Getting the A24 look in 3 mins

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0:00 How to get the A24 Look
1:00 #1 Secret to cinematic lighting
1:30 How we lit everything
2:30 the DUNE look
4:00 What filmmakers get wrong about cinematography
5:00 onset BTS
5:18 How to shoot a scene
6:00 Working with your girlfriend
6:30 Camera + Lenses
7:20 The Horror Film we Shot
8:10 Filming in ugly rooms
9:30 Lighting a living room
9:47 Cinematic Hack for everyone
10:42 The Scene we shot
10:50 Light VS no Light
11:05 Lighting for evening
13:27 Lighting a bathroom like A24
14:11 Lighting interior nighttime
15:00 What I’ve learned from TOP DPs
15:55 Small Footprint filmmaking
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[@GizemAvcisi]

Love your work Zach 🎊👏

[@velbovets]

Super encouraging! Thanks. Feeling so limited sometimes and your advice is just what I needed.

[@nick_pascoal]

These were really helpful and practical lighting tips, thank you!

[@Henchproductions]

I've been shooting the same way. Most shots it's practicals, an added light where needed, and a cube light. Works great.

[@theresemarkham9387]

Love this, your videos are so informative.

[@FatCat4X4]

Solid! Thanks for making this!

[@SWADEProductions]

Love this, I am needing more info on lighting for sure and I'll check out the lights too, I love that they are magnetic.

[@ZachRamelan]

They are really fantastic! Highly recommend

[@patrickseitisoseitiso4318]

You are so amazing bro. So inspiring, insightful and creative. I really enjoy your videos so much. Keep up the good work 👏👏👏👏👏👏

[@ZachRamelan]

Thank you so much! I’m stoked they can inspire

[@mattisx]

Awesome video Zach, thanks.

[@Blackout7369]

Beautiful work

[@GarcesBrosStudios]

awesome video Zach!

[@mottavisuals]

I love how this video inspires us to shoot, it just simplifies alot the process and makes you want to film something.

[@DreamsToRealityLLC]

Great video bro …. I love your style of film making

[@ATekFPV]

perfection is the enemy to completion, love that.

[@Lylantz]

Awesome video and quite insightful on how to optimize resourcefulness. Bless up

[@zanolitics]

This was very helpful man thank you! I can’t tell you how much stress your videos take away for my upcoming Production 1 short film for college less than 2 months away

[@ZachRamelan]

Awww man, that’s the best thing I could read!! thank you so much!!! I’m so happy this could help

[@ImNotAFilmmaker]

Beatiful work... Love the minimalistic approach, very inspiring.

[@ZachRamelan]

Yes you don’t need overwhelming set ups

[@ZachRamelan]

The best parts of the video: 0:00 How to get the A24 Look 1:00 #1 Secret to cinematic lighting 1:30 How we lit everything 2:30 the DUNE look 4:00 What filmmakers get wrong about cinematography 5:00 onset BTS 5:18 How to shoot a scene 6:00 Working with your girlfriend 6:30 Camera + Lenses 7:20 The Horror Film we Shot 8:10 Filming in ugly rooms 9:30 Lighting a living room 9:47 Cinematic Hack for everyone 10:42 The Scene we shot 10:50 Light VS no Light 11:05 Lighting for evening 13:27 Lighting a bathroom like A24 14:11 Lighting interior nighttime 15:00 What I’ve learned from TOP DPs 15:55 Small Footprint filmmaking

[@AugustDreams-ek3xo]

Wonderful job y'all. 👍🏽

[@KingdomFilms365]

awesome! and great voice Jackie!

[@Jackson_Scott]

Awesome video!

[@fillipelezo]

Nice moods you created with those little lights! 🔥

[@ZachRamelan]

They are fantastic! Highly recommended

[@judichristopher4604]

Another good thing to use as far as a huge BLACK Background... is Weed Carpet/material (I don't think this is the right name)... but what you would use to put down on the ground to keep the weeds from growing... it is Light and Cheap.

[@akinsa]

Excellent as always man...

[@ZachRamelan]

Thank you!!

