a million things that keep you awake at night as a director, blocking was always the one that kept me awake at nights the most.
That last shot with Witwer and Anderton always struck me as a very interesting directorial choice: normally the one person seated or shown "higher" is the one in power. Spielberg subverts this trope: it is Witwer -- while shown crouching below Anderton -- who has the higher authority. Very interesting analyses (and channel, btw.!)
Combined with the gentleness in his voice when he says, “ looks like you’ve been left out of the loop” it feels like someone crouching down to get on a child’s level. It’s both patronizing and kind. Absolutely brilliant characterization.
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Thats why Spielberg is so special and masterful, he makes you feel the story, not making you notice the technique. You cant say the same about Cuaron or Scorsese and those continious shots.
Genial simplemente bravo eres un canal que nos enriquece de los detalles del cine y como lo explicas tan bien me encantaria que subtitularas gran parte de tus videos ya que no hablo ingles y de verdad me encanta tu contenido
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I would also add Bertolucci, Bunuel, Bergman, Allen, and Truffaut to this list. Masters of camera and blocking. The ultimate master is Fellini- watch 81/2, Amacord, and Ginger and Fred. No one has that total feel for cinema like Fellini did.
Nice video. One very interesting example I keep remembering is from Spielberg's War of the Worlds. The family is in a car, speeding past of other stalled cars. It seems to be one shot, but the camera moves in and out of the speeding car, while following the dialogue. Would love to see how they did that. :)
Glad you like this analysis. Blocking is definitely an interesting topic to analyze⏤Hitchcock is great at this as well. In the meantime, please check out our blog as it is a great resource for filmmaking techniques like blocking, here's a great article that talks about it a little further: www.studiobinder.com/blog/film-blocking-techniques/ Enjoy!
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Paul Thomas Anderson's Punch Drunk Love. You should watch it if you haven't already! Here's a cool PTA article from our blog: www.studiobinder.com/blog/paul-thomas-anderson-movies/ Cheers!
11:35, so the illustrated, animated staging/blocking on the right side of the screen was that done through After Effects? It’ll be dope to do a version of our own 😄
I always felt Minority Report was brilliant but this scene dissection shows how intentionally brilliant it is. Wow.
Agreed.
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How much of this kind of planning lies in the hand of the director and not the cinematographer? And vise versa? Great video!
Typically they work hand in hand to make sure all bases are covered. Thank you!
Director makes creative decisions cinematographer technical decisions, but the director has the last word
Both. It's a collaborative medium after all. When I hire a cinematographer, I'd definitely like to have his/her perspective and input on blocking. Making pictures looks pretty isn't really his/her job despite what people may think. It's to tell the story visually. That includes blocking. So definitely both.
blocking and camera placement/lens is usually the director, lighting is DOP but the have to work together and will normally bounce ideas of one another and work in collaboration on all visual aspects. A good director will talk about the costumes with the DOP not just the costume department. Ideally DOP and Director do so with every important visual element.
It's collaborative. Most recently I directed a scene for class and blocked the actors in a way that made sense with the script we were given and to achieve a specific shot I wanted but came to find out that one of the actresses costume reflected light in a funky way so my DP recommended we switch the placement which ended up in me not getting that shot but it was a lot more consistently lit.
Where did you find the narrator? His voice is better than any production values.
His voice sorta reminds me of liam neeson
Yeah, but can Liam Neeson get you pregnant with his voice?
I wish text to speech programs could have natural sounding results like this instead of the robotic sound I always find available for my own video production work.
Will it be a boy or a girl ?
He reminds me of the guy on Hitchhiker's Guide .
I’ll never be able to just watch a movie without over analyzing it ever again.
The more you analyze, the better you understand.
Just remember not to chase after red herrings 😉
Ry Ryan I know right?!!?!?!
If you consider this over analyzing, you don’t think about much art, literature, or even video games, do you?
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@@BlownMacTruck burst out laughing when you mentioned video games
i can not get over how mathematical all this stuff is like wtf mind blowing, the three directors are geniuses in the work that they do
It really takes a good eye to get this technique down.
