Breaking Bad: 4 Camera Trademarks and What They Mean

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Clicked for a lesson in film, left with an existential crisis.

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Omg same

[@akhtar7574]

Yeah... Me too

[@WeneedmoreGodsinTshirts]

Sums up the entire channel

[@ofearghailthefearless6481]

Literally my favorite thing about the show was the astounding camerawork and cinematography because never had I ever seen such perfect camerawork in a TV show! You would normally see this kind of thing in movies (mainly good ones like Alfred Hitchcock) but nope, Vince Gilligan and his ideas on how to go about how we see parts of the show defy expectations and it also defies how we look at all the characters the show, both good and bad! Plus with the balance of all four different camera trademarks used at hand makes the immersion of the show and its intense story far more immersive

[@marias.larsen5315]

Sometimes I wish I could erase this show from my memory, just to watch it again and be astounded! You guys are one of my new favourite channels:))

[@malik87breaker]

Mari Ларсен it's always great rewatching it. Just don't watch it too regularly :)

[@Quack_attack_]

@@malik87breaker its just not the same as the first time you watch it

[@Quack_attack_]

I was just telling my little brother the same thing ....about erasing it from my memory lol

[@endlesssummerpictures6329]

I finished the show for the first time a couple of weeks ago. But it was like rewatching it. I was spoiled about most of the important things that happened. Not many surprises, you would think. Yet, I got chills watching every season. It is so well done, that even when rewatching it, it manages to surprise with something new, something you haven't thought about.

[@MarkARoutt]

I have seen it probably 10 times now. last night I finished it again in preparation for El Camino. It is a show I can never get bored of.

[@RamblingSailors]

The wide shots were actually what kept me watching, I consciously realized somewhere in season 3. The emotional distance it creates keeps the violence from becoming overbearingly gratuitous. Not every death on the show is significant, or says something important about the characters, and focusing in would only play to voyeurism. Using wide shots allows the significant violence to be significant in the show, and goes to telling a great story.

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[@dohboy200]

its all interpretation. Theirs is 99% better than most other analyses on the internet. If you have a different interpretation, then great.

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I truly appreciate cinematography. Thank you for making this video because I think people underestimate how much the camera's tells the story of a show or film.

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My one complaint is that you don’t upload more.

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I've been getting really interested in cinematography ever since I watched Birdman recently, so this should be a good watch. Correction: Of course it's a good watch! It's ScreenPrism!

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The Fiddles watch some David fincher and wes anderson

[@ellafidlin6138]

+kevincarter2020 I am a huge Wes Anderson fan already, and I just love his use of wide lens shots. As I am quite young I haven't seen any Fincher movies, but I just got a copy of The Social Network, so that's about to change... Thank you for the advice!

[@Akhil-gd7lp]

Right movie to start off, next should be Se7en

[@clonetrooper1998]

every single shot of this show is art.

[@AirGuitar]

Very true. It all lays in the small, unnoticed details.

[@VigneshKrishnamurthy2509]

So what you're basically saying is that Breaking Bad is even better than we realised? I'm not surprised. :) Great video!

[@SidPhoenix2211]

Thank you very much for this video. I love Breaking Bad and it has some of the best cinematography I have seen in media. I understood the purpose of most of the techniques, but the video gave me more insight about "wide and closed" and "Object POV" shots. Good stuff

[@narwhal5447]

I definitely have to watch Breaking Bad again

[@Dick-McLongcock]

Mutual. I watch all seasons just about every 2 months.

[@antoniodee7245]

Kessok Aggressor Holy shit. How much free time do u have mate?

[@akhtar7574]

I've watched it 3 times... 2 times this year. (^^,)

[@MildMisanthropeMaybeMassive]

BrBad had some of the best shots put on screen.

[@jbasti227]

Thanks for another great video! Do you think you can do a video aboit Community? I started watching it last week and it quickly became one of my favorite shows. Maybe you can do something about its frequent use of meta-humor, playing on tropes, and pop culture refences? Come to think of it, an Abed character analysis would be cool too at some point

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I second this.

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Thirded.

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Yes please!

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What I still don't get is how do they find the time to make so many quality videos with such good and thoughtful themes Congrats!

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And without the expenses

[@urwrstntmre]

Ti My also true

[@DanielCandidoJ]

Indeed Object POV Shots and "Wide and Closed" are the most noticeable features regarding Breaking Bad photography. Michael Slovis's creativity has no limits.

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One of the best channels on youtube.

[@pioneer3729]

The shots are not just for Realism but bring out the Psychological Realism!

[@supervoid2651]

I feel like the object POV look like hidden cameras, and add to the uneasiness of the scene.

[@mmageek]

Now I have to go back and watch every season of Breaking Bad, thank you ScreenPrism.