[@MobileFilmmaking]

I learned a lot from this video, thanks

[@soocmedia]

Another awesome tip video:).

[@colemowery]

why not shoot at your base ISO, and then add grain in post? Film crews do everything they can to maximize dynamic range, and then get the look they want in post. You could've shot it at 800, or you could've shot at 12800 and then ND'd back down to the exposure you wanted.

[@colemowery]

@@Studio_234 you misunderstand…. If you wanna shoot something dark, you can stop down to t4 while you do your lighting, and then right before you shoot, you pull back out to t/2 (or you use nd, or monitor with a -2 lut, doesn’t matter). If you want to create dark imagery, more dramatic lighting, that’s great. Compose your shot that way, but shoot it in a way that keeps your shadow detail above the noise floor. Then you can at least preserve that shadow detail if you want to. That’s very different than shooting everything like a sitcom and relighting the film in post, or shooting on a green screen.

[@CartyCantDance]

@@colemoweryI don’t think he understands how to ETTR to reduce noise in post. And I also think he doesn’t understand just how much is done with VFX and color and everything else in post to make the “normal “ looking images we see in most movies these days. We need clean images as professionals, even shooting on film you want as little noise as possible.

[@jimmahbee]

I love your work you’re a genius

[@ZachRamelan]

Fair point! I’ll keep this in mind

[@Henchproductions]

Because in guerilla filming you don't have a crew and the option have adding a bunch of lights

[@danielsibaja8422]

hahaha "negative phill" - great video man, thanks

[@micahjohnlive]

I love your camera gear, any guid on how to build that?

[@surferriness]

03:21 these soft compression artifacts 🤩🤩

[@MrFaronheit]

These were the longest 3 minutes of my life

[@Imhotep397]

Dude! You need to make a music video with Jackie singing if you haven’t done that yet.

[@wexwuthor1776]

Zach: Let's figure out how to get the absolute most bang for your buck. Negative Phil: It'll never work.

[@ZachRamelan]

Bhahahahahahahahahaha my favourite comment yet! Negative Phil: no it’s not

[@MattAzzarello]

Negative Phil strikes again

[@TheBusinessDiscussion]

you da man

[@Christharp]

I prefer a flat sheet for neg fill instead of fitted but it gives a bit more NEON vibe

[@theomoilwa4052]

wow you are a genius

[@trav-elvis]

Good video 👍

[@SouthboundProduction]

What handle do you have on the DJI gimbal! I've been looking for one just like that to hold my monitor the exact way you are without needing to balance it on the camera itself which makes it look quite goofy.

[@klajd14]

the chemistry is 🥰

[@szabolaszlo]

Many thanks! :) What is the diffuser ?

[@steakboybirdbones5245]

"Getting the A24 Look in 3 min" Video Length: 19 min.

[@Tobirama_isHimju]

Where did you get that light stand for the small light?

[@heymrcody]

@14:12 this confirms your next short has to be a scene from les mis

[@VELVET462]

You used the FX3 but whats your opinion on the FX30 ? also good to achieve similiar things or is the APSC Sensor realy not that good in lower light situations?

[@Justrandomhobbies]

What is that gimbal you are using?

[@judichristopher4604]

"BRAVO Darling(s) BRAVO Of all of your videos Zach... THIS Video (so far) is the BEST... You have touched a piece of my soul... You are touching a lot of people's soul. Thank you and your Crew for all that you do.

[@dogzandglue9180]

Did I miss a link to your Ronin? Looks like a DJI Ronin SC but with an add-on for the LED monitor?

[@daldanus]

Name a more iconic duo than Zach and Jackie 💪

[@ZachRamelan]

Oh my god, Jacquie and I love this! Printing and putting it on our biceps as a connecting tattoo.

[@bmefilms6879]

man, you are dope!

[@ZachRamelan]

You’re dope!

[@benjamingentile1660]

Where was the red jumpsuit movie shot? It looks amazing!

[@ZachRamelan]

Hamilton Ontario!

[@SamTziotzios]

great footage you say you are shooting on the Sony FX3 in the video, but your gear below shows the Sony A7 iii as the main camera

[@MichaelDHead]

....why did you buy fitted sheets if you were just going to tear out the elastic? Why not just get flat sheets?

