The Problem Solving Of Filming Everything In One Shot

[@logannelson9989]

Leave it to a cinematographer to create a professional Squarespace ad for his KZbin video haha. Best Squarespace ad I've seen. Such a cool breakdown on the insurance commercial too. I think a lot of people are curious what sets look like and all the ins/outs on a shoot day!

[@MrOtemar]

yeah, i want a breakdown of Squarespace ad too

[@bbrunorocha]

@@MrOtemar he did, watch the whole video :)

[@EpicLightMedia]

This video was great! It’s true that a cinematographers main work happens in pre production! I love the problem solving you talked about…. A cinematographer is basically a creative problem solver.

[@alexbadeau5027]

Thanks for introducing us to Lewis !

[@_nicolasduenas]

Dude your channels SUCKS

[@JoaoSilva22222]

@@_nicolasduenas hahah sucks how?

[@_nicolasduenas]

@@JoaoSilva22222 it Dosent lol, it's a joke that they have. Don't subscribe to this channel!

[@Gleebi]

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[@kozykev]

People don't understand the amount of work that goes into 20 second commercial, thank you for making this!

[@Codywpreston]

That squarespace ad break tho - absolute fire.

[@rogrdotnet]

I normally skip the squarespace ads, but that one was great!

[@ehfilmandvideo]

Never been so grateful for an ad read, that breakdown at the end was so nice. Always incredibly grateful for your content

[@barrycook6603]

I really appreciate your practical, “no ego” approach to these videos. Thank you!

[@TeipelFilms]

"Sometimes I just mess around with the white balance on set" - good advice for beginners that shoot with entry level cameras using highly compressed codecs and 8 bit color :D

[@samuelock]

Might be worth looking into the Dedolights with Parallel Beam Intensifiers. The intensifiers multiply the intensity of the lights three to five times unlike the spotlight mounts for Aputure, which lessen the intensity. Since you already use CRLS, the only thing you would’ve needed for that setup with the 600d is a more powerful beam. Dedos might be your solution.

[@lewispotts]

Thanks for the tip! Will have a look into it

[@alexander.starbuck]

Sam has a great suggestion. If you're into purchasing something of your own, their DLH400 units with a parallel beam intensifier are a great option. It is essentially a very small hmi, whose beam intensity can be increased by about 5 times 😳. If however, you're into replacing your 18K's, then you probably need a PaniBeam unit (very large, heavy and expensive)

[@daniel.lopresti]

How would one of those compare to a source-4 ellipsoidal with a joker 400 in the back? Not used the jokers before but that combination ("jo-leko") seems to be quite common on film sets in the US at least.

[@guseppe6934]

The best Squarespace ad I have ever seen among so many.....

[@BryantBuralTV]

Love the way you did the sponsored ad in this one. Please keep doing those. It's truly inspiring and an amazing showmanship of good cinematography with a minimal setup!

[@Chickenatron]

There are so many youtubers who wank on about different filming techniques without any validation they know what they're talking about. You are different because you are the real deal!

[@YeahWhiplash]

I legit skipped past the ad and then went back and watched it after I saw you had a BTS segment for it... bravo amazing work once again, one of the best resources for cinematographers on youtube!

[@husamal-deen4787]

Best squarespace ad I’ve ever seen

[@honest_noise]

Best channel on youtube right now.

[@TyCottle]

Dude I got so happy when I saw the ad, ya made it man

[@benrogersfilm]

So cool to see how you problem solve - - Square space ad was amazing - - so happy you did a lighting breakdown of it !

[@naeemashaari]

dude, the squarespace ads.. you nailed it!

[@theodore.rollet]

The ad break was better than the actual house ad 😂

[@lewispotts]

Haha!

[@aerozg]

Thank you so much for sharing all this information, for free!

[@arnavshah1671]

I have been following Lewis since his first video and I love him. He’s the best out there. I learn more from him than my film school

[@sk8mcbang]

Not only a great video but even a great ad that I watched all the way through cause it looked so good

[@jarradsengAU]

these are really great man, well done

[@scottmorgason]

Love it! To me, the Wind added a natural organic component as if she was feeling new and "refreshed" after the purchase. Thanks again!

[@alejandropargaa]

that has got to be the most moody/aesthetic Squarspace ad haha. Loved it! I also loved that you did a lighting breakdown on how you shot the ad. Loved the whole video, great information!

[@amjadahmed7909]

My favorite cinematographer

[@25mrkeys]

Some people don’t realize how much work this actually is and why is cost so much. Amazing job 💯💯💯👏🏽

[@SohailAhmad-wp3dn]

I really love your content, thanks man

[@NOOOOOOOOOOOO00OOOOOOOOOOOOOO0]

Amazing video Lewis!

[@alexbadeau5027]

I truly appreciate your content. I feel a lot more confidence with projects moving forward. Much respect !

