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

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!!

Please give Mr Sigel a masterclass series on cinematography!

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

Filmmaking is a beautiful thing.

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

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

This is guy is so good at explaining

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

oh please vanity fair more videos on cinematography

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

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

Who needs Cinematography School, when you have him.

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

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.

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

This is one of the best buddies I’ve seen on KZfaq. 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.

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

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

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.

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

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."

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

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!

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.

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.

Whoever directed this deserves a raise.

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.

When The Mountains Tremble, which he shot and co-directed, is probably the best shot documentary I've ever seen. His empathetic gaze with on-the-fly compositions of scenes where actual acts of genocide are taking place is something I've never seen reviled in any other film. He's now one of the leading Hollywood cinematographers, and he's one of the best, but I feel his real talent is in documentaries.

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

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

Best explanation so far

Good video, editing was on point

Really nicely explained. Thank you

I love Drive photography! Really well done

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!

That last 1min blew my mind

Very educational! Great job!

Great explanation. Very informative.

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

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

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

This is a bloody great video!!

That was amazing! Thank you for this

Great explanations.

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

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

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!

As a beginner photographer this was so helpful- thank you!!

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

8:00 explains it all in one shot, this was exactly what I wanted thank you

Absolutely amazing! Thank You !!

One of the best educational video on KZfaq. 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.

This is an amazing video. Thanks for doing this.

Great masterclass!

Love this!! The information is so very digestible!

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

The most comprehensive video on this subject I have ever seen

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

Heard a dozen youtubers on this subject. Didn't get any wiser until I heard this explanation. Thank you mr. Wolf, for solving yet another problem

Cool relaxed pure brilliance in explanation & execution.

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

If Mr. Sigel had a class I'd join it in a heartbeat. Loved this

Loved this. Thanks for the video!

He told it in such a simplistic way that even a 10 year old would get it. Excellent video.

This video deserves more views!! Amazing 👌

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

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.

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

10 minutes of pure gold. 7:58 Is the question what looks normal and what shows the actual space naturally also a question of viewing distance?

I am not sure what Vanity Fair gets out of making these videos but please keep them coming. This is masterclass stuff.

A wide-angle lens gives the impression that you are physically entering the subject yourself, which creates a feeling of closeness and naturalness. On the other hand, a telephoto lens gives the impression that you are zoomed in and stalking someone, which creates a flatter and more compressed look. And that compressed look feels so editorial Which is something I am particularly obsessed with.

I love all the explanation, THANKS!

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

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

Genuinely curious why someone would dislike this video. It's very engaging

Amazing video. Please more of these.

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

The final Bohemian Rhapsody example was really good

Great breakdown on lenses, but your choice of purples is on point.

He is Tom Sigel and this is his Masterclass.

BIG (TELEPHOTO) THANKS AND THUMBS UP for this one. Thank you Señor Sigel for an organized, well thought out, lesson plan which was almost flawlessly executed. As a new photographer (No Cinematography yet) I found your explanations insightful and brilliantly demonstrated. I reexamine one subject I photographed recently with a wide angle, normal, and telephoto lens. The propinquity with your subject and your subjects emotions that a wide angle can bring was never more clear. Sign me up for the internship! My only negative is that at 2:12 sec in you talk about the angle of view yielded by the three types of lens and mention that this is often confused with field of view. 16 seconds later at approximately 2:28 sec in, you talk about the narrow field of view of the telephoto without mentioning angle of view or differences between the two terms again. I'll head back to the books. Many thanks for this effort.

wow he is explaining so clearly

This is actually really good!

I love this Cinematographer

So that weird depth of field effect is created by changing the focal length and moving the camera closer at the same time ? I've always wondered how it was done wow !!

This old Heisenberg is dope

This is the man who shaped Bryan Singer's entire 'style'. Clearly has strong temperament to put up with that guy for so long.

Most helpful 10 min of today! Thanks

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

Lens selection is SO critical! One of the key reasons I'm IN LOVE with vintage SLR lenses with particular use for videography is that they represent a very affordable gateway into experimentation with focal lengths. This is the best way to get to know specific looks based on lens selection so you can make those DEEP dive narratively motivated choices when blocking out scenes. This is one of my favourite videos on the internet right now. Thank you!

"Today I'm going to be 'focusing' on...."

Really nice summary!

I honestly had no Idea all this went on in filming!! Wow thanks for explaining!!!

Tony Scott used telephoto lenses for 95% of his shots. As much as I agree with Newton's lens theories, you can throw it all away when it comes to Tony Scott, and Hitchcock almost exclusively used a 50mm. I personally love wide lenses.

This isn't knowledge. This is wisdom.

Amazing explanation. Specifically the part with the sound recordist.

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