Practicing photography and becoming more aware of space/surroundings are great ways to enhance staging.
Fun fact: Before even stepping into filmmaking, Stanley Kubrick started his photography career in High School.
StudioBinder something I’m very interested in and would love to try and learn
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Maths in art brought us some of the best and timeless pieces of art.
They began combining maths with meaning at around the renaissance and using it as a foundation of meaning. Bach was a maths (with meaning) master. So were the great painters like Da Vinci.
That’s what makes Kubric’s work timeless.
"without math, there is no art" Luca Pacioli, collaborator of Leonardo Da Vinci.
This just popped up in my recommended feed and I can't tell you how happy I am that it did. That was fantastic. Copious amounts of scrumptious information to soak up and learn from. Bravo, thank you for making this.
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Kubrick was way ahead of his time and from another planet, what a legend
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I'm a young french filmmaker and i'm about to make my very first professional short film. I needed that kind of video, so thank you a lot. I doesn't exist yet in France. So thank you so much for your work :)
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Im in love with the voice of the narrator
Alexander Sokurov's "Russian Ark"(2002) seems a grand, gigantic and godly example of Film Blocking.
To name a few:Hitchcock, PT Anderson, Tarantino, Jonathan Nolan and Wong-kar-Wai intrigue me always with their blocking.
This is becoming the best film analysis, film making channel.
Where's the blocking in PT Anderson's content? You mean Wes Anderson?
@@williamdowd3985 try watching/analyzing "There Will Be Blood" or "Punch-Drunk Love"
@@rehman24fps I have seen all PTA works including HARD EIGHT. Just not overly constructed. It's probably not my cup of tea. Though I do enjoy PUNCH DRUNK LOVE. I think spike Jonez has better plot structure than PTA.
Always admire the use of leading lines in photography. Kubrick is genius. Brilliant composition by Inaritu
Kubrick is a genius. There isn't much else to add.
Another invaluable piece of cinema info! Thank you
as a casual moviegoer, this is one of those aspects where you don't even bother thinking about until someone mentions and tells why it is what it is.
11:52 inarritu recieving an academy award with that soundtrack was so cinematic and Powerfull kudos to studio binder and team
What's the name of that track?
@@SANJOPVARGHESE I tried but I can't fount it
I can't believe nobody has followed your narrative production. Audio is really a lunch pin for good "suck you in" production. Also love the topics of lesson. So appreciate and admire your skills.
Wow. I studied film in college. Never did I see such intricacy as you present. It just goes to show that the more you learn, the more you realize how little you know. Well done.
Children of Men is one of my favorite movies. The blocking and staging are brilliantly done.
And no one knows about it even though it won the Oscar.
Hitchcock did this amazingly. Just watch Vertigo.
Hitcock 🤣🤣
@@laboon344 Oops, lol.
About cinematography , Rear Window (movie) has a unique perspective
Or stranger on a train. Pretty much any Hitchcock movie.
Was looking for this comment. Vertigo.
The 1st example has given me so much new inspiration for how I can improve my staging and blocking for the climax of my short film idea! I'm so excited! I'm going to sketch out some of them!!!! Thank you so much! Your videos are SO helpful & inspiring!!!
Did you ever end up incorporating this in your short?
That narrator... Would love him to narrate my life, almost like The Stanley Parable
I can imagine how many shitty lives sound magnificent on his voice!
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This is one of the best film making videos ever made - it's really inspiring!
Great stuff guys!
I know right. This is literally free film school.
MUNICH is another masterful film. The blocking in that film is stunning.
For timing in comedy blocking, study "Young Frankenstein." The earlier timing of masters like Marx, L&H, and Keaton were superficially influenced by their backgrounds in vaudeville and live theatre, which requires a different timing as in audience-attended TV sitcoms, due to audience interaction.
*Iñárritu.
To type "a" with an accent on a mac, press alt+e, then press "a" = á.
To type "n" with a tilde on a mac, press alt+n, then press "n" = ñ.
