Film Blocking (It's easier than you think)

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00:00 Intro
00:53 Blocking and Staging
04:55 Simple Staging Tips
05:47 Common Mistakes
07:25 The Process

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@anthonymelendez2605 2 жыл бұрын

I would love more videos like this one I'm sharing this.

@KtmDesignz 2 жыл бұрын

but make sure you dont subscribe

@redbandmedia79 2 жыл бұрын

Agreed!

@Awytoo 2 жыл бұрын

What is that film on 5.00 ?

@Anvilshock 2 жыл бұрын

And I'm sure you deliberately chose to break the rules of punctuation in that sentence, too.

@thomasmanning9111 2 жыл бұрын

@@Awytoo juno

@stephencolor2010 2 жыл бұрын

"Not boring is better than boring." Stupid simple, but a great reminder.

@fillerbunnyninjashark271 2 жыл бұрын

Greatest piece of advice I was ever taught... K eep I t S imple S tupid

@mahzi_productions Жыл бұрын

The cold confusion that washed over me in those last few seconds, I've never been more compelled yet divided on subscribing to a youtuber

@alex0589 2 жыл бұрын

Any time people talk about blocking, i think of when Soderbergh “retired” he was so tired of normcore coverage that he said “if i see another over the shoulder shot, im going to blow my brains out” I think about that a lot.

@nomecognome8737 Жыл бұрын

Yeah you don't necessarily have to be this pretentious innovative director who breaks all the rules and does weird things with the camera, but at the same time these rules are just not rules. If the story is good, the cinematography is on point, the acting is good, and whatever you do with the camera doesn't feel unpleasant to the eye, then nobody gives a shit if you're following the 180 degree rule, the fucking blocking and the freaking triangle. lol. Lots of aspiring filmmakers get completely lost in that, and even judge others for doing something different and mistake that for errors.

@claywilson6149 2 жыл бұрын

I must've worked on over a thousand of TV commercials in my 20 year film career . Maybe only a handful of features but i considered myself a professional film maker, even though i have no showreel or director credits . These techniques came naturally to me and I was a gifted Assistant Director / PA , blessed with many great experiences and stories to tell . However ... I have never edited in my life before and since I'm older , and maybe not so much wiser , a whole new learning curve is before me where I either need to adapt or die. Maybe, while doors close around me others open . Running into this little video has influenced a decision to start producing my own content and push harder in writing scripts. Subscribing and thanking you ! (PS: I'm Subscribing ...deal with it! LOL)

@EpicLightMedia 2 жыл бұрын

That’s wonderful! The film community needs to know your stories and listen to your wisdom!

@claywilson6149 2 жыл бұрын

@@EpicLightMedia Thank you ..yes ..it has now got me thinking . I have collected possibly hundreds of amusing antidotes and tales of film folklore from my travels as a professional idiot that it would be a shame to let them be lost in the annuls of time . Especially now as the transition to digital is complete, it's possible that the younger generation doesn't quiet understand the reverence and devotion to 'film discipline' we nurtured and, to us, made that money shot we were always chasing so worthwhile . As it got easier and cheaper for us to do a retake, the more 'we' crew got caught 'in frame' or unprepared before action was called. What used to be laughed at at wrap parties and special names given to 'offenders' was reduced to a simple "my bad" . Tales of Technospeed film cameras shooting over 2500 Fps while producers chew fingernails and DOP's reduce loaders to tears. Or the argument that the last frontiers of "movie magic" now lays in the arms of the 'Art' Dept simply because that old joke of 'fix it in post' is no longer a joke . I would love to throw in my 50c and maybe hone these wordsmithing skills i pretend to posses . I would be honored if you offered to publish my silly stories of 'shenanigans' and 'shot from the hip' philosophies alongside your videos. I can guarantee a laugh a minute and maybe even some unique insights into this evolving artform . Please let me down easy . Sincerely. Clay "Sandbags" Wilson ;-)

@KritikV 2 жыл бұрын

keep going Clay ♥️

@ShowCat1 Жыл бұрын

Love your story here. When I turned 62 I decided to not let my interesting life and crazy experiences go to waste, so I started writing. I'm now 69 years old and have written 4 screenplays, five books, and a few magazine articles. Writing is the hardest thing I have ever done, but the most rewarding. I am now studying the movie-making business. Starting this endeavor at my age, I feel like Colonel Sanders. You never know, right? Good Luck, Clay!

@Orangeflava 4 ай бұрын

@kenray2000 awesome and inspiring! Where can we read or see your work?

@perastrol7513 12 күн бұрын

Absolute gold. I have never seen a better way to get subscribers than good content + telling viewers not to subscribe.