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This is still one of my favorite videos The Take / ScreenPrism has done. I think the only video I love more is "Westworld's Deep Reading: How Stories Shape Us."

[@thehightable5995]

First! Brilliant video girls! The visuals of this show are revolutionary. Vince Gilligan and his criative made an outstanding work not only with the story but also visual structure of Breaking Bad.

[@vaniagalvez9172]

I just found those POV scenes so fascinating during the tv show

[@aham420]

Yes please do more videos like this, abousulty love them great work .

[@knightghost1782]

Just when I thought I understood the whole show. These vids are great on analysing. May I suggest an analysis on the foreshadowings of this show?

[@eliana93fer]

I really enjoyed this one! visual storytelling is truly interesting. I think Gilligan might be even doing better at Better Call Saul on this matter, but I'm definitely watching Breaking bad again soon. Keep up the great content girls!

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You guys always create such top notch content. Everyone should support them on Patreon so they can continue to create this stuff

[@yensid4294]

The creator of Breaking Bad worked on the original production of X Files back in the 90s. I've been binge watching the series recently & many of the same "camera tricks" were used there too albeit much more subtly. And both shows shared similar existential themes although the actual story itself is quite different of course. I've been paying so much more attention to directors & cinematography since finding your channel. Thank you for that 😊

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Love this channel. Keep up the good work! You deserve a much bigger audience.

[@kefkapalazzo1]

I think this aspect of the show is so he most underrated. The angles, lighting, movement, and more are amazing. The tone is remarkable

[@sylthaya7571]

i gotta say, ive watched breaking bad multiple times over, and through highschool watching it it just felt like a good show a really good show, but recently started rewatching it, and when jane dies feeling as disconnected from reality as jesse is, the uncomfortable and unsettling scenes that show how disconnected jesse is, its a surreal feeling, ive never felt so close to a character or show, ive never had the feeling before its hard to explain, but they did a really good job at making you feel disconnected with jesse and when ur already disconnected from everything they hit the feeling spot on

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3:00 "Leave the gun, take the Creme Soda" in Peter Griffin's Mafia voice

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[@palindrome2599]

Really compelling stuff. Great video, as always, guys!

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Your videos are so good. Greetings from Mexico

[@crazyjoedavola5430]

I'm on a binge with your channel like I just was for 5 days with the show...

[@shellbacksclub]

SP's vids should all have millions of view. Very underrated.

[@Lag22987]

Ohhhh so the shots make an amoral environment

[@ericlugo1586]

There is a Facebook meme going around that if a man finds shows like Breaking Bad or Rick and Morty to be his favorite shows women should avoid them. Because the main characters in these shows don’t respect women and are self centered. Men that find these shows to be there favorite self identity with those characters. Is there validity to this? Can you do a video on it?

[@jmchez]

What?

[@TeamRiverbank]

Especially with Breaking Bad, there’s a lot of fans that interpret the show in a way where they blindly idolise Walter White

[@kriskater]

@@TeamRiverbank depends how you view it. I think it's the greatest show of all time but Walter is clearly the bad guy with Hank being the flawed hero and everyone is punished for their mistakes

[@malik87breaker]

Ed_C i like him. He's a human being. So it's realistic. Even though he is a not a good guy. We can relate to him.

[@turbotaquitogoogle8095]

That's all bullshit imo. You can like a character without possessing their morals/ideals. We love Walt for his character arc and intense flaws, but I don't think anyone actually would say his morals are acceptable, let alone his sexism

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You guys have an amazing channel keep on doing what you're doing! P.S. I wish you had more on Mad Men

[@thetake]

We're working on it! Betty Character Study coming soon

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Beautiful 🎞editing analysis!!🙌👏

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This is like my new favorite channel

[@mischacarlberg6631]

You should do an analysis of the camera work in Koyaanisqatsi. I found it really interesting as a case study, and I bet you would too!

[@ladyioan]

Isn't it mad that this came out just as I'm on a Breaking Bad rewatch? The universe really has got its own plans

[@chloemccarthy4488]

Another brilliant video

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That Planet Earth analogy is downright poetic.

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I love these directing videos that screen prism does.

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Mr. Robot essay's next!!

[@sheperinogaming1986]

Some of my favorite shots are when they give us an undershot of tables by shooting through glass

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This channel is so good!

[@2UsserName]

Deep and interesting thanks for video

[@kriskater]

You should do a video about the color story in this show. Every single color has it's own subtext amd character and multiple meanings. Absolutely insane detail. Greatest tv show of all time.

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[@Scerttle]

I kind of feel like the inevitability of chemical reactions is an indication that everyone's life is heading in one direction that they can't control. After all, we're all just mobile chemical reactions.

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amazing video!!

