Poor Things Behind the Scenes - How Yorgos Lanthimos Made His Craziest Film Yet

[@luxi378]

Poor Things gives you that feeling that you crave as a film fan... being in the hands of someone who loves films. you can really feel that in every frame... Thank you as always for that behind the scenes look Studiobinder, mucho appreciato!

[@rohithk4659]

More like a cinematographers dream

[@CoconutJustice]

I knew absolutely nothing about this film going into it. I loved every minute of it! Congratulations to everyone involved in making this piece of art.

[@StudioBinder]

It was full of surprises, that's for sure.

[@sinshenlong]

I am floored Yorgos didnt storyboard or shotlist this masterpiece.

[@IGGYLDN]

Yes and no. They decided not to create storyboards as part of their approach-with the exception of some technically complex scenes that required more practical descriptions. Instead, they wrote down each shot, noted the angles and planned the route the camera would follow. They kept that as a guide, but every scene would eventually force them to rethink what they had previously decided on and adapt.

[@StudioBinder]

The vision is strong with Yorgos!

[@simplyrowen]

That shocked me too. It would feel chaotic to me to approach that way, and like I may miss some takes I’ll need later, or an angle (or poorly executed) by the time we get to cutting (I’ve been there).

[@Boncomics]

Yeah, VERNER HERTZOG called the use of storyboards "for cowards". TSUI HARK draws his own storyboards for epic martial arts fantasies like "JOURNEY TO THE WEST". You have to take your hat off to those who put in the work.

[@dianag6415]

I'm a cinematography student in my final year and I'm still inspired by your videos! :) i remember watching them when trying to be admitted to film uni. Thank you so much for all your videos.

[@paulb808]

A total masterpiece. I have no idea how Yorgos is going to top this.

[@andreabruson5558]

What a stunning film this is, the one you won't forget in a lifetime!

[@StudioBinder]

It's a stunner alright!

[@nelsonclub7722]

your expert analysis is nothing short of astounding - you can see the Oscar worthiness of Emma in spades here

[@StudioBinder]

Thanks! We put a lot into this one.

[@ehza]

Congratulations "Poor things" team, and congrats Emma

[@StudioBinder]

Congrats!

[@harpenfluit]

It was one of the best movies I ever watched in a cinema. Stunning. Thank you for this BTS.

[@cree8vision]

Great commentary for a film which just won best production and costume design, makeup/hair and of course best actress. Emma, you are amazing.

[@StudioBinder]

We were hoping it would win those awards! Every one of them was deserved.

[@AllThingsFilm1]

"Poor Things" is one of my favorite films of all time. I will definitely buy it when it comes online. And if I can get a DVD of the BTS that would be great.

[@StudioBinder]

It's a good one!

[@k1dn3mesis50]

I’m impressed this was made on only a budget of 35 million; I expected at least a hundred.

[@MatimoreAgain]

Mind boggling how it didn't get best cinematography.

[@StudioBinder]

It was one of our top picks but it picked up other well-deserved Oscars.

[@DoctorJammer]

The camera work wasn't that interesting to me, besides the fish eye & vignettes i guess. It was definitely production design and costuming that made the movie beautiful and visually unique. I mean the cinematography was great but Oppenheimer deserved the win.

[@user-oc6mr1jr6s]

Too much going on

[@NancyWestgate-gj7ev]

Agreed.

[@orcunnisli]

Thank you for the deconstruction of this amazing movie.

[@StudioBinder]

Our pleasure! Thanks for watching.

[@MicaRayan]

It is a fantastic production. So colorful, ethereal and surreal.

[@rubytheless]

they're too genius with this

[@StudioBinder]

They really went for it, didn't they?

[@meiji_apollo]

This channel is a treasure trove ❤ Thank you for the hard work

[@siddharthnath7917]

Brilliant film and brilliant video detailing all of it. I'm always impressed by filmmaking techniques and also Studiobinder's research and compilation of all this information. Thank you!

[@StudioBinder]

Thanks again!

[@libratula007]

If u know what u are making. You simply don’t need what is needed coz u have already mastered the masterpiece…

[@alejandrocardona3253]

What a brilliant analysis!

[@StudioBinder]

Thanks! It's easy when the topic is so interesting!

[@MwayiComfort]

This really deserves an Oscar❤

[@StudioBinder]

We really liked Poor Things so we were happy to see it win big.

[@y_fam_goeglyd]

Stunning cinematography. Had you not said who made it, I would have guessed at Terry Gilliam. I'm not very knowledgeable about film makers, but he's likely to go down this sort of road. At least it seems to me. This is a good thing IMHO! I'll keep an eye out for this!

[@StudioBinder]

There's an artistic kinship between Gilliam and Poor Things for sure.