[@lewispotts]

🙌

[@PhantomFilmAustralia]

At 53 seconds in, when I saw the canopy, camera, and dolly tracks, I subscribed. Looking forward to watching your back catalogue and seeing what else you have in store for the future.

[@krawieck]

"your logo here" popping up with the whip sound effect is very funny

[@BoyBlessing]

Haha the end! I was so curious how you shot the squarespace ad and you put it in at the end

[@adambobroy7682]

The way you explained this was amazing. Props to you. One mighty talented individual that I for sure look up to

[@ShawnPBruce]

This is why I love photo and video work. I love the problem solving.

[@EmileModesitt]

I was already psyched on the content of this video, then you put the cherry on top with the quick lighting breakdown of the Squarespace ad. So cool, thank you! Sidenote: seems like another solution to lighting the "indoor" part of the commercial would have been diffusion ABOVE the actress and fake wall rather than the blackout curtain? Since you already had the giant LED panel there sort of doing the same thing (but less powerful).

[@TwaynePereira]

Love your insights. But can we appreciate the lighting on the talking head. SOFHOB goodness!

[@edwardcrockett]

Genuinely the most helpful and inspiring videos out there right now

[@FreeLancerdu29]

Lewis is the kind of guy where you can enjoy watching the ad and the bonus ad making of. Good job, it's always interesting to see the path of the creative process.

[@Souchoroukof]

You have to be one of my favorite filmmaking channels on youtube at the moment. So much nights about the industry we love🙏🙌

[@renemullersongs]

Really good content about one shot, but that squarespace ad looks amazing! You could make a light breakdown of it

[@GlenReed]

Great stuff!! Thanks for sharing the BTS of the squarespace ad, love the look!!

[@Colmkeating15]

Really love your channel. Learn something with each video and it’s useful tricks for real life rather than the cheap tricks you usually see on KZbin. Hope you keep it up. Nice to see you got a sponsor.

[@Carsonous]

Absolutely incredible. Your style is so raw and inspiring! Thank you

[@DustinBairdsolo]

Dude! You are killing me! I discovered your channel and have binge watched half of it in the last 24 hrs. Your info is soooo good and your presentation and personality keeps my ADHD brain fully engaged. If you cant tell, I’m already a big fan. Haha

[@johnbollen2717]

always great!

[@JacobVossFilms]

Dang you even broke down the Squarespace ad! That’s awesome, I was actually wondering what your setups were while watching so glad to see that too!

[@everydaylifefilms]

Squarespace ad + BTS + colourgrading steps? That was cool! Thanks for sharing.

[@MateoToro]

love that mark maggiori print in the back and best squarespace ad ive seen on KZbin and ive seen a ton of them lol

[@lewispotts]

Eyy I thought someone might recognize that!

[@derekjcooper]

cmotion Cinefade and do away with the big HUGE black tenting?

[@FeelGoodEnt11]

Bro this is so lovely, I thoroughly enjoy theses videos and your ads 😂

[@Twisted_Sound]

It's amazing how high quality your videos are. Best channel about cinematography out there. Well done!

[@Ben_Ramirez19]

Also, when creatively problem solving, you need collaboration because someone may have more experience in a certain area than you and could give you helpful advice, and another reason is because other people even with the same experience as yourself may be slightly more knowledgeable about a certain problem and could help as well

[@SanczykLucas]

Really appreciate this type of content. Thanks Lewis!

[@oniriscope]

Thanks for sharing so much on the making of!

[@awesomelord98]

Brilliant breakdown! So useful to hear about all the little details

[@markbelden241]

Thanks for putting this out!!!! I love watching your break downs. Very helpful

[@luisacosta4393]

Best add I’ve ever seen. If people took their time to shoot ads like this one, I’d watch them. Quick question, I’m new to filmmaking. What was your take when you shot yourself with a lot of overhead space. You’re obviously an excellent filmmaker. What were you going for? I’ve heard that when cinematographers use a lot of overhead space when filming a person, is to make them seem little/down ect. Would love to hear your take on it. Trying to learn everything I can

[@lewispotts]

Thanks man. A combination of getting that picture in the shot, and just doing some interesting framing

[@innatemusic]

I love this channel.

[@xiaoyangjin2655]

Maybe try using the fresnel attachment instead of projector head that will significantly cut down the output the light.

[@davidswanson5669]

Is there any practical way of cutting the wind, if say you had the budget to do so? I mean short of building an actual 200ft wide x 100ft tall wall or building.

[@SamirYasif1]

I have one big question, since the edge wall of garage scene didn't show up in frame, why you didn't make it full with white diffuser so there would be no hard work of exposing in darker garage scene? We just apply the door sliding men and the woman in front of the sliding door with big soft diffuser either with sun or some light. I wonder the why or thought process.

[@CoronadoBaptistEP]

I love the unconventional symmetry in your talking head shots

[@BradyBessette]

Your videos are absolutely phenomenal. Can’t get enough of them honestly. Cheers

[@josefsaelzledop]

Great stuff as always

[@JurWiersema]

Great video!

