Tutorials like this (and the last one) are really awesome. This is exactly what you need to craft scenes with intention, as you put it. Way better than that 1,000,000 "3 point lighting" tutorials that you normally find RU-vid filmmakers are publishing.
I think the 180 degree rule can be compared to watching a play, and maybe that's why it feels correct as well. As an audience member, in the theater, the stage is our 180 line. The camera can be thought of as the audience, so we should always be on the other side of the stage. I think that makes sense?!
The 180° rule is incredibly overrated and the most important thing to take away from what Ryan said is that you need to understand it to break it. The only purpose of the 180° rule is so the viewer won’t get disoriented. That’s it. If you can break it without disorienting the viewer than you don’t need to worry about breaking it because its only purpose is to keep the viewer oriented. I can’t stress this enough. It’s unbelievable how many filmmakers from all levels will whine about the 180° rule being broken without tasking one second to think about all the reasons a storyteller might have to break it.
@@VariTimo Rules are for people that don't know what they're doing, once you know them by heart, you can start acting on instinct, and break whatever rule you want
It’s videos like these that keep me an awe of the free education someone can get on RU-vid. So, THANK YOU Film Riot. Please never go away. Every video is full of value.
i really enoyed this video as a future filmmaker i had coverage problems with friends and i had tough time when editing but this just showed me how important planing coverage before shooting is. thanks a lot
This video makes it so digestible to understand coverage. I recently started watching films back a second time to screen shot frames I like and try to understand the blocking and coverage. It's so important as filmmakers! Thanks for the video!
In the midst of pre-production on the biggest project I've ever produced, and it is so nice to get videos that go back to the basics. It's keeping me sane. Thank you!!!
I'm pretty sure Alfred Hitchcock is still alive somewhere, finishing his thoughts on what filmmaking is in a nutshell. Then he'll move onto beginning his masterclass.
I don't think this topic can ever be covered enough! So many awesome nuggets in here that should be reviewed periodically, even if nothing in particular is new.
This is great, thank you! I've been watching your stuff for over 10 years now and I remember using your tips in my first web series! It's nice to step back and refresh the basics. ~Trav
RYAN SPEILONNOLY! I have not watched in a bit.... I suck. Loved it thank you so much sir. Also props to team and family doing all of this. My film school always.
One movie that always makes me very aware of "coverage" and framing (in a good way) is Sicario (2015). From the first shot to the last scene with Del toro and Emily Blunt, it's just solid. May be obvious to some (it's Villeneuve and Deakins) but you can screenshot a frame from every shot in the movie and read it like a graphic novel without getting lost. (they storyboard for months in pre)
Completely unrelated comment here I still feel like film theory has a lot, an absolute ton of growing up to do. Music has been part of our culture for so long that it has had the time to evolve into something that is concrete (music theory) yet very flexible (making awesome music without understanding the rules). RU-vid has come a long way in changing the way films/videos are made which is great but there is still so much to do.
This was incredible. I love the thought and detail hidden in plain sight that's used to add subtext to a scene. I'm definitely going to look at movies with the new lens. Thank you!
How many times have you worked on a project (for a client or a film [shot, long, etc.]), seen something eye-opening like this that makes you rethink almost EVERYTHING you did earlier? (and that's a good thing. There's always room to grow, learn, appreciate different perspectives, etc.). Thank you so much for this video. Appreciated as always.
Great Job! as always, very informative, I've been a fan since the DIY camera jib several years ago, I still have mine, and it's great you keep coming up with great content. Keep Up the great work!
My favorite example of breaking the 180 is the bathroom scene in The Shining when jumping the 180 causes Jack Torrance to be standing in the same spot on our screen as the former caretaker just as we learn that Jack has "always been the caretaker." Just a perfect use of it to put us off balance in a strange moment while visually suggesting the two are one and the same.
Ryan I love you man! So much! Thank you! Needed this as we prep for some upcoming shorts. Please keep it coming, looking forward to the blocking cause I suck at that, especially taking into account lighting or available light or lack thereof , the whole song and dance of it all. Thank you man!
Been really liking this train of videos. Looking forward to more of what you were saying you would bring out at the end of this episode. Thanks Film Riot for the free education!
Your videos are really really good, well written and short with all the basics, great job Ryan. Also I find it way more pleasing with you, than watching the less personal studio binder videos, which are still very informative too.
@@clonkex It went ok, thank you for asking! Definitely a first time production and a little rough around the edges but I still like the script and ultimately how it looks and have already directed a second short that is looking a lot better. Anyway, it's called Coffee In Limbo and you can find it on RU-vid in a channel called Das It. Movie Productions.
@@RossComptonthe19th Awesome, very glad to hear it! Too often people talk about what they're planning to do in the YT comments, but then a year or more later I ask them and they say they gave up. I think that's also a very important point. People want to create a masterpiece on their first try, but no matter how much training and education you have, you'll always make mistakes on your first try. Failure is part of succeeding, so if you're scared of failure, you'll never reach success.
