Mastering Composition + Cinematography with Will Smith

Framing and Composition, rule of thirds, headroom, Leadroom etc.
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[@KarimaKadaoui]

It took me 10 mins into the video to realize that the Will Smith you met on the Toys R Us store is that figurine...

[@yeaboi55]

Karima Kadaoui it took me reading your comment...

[@chewyihong698]

Now only I get it... I'm slow...

[@curiousenzo485]

HAHAHAha Karima je suis morte de rire

[@cineblazer]

18 mins for me

[@awesomecat42]

I though the action figure was a ruse and that the real Will would pop up at the end and say something along the lines of "What the heck do you think you're doing?" Alas, I was to be disappointed.

[@D4Darious]

Thanks for your patience. These vids take awhile. Oh and I meant George Miller, not Romero. Name Flub. #Booya

[@lorenzschafer6319]

D4Darious It was definitly worth waiting! I think its actually better to do big episodes which dont consist of somebody saying "it depends" 50% of the Time! I actually learned the most from the one shot where u broke the rule by pushing back the figure! I often had the Problem, that my picture was "unbalanced" and didnt know how to fix it! Awsome work! Greatings from Germany

[@meg-k-waldren]

D4Darious no sweat. heck, I'm not into the cinematography or directing side of film and still I can't turn away when I see your composition videos etc. awesome work dude. even inspiring. certainly appreciated is putting it mildly.

[@minhaj_khan]

D4Darious Thanks a ton for doing this!! :D

[@The3rdGunman]

Night of The Fury Road

[@dylannolan7454]

I like your videos.

[@blearbenin]

I never watch 20min videos without skipping but...you know...quality content

[@bhaskarmajumdar932]

BlearRocks

[@EazzyZer0]

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[@isaochy4197]

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[@TheGuitlicker]

I feel like I just completed my first semester in film school. Grateful that you shared this my dude.

[@HoodVlogs]

The amount of information you put in your videos is insane. Learning a lot from you. Thank you.

[@Crainiac0_0]

and doing it all while being funny takes talent

[@leocelente]

One of (if not the best) tutorial I've ever seen on framing

[@robertburks2126]

Framing, because his "glasses" has no..... anything in them?!!! JUST FRAMES?!!!

[@welshsteve2009]

Leonardo Celente Agreed!

[@kofibabone725]

Maybe at this point, you might wanna keep Will Smith's name out your mouth. 😂🤣😂🤣💀😭

[@daidipyamane]

I was legit only scrolling through the comments to see if anyone made a will joke 😂

[@alisamarhusain6341]

I was SOOOO expecting Will Smith to actually show up...that would've been great... Good work though

[@D4Darious]

I wish I had the real Will too lol. That would have been hilarious.

[@KarimHosein]

I watched the video all the way through waiting for his cameo! (The only reason I watched the video all the way through) ;-) :-D :-) jk

[@jeffrelynn]

It was hilarious that you didn't too. The kids will be waiting for it just like I was. Hook, line, sinker.

[@GusDaCosta]

My favorite video here, must’ve watched it 10 times already, make it 11, gonna watch it again.

[@ghaith9421]

4:05 Rule of thirds 7:33 Central framing 8:30 look space/looking room 9:02 short sighting 10:37 head room 11:45 leading line 12:06 Repetition 12:33 Golden ratio 13:23 Balance 14:08 frame without frame 14:26 Anticipatory framing ********************************* 14:58 short film ( examplify what he talked about) 18:46 Rule braking 19:01 last thoughts

[@ghaith9421]

4:05 Rule of Thirds 7:33 Central Framing 8:30 Look Space 9:00 Short Sighting 10:36 Head Room 11:45 Leading Lines 12:06 Repetition 12:33 Golden Ratio 13:22 Balance 13:55 Contrast 14:08 Frame within a Frame 14:26 Anticipatory Framing 18:15 Overview

[@ellabug6322]

i love you for this oh my god

[@brokenstudiotv]

I'd rather watch your channel videos on a loop than go to a Film School.

[@jdchatelain222]

After going ta film school in a diff town, this totally quacks like a USC or Chapman schools films finals class project,lol. Well done!

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only because you don't have money.

[@lagod63]

Broken I’ve got to watch this for a film class

[@writtentruthproductions]

Actually though

[@rahulraheja6919]

Can you do an episode on colour grading

[@thruwaycircus2532]

this^^^

[@Hotshot2414]

There are so, so sooooo many videos on Colour Grading by a lot of KZbinrs out there! Just search it up mate. Darious focuses his content more on narrative and linked cineatography-wise aspects of film.

[@thruwaycircus2532]

Alex Anders I understand that completely now that you bring my attention to it, but it'd still be super cool to hear his unique spin on the topic.

