DIY Diffusion!

[@milesroyalfilms8018]

Color grading is a highly underestimated trait of good filmmaking. It is also fairly hard for new filmmakers like me! Thanks for sharing your insight behind why you made the choices you did while grading.

[@ChrisTempel]

This works pretty well. I shot an entire feature using a shower curtain and a work light rack back in 2010 ;) Leap: Rise of the Beast (Also the first feature to be shot and completed on the T2i). To support it, I built a 5ft by 5ft PVC frame to hang it from

[@HugoHum]

***** dont be a douche about it stan

[@dondayelbano3262]

This series of lighting videos is helping me kill it on my lighting unit at school. You guys are amazing. You're helping my bullshit, hand-me-down equipment actually compete in this course.

[@timm2020]

Ryan I found that white canvas and plastic tarps work very well. We have a couple 48" x 48" frames and use bungee cords to attach a canvas tarp. It works really well for overhead lighting as well. Great Vid.

[@hedleymarks]

Can't get enough of film riot, sooo much to learn! You guys are the beez...thanksssss

[@samnorwood]

The music packs are awesome! I can't wait to buy the whole thing! I really appreciate you guys and all that you're doing for the indie film community. Thanks for sticking with it!

[@bernmangilaya8322]

watching this during COVID 19 lockdown. Their banters were hilarious!

[@TheZaco32]

I can watch episodes like this all day long. Good to see Timmy too!

[@DavidKuehn]

Hey, FilmRiot. I just bought your full "Triune Sound Music Pack" and its freaking awesome. For me as a young filmmaker this is the stuff of my dreams. Having a set of high quality adjustable musik I can freely use helps me out in so many projects. And I love how you added those stingers and so on. You can realy tell that you thought what would help the people and not how you could make money out of this. Best wishes from germany.

[@RedSprecacenereMusic]

Great episode! I really love it. The Swiss knife of film-making.

[@NeonDarkShadow]

Nice Se7en reference! Keep up the great work chaps! Been working professionally for 10+ years now and still learn nice little tips and tricks from your show. Loving the tips segments. Always be learning!

[@RRshawncash]

Bought the FULL Music pack yesterday! Was finishing up a title sequence and needed music. Went to the site and there is was pre-announcement! Worked PERFECT!!! Just starting to use it, but good stuff!

[@NathRayner]

Ry Guy And Crew, you guys are legends and have some top quality shiznit!

[@akshaythepunekar]

Happy Birthday Emily! We all love you alot !!

[@BA65574]

The banter when they're on the set is so much funnier when you're sleep deprived.

[@ZackHosseini]

Another great de-noising plugin is NeatVideo. Similar to DeNoiser, but a bit more forgiving in my experience.

[@matthewdoherty4313]

Great Episode Thanks :) I got a diffuser and silver, gold, black and white reflector all in one but will use this too. Great Tip.

[@WarTornProductions]

This really helped us Grading our Hand to hand Fight for MONDAY CHALLENGE! Thanks!

[@ajwmacleod]

Just got the full Cinema Toast Crunch music pack! It's well worth the money everyone, thanks Ryan!

[@BlacktionHero]

FILM RIOT FOREVER!!!

[@justbfilms]

The Music Pack names are just great.

[@filmriot]

:) That's Ben Worley for ya.

[@kris.monroe]

I've actually made my own light bar - and an easy trick is to have only ONE light at one end, and THREE at the other end (leaving a four socket gap between them). That of course cuts the amount of light in half, but on a close up it gives an easy highlight from the one blub, and fill or key with the three bulbs. Experiment with it. Who knows when something like that could come in handy.

[@BarefootMediaTV]

great tips... and that cowboy music in the test shots is AWESOME

[@rockU4fun]

Film Riot, mir fehlen die Worte: Diese Soundpacks sind der Hammer! Ihr macht so tolle Arbeit Jungs und ich bin immer wieder erstaunt, wie sehr Ihr die Bedürfnisse von Hobby-Filmern erkennt und entsprechend Material zu guten Preisen zur Verfügung stellt! Danke Danke Danke. Da ihr das ja nicht versteht sag ich es noch auf Englisch: Awesome Job Guys, If I'd be a girl, I probalby would be in Love with you. With Stark I guess...