[@ZachRamelan]

Haha, they were at a bargain store for super cheap! I also didn’t know they were fitted lol

[@indefiniteopener]

The Amazon link for the small led isnt 😮working

[@EleazarGray]

what diffusion flag is that?

[@joepvanuden3913]

2:12 Very cheeky swearing but tucked away under the silence ;)

[@3kdiamond864]

I feel like they set a bit more different in vibes, if we were going with a more sad or depressed vibe and wanted the Molus light, probably shouldve toned it down a bit. I thinks its a tad bit too warm.

[@SalsaSoulsDanceCo]

haha and in your first shot you have like two stands to try and stretch the black fitted sheet, a c stand for the diffusion..., and you say not putting up so much stands and focusing on story... but in your favor, i really appreciate seeing how to do lighting as a solo operator... but still seems like you still need like 5 stands or more as a solo operator... to mount diffusion, bounce, neg, flag, etc... regardless of the size of the light...

[@epictiki]

Stories do be needing to be told 😂

[@arturwalczewski]

Sure, small LED as a top light 100% looks like Dune. Greg Fraser is propably scratching his head how you've managed to do that.

[@MstrDennis777]

You're doing great!!! Love your projects. If you have a chance to visit China, I'll be glad to cooperate with you!

[@mlegrand]

Affiliate link that white diffusion!

[@ryansulak]

a e s t h e t i c

[@tomaszbejnarowicz]

wheres link for backstage guy

[@ZachRamelan]

Just added Matt’s info!

[@MattAzzarello]

A gentleman and a scholar🙏

[@BruceLJurgens]

It's good but she needs a bit of eye light

[@gabi.cameraa]

Looks awesome! The only note I’d make is with the medium and close up of the first set up in the basement. I think adding a bounce board underneath her could bring some fill for her eyes, or add a second dimmed mc light for an eye light since we miss a lot of the emotion by not seeing her eyes at all. Awesome work and thank you for making solo shoots feel more accessible and achievable 🫶🏻

[@LKBL8]

Ouh, such noisy image from fx3 ... actually in the lights, not in the darks. How is that?

[@ryanangelstudio]

Sooooo goooooood!!! Can we be friends?!!! Geeezus!!

[@ZachRamelan]

We’re friends!

[@blahblahblah2243]

I disagree and would say you can't use a small light like this unless youre using a camera where you can crank the iso. This wouldn't give you enough output if you were shooting on an Alexa mini or a red and didn't want your image to fall apart.

[@Btouhy1]

Studios do not establish lighting and cinematic looks of a golem the director and cinematographer do and every project is different. If you see a similarity it’s by accident not design. No director or cinematographer would allow this.

[@Rogeras32]

yeah, my biggest gripe with such content is that people spin this narrative of a "studio look". FFS, this ain't Marvel, these are completely different movies shot by different crews, DOPs, directors...

[@jovi9918]

It's weird to say the "A24 look" when A24 is primarily a distributor and doesnt "make" those movies. EEEAaO which you showed at the start for example was just distributed by them. The "look" belongs to the actual directors and team. It's kind of crazy that you show the movie name and below it only attribute A24, who for most of these movies does nothing.

[@StefReviews]

thats what i'm saying. these idiotic "filmmakers" really think this is a thing. Karsten does this same shit. so ignorant... makes them look very uneducated...

[@SuperLarrythompson]

If you think a24 is about the way they look then you're not watching a 24 movies. Also, they don't have an established look. They typically look exactly how they should when it comes to their plot/story/location.

[@furkonige]

I don’t know but I like more the BTS than your final results, maybe you have to switch to the BTS camera, looks more sensitive to light

[@LionsMayRoar]

Get the A24 look in 3 minutes. 20 Minute video.

[@StefReviews]

jesus i hate when people say this. its like saying all magnolia movies have a certain look... or neon. or to even make your point even sillier, expand it to a major studio. doesn't work.