Inarritu --> Iñárritu.
Love your videos.
The breakdown of the first one blew my mind!!!! And the cane and the shadows wow!!!!
What a powerful narrator voice... You could try recording audiobooks!
in technical aspects, angles, camera movements, visual quality overall, use of music, Kubrick 50 years ago was so ahead of anyone else even today...its not even comparable
The way the shirt the guy is wearing at 3:50 lines up with the profiles of cruise and Farrell is really pleasing
"There's a little treat aimed at his face" ..🙄
(a dick)
He took that wordplay from graffiti further down the mural that talks about a treat.
@@tinderbox218”If it moves, kiss it” 😂
A video deconstructing Andrei Tarkovsky or Bergman’ styles please!!!
I’d love to see this
Thanks for such a video! I can´t afore filmaking classes but I always learn a lot with this channel. Love you all guys!!
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This just gave me a new perspective on directing. THANK YOU SO MUCH!
Absolutely! So glad we're able to be part of your creative process!
StudioBinder Indeed! I will implement this on a short film I have coming up.
I'm glad you uploaded this video for those who dream of making movies like me and also, it's always important to learn from directors like Kubrick or Spielberg.
I'm amazed how much details could be in one scene of the movie, I love your program I became one of your subscribers
Innaritu directed the ravenant opening scene in single shot with perfectly fine blocking and staging
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Haven't seen as many Kubrick films as Spielberg. One of the things I admire most about Spielberg's work is his blocking. In his films you always know where everything thing is in relation to everything else. He doesn't cheat his audience. I don't know how many times I've watched a film and thought, were exactly is this thing in relation to that thing. Or how did he get here from all way over there. Haven't liked all his films but I've never felt cheated by one.
I knew how geometric Kubrick can be but I didn't know how great Spielberg can be with a more conventional style, you know, cutting more but it actually felt like watching an interesting series. One blocking I fell in love was: The Color Purple (Steven Spielberg 1985) when Danny Glover blocks his wife and we the audience clearly see his intentions with the other black woman, Spielberg can be an evil genius xD
Oh I love this analysis of art with such a wonderful voice. Absolutely pleasant.
Mind Blowing. Did not knew so much thought went in to camera placement and movement.
that opening sequence combined with the music was chilling
The dark knight Harvy Dent ( TWO FACE) and JOKER conversation.
THE ILLUSION OF CHOICE. EPIC
Thank you to the Narrator and the way he says the word “Three”. It’s sssssoooo cccoooolll sssoouuuunnndddiiinggg.
Fantastic video! Really loved the diagrams on the side. Would love to see more!
We're glad you liked it! I'll let the team know!
The blocking from the 3 rooms scene with fixed camera in 'Signs' M. Night Shyamalan is brilliant
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Very Informative....i think its best video on youtube fir showing importance of blocking and making ur film more EFFICIENT nd EFFECTIVE
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I think each shot You mentioned might not be thought while shooting! I will culminate to a greater meaning ,when editor picks up the right angles ! Kudos to all the editors as well ! 👌
After watching your videos, most of things are going above my head. It will take time to understand this type of cinematography
It's something I have kinda noticed in Kubrick's films and in Scorcese's Taxi Driver I didn't know what it was called. But broken down like this and with the visuals!! Wow! 😱😳😯
Also Kubrick was a absolute MASTER!!!!
He is The master
When I watch the movie I was blown away by that particular frame 3:45, bastards you put that shot in this video!!
This is why I love this channel!!
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Most of my work was for the live stage but when I was learning then eventually directing, I studied not only all the great stage diretors but the film didrectors as well because in many aspects they are the same - what are you attempting to tell the audiance and how do you direct their attention without them knowing you are thereby taking away from their eperience. While there are a million things that keep you awake at night as a director, blocking was always the one that kept me awake at nights the most.
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That last shot with Witwer and Anderton always struck me as a very interesting directorial choice: normally the one person seated or shown "higher" is the one in power. Spielberg subverts this trope: it is Witwer -- while shown crouching below Anderton -- who has the higher authority.
