The Dinner Scene - How to Direct Dinner & Dialogue [Director's Playbook]

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00:00 Can Dinner Scenes Be Cinematic? 01:14 The Table - Set Design & Mise en Scéne 01:51 What's On the Table (Goodfellas Dinner Scene) 02:14 What's in the Room (Django Unchained & Manchester by the Sea) 02:40 The Blocking - Seating Arrangements 02:48 Distance & Opposition (Citizen Kane Dinner Scene) 03:19 Alliance (Django Unchained Dinner) 03:32 Who's in Control (Inglourious Basterds Dinner Scene) 03:53 The Camera - Emphasizing Power Dynamics 04:11 Singles vs Group Shots (Goodfellas & Manchester) 04:58 Lens Choice - Grow or Shrink Distance 05:24 The Key to a Dinner Scene: What's Shared and What's Not 06:16 Learn More about Table Scenes

[@howardron543]

List of background music too plz

[@indymogul]

Had no idea dinner scenes could be so elaborate!

[@StudioBinder]

Just the nature of filmmaking 👌

[@joshamos916]

The dinner scene between Robert De Niro and Al Pacino in the heat is a masterpiece!

[@StudioBinder]

It was a... heated conversation

[@derekgorman7939]

@@StudioBinder "Get outta here"

[@brandoelee6161]

They were just having a cup of coffee, like a couple regular guys......

[@TimThoughts]

The editing for this video is just spot on. Amazing pacing in the way you give excellent examples while still giving them time to breathe and express the points you're trying to convey. Awesome video!

[@StudioBinder]

Thanks! We love our editors ❤️

[@chiefwitz7547]

I think the movie Twister (1996) has one of the best dinner scenes in cinema history. It really communicated a shared experience through the close up shots, and punched some great emotional scenes.

[@StudioBinder]

Agreed, it's a classic!

[@gausikhan3658]

this channel has been consistently delivering food for thought... kudos!!

[@StudioBinder]

Cheers!

[@shashsrivas]

Food if emphasised becomes crucial part of a film.

[@shashankshekharsingh1564]

Bhaukaal Bhaiya

[@StudioBinder]

Definitely - what are your favorite examples?

[@jaysway9251]

StudioBinder definitely Signs

[@Psycho-Complex]

@@StudioBinder Hereditary is a great one.

[@shashsrivas]

@@StudioBinder I have to go with the strudel scene in Inglourious Basterds. "wait for the cream"

[@user-hb4zz4gh5e]

I know this is a series and not a film, but the family dinner from Fleabag is one of the most entertaining scenes I’ve watched

[@StudioBinder]

That counts too!

[@Drekster2001]

Let me guess: blocking and staging?...

[@StudioBinder]

Yes, and more 😉

[@wealthconcepts1032]

Am I the only one who liked the video from the start 'cause I already know it's gon' be good? 😅

[@StudioBinder]

Cheers!

[@HaleyMary]

My favorite dinner scene is the one in "The Party" where Peter Sellers character is trying to eat his chicken with his knife and fork and it somehow flies onto this lady's hair in front of him and then Steve Franken who played the waiter goes to retrieve the chicken, but ends up taking the lady's wig with him and sets the chicken and wig onto Seller's character's plate. Also, the scene where Franken is serving the guests salad using his hands instead of the tongs.

[@adriangutierrez3378]

Just just it's one of my favorite movies, what do you think of the dinner scene in Sicario? Gets me emotionally every damn time! Great video as always. Mucho amor

[@StudioBinder]

Loved it, Sicario would've been a good scene to break down too

[@rajmanation]

Incredible video; after 13 years i'm finally directing my first feature and there is a dinner scene there :)

[@gianabaturiano7321]

you guys are bringing out the best content during these times you're awesome!!

[@StudioBinder]

What we love to do!

[@romanbruni]

absolutely brilliant 'best dinner scenes in movies' ! a micro view of all moviemaking is about... was completely flabbergasted when the chaplin bread dance appeared at the end cause I could just put it all together... the video essay could keep on with chaplin for another half an hour on that dinner alone... thanks, the experience of deconstructing and analysing dinner scenes did enhance the appreciation... cheers from Rio - italian dinner will be served shortly.

[@StudioBinder]

Enjoy!

[@backwoodsfilms875]

It’s not a dinner table per day but the seating arrangement in the study room in the show community perfectly reflects the characters and how they play on each other

[@StudioBinder]

Good use of blocking 👌

[@Rapman09]

Thanks for this! It really helps with a short film project I’m doing right now!

