Why Hollywood Movies Look So Good

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Want Cinematic? Forget about the Camera and Lens. Cinema cameras are not what you should be focusing on for filmmaking and good cinematographers know this. The big movie-look Youtubers so badly want to emulate has nothing to do with anamorphic lenses, shooting RAW, at 120fps, f1.2 or f1.4 blurry backgrounds with soft bokeh or gimbal stabilization or color grading with LUTs with high dynamic range. No. What makes things look cinematic is what goes IN FRONT of the camera and a big part of that is the Lighting, and we are not talking about RGB lights here! Nosiree Bob. This video is about what goes in front of the lights- namely the myriad of diffusion choices used by big movie gaffers, grips, DP and lighting departments. Good photography and video is SO much more than just using a softbox. Here's a video I did on getting a similar look outdoors with NO LIGHTS https://youtu.be/tqT7samSjsw The Audio Series part 1: https://youtu.be/yQOHtUwa60g Sample of most popular diffusion: Rosco Tough White https://amzn.to/3YHlc1H Here are the types featured in this video, listed in order from those that let the most amount of light through to those that let the least amount of light through. Note- the softest shadows usually come from diffusion that eats the most light. (note: numbers after each item are light meter readings from diffusion taped to 14" Magnum reflector at 3 ft. Standard softbox-silk material has a reading of 8) Rosco 3020— Light Opal Tough Frost 16.1 has hotspot Rosco R104 tough silk 16.0 Lee 265— 1/4 Tough Spun Frost 11.6 Rosco 3010— Opal Tough Frost 11.5 Rosco 3040 11.4 Powder Frost Rosco 3022— 1/4 Tough Spun- 11.4 hotspot Rosco 3007— Light Tough Spun 11.3 Rosco 3015— Light Tough Silk (has lines/streaks in 1 direction) 11.3 Lee 252 1/8 white diff 11.2 1/10 stop more light than 3028 Rosco 3028 11.1 Tough 1/4 White Diffusion little bit softer than Lee 252 (1/8) ECLR250 is better Lee 410— Opal Frost 11.1 hotspot Rosco 3009— Light Tough Frost 11.0 Lee R250 half White diffusion 11.0 NICE tiny bit softer than 3028 and 252 and even 3027 tiny bit softer than 251. E-CLR 250 might be a teeny tiny bit softer but almost the same Rosco 3027 11.0 Tough 1/2 White Diffusion GOOD R250 might be a tiny bit softer Lee 251 1/4 white diff 11.0 NICE I like better than 252 Rosco E-CLR 250 half white diffusion 8.09 NICE !!! REALLY soft pattern, no hotspot identical to 3027 (E-CLR is Rosco European color standard vs the Cinegel US standard eg 3027) shadow better than 3028 teeny tiny bit softer than R250 Lee 263— Hampshire Frost 8.09 Rosco R103 tough frost 8.08 Rosco 3001—Light Tough Rolux- 8.07 nice smooth pattern, no hotspot whatsoever, Not bad Rosco 3006—Tough Spun-8.04 “comfy hard light” slight feathering, lots of punch Rosco 3034 1/4 Light Grid cloth 8.03 REALLY SOFT SHADOWS Rosco 3032 Light Grid cloth 1/2 (or half grid) 8.02 REALLY SOFT SHADOW GREAT PATTERN better than 3062 Rosco 3064 8.02 Silent 1/4 Grid Cloth- slight feathering, lots of punch I like 3027 better Rosco 3026 Tough White Diffusion- 8.02 2/10 more light than typical softbox Standard softbox material 8.0 really nice shadows FULL SILK DIFFUSION (4x4 real silk) 8.0 similar to softbox but a bit punchier 3062 Silent 1/2 Grid Cloth 5.67 REALLY SOFT SHADOW, GREAT but less 3/10 less light than sock. Same results as Lee 216R full white diffusion. I like 3032 better Lee 216R Full White Diffusion 5.67 Softer than softbox but eats up bit more light 14" 70 Degree Magnum Reflector used in video https://amzn.to/4qTU0IY Subscribe and tell your friends about MarkusPix. Who am I https://youtu.be/FsDLn9ySY9w The Hollywood Movie I made https://youtu.be/w4q0_uSIOJw Behind the scenes of my movie https://youtu.be/sbk3QaIQtKM DVD of the movie I made https://www.markusproducts.com/shop/dvds/to-the-ends-of-time-movie.html The Book Dreamchaser (behind the scenes of the making of the movie To the Ends of Time) https://www.markusproducts.com/shop/books/printed-books/dreamchaser-markus-rothkranz-autobiography.html My 1994 movie "To the Ends of Time" streaming on Amazon https://www.markusproducts.com/shop/dvds/to-the-ends-of-time-movie.html Our Health channel is http://www.thehealthylife.com​ The Markus and Cara Instagram page is https://www.instagram.com/markusandcara Cara's personal Instagram is https://www.instagram.com/iamcarabrotman See photoshoot images of Cara at http://www.shortsillustrated.com​ Thank Markus for his service- donate: https://paypal.me/ThankMarkus