Cinematographer Explains 3 Different Camera Lenses | Vanity Fair 

Shooting an interview of a successful cinematographer must be real tricky for the cameraman haha

Please give Mr Sigel a masterclass series on cinematography!

That dolly zoom in Bohemian Rhapsody is so well done! I've never been a big fan of the technique, obviously it has been overused and abused at this point, but the fact that I only now realized he used the move in that scene is really a testament to how tasteful it was. Good shots should be felt, not observed, and I certainly felt what he was trying to do. Bravo!!

Filmmaking is a beautiful thing.

I am a still photographer for over 20 yrs now and his explanation of lenses is awesome. Giving visuals examples in movies is AWESOME

This guy is not just a cinematographer. He is a storyteller, and that is the best kind of cinematographer.

Wow! I didn’t even notice the dolly zoom in BR, but it works to great effect. Brilliant!

This is guy is so good at explaining

oh please vanity fair more videos on cinematography

Cinematographer comes to an interview wearing a striped shirt. Savage.

Who needs Cinematography School, when you have him.

This guy would be an amazing teacher or professor. I'd have a blast learning anything this guy wanted to teach.

This man was made to explain things! I loved this video.

This man explained 'focal length' better than my 6th grade science teacher!

I studied film at university and I didn't have ONE professor to give such a clear and concise explanation. Bravo.

I could watch an hour of this. Very well done.

This is a really great video. I objectively knew all this going in, but the visual presentation is fantastic as well as concise. It's kind of insane that you could explain so much in only 10 minutes. Hats off to the creators, this is wonderfully done.

That was amazing! Thank you for this

this is an important video - thanks for making it. It's so hard to explain the effects produced by telephoto vs. wide angle lenses to laymen. This does a great job of showing what the technical differences are in how an image is manipulated.

And that right there folks is years of experience presented for all in ten minutes. You won't get that very often. Thank you for the upload.

Best video I have seen yet. So simple yet very informative. It's a great example for power of experience.

This is one of the best buddies I’ve seen on RU-vid. This guy not only explained everything better than I’ve heard before, but was engaging and didn’t make you feel stupid in the process. I learned more in this video than I have in months of research.

Absolutely the best description of lens choice I have ever seen. Awesome

This video is something I was looking for as a beginner. Loved the simplicity.

He basically explains the importance of film language and how lenses affect it, more than explaining how to use your camera. Amazing!

Love this!! You know someone really knows what they are talking about when they can explain it so simply!!!!

Cinematographer Thomas Sigel has that huge impact on the audience, power, uniqueness, a great experience and His personality that makes a simple video a piece of art. Thank you!

Love this!! The information is so very digestible!

Do more of these. Best thing vanity fair has done in years.

Wondering if he still talks to Bryan Singer. They collaborated almost every single film since The Usual Suspects. All of the X-Men series ( by Singer ) was shot by this man.

I. LOVE. THIS. SOOOO GOOD. More please. Nailed this video and loved Tom Sigel's explanation! So helpful! Thank you!

Great explanations.

6:10 was my favorite part. Love this guy. Would LOVE to hear more

Very educational! Great job!

Loved this. Thanks for the video!

Please please please , do more , like this is amazing!!!

This was one of the funnest videos I've ever seen on lens selection :D Thanks!

When he did that uncomfortable demonstration I could really feel myself getting uncomfortable.

Wow that was insightful, clicks replay for the 5th time.

Absolutely amazing! Thank You !!

I love all the explanation, THANKS!

This is a bloody great video!!

I've never seen a better explanation of the basics of focal length and their effects, and how to use them, brilliantly. Newton is an artistic treasure. Thank you.

this was such a great video, the way he explained everything and actually showed examples 👌 very well done

this was super helpful! thank you newton thomas sigel and vanity fair

One of the best explanations I've ever seen. Thank you!

Amazing explanation in a very concise format! Thanks for your expertise

10mins of this video equal to a masterclass!! :-)

Really nicely explained. Thank you

This is an amazing video. Thanks for doing this.

That last 1min blew my mind

Great explanation. Very informative.

You have to make more videos, this a lovely explanation! Thanks

Amazing video. Please more of these.

Best explanation so far

Good video, editing was on point

i love this series so much - can you make more of these post-pandemic plz

What a chill dude...very informative thanks

I NEEDED THIS THANK YOU SO MUCH

Sigel has such a great delivery! I was thoroughly entranced.

Awesome video. Awesome cinematographer. Unbelievably helpful and informative. Love this!!

Cool relaxed pure brilliance in explanation & execution.

This video is soooo fun (and informative)! Great job!

Poaaaaaw this is exactly what I was looking for!! I couldn’t find it anywhere else! I just got into this film stuff and I was really struggling to understand focal lengths and the different types of lenses. I feel like a pro now 😎 and I can finally make decisions into what lenses to buy for the desired look of the video. Thankssss!!! 😃

I love Drive photography! Really well done

One of my favorite directors is Terry Gilliam, because of that very wide-angle style, distorting space to make surreal images. One of his cinematographers (Roger Pratt) once said: "With Terry, a 40 mm is a long lens."

Very insightful.. Thank you.

This is the best video about lenses on the internet. Thank you!

Really nice summary!

Super useful stuff! Keep'em coming VF!

Wow, VERY well explained and entertaining at the same time! Loved every one of the people who did this video

Extremely entertaining AND highly impactful, especially to anyone interested in this type of craft. "Fun and educational!" I loved it, thanks and bravo.

This was so helpful! I love these videos

Drive..... such an amazing visual experience. One of my fav visual movies of this decade. The photography on it is a masterclass of visual artistry and the use of color and the way the camera is placed getting a superb composition playing with all the imaginable techniques available. Such a fancy desert to eat.

Love this explanation. It really feels like you guys spent time and effort to share

Great masterclass!

One of the best explanations. Loved it!!

Awesome video. Very well edited and put together. Thank you

More of this please! This guy is a phenomenal teacher 🤓

can we all agree that this guy looks alarmingly like Harvey Keitel in disguise as a cinematographer?

amazing explanations, really leant a lot

1 year of filmschool in 10 minutes, the rest is up to us and experiment.

Absolutely incredible and Informative video. Definatly want to see more interviews / tutorials JUST LIKE THIS! Bravo! Well Done!!!

Great job on the video and Sigel himself!!

Most helpful 10 min of today! Thanks

Forever grateful for such in-depth amazing content !

very interesting video! Please more of it!

This is so awesome. Great on camera personality. Please make more

Explained in such an explicit, but easy to grasp manner 🙏🏽

really well explained! thanks!

I am so attentive watching your lesson, thank you so much

More videos like this please!!!

Drive has been one of my favorite movies for quite a while, and I consider it being the one that actually sparked my passion for filmmaking and the world of cinema, as it was the first film, in which I actually appreciated and thought about things like cinematography, lighting, editing, sound. It's such a beautiful film, literally Every Frame a Painting (reference intended, they did an amazing video about the film), and once you start analyzing the cinematograpphic and editing choices and all the plot meanings that they give in such a subtle way, it leaves in awe of the mastery of people involved in this project. So I bow to you, Mr. Sigel!

Inspiring ! Thanks for sharing your wizardry

This video deserves more views!! Amazing 👌

One of the best educational video on RU-vid. Have become a big fan of Thomas Sigel. I didn't know him before. I can't judge his cinematography, but he is a great teacher indeed.

Smart in both style and knowledge, easy to understand. Cheers 🍻

Extremely helpful! Thank you!

amazing video! One of the best I've seen in this topic!