[@tae4177]

This film is perfection

[@5PGroup101]

Excellent, UNIMAGINABLE output from all deprtments. BELLA GLORIFIED ! OSCARS JUSTIFIED !!

[@Eraserhead1995]

What a useful video! Thank you professionals

[@StudioBinder]

Glad it was helpful!

[@ufarkingicehole]

The cinematographer is a genius!

[@danielbarrero2815]

great video! thanks for making this.

[@StudioBinder]

Glad you liked it!

[@brendaprowse4534]

Thank you for this excellent video. It’s wonderful to know more about the technical side.

[@Hwachaaah]

that super 4mm cine is so cool

[@StudioBinder]

Very cool indeed.

[@Kurgutt]

That film was such a good watch, I loved it. Thanks for the behind the scenes : )

[@alejandrotarangolearns1969]

Robbie Ryan should've won the Oscar.

[@rayancedrichaddad1197]

Even if I didn't watch the Movie Poor Things (2024) in Cinema, this Video is very Inspiring to understand the creative process Yorgos Lanthimos used to make this Film one of the Best Films this year. Thousand Thanks StudioBinder for this Inspiring video.

[@StudioBinder]

The pleasure was ours.

[@tudorevans9306]

Old school film, lenses and lighting 🎉

[@kproductioncanada]

What a wonderful video! And what an awesome movie! Thanks for both :)

[@StudioBinder]

You're very welcome!

[@goflyent]

Epic job, guys!!! Everrrr ❤

[@StudioBinder]

Thanks for that!

[@o0NinjaNinja0o]

Beautiful film, beautiful video ❤

[@StudioBinder]

Thanks for saying so! We agree on the first part.

[@Humoyun7]

I must say that closing the video is a little bit of genuis work) Good luck, I like the way you explain movies

[@StudioBinder]

Thank you very much!

[@IagoAlmeidaI]

I love this type of videos, keep coming please

[@StudioBinder]

Will do! Any movie(s) in particular you'd like to see us cover?

[@IagoAlmeidaI]

Dune 2 would it be pretty amazing, thanks@@StudioBinder

[@matthewona]

amazing explanation. they didn’t talk about the amazing score :-(

[@pedroesteves3018]

great score too !!!

[@StudioBinder]

Loved the music!

[@Sobreversivo]

This series is great. Thank you!

[@StudioBinder]

Glad you enjoy it! What movie should we do next?

[@Sobreversivo]

@@StudioBinder If you could, the R-Rated version of Rebel Moon.

[@Boncomics]

6:12 LOLOLOLOL They need to hand out more awards to the rest of the cast.

[@Naughty-jq2gg]

Thank you🙏💕

[@ertertwert]

Fantastic video.

[@StudioBinder]

Thank you very much!

[@PradeepYalamanchili-z8l]

Very nice thought provoking movie

[@cledosliop4175]

Please make more videos like this. Valuable content. 👍🏻

[@StudioBinder]

Thank you! Will do! What movies should we cover?

[@Deadite1982]

I looved this film. I really did. It's the kind of film we used to get from the likes of the Arrows or Gilliam.

[@Deadite1982]

*Archers

[@allzverev]

perfect explaination 🙏🏻

[@AndrewMiles-o9w]

Great video! Would you consider making a video on all the duties that are specific to a director?

[@StudioBinder]

Great suggestion! It would have to be a whole series though. We'll think about it ;)

[@pomskylifenova7344]

Amazing vid

[@saedkhazae]

Hello Thanks for the video Please upload English subtitles ❤

[@StudioBinder]

They should be up now. Thanks!

[@FilmPunk]

4:26 if you want a look that's identical to the Lomo lens but on a budget get a Helios 44:2 (not 44:4) and the oldest one you can find. The first 2 digits on the lens are the year. 1970s are good. Expect to pay about £30 in the UK for them. They're hand ground Soviet lenses. Garbage really but super stylized.

[@StudioBinder]

Awesome, thanks for the tip!

[@deviandrianto]

Good video, btw I like the movie

[@StudioBinder]

Thanks!

[@saranyachakraborty7339]

Can you make a video about the zone of interest

[@precioustraveler]

This video was so well done. It needs more views!!!

[@StudioBinder]

Thank you! We put a lot into this one.

[@precioustraveler]

@@StudioBinder It SHOWS! ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️

[@halcyonlightvibes2023]

I was enthralled with the visual style, but I had no idea about the experimentation and various film stocks. And only $35 mil? You'd be unable to do that in America. Brillliant.

[@StudioBinder]

Impressive all around.

[@tobiasmyers3505]

Yeah. I think LA Confidential was made in Hungary as well.