@DaveUnreally Жыл бұрын

Also, In film it's ok to cross the line if you actually have the action of crossing the 180-degree line filmed as part of the shot. If you need to change the scene to where it makes sense that the characters switch places, film them switching places in a creative way.

@EposVox 2 жыл бұрын

Great breakdown!

@teidenzero 2 жыл бұрын

Really well explained! I'm rediscovering my love for shooting, after 10 years of working on soul-less Hollywood movies (except maybe 1 or 2 movies I'm proud of) I have dropped it all and I'm back to the basics with my 8mm camera and pure story telling. I know the topics you are discussing, but it feels really good to go back to the "juice". Also your exposition is very clear and structured.

@alexandrefrancofilho5041 11 ай бұрын

Which movies?

@teidenzero 10 ай бұрын

@@alexandrefrancofilho5041 Avengers, Transformers, Pirates of the Caribbean, World War Z and so on... the ones I'm proud of are Blade Runner 2049, Dredd, Harry Potter 7 and Gravity

@alexandrefrancofilho5041 10 ай бұрын

@@teidenzero damn! You should be proud of all of them

@abeeeshen3852 2 жыл бұрын

Whether you filmed a movie or not this is golden information at a high level. I appreciate you sharing this! :)

@JianLiangg 2 жыл бұрын

This is so good. Just to piss you off, I subscribed and smashed the damn bell

@PurposedLensPhotoMedia 2 жыл бұрын

Same here! This truly was an excellent video! 👍

@teacherofteachers1239 2 жыл бұрын

Not boring > boring. It is great to hear someone say this explicitly. I have noticed that a hallmark of the uninteresting sort of low budget movies is that for too much of their running time they do not qualify as *motion* pictures in that they use neither the motion of acting talent nor the motion of the camera to express story dynamics. I hope to avoid this myself but it does demand attention.

@saiganesh7944 2 жыл бұрын

First time watching this channel ...the video is informative , easily understandable and interesting. And I was genuinely worrying why this channel didn't has a lot of subscribers ...only at the last I realised .

@Mr_Kenneth Жыл бұрын

MASTERFULLY EXPLAINED. Ive never seen a more simple amd brilliantly explanation and example of the 180 degree rule. Youve delivered a month of film school delivered in moments.

@EpicLightMedia Жыл бұрын

Hey thanks!!!!!

@MikaHeiskanen 2 жыл бұрын

Perfect timing. I have a short film coming up where there's a lot of talking. Didn't really think much of it until now.

@bobunitone 2 жыл бұрын

Keep it in mind. Hopefully, your DP will take that load off you. Really work with the actors, make that sing.

@DopelyTV 2 жыл бұрын

back to the future is one of my fav movies too... my grandma introduced it to me and i was hooked ever since

@frozenbrick 2 жыл бұрын

Came for the film lessons, stayed to watch Star Wars toys being played with.

@PurposedLensPhotoMedia 2 жыл бұрын

Exactly! I got excited when I saw the little figures! 😀

@ragnes18 2 жыл бұрын

lol i came for SW toys

@yeetus_reetus_deeleetus 2 жыл бұрын

Came for the star wars figures, stayed for the film lessons

@BrianSellers 2 жыл бұрын

Back to the Future is one of my favorite movies, too, and it's so interesting to see your breakdown of that scene in 1955 Doc's house.

@ralaridientertainment1076 6 ай бұрын

Who is watching in 2023.great information.. loved the detailing done on the video

@PurposedLensPhotoMedia 2 жыл бұрын

This is an EXCELLENT video! You certainly have a gift for teaching and making complex things EASY! Keep up the great work! 👍

@EpicLightMedia 2 жыл бұрын

Thanks so much!!!!

@AnimeZone247 2 жыл бұрын

9:01 thank God you said this not a lot of ppl say that. They say do this and do that, but never at the end say it's ok to break this rule. You dont have to always follow this rule it's what the story dictates. Like the 180 rule, you can break it if the story deals with a dream and you're trying to give a sense of uncanniness. Throw a dutch angle and some weird colorful lights and you got something that could be amazing. You have to know the rules before you can break them

@nomecognome8737 Жыл бұрын

as I said in another reply, I completely agree with this. In the end, if the movie is good because the story is good, the cinematography is good, the acting is good, nobody gives a shit about what you're doing with the camera unless it looks so weird that it ruins the experience. The majority of the audience is not made by filmmakers and don't know a single fuck about these rules, so unless it looks so bad, nobody will care as long as the movie is good.

