How Drive Reinvented Indie Filmmaking | Cinematography Breakdown ft. Newton Thomas Sigel, ASC
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- Опубліковано 26 жов 2020
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How do you film a romantic, action cult classic like Drive on a tight budget and no second unit? Cinematographer Newton Thomas Sigel, ASC, walks us through how he made the car rigs and worked in a tiny elevator space and still get cinematic lighting. We talk about shooting around the movement of the sun, negative fill, and lighting cues.
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Man, I could watch him break down every shot of the movie and I wouldn't get bored. Fantastic work, both Thomas and Ted :)
hes so coooool
totaly agreee
For the longest time, I've been wanting to hear Newton Thomas Sigel talk about the cinematography of DRIVE at length in a video interview. Thanks for making it happen, Indy Mogul! This movie is an absolute classic. A modern masterpiece.
Our pleasure!
This movie was soooo underrated. I tried to get so many people into it but everyone said it was too slow and awkward. And the soundtrack was a masterpiece. "There's something insiiiddde youuu.... / It's hard to explaaainnn..."
Couldn't agree more ^^
I think they just marketed it wrong. Most people expect it to be some kind of fast and furious film, but it's not. So people who like that stuff go to it and are disappointed while others might avoid it because they don't like dumb action movies. Same goes for Only God Forgives and Neon Demon btw. OGF looked liked more like martial arts movie and they told us Neon Demon is a horror movie. Sure both movie can fit those genres, but not fully. When I saw OGF, I think about 1/3 or maybe even half of the people in the cinema left. It's weird when you think a movie is f-ing amazing and yet you can't really recommend it to anyone.
@@uglygiantbagsofmostlywater I don't think it's because people were expecting anything --- the pacing isn't just everyone's taste. I loved the movie but I see why some people think it's awkward and slow. You have to be into character development and pacing, but not everyone is. Some people also feel uncomfortable around awkward people. I think the only movie I like more than this one as far as "driving" related themed movies was Baby Driver.
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Its true brother... once i played this movie for my friends. They made fun of me for wasting their time. They watched it hardly for 10 mins.. I thought they were stupid not to like this movie... then few months later my friends were praising the movie. I felt good about it.
The elevator scene in Drive is one of my favorite scenes ever. glad to see hear the story behind the lighting choices and what went on in the making of it.
I'd pay to watch him breakdown the whole movie. One of my all-time favorite films.
Seriously!
Drive is one of my favorite movies. The constant awkward silence is so loud. Wonderful actors, directors and producers. Stunning!
Drive is an artistic achievement in many ways. Amazing you got Sigel on!
Such a talented DP!
I freaking love this movie. I remember seeing the trailer back in the day and thought, “So... A Fast and the Furious knockoff with the guy from The Notebook? No thanks.” Man was I wrong. Someone recommended it to me a few years after it was released and I fell in love with it. The production design’s use of color, Sigel’s cinematography, Ryan’s cold exterior that just explodes in the second half. The soundtrack. Just a beautiful and dark film. Definitely in my top 3 movies of the 2010s.
Drive is an artistical masterpiece and one of the movies that has a captivating soundtrack of my life.
:D
This film is a masterpiece and Sigel was such a huge part of that. Thanks for another great Indy Mogul episode!
Glad you liked it!
I didn't want this video to end, I could hear about this movie all day
I think I've seen Drive about 10 times. Every time I watch it I find something new about it that I love.
The best thing I ever saw! How underrated it is to talk to these real magicians who are the reason we become content creators. These guys need to be more famous instead of UA-camrs.
The series where you talk to cinematographers about their work is my favourite of your videos.
Wow, the way his instincts led to that elevator scene lighting change is just... man is a true artist of his craft.
That elevator and the shower/bathroom scenes have stayed with me for quite sometime
Still my favourite film to this day. It's my definition of a perfect film. That light shift in the elevator gives me goosebumps every. time. Ugh, Thank you Tom Sigel, and thank you Indy Mogul for this one. I'll be rewatching it many, many more times!
One of the best cinematographic works in cinema. Stunning film
I love that film and that elevator scene is an iconic one for me. Brilliant ideas. He really made that so memorable.
Tom is such a G!! Love all of his work!
Thom seems like a really chill dude! Drive is a modern masterpiece of cinema and holds a special place in my heart. Been waiting for a breakdown like this for ages so thank you Indy Mogul
I’ve watched this episode so many times and it’s always so good 🙏
Probably one my favorite episodes so far, maybe because it brings 2 things I love.....cars and cinematography! look forward to listening to the full podcast!
Drive is the most visually stimulating films I have ever seen. Great Job Harvey Keitel.
This was a fantastic breakdown! I love how humble Sigel is, even explaining the basics like negative fill etc and then going on to explain the motivation behind particular setups. Thank you for sharing 😀
I couldn't be more proud to be a part of this team. I had no involvement in this video and I am enjoying this as a fan right now!
This was such a great video! Drive is an all-time favorite of mine. Everything about the cinematography, the score, the acting, everything speaks to me. Well done!
Now I have to go watch it.
Always wanted a breakdown of this film, and you delivered. Great look.
Your channel is quickly becoming my favorite thing to watch on UA-cam!
Yay! Thank you!
Just seen it yesterday again, one of my all time favourite movie, watched it so many times, still so good, so damn good
Once again, a great cinematography video for a great film. Thank you!
Great video, great film and a fascinating insight. I always wondered how the idea to dim the lights in the elevator scene came to be. That said, I'm shocked you never noticed the shot with the framed mirror/family photo/Driver silhouette. It's one of the best shots in the film! I'll let you off for making this though. Great job.