[@GRAVI1ITY]

I'm a film school student major in Production,but I always want to be a cinematographer in the future, and I've done several student film as a Dp. However, without formal cinematography education I don't think I did it right in the lighting part, so is there any rewarding book or course about lighting and cinematography?

[@georgesaguna]

Saw the film at an Italian cinema and the wide angle scenes were not the same. Instead of being the typical circular shots, they were expanded to full screen. After watching this video I noticed that the I hadn’t seen the 4 mm shots. Watched the film again back home in Malta and there they were in wide angle form.

[@fissunix]

This movie is really great. Production design is just amazing. The only thing that was annoying I think was that ultrawide and fisheye lenses was a bit overused. It doesn’t seem to have a strong reason for so many sequences using those, especially indoors. It’s already surreal and splendid without it most of the time….

[@bollywoodfightactionreacti9189]

Superb 🎉

[@StudioBinder]

Thanks 🤗

[@richteffekt]

To shoot on Reverse (!) 😅 - I nearly lost my teeth. Then I remembered, these are different times, they have computers now. The cool thing is however, the cameras, lenses and lights made more sense to me than usual bc it's all 100 ASA 35mm. What a cool show this must have been to be on. Thank you for the video!

[@StudioBinder]

Our pleasure!

[@Piyushpardhex24]

Could you please make a guide on how to write short films

[@freddyjosereginomontalvo4667]

Good videos❤ 🌍🌟

[@StudioBinder]

Thanks!

[@rajdeepmitra3557]

how do i color text in the screenplay section

[@АндрейТарасов-б9д]

Yorgos is genius

[@guillermorodriguezdomingue274]

Studiobinder, Can you make a Director's guide to Guillermo del Toro please?

[@StudioBinder]

Great choice! He's on our list.

[@guillermorodriguezdomingue274]

@@StudioBinder Thank you

[@Siddharthdevmurari007]

Hello sir, I love your videos and learned a lot from your videos and I am requesting to you to make a video on "cinematography of DUNE part 2"

[@StudioBinder]

Stay tuned!

[@ErnestoPerez-z2f]

I kindly disagree that this his most audacious, compared to Dogtooth this is a walk in the park and pretty safe. But still a masterpiece!

[@Boncomics]

8:11 Wow! Unreal Engine is for video game development.

[@MrStratman7]

But how did they make the pastry so crisp?

[@StudioBinder]

It looked delicious, right?!

[@ephraimedits]

Once you know about virtual production there's no unseeing it ... I suspected that the ship scene was done in virtual production and I kept checking on the waters' movement.

[@StudioBinder]

Did you think the water looked fake or did it pass the test?

[@ephraimedits]

It's convincing but the water is too calm and the waves move at a slower speed.

[@FILMDABBA]

Which lense use Extreme wide ....? then which lense use wide angle.which lencse use full shot.which lense use medium full.which lense use medium shot.which lense use medium close.which lense use close shot.which lense use Extreme close......?and fish eye lense...... Established shot.............

[@StudioBinder]

For a breakdown of camera lenses, check out this video: kzbin.info/www/bejne/q4TWeqSIaKmogZosi=W_rhDvLCtqYwM6zP

[@completelytransparent6320]

Brilliant

[@StudioBinder]

Thanks!

[@thewebstylist]

So many scenes seem to have a fisheye lens but didn’t hear this mentioned… ?

[@StudioBinder]

For the "fisheye" shots, they used the 8mm Oppenheimer/Nikkor lens that we discussed.

[@qasimplays2531]

Please do one video for “Shogun”

[@StudioBinder]

It looks amazing!

[@lucadelbosque]

Please do The Boy and the Heron next 🙏

[@StudioBinder]

Good idea! In the meantime, we did cover Miyazaki elsewhere: kzbin.info/www/bejne/ennSn2mapLZqa5Isi=bazybmkHcHTtkWrJ

[@lucadelbosque]

@@StudioBinder Oh, I didn’t know 😲 That’s amazing 🤩, I’ll watch it immediately

[@zn669]

do they keep the set or destroy it afterwards

[@StudioBinder]

They might keep them for a little while in case any reshoots are needed but they almost always get taken down. Especially since they shot in those sound stages, they need to make room for the next production.

[@paulsonnithyarajanjl8139]

How did they didn't get oscar for cinematography ?

[@MAYURESH8055]

First when I see poor thing teaser i thought new actress but she was Emma Stone last I seen her in Zombieland and la la story but now she looks different how 😮😮how so much difference 😥

[@Dayvit78]

Let me say first that I enjoyed this film. But what I don't understand is why everybody thinks it's so weird? Except for the transplanted animals, nothing was particularly weird comparing to films like Brazil (if you want mainstream) or Rubber (if you want indie).

[@marieedmonds5077]

I didnt know he directed dogtooth and the killing of a sacred deer!!