[@rtucci3643]

There is no one "A24 look", each film is conceived, directed and photographed in totally different conditions; countries, scripts, lighting style, camera angles, locations, color correction. It's a pretentious as sayin "learn how to paint as an impressionist in 3 min".

[@DIegoMoreno-bk5ro]

I know right, it's pretty demeaning.

[@JamieMorrisfigure8productions]

Shooting for coverage is the mark of a director who has no point view.

[@DanielEarl]

Bro looks like bargain bin Wolverine 😂

[@ritedits9967]

The concept of an A24 look is such bullshit. They just happen to work with filmmakers who have a strong visual style. Midsommar, The Lighthouse, Past Lives, Good Time, Talk to Me, Ex Machina, are all A24 movies and they couldnt look more different from each other.

[@drmtq.]

the vid is 19 mins

[@Lostinthemoors]

3 mins😂

[@crumblebee6728]

It’s not A24 bro, it’s the directors and the cinematographers. It’s so annoying how big of a pedestal A24 has been put on. They put out great movies, but they aren’t behind the fucking camera..

[@ZachRamelan]

Fair point! A24 like any company is the make up of their talent. That said, their films all have style, which is something many major companies are lacking

[@crumblebee6728]

@@ZachRamelan green knight looks totally different to talk to me which looks totally different to hereditary which looks totally different to the witch which looks totally different to the lighthouse which looks totally different to Midsommar - they have completely different visions behind the camera, different aesthetics, lighting, cameras, lenses - I mean the list is endless! The only thing uniting them is A24 - they are all very unique, individual visions in my opinion, even amongst the same directors

[@OliverHollingdale]

How can A24 have a look XD it's a company

[@ZachRamelan]

Haha, it’s the easiest way to say stylish cinematography that fits in a title lol

[@OliverHollingdale]

@@ZachRamelan I do forget at times, KZbin want short and sweet Titles to cater toward people with Tik Tok short attention spin custard Brains! XD

[@curtiswindover4564]

A24 look does not exist

[@thecapitalg]

Just a way to get clicks

[@DMRCapitalHill]

THANK YOU! It’s literally just people doing what they do

[@TheLastJesseJames]

LOVE YOUR WORK....but the title of this video is laughable. Get it in 3 minutes lol. it could take forever to set up those lights and flags that you set up for that basement scene. BADASSS by the way, but not in 3 minutes

[@Rogeras32]

I don't get it, you're showing different movies with different looks, there's no distinct "style" or LOOK of A24, a lot of mainstream movies or Netflix movies look exactly like that. The only suggestion in that case would be to shoot on set as close as possible to what you want to see in the end. It's not only lighting, it's the art department, stylists etc. There's not such thing as CINEMATIC look, ffs. It's a myth. Basic color-corrected film scan can be cinematic, Alexa footage can be cinematic, hell, take any Wes Anderson movie - is it not cinematic because it looks different? Also... The problem is that all the YT "cinematographers" forget one very important factor - TEXTURE. Why are you afraid to go all in with style? Film blur, bloom, grain, proper low key with very low black levels, color density. Okay, the grain is there, but it doesn't look like it belongs, because the image is too sharp. All the shot footage looks like a YT short film because of that, I'm sorry.

[@caleb9819]

Come ON man! Title says 3 minutes. Video should've been 3 minutes long too! Or at least 1st wrap around 3 minutes chapter and then deep dive if want to rant so desperately

[@ZachRamelan]

Interesting point! I’ll be sure to incorporate something like that in the next vid! Thanks for the idea

[@cloudiow]

Lol A24 style. A24 is a production comp. Just credit the director of Photographers man if you like their look it has nothing to do with A24...

[@spewter]

“…in 3 mins.” Makes a 20 min video 😂 Dude also doesn’t understand the meaning of aesthetic. Uses it like a schoolgirl on instagram

[@Bledder]

What the fuck is the A24 look? Jesus these “trendy” videos are getting out of control

[@SuperLarrythompson]

Heaven forbid you come up with your own look?

[@StefReviews]

there is no a24 look... this is a fallacy perpetuated by lazy student filmmakers who have decent equipment and no story

[@contentwh0re]

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