[@Hotshot2414]

Ahh I see what you mean. Now that I think about it, it would be interesting to hear his opinion on the topic. The thing about colour grading (in my eyes) is that it acts as a support to what we see. I.e. it plays a role similar to set design and or lighting - it can at times help us identify a mood for the scene and the context of situations characters are in. I've noticed a big spike in people interested in colour grading taking a focus towards the aesthetic aspects of colour grading as oppose to its narrative support, which is fine if say you're doing cinematography for most things other than narrative films, but if story is the main purpose, it is nowhere near being an extreme necessity. If say you're trying to evoke a feeling, change the colours to do that, but don't lose sight of the narrative.

[@YoloMonstaaa]

color grading Murica! 🇺🇸

[@DNModels]

Very useful! And entertaining! Thank you D4!

[@D4Darious]

I'm glad you dug it Mitko. Thanks for commenting!

[@davidsitko246]

I have been showing this video to my middle school yearbook/video students for two years. Awesome content

[@goingtobeok]

I dropped out of Film school to happily watch awesome tutorials like this. Oh man, I made the right move and thank you SO much for being one of my favorite teachers.

[@thereliablesource7938]

You should be the cinematographer for GI Jane 2!

[@drummerdonniedotcom]

Awesome. 4 years of film school sangwiched (colloquialism) into 20 minutes. Thank. You!

[@flipfilms1759]

Donnie Frank 😂👍

[@-emiltube1011]

Must of taken ages to make this. Really appreciate it! Learned a lot!

[@FindTheModel]

At 6:31 you discuss the rule of thirds not being adhered to, but it is. The rule also splits in colours and densities, "guy on the subway" works because you have three distinct densities (in a fan, split from bottom left corner to right: Medium, light, then dark on the hoody, background lady and window)

[@TaliShlafer]

DUDE, I watched this video a few days ago and it is totally changing the way I look at the world. I watched Incredibles 2 last night and I couldn't stop geeking out about things like symmetry, framing, leading lines, and center framing. It made me appreciate the style that much more :) Thank you for making this!

[@Bubblegummonsters]

Brilliant presentation and explanations, this must have taken a long time to put together! I think this is the best video I've seen in explaining the rule of thirds and composition in general. Keep up the great work

[@thenerdherdforum]

Just found out about your channel, immediately subscribed!

[@AerialLensVideo]

D4Darious, you are World Class in every way. You make KZbin worthwhile.

[@EricaRodriguez12]

Whoa! Man, you really rocked this. Showing examples and then doing and then showing again. You're a great teacher.

[@emilwestgaardhenriksen1715]

Using Boondock Saints as reference and then using the rule of thumb to put the rule of thirds in perspective is a hidden gem of this episode 😁

[@HaotoAnimeOnPiano]

4:05 Rule of Thirds 7:33 Central Framing 8:30 Look Space 9:00 Short Sighting 10:36 Head Room 11:45 Leading Lines 12:06 Repetition 12:33 Golden Ratio 13:22 Balance 13:55 Contrast 14:08 Frame within a Frame 14:26 Anticipatory Framing 18:15 Overview

[@_Natalia24]

thank you

[@thejaministro]

Thanks Darius! We really appreciate your awesome and entertaining tutorial videos. I learned alot from you. Your an inspiration.

[@MultiSciGeek]

Could you please please make a video on transitions and cuts?

[@stefanjobe5369]

yea upvote

[@ACasualTrevor]

Did he make one?

[@elisosu408]

thanks for your time. you have made me understand filming very well . thanks a lot

[@Trexrush1]

I was shown this video in school today (A/V high school course) and that means you did something right. Great job on the tutorial too, it is well presented!

[@adamvykouk3469]

I´m a simple man, I hear golden ration mentioned, I upvote.

[@D4Darious]

Way to keep it simple Adam. I like that ;)

[@idab2605]

Where have you been all my life?

[@AaronArao]

you're a genius my guy! love your teaching, thank you!

[@jeffreydahm2754]

You are brilliant at making information easy to understand and entertaining. Well done.

[@thepresence2095]

By far the best filmmaking channel on youtube

[@otterspoolstudios]

"Is this clickbait?" was the question I came into this with. 20 minutes later I had my answer. No - it's a huge amount of well-organised content delivered with enthusiasm, energy and most of all, fun. Outstanding job! ;-)

[@tayqrow3098]

@D4Darious Can you review the short film "King Candy" by ralphthemoviemaker? I would like to see you review it!

[@D4Darious]

I haven't seen it yet. I'll have to check it out.

[@PauseFilms]

PFSrainer great suggestion since it's a longer short and very different then anything he's reviewed before.

[@ryle1858]

D4Darious It's a really good film, Ralph knows what he's doing

[@thisistheendpt2]

8:15 - "George Romero made MAD MAX" Try George Miller.