[@blueamberphoto]

PLEASE DO A VID ON Citizen Kane!!!!!! 📸📸📸📸📸📸📸📸📸📸📸📸

[@Zombiesnyder13]

Real cinema is done the old-fashion way

[@StudioBinder]

No argument here!

[@StadiumHandz]

Where’s the deleted scene

[@StudioBinder]

Which deleted scene?

[@Boncomics]

7:25 You can tell. Reminds me of DICK TRACY (1990) or anything Zack Snyder has filmed (outside-inside).

[@untipoconbarba7692]

Wait, if this extremely complex film with so much work behind it cost 35 million... what do the blockbusters spend the 200-300 million on? I understand that post-production is expensive and requires a large team, but it is alarming that the result does not justify it in general.

[@sadiporter2966]

emma stone and mark ruffalo probably took $10m+ of that too.

[@StudioBinder]

A large budget is certainly no guarantee for success.

[@frool76]

Dune Part 2 showed what to achieve with 200M USD. Huge cast, filming in gigantic sets and in the desert, post production, score. Oppenheimer also used it budget for incredible artistic work. Maybe studios get more careful in where to invest the money. There are a lot of directors like Lanthimos out there that have the skills to create a masterpiece from less than 50M, while studios still invest into one expensive super hero movie after the other. Gladly the income finally reflects the artistic value in fhose movies.

[@Kimandrea234]

A minute into the video

[@StudioBinder]

How'd you like it?

[@vinigmoura]

Its an easy 10/10 movie.

[@shiteshkumartiwari4554]

Day 9 of asking to make a video on how to shoot mirror scene ?

[@brandonscullion]

kzbin.info/www/bejne/n3WzeautrdVseaMsi=MwMLIjI51TK6EK_C

[@StudioBinder]

Thanks for the suggestion. We don't have a "how to" on that yet but we do have this one: kzbin.info/www/bejne/n3WzeautrdVseaMsi=yCwxjSumf3p98ZNw

[@MarcosArangoTamayo]

Realistic Ligthing in the sea? Wuuuut

[@StudioBinder]

I guess they meant realistic for that world, not necessarily ours.

[@hirenvithlani4289]

Please make video on Oppenheimer

[@cree8vision]

They did. kzbin.info/www/bejne/aJvFp6Kjpqtmmck

[@StudioBinder]

Here ya go! kzbin.info/www/bejne/aJvFp6Kjpqtmmcksi=JMnLgYf7ZbeqF0mq

[@jeremiahlyleseditor437]

Amazing he did not use a shot-list or storyboard for this film and kept the story right on point. I was curious though about the theme of the film since nothing in the media mentioned anything about the story line except for the mention of the performance or Ms Stone. After viewing this video, i'm not going to watch at all because the over arching subject matter, as I am understanding it from this excerpt, is too morbid. Great film production.

[@StudioBinder]

The story is a bit surreal and has some possibly disturbing material in it. But if you're looking for a movie with big ideas about how we grow up and become our own selves, it will get you thinking!

[@tobiasmyers3505]

My religious, uptight mom loved it, somehow.

I have to defend the camera department here, those batteries were super old and dodgy to say the least… :)

[@StudioBinder]

Sounds like it was a happy accident.

@@StudioBinder It definitely sparked the magic!

[@MsAston007]

👏👏👏👏👏👏👏👏

[@StudioBinder]

Thanks!

[@jimmerhardy]

How can extensive VFX be efficiently done without storyboards? Hit and miss, wasting time and big money?

[@buttkissery2k]

Unreal engine saves the day! 🏆

[@massive611]

Everything about this movie is amazing... except for the story.

[@StudioBinder]

What didn't you like specifically?

[@massive611]

@@StudioBinder I just thought there was so much potential with the story about Frankenstein's monster, learning about the world through a new perspective. But a lot of the story revolved too much on sexual exploration, whereas I think they could have focused on other things. Or at least focused a bit less on the sex. In other words, I think it could have been a story that would have been enjoyable to more audiences (children, families), with the same acting / production, but just something where you wouldn't feel uncomfortable watching the film in the living room when the whole family is home. That's all.

[@AssyaNastya]

@@massive611 totally agree. I want to watch this movie but really don't want to watch all dirty scenes and dialogues. (Interested in great play and production design). Well, maybe next work will be much better from this point? :)

[@frankathl1]

@@AssyaNastya”dirty scenes”? What age are you that makes you think sex is dirty?

[@soklamon]

but Lanthimos did not use any story boarding!

[@StudioBinder]

All the more impressive.

[@sanilalkuttimon1755]

❤❤❤

[@StudioBinder]

❤

[@pmlstk]

Great Value Terry Gilliam

[@StudioBinder]

There's some influence there, I'm sure.