[@jordan-willet]

Love the Mark Maggiori Print on your wall

[@BoyBlessing]

This just taught me so much man. Thank you. This channel is a gem. I appreciate you sharing the entire process. This is exactly the type of content I've been tryna find.

[@PaddyCartwright]

Love the lack of bullshit you bring Lewis. Straight up even just gives a 1 minute tutorial on how he lit the add love it! Also love the slash of light across your body for your pieces to camera SOFHOB for the win 🤙 Learning so much from you chief please keep it up

[@dna8269]

This channel will soon be the GOAT for cinematography

Thanks for the video and for sharing and congratulations for the channel! You have amazing content! But in this case I don't understand why the tent was needed. You could have uncovered the roof of the tent where the actress was and the problem with the lights would have been less.

[@edpr2244]

Nice Video. Just wondering why you didn't just use a silk for the side walls and a Half soft frost for the top instead of a duvitin? This way you would've have had soft and (semi hard light top) light all over the place and exposure would've been not so dramatic.

[@lewispotts]

Yeah man that's what I say in the second half of the video

[@thebunn]

Another banger! Thanks for sharing Lewis!

[@l0ok5ko0l]

Hey Lewis. Loving the look of your Squarespace ad! Do you have a breakdown on that?

[@ashley.caldwelldp]

This is such a good insight mate. Thanks for taking the time to put these together

[@uniworkhorse]

tfw we get a behind the scenes for an ad in a behind the scenes video. what a treat!

[@hristospiridonov444]

Can you please share a link with the mushroom antennas you are using on your Tedadek? Are they better thank the original ones? Thanks

[@Samrajphotograper]

THANKS FOR SHARING YOUR KNOWLEDGE 👏

[@adnankhanfilms6366]

Great one Lewis! Perhaps shooting in a later time of a day could work better to match exposure of white wall with less powerful lights. I am just bouncing my thoughts here.

[@lewispotts]

Yeah this was an option, we just didn't know how long it would take to get it right, it's not the kind of setup you do everyday! Haha, so we didn't want to risk only having a short window at the end of the day

[@bacnic]

We'll need breakdowns of your Squarespace ads too, they beautiful!😄

[@bacnic]

Spoke to soon😅 you would definitely win a Squarespace ads award if there was one

[@blainemarcano]

This video was such a pleasant experience. Thank you. Subbed.

[@tomoshteele]

pure gold! I enjoy your stuff a lot, thanks for the effort

[@EvanBadLuck]

That was insanely informative and cool to watch. I honestly love all your stuff mate. So absolutely beast of you to share with all of us. I was wondering If you could have solved all those issues inside the black cloth set up by simple cutting off a big portion of the top, replacing it with a full grid frame maybe. Perhaps do the same on the side and harvest the sun as much as possible. It would really have to be really carefully thought beforehand though, and of course ask production so you don't get yelled at for ruining a whole bunch of black cloth! 😂

[@wamsdr]

the video for squarespace in on another level

[@stepheninman5266]

Even the squarespace ad is awesome!

[@AndrewMurphyFilms]

I’m impressed by how well the 600D did against the midday sun! Love single take commercials! So much hidden work that goes into them!

[@pacinipablo2641]

Hey Lewis, practical breakdowns are much appreciated, learned quite a lot in your video, as always. Wondering, what was the time length of this commercial, day one of pre to last day of post ?

[@hemzaczekrafal]

what are those 2 trucks seen at 1:09 they seem like they would make perfect campers

[@Mateo_Bowie]

Hey Lewis, Can you include a link to all the lights you used in your Squarespace promo?

[@AbdulVid]

Wow I freaking loved your ad break!!

[@imanuelbolaman4410]

Can we talk about the ad break tho??? soooo good!!!

[@awkwardmax3499]

Hey Lewis, great video. When gaining permission from neighbors/residents do you offer to pay them or have you found most people are pretty easy to ask straight up?

[@PilipiHoops]

My mom said she was going to get me a6000, then you uploaded a vid. It can't get any better than this.

[@watchempty]

Amazing. Absolutely loved watching this.

[@lewispotts]

Thanks legend!

[@JordynDunseath]

“That’s it” haha, great work Lewis!

[@gerardneedham]

Best Squarespace ad ever

[@stayjustful]

Hey Lewis big fan of your work. What kind of dolly is that called and where do you rent them from. I want to use that for a music video

[@lewispotts]

I think it's a Chapman, you don't usually rent them as a single item, well not here in Australia anyway. The dolly grip owns them and they come with them

[@havennelson1301]

Could you make a video about your career and how you got to where you're at now?

[@andrii.pushkarov]

thanks for sharing, man.

[@Gleebi]

Would you recommend the red komodo as an A camera? It seems like you favour this camera over other options

[@lewispotts]

Yeah it's pretty great, I use it alot on jobs because I'm able to charge for it and it gets me a little extra money. But I still use other cameras from time to time too