Hello Everybody, my name is Elliot, I am from Under The Ledge and welcome back to a new video. In this week’s video, we’re doing the second part to last week’s video on creating cinematic films. If you didn’t watch last week’s video go watch that first and then come back and watch this.
In last week’s video we talked about creating cinematic films through making your images look 3D, through creating depth. And we talked about creating depth through lighting, Foreground, Mid-ground, Background, depth of field and colour.
So how else can you make your work cinematic? Firstly is the Aspect ratio you shoot in. When you go to watch a film at a cinema, you usually watch it on a very widescreen, which is usually associated with looking very ‘Cinematic’. However there are many different aspect ratio’s such as Square, Silent Film, Academy Ratio, IMAX, Classic 35mm, Metroscope, Vistavision, Panascope & RED, Todd AI, Cinemascope, Theatrical & Blu-ray, Vintage Cinemascope, Ultra Panavision, MGM Camera 65, Extreme Scope and PolyVision. There are actually some great free letterbox templates that Premium Beat have put out. You can download them via the link in the description.
Secondly, is the use of Slow Motion. People often overuse, or misuse slow motion in their films, and it can often lead to making your film more boring than cinematic and entertaining. In fact in Zack Snyder’s film justice league, about 20 minuets of the film is actually slow motion. When using slow-mo, you want to use it in scenes that you want to feel unreal, or supernatural. So if you have a scene where you want your audience to connect with the viewer, you wouldn’t use Slow-Mo.
Next, is the use of Sound design. Sound Design plays a huge role when it comes to creating cinematic films. Creating atmosphere, and using different volume levels really helps create more cinematic films. Music also plays a huge role, classical music makes you scene feel sad, while upbeat music is good for a chase. If you want to learn more about the use of Sound Design in film, I actually made a whole video about it. You can watch the video here.
Finally is the use of shooting anamorphic. While anamorphic lenses are quite a lot more expensive, it’s important to know how they ever work if you do ever have to use them. Anamorphic lenses where originally created in World War One to provide a wider view out of tanks. Essentially what shooting anamorphic does, is stretches your image so that it can capture more in the frame, so in post you have to ‘De-Squeeze’ your image. Here’s a difference between shots shot on Anamorphic and on Spherical (or a normal) lens. As you can see in the Anamorphic shot, the bokeh is in an oval shape, the shot looks more artistic, the shot has a softer feel and flares are stretched horizontally. Focus is also harder, and the shots are a bit distorted.
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Elliot.
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