[@TheGreatMattao]

I love this channel. I feel like I've gotten more information about filmmaking from this channel than I did when studying film in college. I love all the content you put out here. Thank you.

[@nicolasvo6183]

5:57 Hans Zimmer - Joi (from the Blade Runner 2049 Soundtrack)

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[@howardron543]

List of background music too plz

[@rayancedrichaddad1197]

On Dinner Details Filmmakers Direct their Films Great 👍!

[@StudioBinder]

If they know what they're doing!

[@BuddyBearCreator]

"And hey, if you're ever on a film set and someone tells you it's just a dinner scene, maybe it's time you excused yourself".. well done as usual SB!

[@jhordhan_]

Not a "Dinner Scene" but that eating scene in "A Ghost Story" stayed with me.

[@StudioBinder]

What did you like most about the scene?

[@jhordhan_]

@@StudioBinder The feeling of anger, grief, sadness of the woman and the contemplation of the ghost gave me 2 perpectives about that kind situation

[@AnnoyingMoose]

You chose some great examples of dinner scenes that were more than just something for the actors to do while talking and actually advanced the plots of their movies but one other example that I would have included is the dinner scene in Alien which ended with the introduction of the title character.

[@StudioBinder]

Yes, Alien did have an explosive dinner scene

[@katieorjonikidze-casey6516]

Thank you so much to collecting these dinner scenes. I am straggaling to edit my table scene and looks like it gives me some idea.

[@marwanel-aghoury8822]

I love this Channel and it’s content 💝😁❤️💖 , not a long time since I started watching it but became my favorite already 👌✌️💪

[@StudioBinder]

Welcome!

[@srilankarelaxation5889]

Your channel truly has the best filmmaking content on the internet

[@strahinjasvorcan5372]

5:57 always great to hear the blade runner 2049 soundtrack

[@StudioBinder]

It's a banger 👌

[@bandiharshith2678]

I'd definitely name your channel in the credits in my future projects ❣

[@StudioBinder]

Looking forward to it!

[@Alex-km5rn]

Pretty excited for Villeneuve's dinner scene in Dune

[@StudioBinder]

Excited to see the film in general!

[@creatorsunionSVERDLOVSK]

I think, best dinner scene is "The Cook, The Thief, His Wife & Her Lover". Well, a whole movie is one big dinner scene.

[@StudioBinder]

Not just a dinner scene!

[@creatorsunionSVERDLOVSK]

@@StudioBinder yes. I think, that this is a most complex dinner scene ever filmed.

[@ThunderDan88]

This was...superb. I'll be back for 2nds.

[@tremorsfan]

The dinner scene from 4 Months 3 Weeks 2 Days has always stood out to me.

[@shreyangaurab7519]

Hey studiobinder ur videos made me hungry so I'm marching to the kitchen right now. Anyway another great video folks

[@StudioBinder]

Should watch the video over dinner 😂

[@shreyangaurab7519]

@@StudioBinder yes some cinnacti and fava beans

[@shreyangaurab7519]

@@StudioBinder good u guys pls break down the directing style of taika watti the next time pls.

[@mentadays]

Thanks! Help me a lot with my project! ❤

[@SparkzMxzXZ]

Technically ended up not being dinner but that scene in Silver Lining’s Playbook where she goes crazy in the diner always enraptured me

[@StudioBinder]

It counts for us!

[@DGenerationX1311]

dinner table, round table, poker table, conference table love me a table scene where we see many characters interact

[@StudioBinder]

Right? Perfect setting for dialogue

[@sunnysingh3757]

Very effective video thnx studio binder

[@StudioBinder]

Cheers!

[@reginaldgooden3495]

Big Night has an incredible dinner scene.

[@samjones594]

Damn I gotta use this knowledge

[@StudioBinder]

link us to your future film!

[@samjones594]

@@StudioBinder for sure!!

[@Am_Happy_Panda]

always waiting for new videos...

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[@kalyanimangale1468]

The Restaurant Scene from Heat and Michael's dinner with Sollozzo and McCluskey scene from The Godfather... Chef's Kiss. Pardon the pun.

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Pardon granted

[@Cencolor]

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We love both!

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I can watch this channel all day long!

[@martin_sery]

Another excellent video! Thank you.

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[@jyotishkaroy3647]

You guys are amazing 😭😭

[@StudioBinder]

Thanks for watching!