[@cdmitch3615]

Super great stuff...much of this I have read about over the years but never so well explained as seeing your video. I can use all of it in my photography and also my drone videos. I basically just went to abbreviated "film/photography school" except now I need to "practice, practice, practice" and put all of this into my work (hobby actually). Oh yea...I subscribed! Keep up the good work young man.

[@dreamweaverdruid]

Super late to the party, but I've been studying composition for a stupid long time and no one quite simplified it as well as you have here. Thank you so much for all the work you put into this! 🥰🥰

[@RedactedEarth]

My college professor basically uses your videos as his lectures lol we have to write like a page for every vid you put out!

[@mechnader]

I was wating for the real will smith to appear in the last minute :-/ good job !!

[@jonl0711]

The beauty of this video is that it applies to still photography as well. One of most entertaining videos I've watched on a technical subject. Believe it or not I was waiting to see if Will was going to make a guest appearance. Kept that suspense going all the way ... great work.

[@madiko]

Me too :-)))

[@hannahhedrick1022]

This was the most informative film video I've ever seen. Thank you, thank you, THANK YOU for providing quality content for all of us self-learners!

[@icvideoservices]

Watched this most of the way through and kept thinking "But Mr Robot". Then Boom. Explained. Love it.

[@youthloc6544]

I don't comment much, but you sir are an extremely intelligent individual. Thank you so much for sharing amazing tips while keeping it extremely entertaining (a rarity). i have paid a lot more for informational tutorials with half the content you provided.

[@jimb1453]

Agreed, packed, to the point and entertaining! "paid a lot more..." what is a lot more than Free? lol

[@mguerra79]

Impressive work. Only seen this video but subscribed! Keep it up! Send my regards to Will! :D

[@D4Darious]

Thanks for watching M79 ;)

[@mguerra79]

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[@JohnDoeL337]

same story here, subbed just because of this vid & I'm sure I can learn some stuff from you 1. liked the way you speak, to the point, without any stutter (& good that you edited it out in case you did :) 2. loved the background music 3. nice composition! ^-^

[@WeeklyTubeShow2]

You said George Romero instead of George Miller, but I bought that because the rest of the video is so on point. Just say you did it on purpose.

[@Sifu628]

Darius, dude, you're talented and communicate very effectively.

[@yakster87]

I am in the process of shooting a student film right now and greatly appreciate this simple and clever video you put together. Great examples, lighting, and flow. I also laughed out loud at your DMX moment. HAHA, SO GREAT! Thanks man!

[@mrcupofcoffee]

Love the episode... As a photographer I appreciate how clean and simple your composition explanations were. Kind of poetic to have the ad for Natalie Portman's masterclass before your clip then Ron Howard's masterclass after

[@JaysCashVault]

Man I am extremely hurt I didn’t find your channel a long time ago, I have been watching a good amount of your videos recently and all I have to say is THANK YOU honestly your videos has helped me get re inspired after almost giving up. Keep up the great work bro

[@SteveBedford423]

Great Tips Bro Love the energy you give it plus the examples

[@NerdAffiliated]

Dude, this is probably the most informative video I’ve ever seen. Thank you so much!

[@ramigraphy6352]

Excellent video explaining the boring rules in a good way , specially for people like me who can't just set and listen to someone explaining points , rules,,,, blablabla

[@dhruvaprasaddevara1967]

That genuinely made me laugh several times. Funnier than most comedies out there today. Good way to learn.

[@simoncampos7382]

your version of click bait? hahaha

[@UninexusInc]

Total clickbait...

[@VictorValencia]

He technically didn't lie, that is will smith

[@jas_bataille]

I wouldn't call this click-bait. This is one excellent video, and it was a funny way to target attention.

[@LevCallahan]

Concerning the lead room rule: I find that breaking this rule is helpful when desiring to create a purposefully tension-filled situation, or at least a general uneasiness to be felt by the audience about the character, or character situation. I've used it a couple of times with some good results, and have seen it employed by a few filmmakers. Can't think of multiple examples off the top of my head, but I do remember it being used multiple times in "House of Cards" to great effect, especially in character development scenes with Frank when he's in a tight situation, and doesn't know how to deal with something initially.

[@tomoialacristian8218]

Who knew the rules and stil watched all of it? :) especially that final part. Great channel man!

[@SamirWasi]

Thank you for this! I actually used the rule of third in my cinematic drone video! Crazy how one can inprove by just watching 1video

[@ScreenSiegeFilms]

Ex Machina is one of my favorite modern examples of following the basic composition rules, and it shows that you can get great results without breaking any rules!

[@iamlevik]

I guarantee you mate, if you reach like 500k or 1mil. If he notices you, he'll truly come to do an episode with you. Great content! Keep up the good work!

