I worked on this film and he’s got it all correct. That top light in the field was this huge balloon light with a skirt on one side. The key light on the truck was a Skypanel rigged to hood lol. Luca had this thing where he wanted a nearly 360 degree view of set so it was a lot of shuffling crew back n forth to get shots. Overall super fun film to be apart of! They cut a CONSIDERABLE amount of footage, we did 60 locations in 40 days. Hopefully the 4 hour cut is released for us. 🤞

DYING at the cut from the girl screaming about her finger being bitten to you going "so... about the lighting" 🤣🤣

You’re my favorite filmmaker on KZfaq. You’ve helped take things to the next level. Thank you Lewis!

I think you should call this format cinematography & chill🤝 It's so relaxing to watch but informative at the same time

I'm surprised at how simple these lighting setups seem to be

Wanted to compliment you on this channel, man. I'm an aspiring DP myself, and your recommendations and approach are attainable and well-explained. Cheers man. Looking forward to anything else you've got coming!

Love this breakdown. I saw this film recently and was talking with my partner about how naturalistic the lighting felt and how it felt like there was barely any additional lighting, just whatever was on location. I love being so wrong on this occasion, and to see all the underappreciated craft, work and planning that goes into getting such a natural look.

“...looking at movies I didn’t make.” Hilarious!

Athena has one of the greatest, if not the greatest filmmaking I’ve seen in my life (the shots were planned to the littlest detail). Film give me chills, Romain Gavras should be proud.

wow- those Athena shots! SICK!!!

The ease at which you talk and how you break things down really makes this channel stand out and your tutorials so much easier to process. Thank you

Another classic, Lewis! Always love these breakdowns so much. Thanks for sharing!

there's a scene in chunking express that i always wondered about how its made where the caracter is in slow motion but everything else surrounding him is in a low shutter speed time lapse it would be interesting to see a video about it

Geeeeeeeeeee!! The Athena footage really looks great!

Hey, great job man. really enjoyed this. "All quiet on western front" had a huge back stage too. keep going.

I worked as best electric on a movie earlier this year with a lot of the G&E guys who were on Bones and All. All great workers and awesome dudes. Have been looking forward to it coming out since hearing them talk about it.

Dude, was not ready to see a person bite another persons finger off 😱

and at 4:02, it looks like they even put in visual effects on Chalamet's face to make the tube lighting look like a fire refracting and sparking in the reflection of his face.. really good subtle stuff

Lewis man... Hands down my favorite channel on KZfaq. I'm a DP in my secondish year of working professionally. I'm at that point where I am starting to work with bigger crews and tighter schedules. Your channel has helped me immensely to grow. If you are ever out in LA one day, I'd love to grab coffee with you. Cheers!

This is a great video and I hope you keep making these. Super helpful to see the final shots paired with the bts.

man i loooooove Bones and All cinematography, and the movie in general

These videos are so inspiring and so is bones and all wtf I’m about to just watch these for the filming technique wow I’m so impressed.

Athena. I love Romain Gavras’s stuff & I’m stoked to see it.

Always a pleasure watching your breakdowns!

"And she decided to eat one of her friends fingers. So, looking at the lighting..." Hahahahahahaha

Hey, Lewis, this is a great channel. Thanks for the work.

Those big productions make me feel overwhelmed, I'll be shooting on my a7sIII for the rest of my life 😆

You're the best person on KZfaq for cinematography. Love this channel to pieces!

Just found ur channel and I loved it, as a Film Student in my First Semester this helps a lot for my understanding in the use of different Light positions, etc

Pls do more Breakdown Vidoes like this one. These videos give me a lot of inspiration to light my own scenes and how I can light them better

I love this! Learned so much. Please make more Lewis!!!

Love this BTS mate ! very informative ( and entertaining the way you deliver it!)

Please do more! I love breakdowns of professionals, by professionals. There is no real content like this on youtube and it is tremendously helpful when you're not on enough sets to learn from the techs themselves.

thanks Lewis.. another great video

I just stumbled upon your channel. You deserve a lot more subscribers in return for how good these videos are. Can't wait for the next one.

Athena is a beautiful piece, amazing comps. I kept asking myself how the did it, so thank you for showing it to us. Subscribed :)

Yep. You're getting a sub. I work G&E in LA currently and this shit is the kind of stuff I go nuts for.

Athena is one of the biggest set up they made on a French film! I was amazed by the BTS

I am subscribing to this channel. Great video: on point, honest, humble, and entertaining. Loved every minute of it.

Thank you! Really enjoyed this breakdown.

This is great!! I'm always trying to figure out how they light scenes and this is great help! Thanks!

it was so good to listen you man keep sharing like this may god bless you

Timothée Chalamet looked so good in this movie!

This channel is awesome! Keep up the great work :) Athena was a brilliant movie, highly recommended, so many excellent shots

I highly recommend watching this film. I watched it opening night and the theater was pretty packed.

"This guy from dune" lmao

My favorite part was where the man had his hand on the knob

i was looking for youtube cinematography channel and i accidently came to yours and its one of the best i saw underrated but hella good keep it up

ahhh Lewis. Great Video !! Great sense of humor !