[@AmandaLima-fu8xw]

If you want to see more dinner scenes czech cinema is a full menu, I've binge watched a lot of them and I've never seen so many movies with scenes with food and/or people at the table.

[@enchantedbluemedia]

How in-depth. Thanks for sharing! ❤

[@Coen_ethan]

The scene from Godfather 2

[@StudioBinder]

The first two Godfather films both had great dinner scenes

[@derekgorman7939]

@@StudioBinder "MOMMY, Daddy is fighting again" (when Sonny is grabbing Michael)

[@8lec_R]

Man, Jojo Rabbit was so good! Also that was one of the best table scenes, it explained so much about the characters.

[@StudioBinder]

And still kept the light-hearted tone of most of the film

[@8lec_R]

@@StudioBinder IKR!

[@ravikiranreddyputluru97]

I am very much interested in shooting dinner scenes. Thankyou and can you do Alfred Hitchcock directing style just once. Because you've never mentioned him in past few episodes.

[@StudioBinder]

He's definitely on the list!

[@CinemaPranthanmar]

Thanks for this video 😍

[@StudioBinder]

Cheers!

[@pradipchakraborty858]

Dinner scene in 'Alice doesn't live here anymore' was something I really liked

[@katrinaceleste1485]

food in the hannibal tv show and the movies is extremely important too

[@StudioBinder]

That is very true 😂

[@abhisekabhi7333]

I really like how you explain the scene..👍👍 I have become a big fan of this channel.

[@StudioBinder]

Thanks for being here!

[@kotivemavarapu8126]

I like dinner scene from God father 2 and i like the Tarantino and Scorsese's potrayal and emphasising of food🍴🍕🍔

[@StudioBinder]

Classic scenes 👌

[@alexisbastiani]

You missed The Untouchables, both Al Capone (and his gang) & Eliot Ness (and his friends) scenes

[@alexisbastiani]

Great video!

[@StudioBinder]

Those are great scenes too!

[@justanotakulivinginasociet239]

Shrek 2 did a great job with the dinner sequence, mostly because it's relatable.

[@jackbrown6067]

The Shrek 2 dinner scene is iconic.

[@mynameisnotbrendan]

dinner scene from In The Mood For Love

[@arunlalrajagopal3005]

I start with medium 2 shot Then followed by close ups Then over the shoulder Then breaking the 180 degree shots Then inserts shot which will help in editing

[@StudioBinder]

Is this your process for every dinner scene you shoot?

[@arunlalrajagopal3005]

@@StudioBinder noop Depends on the mood and situations I shall use different lens colour grades costumes Then go with differnt shots You people are amazing studio binders

[@jonrobinson3711]

So many great examples here!!!

[@smolzfierx1099]

The dinner scene in spiderman was good enough to engage in this video I think

[@zakarianekkab383]

I can't help but think of that dinner scene from The Godfather Part III

[@raphaelanibasa7570]

breaking bad used dinner/break fast scenes effortlessly

[@StudioBinder]

Do you have a favorite meal scene from the series?

[@ravurisruthivardhan9780]

U missed EPIC 7 MINUTE uncut dinner scene from 4MONTHS 3WEEKS 2DAYS

[@StudioBinder]

That's a great scene too!

[@hallwaywarrior5286]

the dinner scene from Shrek 2 is unironically fantastic

[@GrizzledOldBear]

You missed the dinner scene in David Byrne's True Stories, with Spalding Gray.

[@flavortown6280]

I love the dinner scene in coraline

[@elaaltndag5713]

How the hell no one mentioned When Harry Met Sally's iconic dinner scene. "I'll have what she's having" 😍

[@akashthomas1830]

Do video about Indian cinema

[@StudioBinder]

Any suggestions?

[@akashthomas1830]

Kublangi nights,moothon, lagan ,mother India, jallikattu Focus on kublangi nights and moothon

[@ajvl1382]

@@StudioBinder Drishyam

[@BenEncounters]

You didn't mention the movements of camera (vs cuts)

[@parasympatholytic]

Apocalypse Now: Both the plantation dinner and the scene when Captain Willard gets his orders... those prawns......

[@becketnelson3601]

What’s the music in the background I was loving it

[@raiserys]

I believed you missed August Osage County long phenomenal dining scene

[@StudioBinder]

Lot of great choices to choose from!

[@rahmanyazarloo8539]

Helpful ☘️

[@JoJo-xp6wr]

You have no idea how hard it is for to write dialogue, thank you so much. But, does these notes apply to diner scenes?