[@Tom_Swiss]

Great tips on Magic Bullet Looks, too. Thanks Ryan.

[@TodessternNews]

I really like the music that is playing in the test shot. Is there any way to get a licence for that? I want to use it in a demo reel.

[@bengregoire]

loved seeing you color grade. Great episode

[@AndrewGayner]

Thanks guys! That was a awesome and easy to follow demonstration!

[@noxtron9000]

Great episode! Thanks Film Riot for everthing :D

[@CineLikeFILMS]

Love you guys so much! keep doing what you do!

[@BrettCWX]

I just bought some songs. Thanks for the amazing work! Keep it up, guys :)

[@AuthorBryceSanders]

Got some big stuff in the works, thanks for helping rekindle my passion for film again guys. =)

[@MineCooly]

Hey Film Riot! I have 2 questions: - What does a matte box actually do? I mean, is it worth it to have one? - Can you show us the studio where you film all of your stuff (where you're standing most of the time) Thanks! Seppe

[@eddmclaren]

Can you guys do an episode comparing professional lighting, mounting, accessories vs cheap knock off items? I recently found a 120 led light on eBay from China with no brand on it for $15 and I bought it just for fun, when it arrived I was surprised to find out it works just as well as my $80 professional one. I've been wondering if there are any other cheap film accessories can stand up to high quality ones.

[@TheOfficialZERGRUSH]

Happy the guys back now we need Bruno

[@FrozenFilmsByParis]

I'm trying to buy the curtain to use for diffusion. What type of curtain do I need to get? As in the material, what do I ask for? Thanks..

[@HatsuonJ]

I need my W-S-E-R rubber wristband! Please make more!

[@TJDrumsRHCP]

Hey Ryan. Did you forget something in the editing proces at 9:38? Your edges look awfully green. :P Just saying :) Thanks for the episode! Love grading.

[@Bakamanzz]

Yay! Its Tim!

[@shanerandal2168]

Mr Ryan Conolly if you listening, please can you make a review of the canon t3i and what lenses are great for video please, this is the only camera i can afford at this point.Your show rocks my dude, keep it up !

[@ZackHosseini]

Ryan, so you prefer FXHome's film grain plugin to Looks Film Grain tool?

[@PyschWardFilms]

I'll have to try the shower curtain just because it looks awesome. Sick Batman shirt btw!!

[@WarriorsPhoto]

Thank you showing us how to color grade our videos. That was a little fast but I will watch this video a couple of times.

[@seans3280]

Happy Birthday Emily!

[@evannicolini6990]

Ryan, do you use magic bullet as your primary color grading software or do you use Adobe Premiere and After Effects?

[@CubicBrain]

Hey Ryan. Have you tried using the plugin called "neat video"? Its a great alternative to red giants denoiser.

[@alrightk]

I need more Tim in my life!

[@SuperWhiteLightning8]

Thanks a lot Ryan I learned a lot in this episode!

[@krazypaddler]

that is my new favourite knock knock joke :)

[@CZsWorld]

Nice Seven reference.

[@legodudes2000member]

Hey ry-guy! I've been wanting to do motion cap for a while but there aren't many tutorials out there...... Any help?

[@Gselx]

lmaooo 3:28 I knew he was gonna pull something w that smirk earlier

[@soundninja99]

Tim finally managed to get back on filmriot

[@CartoonCorey]

Ryan, what's the best way to convert the mts files going to the sd card? Transcoding all that footage to mp4 or the like is time consuming!

