What Do All of the Greatest Filmmakers Have in Common? | Visual Style 101

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We're back with Guy Hendrix Dyas, the production designer of Steve Jobs, Passengers, and Inception, to nerd about the greatest directors of all time. We look in-depth into Steven Spielberg, Kathryn Bigelow, Alfred Hitchcock, and Wes Anderson and see how they like to shoot their movies and what aspects of filmmaking they lean into more heavily than others.
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[@AsiatiqueMedia]

Guy is a very pleasant speaker to listen to

[@indymogul]

He's the best!

[@mr.krepshus1467]

I love this channel so much. Thank you for giving me the tools I need for my film making.

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You're very welcome!

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Wow! If only film school was this engaging, immersive and interesting. Thank you Ted and Indy Mogul for your excellence. 💯🔥

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You're welcome!

[@martinsorenson1055]

One of the best things I've read about Spielberg when he was starting out was that it seemed like he had never seen a play. So often, directors had used the theatrical POV to direct their films - to where most of the film was static. Spielberg's camera placement - look at Duel and Jaws - was exceptional and unexpected but also appropriate for their stories, adding an excitement to film not previously seen.

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Man I’ve been watching Indy mogul since I was 8. I’m 20 now

[@TheNateLefever]

Really great video! Love hearing someone who's IN the business talk about what they see in everyone's style and have the right vocabulary to describe it.

[@of1300]

That‘s Jaws2, friends! Directed by Jeannot Szwarc. Not as good as the original. But a worthy contender.

[@ruibrai]

Amazing! indeed, it's all about trials, errors, effort and sticking to our guns; knowing who we are and why we make films.

[@masonthompson3284]

If only they had a "Love" button!!! While I'm not into film per se, the carryover is so insightful. Thanks!!!

[@sergiofilmmaker94]

There’s only one film that I can watch without getting tired of watching over and over again. And that’s INTERSTELLAR . Christopher Nolan made a once In a lifetime master piece.

[@AllThingsFilm1]

Excellent commentary and interview. Indy Mogul rocks!!

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Thank you!

[@raystaar]

You have a great channel with wonderfully positive energy. One quibble: the graphics and the sfx. Not my favorites.

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I love Indy Mogul can y'all do a video on Martin Scorsese that would be fantastic.

[@nolanmolt]

Love these videos!!! Christopher Nolan is my personal fav🙌🏻

[@indymogul]

Coming soon!

[@okolokolokolokolokolo941]

I enjoy watching your vids even though I won't make any films

[@nauticfilms]

Well done. It is about time to include Kathryn Bigelow in the Pantheon.

[@mattesteron3059]

This is incredibly insightful! Fave episode as of recent!

[@UsamaMahmoudSultan]

More and more and more and more of production design please

[@ChrisLeeX]

Wow - just wow, this is god tier analysis. Would love to see more insightful videos like this.

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I love your channel, I enjoy watching all of your videos, thank you!

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Thanks so much for such good content always!

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amazing video, thank you!

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Wow that was tearfully inspiring. Thank you

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Great episode you guys!

[@flameemperor888]

This is highly informative thank you for sharing 🙏

[@indymogul]

Glad it was helpful!

[@bibhuranjandutta470]

Sir can you make video on directing style of Satyajit ray of India

[@Musiquedecor]

Bravo love this video

[@nikolajlutken9045]

Such a good video. If you would do more of these videos, i would recommend your channel to all my filmfriends! Even verbally!! Thank you for doing a great job.

[@TomaszBrodecki]

Thanks for the video! at 11:30 there's a caption that might need fixing, since it defines both one- and two-point perspective; a more fitting one might be 'pointed towards a wall (instead of a corner)'

[@MaxIronsThird]

eye level and right in the middle, that's 1 point, not 2.

[@TomaszBrodecki]

​@@MaxIronsThird Nope, those general criteria don't relate to the number of vanishing points. You can be anywhere in the room and still pick any sort of perspective you want. The fact that we opt for eye-level is usually a result of the choice of either one-point or two-point perspective (since we want to avoid tilt), not its cause.

[@MaxIronsThird]

@@TomaszBrodecki But whenever the camera is front facing a wall, there is no vanishing points to the sides and because it's not looking up or down(tilted), there are no vanishing points in those directions either, making it a 1 point perspective.