[@MA-eu3op]

Breaking down the breaking bad! Another great video by the folks at screenprism! Another tvshow with great camera trademarks and cinematography is mr.robot in which camera works as a tool to intorduce and examine the lives of characters by the use of wide shots ratter than close ups and having the characters in the corner of the shot. And with season 3 we had an even better sense of how great this series can go in terms of cinematagraphy by the fifth episode which was a long take episode like the fabulous birdman. Hope you can do a video on the show because it's a tv show that has so much potential but not so much audience and maybe your channel can introduce the show to those who haven't seen in yet of have left it after season 2 which i belive was mostly a characther study season ratter than a season to move the plot so much.

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I love your in depth reviews on movies and series. I hope you can make one for HIMYM.

[@thetake]

We're considering HIMYM, stay tuned :)

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ScreenPrism awesome!

[@knoelle1357]

Great work as always! Pleeeease do a video/analysis on the female characters in The Sopranos. It’s such an iconic show and has many prominent female characters even though it’s a show about the mob. Carmela, Adriana, Meadow and Janis are all very different but they’re essential in the landscape of the show.

[@francismendiola5057]

A bit late but I think you missed something about columns when they use it to show that walt and skylar has divided or drifted from each other

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Great stuff!

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Your scripts are so good, who writes them?

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You ladies are awesome, thank you

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Love the channel, just discovered you guys, there are few who can delve into the bigger meaning of the technical side of particular shots, character actions and symbolism......."symbology" lol Boondock Saints? Anyone? No? okay bye

[@deividchg]

Another smart video

[@OtterSC2]

Has anyone even tried anything close to breaking bads cinematography in TV? I think there are shows that match it's quality in other ways but I've never seen anything as visually engaging, both meaningfully and interestingly shot. Except The Fly.

[@Phantom096]

I don’t think so, never seen anything like it. It’s as if they used every technique in cinematography. It’s better than 90% of Hollywood movies.

[@nadimkazi87]

I disagree

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I love you, Screenprism!

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Do videos on Dexter, pls. 😁

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yasss

[@Werewolf914]

They should, I haven't seen any film/TV show type channels talk about it, I love Dexter.

[@chrilmill2964]

after hank was almost assassinated i sat there like “holy shit” i felt incapsulated by the scene

[@Horror-Man]

You know it's Brian De Palma if....

[@malik87breaker]

sifat shams drugs are involved in the movie. You asked for it :P

[@alonsoarana5307]

It's funny, living in New Mexico sometimes the scenery is the exact opposite lol

[@VoltDFO]

Do Jesse!

[@Icieyou]

Who controls your eye balls programs your brain.

[@liamkenny6929]

Love your idea that Jesse is like the devils Christ it gives an entirely different take on the show and character

[@JuiceTubes]

7:21 If only this kettle was a whistleblower

[@macaronnie]

I liked the shots with the camera under a clear table but the table wasn’t actually clear.

[@yagomi32]

Great video, BB one of the greatest show ever made for its genre.

[@ThomasBahamas]

Malcolm in the Middle did a lot of inanimate object POV shots too. I wonder if Gilligan & Linwood Boomer were buddies when Gilligan was at X-Files & Boomer did Malcolm in the Middle.

[@2spooky]

Mike Ehrmantraut is _so_ my Uncle Steve...except for all the violence.

[@FarazSamapoor]

Absolutely Brilliant.

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This Channel is as good as the films and TV shows it analyses.

[@MessinaDance]

This is a big channel... does the narrator also write the scripts?

[@DoctorChained]

Why didn't you guys mention the shaky camera shots?

[@skimbleshanksify]

Loved the philosophical bent of this episode. Moar please!

[@glennmatthews758]

I haven't started this video yet, but i already know what these 4 techniques are. Edit: Nope, i was completely fucking wrong.

[@Phantom096]

BB’s cinematography is so epic it will be studied for years to come. This is the reason why BB would beat GOT for so many awards.

[@samyes1726]

So basically, the shots tell you to be impartial

[@szechuansauce7233]

Loved the trailer for el Camino, looked so cinematic but I hope it keeps some of breaking bads idiosyncrasies

[@Gigibaby88]

The unique and unexpected camera angles were one of my absolute favorite things about the show. I esp loved the POV from the inanimate objects perspective. Really mind blowing stuff. Some of the shots reminded me a little bit of David Lynch's work, my all time favorite director. Anyway, it's really cool you did a whole video on them 👍👍

[@sawanpancholi7366]

Where is jesse pinkman video ???

[@thetake]

on its way! Very soon.

[@lukecockburn1140]

Great video can I suggest u should do a video on Jesse pinkman’they live and filth or trainspotting

[@AmbushAnime]

I like the philosophy, but it's mostly misplaced (and many of the shots were mislabeled).