[@isaacrascon6776]

Film Riot, I'm going to meet you guys one day. No matter what it takes. It doesn't matter if its at a Mcdonalds, (I don't even go there lol) or on a Ferris wheel, or in my backyard for some reason, I WILL MEET YOU GUYS AND I WILL GIVE YOU MY THANKS :)

[@BreakthroughProductions]

Definitely agreed!

[@nicholasjude7937]

+Izayic Raccoon Agree With this !!! One day Surely !

[@_olliewashere]

hey ryan im a 13 year old film maker but i'm in highschool so i dont have mutch free time, any tips?

[@eugeneshapovalov6672]

Hey, Ryan! Thank you and your crew for the great inspirational tips and tricks about filmmaking! Your channel is a gold mine! Don't you know about interesting tool to work with color - 3d lut creator? I think you'll be interested in testing it's demo..

[@UbaidSeth]

Great tip on the shower curtains but which stand would I need to use? Where would I get those?

[@filmriot]

You can hang it however you want. It's incredibly light, so anything will work.

[@PatUtz]

Film Riot specifically which stand was that which you used?

[@OK43AndCrew]

Timothy's back !!!!!!!!

[@WWpictures100]

Are you going to show us a sample of you using the music pack in action? I've already watched all you videos on the pack.

[@lordskull70]

Please show us how you setup that stand for the shower curtain. What type of stand is it, and where can I get one?!

[@MrDrakezilla]

What's the music playing in the test shots?

[@lukeslife8912]

Hey 2 things. If you know your grading do you shoot in RAW all the time? Also opinion on Neat video for denoising?

[@evan0316]

What are your thoughts on Adobe SpeedGrade for color grading? I also found an LED light panel from a brand called Genaray that seems to be significantly cheaper than others ive come across so I was wondering if you'd heard anything about them in terms of quality.

[@Dollahs19]

Film Riot Is there a spot exposure tool equivalent in CS6? More specifically, something in PrPro, SpeedGrade? or a low/no cost plug-in?

[@Danialdaneshmand]

Any particular reason why you didn't go for Davinci resolve for grading? it's simply a good looking all in one Editing software.

[@JB.Creative]

Hi ryan thanks for all your awesome knowledgeable tips, could you show us how you composite a 3D animation into live footage I find it hard to get the perfect realism sometimes, or if you have done already could you point me to your video? thank you.

[@galinswigart]

What song did you play when you did the test shots? Has a very Django Unchained feel to it.

[@artmuk]

BEAUTIFULL! thanks very much! one question: what camera are you using in this clip¿

[@TheBink1000]

Could you do a DIY rig for above angles? About seven or eight feet about the ground? Strong enough to hold up a DSLR? Would like to shoot a music video for my band, but in one scene in the script I wrote calls for a shot from above. Thanks for reading my comment!

[@dafLOh]

How come Filmriot is one of the few channels on KZbin which doesn't show me the "Send-To-Chromecast"-Symbol when playing it on the desktop webpage? Works fine via the KZbin Android App.

[@victorandersen7328]

Hey Ryan. Can you make a episode where you talking about "tripods"?

[@HousekeePNG]

What would I be asking for if I wanted one of those stands to hold up the curtain?

[@A.Studios0311]

You guys don't mess around as much as you used to.

[@motioncinema1835]

Now say that shot that you graded was part of a film, how would you get all the other shots to match it?

[@DarkTriforceFilms]

Do you think it's possible to make a good webseries with only editing programs like Windows Movie Maker? I'm only 13, and trying to save up for things like after effects.

[@paulocone1963]

Try checking out Lightworks, which is a professional editing software for free. www.lwks.com

[@saralong1612]

Does Ryan use a mac or windows since my magic bullets is different. Or maybe its another version?

[@Dhujdic]

Any thoughts / suggestions for diffusing basic clamp lights?

[@TechManYeah]

awesome video. Thx so much

[@JTKdigital]

Happy Birthday Emily! 2:02

[@VikramVetrivel1]

Was there something wrong with the key-ing process? The green edges are very apparent in this video.