[@thedronetravelers]

You should know, when I grow up, I want to be as skilled as you. Pardon the weird comment, but bravo. Great work as always and I’m just digging into your channel.

[@You-Tuber2024]

Bro. Your content is very easy to watch and really informative. I’ve learnt a lot in this video. Thank you!

[@christiantrainingfellowshi3539]

Thank you! I could not stop watching and I learned A LOT. Thank you !! Great video you are very, very good!

[@PersianMonkeyStudios]

New favorite youtuber.

[@walnutsquadproductions3753]

HEY D4D!! Super helpful vid! We just uploaded a new Short film! We'd love some feedback on it! It's a comedy about a day in the life of a dog walker! Any advice helps!

[@TimoKanal]

Where did you get that amazing blue "smear" font from, or how did you make it?

[@philliplanos]

Dude. Im glad I ran across you rvideos now as opposed to never. How the heavens did I not hear about you until now. Thanks for sharing your knowledge.

[@kimburdon9881]

Pretty much the best KZbin training video ever seen

[@cleoharding]

amazing, love your videos binge watching them all! so inspiring and informative- u really know ur shit

[@hufsa1607]

the click bate here is so good, I'm in awe

[@JohnDoeL337]

and how he played with us and amused us so as not to bring all the hate of youtube onto his channel...

[@StephenHildreth]

I always thought it was short siding, instead of sighting?

[@antaviojohnson]

Incredibly creative and informal. Thank you

[@knowtheself77]

Best video on KZbin about composition

[@pnutdraws]

*GETTIN JIGGY WITH IT*

[@vallabhravan]

hey hey Darious! you jst covered all the points and techniques.. too much informative thanks! as always 😊

[@D4Darious]

Glad you found this useful VAllabh!

[@TheZGALa]

Darious! Man! Thank you for all the GReat content! Your channel is exactly what I needed right now. You rock.

[@Jennyshalfmusic]

Your other video told me two watch 3 videos on composition and framing. Wack that in to KZbin and there you. Touché!

[@ColbyRobison]

This was the first video I ever watched to learn filmmaking 4 years ago (As of writing this) I'm a filmmaker now

[@jaeleefilms]

The “look space” rule of thumb really helped me man, I kept short sighting my subject in shots. This is really helping me improve my gimbal shots, thanks 🙏🏼

[@nikolas7786]

Impressive, watched it two times in a row :D

[@Tanglangfa]

Thank you for these vids! I make short training films for the psych hospital where I work. Your vids are so helpful to make my work more interesting! Is this right: The shot with you and Will seems like two framed shots with the door separating the two frames. The dark door pushes the eye to the light space where the actors are on either side. I especially like how you use a brief cutaway shot where you say and show the title for the next section. It’s a small detail that makes your channel much more interesting to watch.

[@MrRnBHittzville]

Brah..so Ive been in the beginning process of starting my vlog. I dont give much props to individuals as people would like, but I definitely dig your vision. I looked down to see what type of camera you use. And BAM! I was shocked to see you randomly use the same one I bought like 3 weeks ago. The choice of such a random canon 60d. Not 70d or 80d but 60d! Lol motivates me even more after my purchase.

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i love your style and ur content and the energy. keep it up! -rob from southend, essex, england,

[@homemakingwithdenise]

This video was so cool. And you are hilarious. Thank you so for these much needed tips.

[@MisterWestbam]

I know about 1/3th rule... and keep on forgetting it. Just typing this to remind myself... again.. and again... thnx for the video.

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Just found your channel- this stuff is brilliant... subbed with the notification bell on.. This video is a year old and It is the best thing I have seen on youtube in months..

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this was so interesting i didn't realize this video was 20 minutes ..... I NEVER WATCH 20 minute KZbin videos... instant sub and like. Keep doing your thing my kind sir

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I still use the Canon 60D, though the 70D is next. You get some amazing shots out of your cam! Thanks for sharing your info!

[@PixemWeb]

Awesome video man, your presentation style is on point. I have lot's to learn.

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Wow we both can count!!!

[@thecultureuniversity977]

"I ran in to Will in the toy store"...Brilliant

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Thanks a lot for everything you are doing for us ...

[@ThatMendezGuy]

Subbed! I literally learned more from you than any teacher before!

[@joshtheintrovert7928]

This is one of my favorites! The audio is so good!!!

[@lalao5558]

THIS VIDEO IS SOOOOO HELPFUL!!!

[@EverydayBK]

Thank you for this Darious! You're an excellent teacher.

[@LeleMkhize]

This is totally unrelated but your back pack is cute :) . You made me go back to my own videos to check how many times I've butchered the rule *I'm ashamed* . Thanks for dropping such rich knowledge. On days you are feeling meh please be encouraged you're doing so much for people like myself WHO 👏 KNOW 👏 NOTHING👏. Thank you :)