Loved this interview, Ted. Great stuff!
super good guest and interview! thank you for your service
super nice, short but high level content. thanks for sharing
A homage to Bullit so beautifully done triggered childhood memories now fading into death
Thank you. Thank you. Thank you for your amazing content. This is the video I was waiting for since the movie came out. 🙏
Same with us!
Thank you very much!!!! for all these amazing cinematography breakdown videos!
Glad you like them!
Drive is such a beautiful movie.
Hey Ted when interviewing other cinematographers can you ask them what other cinematographers or movie they enjoy?
I love this. Just watched Drive again last week.
So rewatchable!!
Love this film and this breakdown. Thanks for the video
Great vid! Fun to see how people leave room for inspiration on the day-of.
Drive is one of my must watch list. Hope sooner i can make movie just like this masterpiece ❤
Super educational! Love this video
I love this movie. Such a great breakdown
Very nice, thx for putting out always great content :D
You're welcome!
Amazing episode!! Hope you will do others about great movies like Drive
Yay! I'm a member of the Hurlbut Academy for years and it's amazing! Shane's great and THERES SO MANY AMAZING PEOPLE in the group!
Agreed!
The elevator scene is superb!
Right?!
This is fantastic, thank you
imagine talking about how beautiful the meaning on the scene is and then tom cuts you off to say "yes, but you see the lights hitting her cheek?". That man loves his lighting composition.
He tends to put a warmth tone in his cinematography to be fair with lighting.
Always a deep learning experiences with these breakdowns! The one around a year ago with Matti Hapooja was also super inspiring.
Love Drive so much, thanks so much for this video!!! That movie was lightning in a bottle.
Thx T&T! What a Blast learning this AWESOME stuff :)
how not to love this channel
Great stuff. Thanks
Insanely cool video - thank you!
Ted please do one episode for 2014,s 'The Guest'. Really good stuff !!
Good idea!
Amazing film and great video 👍🏼
I LOVE YOU GUYS FOR GETTING TOM SIGEL ON YOUR SHOW. His work on Three Kings, all that gorgeous blown out Ektachrome & bleach bypassing... was hugely huge for me. The man also shot that incredibly sexy Stones video with Kristen Steward and the car.
Honestly never realized that this was an indie production I guess because of Ry Goose. Makes me love it even more. It brings such a great style and feel without being overly stylized like the Matrix (which works for that of course).
This is really good!
This was a very good video!!!!!!!!
awesome video!
This is such a fantastic film.
Quality vid. Thank you.
DRIVE is the modern movie's Citizen Kane, yup I said it
GREATEST MOVIE OF ALL TIME.
I think I speak for most when I say this episode needed to be atleast an hour long
Awesome movie
Note to self: categorize natural driving car scenes as “test footage” as a loop hole 😂 “yeah we’re filming test shoots today” 😉
Excellent.
Killer interview! And lol, gotta love the dreamy stock music while he’s stomping him to death. 🤣
sigel is now on my top 5
Finally someone says drive is a love story
Awesome!
Super super super!!! Thankyou💜💜💜💜💜💥💥💥
No problem :)
Great movie! I'm very happy you guys covered this movie! Thanks a lot! Maybe do Nightcrawler next? or something like Fight Club?
Good idea ;)
Neutral density gels on the windows. Flippin genius. 🤯
I am always looking forward to these cinematography and lighting breakdowns. As a self taught DP, I am always looking for inspiration. Today I watched the Coen Brothers', "The Man Who Wasn't There", shot my Roger Deakins. Excellent film and cinematography that always pulled you into the story without drawing attention to itself.
Thanks for sharing!!
This video goes from extra bright to dimmed scenes so quick my eyes are hurting
Question: How do you choose lenses as a beginner? If you already have some experience, I reckon you might have worked with different lenses and sort out some of your favorites, but if you haven't, then how do you choose? Loved the vid btw, those kinds of videos are my favorites because they teach and bring real examples right away. Keep on doing that :))
At 2:34 Mr Newton says he never needed the Master Primes, but at 2:11 you can clearly see the lenses in use are Master Primes. Maybe a few MP shots snuck into the movie?
That anecdote at the very end about misplacing Ryan... solid gold hahaha
bro wtf this is so cool
I LOVE this content and please don’t misunderstand what I’m gonna say. I think the term Indy is evolving. Shot on arri and Cooke with the option of zeiss master primes isn’t really what a lot of people think of when you say Indy. I do appreciate the lighting diagrams and hope we can see more of that stuff when it’s bigger budget stuff. Drive had about a nice $16Million to play with. Maybe talk how you’d pull off some stuff on a micro budget too.
Exactly! Lots of great takeaways here even if you don't have millions of dollars.
Cinema Gold
Post the uncut version of this interview!
fire
Bronson is from 2008, probably a typo. A great movie!
I'm curious about the "splice here" frame at 6:21, is it an easter egg? an editors note? something that was part of the footage sent over for your video? Also why is each quarter of that text reversed differently? Thanks 😊 🙏🏻
WHAT.
A.
FILM.
I can only remember Hurblurt as the poor person that was screamed by Bale.
He also has a UA-cam channel and has a lot of good videos.
Please dprian - beautiful MV breakdown
10:50 Does ‘go see them’ mean in-person training? Or just online? I read and watch plenty. But being trained - in person - interests me. Disappointed you didn’t ask about other scenes shot slo-mo at 120 - there were a lot.
People’s opinions on this movies says more about them than this movie. It’s a barometer of taste. It is excellence.
Lets talk about those sunglasses. So sick, anyone know what they are??
Me and Shane Hurlbut are done, professionally.