[@TomaszBrodecki]

@@MaxIronsThird [edit] Ok, now it's clear, glad we agree. Yes, 11:23, 11:50, 13:35, 13:41, 13:44 are all examples of one-point perspective, shooting into a wall, where foreground/floor/ceiling elements form the vanishing lines. If they weren't oriented into a wall, they would all be two-point perspective. As you can see, the position inside the space was irrelevant, only the orientation mattered.

[@AS-hv5lo]

@6:16 isn't that Jaws 2?

[@Gianlucaditullio]

This was a great video but it bothered me that they used a Jaws 2 clip when talking about Jaws.

[@DaFilmakerDrew]

Good video

[@aTADtoofar]

Excellent!

[@fitoridao]

i got the impression he doesn't say anything apart from theme and technique related about directors

[@valentinbusuioc4054]

WES is AMAZING!

[@GoldenThreads1]

Can I please have the background music at 8:25... the name or where to find more just like it. Thank you!

[@sanilalkuttimon1755]

❤️❤️❤️

[@jeffryancarlson3273]

Subtitle please!!!

[@brenthearn4161]

The life UH-KWATICK

[@adamethancrow]

Love your work man, but boy do you sound like Obama! 🤣❤️

[@thomas-markpeterson263]

he's like the nice gordon ramsay!

[@orangewarm1]

Wes Anderson?

[@cj64films]

Did you watch the video? It’s at the end lol

[@lauragarza1554]

Steven Spielberg collecting little kids paintings..Tom Hanks like this... Jk XD

[@VAZZU]

Oh give me a break. Famous doesn’t mean Great! There are master directors from whom these directors learn. Talk about Terrance Mallick, Andre Tarkovsky, Ingmar Bergman, Bertolucci and many more. They are the true masters, not Spielberg. Well, he can sell his movies good.

[@Spontamar]

Distinctive cinematography and color grading.

[@logicfrogmedia]

Careful composition as well

[@sebastianmorales6849]

What is that in practice tho , too easy to say

[@edhannigan4327]

I love how in such a simple zoom style interview he has carefully lit himself and his home and created depth right through to his hallway, that hallway door is open and that lamp on the right is off for a reason, but you’ll only notice it now when you look for it and that’s exactly why it is why it’s off 👌 you just know he had a quick run around for an hour first checking the frame 😁

[@MasMashFilms]

Easy. They all make great films. 😂

[@davidwebb091370]

moving images enclosed on four sides ... cinema is history recorded in action, color/monochrome, and words. thanks for uploading this very informative vid!

[@Sheriftolba_]

If you guys want to talk about Visual Style I think you should make a whole episode for Ridley Scott, he was an art director before becoming a director so I think focusing on his work will benefit a lot of us!

[@ShivendraSangwan]

This episode was full of insight. I am sick of gear talk, that's why I come to Indy Mogul :)

[@martinsorenson1055]

Regarding Spielberg's subject matter, keep in mind his "social commentary style" didn't come until about midpoint in his career. He was always seen as a director without much depth, but rather playful nonetheless. With The Color Purple many critics felt he was way out of his element, and wound up making a film seen through the prism of a filmmaker who has seen too many Hollywood musicals from the 40's and 50's. It wasn't until Schindler's List that he was able to dig deeper than he had before.

[@gmcubed]

might be a weird place to ask this but are there any movies that come to mind if were to want to see other movies that have a similar vibe to E.T? The closest I've seen is Super 8. Are there any others? Preferably ones without aliens.

[@indymogul]

Not a film, but would recommend Stranger Things!

[@Animotost]

Stand By Me & The Goonies

[@grantyman1]

David Lynch Gordon Ramsay lookin ass

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Indy Mogul is just great

[@anhdvids]

Yes, another great episode with Guy! Thank you! On a related note, I've seen other directors draw inspiration from paintings and now I have the biggest urge to go to a museum...

[@indymogul]

We hear many European filmmakers are inspired by Vermeer paintings

[@adorestudios2438]

Great,Insight!

[@fuadiftekher1307]

Love this episode. Should continue these type episode more director like Igmer Bergman, Akira Kurosawa, Satyajit Ray, Orson Owelles

[@teenfilms2010]

First

[@thekirstycameron]

Love your videos so so much! Would love to see an episode on female filmmakers too!

[@sandbarstories8952]

Awe this video got me teary eyed!!!

[@vegan9344]

This was so interesting! I'd love a video on Ava DuVernay!

[@indymogul]

Great idea!