[@StudioBinder]

They do

[@shiny2654]

Oh...I love StudioBinder.

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We love our viewers!

[@nighatnaz8570]

A master piece video. I am from Pakistan.

[@asdsdjfasdjxajiosdqw8791]

What's the film at 2:32? I couldn't see the title due to the colour of the table.

[@StudioBinder]

The Master

[@asdsdjfasdjxajiosdqw8791]

@@StudioBinder Thanks!

[@harshadpadwal5885]

2:09 "You aren't eating" can you please tell me the name of that movie ?

[@howardron543]

List of background music too plz

[@evansilver6762]

Buffalo 66 tried to shoot a dinner scene differently. These are pretty much all the same.

[@StudioBinder]

What was unique about Buffalo 66 in your opinion?

[@lisamedla]

Odds of you covering this were slim but Jeruslema: Gangster's Paradise has a few dinner scenes that we outstanding.

[@tudormuntean3299]

I read the title and I was something like : For real?

[@StudioBinder]

Did you like it?

[@tudormuntean3299]

@@StudioBinderOf course ! I love all of your videos .

[@tripathihardik4796]

You missed The Iconic dinner Scene From the Movie Inception.

[@jfanp7887]

This is probably not a well-known movie in US. Let the Bullets Fly (2005) has one of the most extraordinary dinner scene. It flies into my brian when seeing this title.

[@omaraljnabi7932]

How about the dinner scene from Vice , or was it a lunch? Anyway It's amazing

[@StudioBinder]

What did you like about the scene?

[@omaraljnabi7932]

How they portrait the politicians when they want to conquer a country how for them it's just like ordering food from a menu , the dialogue the acting the laugh , it's just amazing , what do you think?

[@amazingbollywood9153]

This is very nice and useful video....pls can u upload a video essay on NIGHT LAMP in movies.

[@arunselvastin4582]

Do all director shoot a master shot first? Is it mandatory to shoot that master shot completely?

[@StudioBinder]

That's common but it's not mandatory at all. Every director has their own approach and it seems the best adapt to the scene

[@Laineesh-Nadakkavu]

"Anyone from India". Thanks for this video...

[@sorgulabiraz3161]

I wonder if these scenes are part of the real meal time. :)

[@StudioBinder]

You mean for the crew and cast? They get their set meal breaks

[@sorgulabiraz3161]

@@StudioBinder Yes, I mean the crew and the cast. Thanks for the answer. :)

[@Toxxsicklemons]

I wouldn’t say you missed it but the movie ‘Novecento’ 1900 by Bernardo Bertolucci - where you can see the hard working people eating like a family, the lighting was the sunset and it was nothing but joy. Than switched scenes to the fascist landowners where the family was arguing and they had no sun so they had to use candles for lighting.

[@K.o.c.h.i.k.a.a.r.a.n]

#ReservoirDogs, opening scene!!

[@StudioBinder]

Great scene!

[@jamsters6430]

can you please put the title of the movie when you show the clip so that we can also know where that scene came from... please please

[@StudioBinder]

Titles are on the lower right corner

[@alexmonner883]

If the creators of this amazing youtube channel want to really trascend as the place on the internet where every film lover discovers how to learn the important things abouts this craft, they should start using scenes from movies done all around the world. I love this channel, but the aproach is only based in american(Hollywood) movies , there are multiple ways to see all the concepts they talk about on their videos, not only the american(Hollywood) way. Please spread your mind StudioBinder, we will all win. Thank you.

[@A-G-A-G]

Succession should be discussed here

[@StudioBinder]

What do you like about its dinner scenes?

[@A-G-A-G]

StudioBinder portrays conflict between multiple characters well and the hand held camera makes for some great reaction shots

[@haroldfriscia1933]

What’s the movie called with Mathew brodick in it? Can’t find it

[@virendrasingh3833]

I m frm Jaipur India.

[@StudioBinder]

Welcome!

[@marwanel-aghoury8822]

Joi Music from Blade runner 2049 is very Calming & Beautiful 💝😍💖❤️

[@StudioBinder]

Agreed!

[@HiramMaxem]

I kept thinking about BIG NIGHT, RATATOUILLE, and KING KONG dining on fresh octopus.

[@StudioBinder]

When I hear fresh octopus and dinner, I think of Oldboy 😅

[@HiramMaxem]

@@StudioBinder Absolutely! Much more graphic and cinematic. Other brutal dining scenes come to mind: HANNIBAL and the Spanish movie THE PLATFORM.