@potatoface4698 2 жыл бұрын

the Back To The Future example was excellent. Dinner scenes with more than 3 people are when coverage becomes tricky depending on what happens during the scenes. I'd usually do a wide master, then OTS triangle 2x between people across from each other if that makes sense. When you're in a tricky blocking/staging situation it's helpful to reference similar scene(s) i.e. a dinner scene, and see what works best to avoid disorienting the audience. For lighting, I'll nearly always 'cheat' the lighting for each OTS close-up. I'll also cheat the talent's position if needed. Great video as always!

@jumabannister 2 жыл бұрын

Fantastic! Very practical and useful.

@JacobVossFilms 2 жыл бұрын

Very insightful with some fantastic tips. The tip regarding triangles in the frame as well as shooting the action from behind are really invaluable.

@anniebreeze_ 2 жыл бұрын

That ending made me lol. As well as Potato Jet and Gerald. Great stuff.

@FantasticOtto 2 жыл бұрын

Agreed. I`ve heard it before, but always with a twist. E.g "Who am I kidding, please subscribe, we're desperate" etc. But this just ended. Quite lovely.

@sourabhkumarprasad9936 2 жыл бұрын

I had never seen in youtube history any one who is saying this - do not subscribe ☺ u are unique sir & thanks for teaching us 😊😊

@wesleyh1493 2 жыл бұрын

I truly am getting results from your teaching. Thanks for sharing this new video. Love the style.

@GTshortStories 2 жыл бұрын

Great work and breakdown. These basic fundamentals will help any one looking to pic up a camera and shoot a story.

@NicoEss 2 жыл бұрын

This was the most helpful video I've seen on youtube about blocking and staging. Thank you

@_trismegistus Жыл бұрын

I love these tutorials from Eric Wareheim.

@EpicLightMedia Жыл бұрын

Wow…I would say I’m honored but he is ugly. So… thanks?

@gilltim5711 2 жыл бұрын

Excellent explanation on blocking. Best I've ever seen. Well done.

@BeyondPhotography 2 жыл бұрын

thank you for making this very useful video

@tyl8ter 8 ай бұрын

holy crap...your right..I never thought about how good that scene was in back to the future...you nailed it

@HowWeLandscape 2 жыл бұрын

I thoroughly enjoyed watching this! . Watching films is one of my favourite things. Great insight!

@basarat 2 жыл бұрын

Excellent demo ❤️🌹

@suningchen 2 жыл бұрын

The only channel I've seen that doesn't want people to subscribe, respect.

@RobOfPsychostick 2 жыл бұрын

Great video. Inspired me to make our dumb videos way better.

@MaiElizabeth 2 жыл бұрын

This one helps a lot in understanding composition

@renstarhurst3302 2 жыл бұрын

Wish they had more videos like this...GREAT JOB!!!!!

@ShowCat1 Жыл бұрын

"Don't subscribe to our channel." I saw what you did there. New sub. BTW, this was the best explanation of film blocking that I have heard. You took all the mystery and misery out of it. Thanks.

@EpicLightMedia Жыл бұрын

Thanks so much!!!!! This video was fun to make

@henrique2k 2 жыл бұрын

Your reverse psychology worked on me. I just subscribed.

@TWoNaGe 2 жыл бұрын

Subscribed because his call to action which proscribes good film makers should "break the rule" worked on me. Well done!

@xxxwafflemanxxx 2 жыл бұрын

"Don't break the 180 degree rule" _Yasujiro Ozu enters the chat._

@johnholland9371 2 жыл бұрын

*only break the 180 degree rule of you know what you're doing and it benefits the scene.

@MariusIhlar 2 жыл бұрын

Best channel for filmmakers currently available! ❤️

@willcrespo24 2 жыл бұрын

Excellent video, please keep this style coming.

@schoeferfilm 2 жыл бұрын

absolutely helpful for filmmakers 👍🏻 thank you 🙏

@jeronimotamez9567 2 жыл бұрын

Great video! I didn’t know that much about blocking so all of this helps a lot.

@LarsGoldbachDP 2 жыл бұрын

Your videos became excessively great!!!! Thanks and keep that energy

@jeremytome 2 жыл бұрын

Always great stuff coming from you guys.

@zez_gval 2 жыл бұрын

This was very helpful, thank you. I feel like in time this is something that will become completely instinctive, but for beginners is important to worry about it.

@GeorgeSazo 2 ай бұрын

Fantastic explanation!

@audridubois 2 жыл бұрын

Thank you for sharing!! I loved this vid

@TarkshyaPictures 2 жыл бұрын

thanks for the tutorial

@VenturaDirector 2 жыл бұрын

I always learn something new from this channel!