[@Opocor]

Hi Ryan! What is name of that song in 1:16? And where is possible to download it? Thanks so much! JK

[@donaldkwek2749]

Ryan, use NeatVideo Denoiser and make a review of that sweet plugin!

[@MichaelSchofieldFilmmaker]

Can u do a review of the HitFilm plugins?

[@TheBackstreetNets]

Hi, any tips on becoming popular on You Tube?

[@speedracer940]

that awkward moment when portal combat was shot in his earlobes

[@Tenchy]

Hi Ryan! I rewatched the video where you did the slow motion gun shot because I wanted to try doing it. But I only have a prop pistol that has no drawback (if that's what it's called). I was wondering if you would be able to make a video showing how you could fake a slow motion gunshot drawback included. It would be really helpful! - The Original Gamer

[@Tenchy]

Apparently it's not drawback but I meant when the top part of the gun (slider thing) moves back when shot

[@gownerjones2]

I know you didn't ask me, but I think that would be pretty difficult. You'd have to track an animated CG pistol into your actors hand, then mask out the part where the actor's fingers are in front of the gun. I think it would be more practical to just buy a prop pistol that has that capability. There are some really cheap airsoft guns out there that can do the job. Just be sure to not walk around outside with them since they look pretty real.

[@Tenchy]

HOLyP | Gaming thanks for the help :)

[@Tenchy]

***** same with you thanks I'll have a look at it and see if I can do something with it.

[@Tenchy]

***** same with you thanks I'll have a look at it and see if I can do something with it.

[@djtoman6875]

Great tips, plus the added uncomfortable experience of looking straight through someone's earlobes.

[@rustyshutterfilms]

Was that country-esque music in your Sound pack??

[@gownerjones2]

What's the music from the test shots at 2:18 ?

[@deadguynumbr6]

Maybe something from their music pack?

[@gownerjones2]

deadguynumbr6 I looked through it and couldn't find it.

[@TheJericho1777]

HOLyP | Gaming whaaat is it?

[@PizziFilms]

I'm wondering the same thing. I really like it and want to use something like that.

[@lordskull70]

It's an awesome song!

[@TheMadHatter421]

I love you Guys keep up the good work :)

[@TedKutina716]

Ryan! I was considering getting Magic Bullet Looks for my post production goodness, but I am very low budget with many things I do. Is it worth spending the money on the software or would other things be more important? (otherwise I just use Sony Vegas to color everything)

[@BrettCWX]

Are you kidding? DaVinci Resolve Lite, it's free...

[@samuil5]

BrettCWX yeah if your computer can run it.

[@BrettCWX]

I Have a Macbook Pro Retina 13inch with no GPU and I run it just fine. I didn't even notice that it was taxing.

[@samuil5]

BrettCWX depends on many things, and the graphics card. I have a pc intel i7 12 gb ram and plenty hard drive space however i have the worlds shittiest graphic card, and i cant run davinci.

[@davidhurd99]

With DaVinci Resolve, you can work with the best...and it's a free download.

[@andrewc.5425]

Hey Ryan, what are some good free alternatives to After Effects? Thanks!

[@TheGallifrey123]

I'd love to know how you lighted i.e position of the lights for the shower curtain and grading shot :P

[@tulipsmeller]

Hey Ryan, could you do a review on the Laing P-04 carbon fiber stabilizer?

[@frankmoon5826]

I wish you would lable each episode with a number like episode 100 101 102 and so on, I must of missed your last weeks episode about how to build that lighting if I had numbered episodes to go off I wouldn't be missing out, just a thought. I so much want to be on your show, and since Tim is in Texas for this episode do I see a Bloodtober teaser with Tim.

[@paulocone1963]

You could always get email notifications for the channel.

[@kino_verite]

What's the music at 2:18?

[@tahu1493]

Dang, after watching Film Riot in 1080 I cant watch it in any less resolution!

[@PetePete1]

I couldn't stop laughing at 3:21!

[@Lupo2punto0]

The packs titles are hilarious...