Money is not everything. The most important thing and always will be is a great story. I still love watching the original Star Trek show because its a lot of fun.

We’re waiting for next video! You’re the best!!

Also been HANGING for another Lewis Potts vid so XMAS CAME EARLY 😍😍😍😍😍😍😍😍

I'm very impressed with the visual approach in this film. It really feels like you're seeing something halfway between Gus Van Sant's early 90's work and Wim Wenders' PARIS TEXAS. Anorher film that came to mind was John Huston's WISE BLOOD, an underappreciated gem that it seems to forsee what the Coen Brothers would go after, especially in their first four films.

¨This girl decided to bite the finger of her friend¨ *Friend screaming in agony* ¨So, looking at the lighting....¨

This was REALLY cool, I'd love to see more stuff like this

Thank you for this video. It helps me to learn more about movie-making.

I love filmmaking and this is dope! Awesome breakdown.

Wow, this is so interesting to watch, thanks for sharing!😻

You are so funny in discussing the lighting as you casually describe the finger eating scene!

Great breakdown as always. Thanks !

Great one, really enjoyed it!

Thanks Man it helps a lot ! You're really great !

Your videos never miss 💯💯

I learn about intellectual humility as much as I learn about lighting from your videos.

wow, i didn't realize just how much goes into the simplest of shots, idk why this video was recommended to me but i'm really glad i watched it!

I love this concept of showing how movies are made through eyes 🤟

This is great man, thank you for your content!

Athena is awesome! I love that movie. Thanks for your excellent commentary!

At 2:27, Television Set: one thing less to care about on set, right, but a running TV always distributes a special, random light change in its environment. I would miss it on location.

The balls on the guy strapped to the front of that motorcycle lifting the camera in and out of the van. Wow.

Should not have started eating my dinner and sitting down to this. lol But once again excellent work Lewis!

22 seconds into your video and you already earned a new subscriber! That was such a simple and charming intro haha keep it up! Road to 100k until the end of the year ;)

Thanks for the input and explanations. So much work in creating these films. I love the long action, car chase in the (Extraction movie with Chris Hemsworth) thanks, B😍

Nice Breakdowns!💯

Getting the shot of the planet is pretty simple, can't imagine why I would need storyblocks.

really would like to thank you for this amazing video, I can't even find words to describe how useful this is for me !!

Wait what? The finger? How could you be so cool about it😄 had to rewind it🍿🍿🍿 thx for your time! Your videos are great.

Perfect timing, just having my lunch.

Hi Lewis. Can you make a video on how to start a carreer as a dp and what is it like to go through the process. Thank you

i love your videos so much!!!!

Please make more videos like this!

Damn I need to watch Athena.

“Or the planet… how’re you gonna do that?” 🌎❓ 😂 that hit my funny bone 🤙

I think it’d be awesome if you could make some kind of feat with another channel named Cinematographers on Cinematography. They deliver very professional content and I would LOVE to see some kind of collaboration where you would breakdown their cinematographic behind the scenes videos!

Legit! That Athen movie was crazy.

I cannot wait to watch this film

The green tape on the TV screen *kills me* .... usually the result of NOT having an on-set VFX supervisor. Compositors have been screaming from the rooftop for years that you don't need green on the tv screen itself since it doesn't need to be keyed, you're placing an image ON TOP of it. As for tracking markers, the ONLY time you need them is if the shot is so tight that you can't see the edges of the screen, or any discernible contrast that can be used to 'track' it. I've comped iPhones that were shot with macro lenses so you could see the text large on screen -- THIS is when some tracking markers would help. The biggest reason you want to avoid adding anything to a TV/computer screen is that when it's left off, you can take the NATURAL REFLECTIONS and comp them back overtop of the inserted video element you slapped on. This alone makes the difference between high end feature VFX vs low end TV series. So when you're on set -- STOP PUTTING SHIT ON THE SCREENS. Oh and check out my band.

This was cool and relaxing to watch lol

Great video!! I'm forming as an actress and everything that's got to do with cinema interests me a lot, I always love to see behind the scenes footage and learning about how things are made. I'd love it if you do "Call me by your name" someday, its another movie of Luca, and its a lot of daylight and natural settings too.

That focus puller at @7:48 running behind the camera op. That has to be hectic.

You did not even talk about the clip in the thumbnail, which is odd because it is the most intriguing one.

i set up lights like this in blender and i can tell you it makes a world of difference in the render. at first it seems senseless, just stick a point light but when u try to setup the light the way it would be with reflectors and what not, that small change goes from plasticky to kind of cool

Hey Lewis, just want to say thank you for all the information you provide for us aspiring cinematographers. I was curious as to what camera and lens are you using to film these videos?

Thank you for these was really helpful

This guy for June

Pretty cool channel you got here. Fun content. I'mma sub. That Athena movie has my attention. The length they went to for that shot...I can only assume they went all out everywhere.

Really helpful! What equipment would you suggest for filmmakers starting out in a low budget?

There was a dynamic movement outside the camera that I didn't know!

ATHENA IS A GREAT MOVIE

Very cool and you will do a big budget project soon and you know it