@theaffirmationstation8206 2 жыл бұрын

I love this info.. going to try and implement some of these techniques.

@hsuchenhan7857 2 жыл бұрын

Best Film Blocking video, thanks

@-joltrast 2 жыл бұрын

I really enjoyed this. Thank you for sharing!

@mrnessss 2 жыл бұрын

Your channel is the best!

@mattherman6189 Жыл бұрын

Thanks for this. I don't know a thing about the subject but your presentation makes me want to learn. A great balance of fun, funny, and detailed, practical info, a real-life journey, nicely packaged up. Your expertise and persona are put to excellent use here.

@EpicLightMedia Жыл бұрын

So kind thanks!!

@m.williams.actor7 2 жыл бұрын

Thank you very much for this. As an actor it really helps understanding things from this point of view.

@damancandance1 2 жыл бұрын

It's almost 3am and I saw the autoplay preview of this video and I'm instantly sold. Incredible . Haven't even watched ur video yet. But I already know it's bomb bro

@eimafilms5405 2 жыл бұрын

Narrator: "Don't break the 180° rule!" Bong Joon-ho: "Hold my beer."

@FantasticOtto 2 жыл бұрын

Or "Hold my bong."

@hatomi_j4920 2 жыл бұрын

@@FantasticOtto Hold my soju

@kripachakraborty55 2 жыл бұрын

When did he broke the rule??

@hatomi_j4920 2 жыл бұрын

@@kripachakraborty55 When he was a teenager, he fell and broke it

@FantasticOtto 2 жыл бұрын

@@kripachakraborty55 Once instance is during the driving scene in Parasite when Ki-taek chauffeurs Dong-ik. During the conversation Ki-taek is filmed from the right, while Dong-ik is filmed from the left. This is intentional and helps intensify the separation between the two.

@ryanblake1870 2 жыл бұрын

Great job!

@samstouchmedia8285 2 жыл бұрын

I love you bro, best teacher ever. Keep up the great job

@VAT_valueaddedtalks Жыл бұрын

WHAAAAAT?!!!? I LOVE THIS 😫😫 I’m moving from photography to videography so this is great for me

@meirchaimo6960 2 жыл бұрын

Perfect explanation!

@5020maine 3 ай бұрын

That was awesome myself being a local actor I’ve seen some of those mistakes by some beginners in film making

@ArtisFX 11 ай бұрын

This was really good information. Film school. Thank you.

@longshotvisuals2252 2 жыл бұрын

So good I watched it twice!

@skymakai 2 жыл бұрын

Well explained!

@dragerdrager219 2 жыл бұрын

Wow this was super informative, love your videos so much!

@drmatthewhorkey 2 жыл бұрын

Love love this video, esp with the star wars toys

@asapfilms2519 4 ай бұрын

Blocking Put the camera and make the frame. Only actors, director, DOP will be on the set and no body else. Then block the scene. Meaning , you decide where the actors will stand and then what will be their action. After you have decided the blocking. Then the actors go for the costume and make up, and the DOP, art director and gaffer do the lighting, and art setup. Then the actors come back and we do a couple of rehearsals. After everything is tweaked to satisfaction. We start recording the scene. Sadly no director in Delhi does this.

@vladrapchan5330 2 жыл бұрын

This is a VERY good video, my friend! Almost as professional as owning an Alexa! Learned a lot!

@ferstewart 2 жыл бұрын

This is the best channel! I love it. Thank you for the great content!

@joefilmco 2 жыл бұрын

I learned so much in this and I love you

@FortheloveofCarsUganda 6 ай бұрын

Brilliant 👏

@jooaquin 2 жыл бұрын

I’ve suscribed just because you told me not to! Thanks for the awesome video and for not telling me what to do like every other channel!

@BEFLAME_GTA_Mods 2 жыл бұрын

Amazing tips! THX

@HishamofJapan 2 жыл бұрын

This video is film making in a nut shell.

@ismaelkipyegonbett7921 2 жыл бұрын

I love your content; more importantly I like how you deliver it. .....and I subscribed months ago.

@AMPATL 2 жыл бұрын

Like your tips. Like your delivery. Subbed.

@Loofrewop Жыл бұрын

As most things in my life I'm self taught and do them in a way because they feel natural. To, later, find out that that particular thing has a reason and a name behind it. For example photography. Framing, subject, etc.. I always did in a way because it felt right. And later I found out about (for example) "rule of thirds", etc... and saw that I was doing it naturally (not saying I'm a genius, it's just a hobby) I always wondered the "concept" or "name" for Blocking and never knew what it was (granted, I never been to a specific training/college for this, always learned by myself). It's cool to find the "science" and reasoning behind it.