Very interesting analyses (and channel, btw.!)
Combined with the gentleness in his voice when he says, “ looks like you’ve been left out of the loop” it feels like someone crouching down to get on a child’s level.
It’s both patronizing and kind. Absolutely brilliant characterization.
Fantastic analysis and choice of talented directors for the lesson.
Thanks so much.
It's amazing man! How u guys analyze....loved it ♥️♥️
Man this is insane work. I literally can't thank you enough
The film blocking in Minority Report is something I didn’t notice. Anyway great essay.
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Thats why Spielberg is so special and masterful, he makes you feel the story, not making you notice the technique. You cant say the same about Cuaron or Scorsese and those continious shots.
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Greetings from Brazil, thanks for using the footage of City of God!
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Brilliant Composition Analysis. Filmmaking is on Specific Details inside the Shot.
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Clear definition of Blocking and Staging :) . Thank you.
best thing I've found on youtube for quite some time, very good!!!! informative, makes so much sense
Wow. Great breakdown. I wouldn’t have thought of half of these while watching the movie.
Spielberg's blocking is masterful.
Was going to ask for Fincher, but i see you already did it, well done
Does anyone know the name of the music used in the first minute? 00:00-00:54. It's... Beautiful.
I’m scrolling through the comments to find out!
Hi, it’s Trip the Light by Ryan Taubert
The Spielberg analysis was on point. Not sure so much about the others
Awesome video !! Epic voice over incredible !! 🤯
Genial simplemente bravo eres un canal que nos enriquece de los detalles del cine y como lo explicas tan bien me encantaria que subtitularas gran parte de tus videos ya que no hablo ingles y de verdad me encanta tu contenido
My favorite example of blocking is from Prakkumthalika when Dileep and Ashokan blocked the entire MG Road...
😂😂 only Indians would get that
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I love this series of videos very much.
Jaws has So many of these examples. That should be a Study in film.
The dolly zoom was good in it
@@amojak Thanks to Hitchcock for that.
Also , I see lots comments on the voiceover and I thinks it's Terrence Stamp or a very good impression of him.
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I've watched a clockwork orange so many times I never caught that juxtaposition.
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Best video ever. Thank you. I’ve learnt a bit, but I’ve got a long way to go.
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Steven Spielberg is a genius.
Minority Report... masterpiece...
Great work & video...
I would also add Bertolucci, Bunuel, Bergman, Allen, and Truffaut to this list. Masters of camera and blocking. The ultimate master is Fellini- watch 81/2, Amacord, and Ginger and Fred. No one has that total feel for cinema like Fellini did.
Although it has to be said Gordon Willis helped with Woody Allen's staging
Digging the David Attenborough style narration
i see Stanley Kubrick, i clicked :)
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Nice video. One very interesting example I keep remembering is from Spielberg's War of the Worlds. The family is in a car, speeding past of other stalled cars. It seems to be one shot, but the camera moves in and out of the speeding car, while following the dialogue. Would love to see how they did that. :)
Ooo, another great scene! Thanks for sharing!
Found it on youtube. I still don't get how they set that up: ua-cam.com/video/EUv7iRaWOOQ/v-deo.html
More blocking analysis please! Great job!
Glad you like this analysis. Blocking is definitely an interesting topic to analyze⏤Hitchcock is great at this as well.
In the meantime, please check out our blog as it is a great resource for filmmaking techniques like blocking,
here's a great article that talks about it a little further:
www.studiobinder.com/blog/film-blocking-techniques/
Enjoy!
this episode is well explained,Good Job StudioBinder
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what's the film at the end of the video with the two people in high contrast with the background kissing?? With other people walking past them
Paul Thomas Anderson's Punch Drunk Love. You should watch it if you haven't already! Here's a cool PTA article from our blog: www.studiobinder.com/blog/paul-thomas-anderson-movies/ Cheers!
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11:35, so the illustrated, animated staging/blocking on the right side of the screen was that done through After Effects? It’ll be dope to do a version of our own 😄
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