What is "Good Directing"?

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@alyssatate122 3 ай бұрын

I knew before clicking this video that you would talk about that exact scene from the social network. Guess I have been around for awhile

@Lex_brooke 3 ай бұрын

I'm so here for Jack Howard's Brief Lessons on Cinema!

@TokkiYamaguchi 3 ай бұрын

can listen to you talk about stuff like this every week

@abirobins608 3 ай бұрын

Thank you Tom for bringing me to such an interesting video!

@Finn-tu6yg 3 ай бұрын

Even from text, Tom still serves with "Things you might not know"

@IdeasBeforeBed 3 ай бұрын

I wish Directors didn’t get the full credit for how a scene plays out, a lot of what you talked about like Focusing, staging, and shot composition and movement are a lot of what DP and Cinematographer do. And not to forget the editor when choosing which take. They all collaborate with the Director but expertise comes from those position. I use to think a Director did all those things and they can but they also help with actual directing the actors like you said with The Social Network

@StephenIC 3 ай бұрын

The"auteur" is mostly a myth. Filmmaking is a collaborative process.

@stvltiloqvent 3 ай бұрын

Right! I thought some of this stuff is the work of the DP But the blocking in the Bond scene feels like the work of a good director

@JackHoward 3 ай бұрын

That’s true. It absolutely takes a fantastically talented team to bring all this to life. But in my experience, the director is the person leading the creative ideas and how to execute a story. Steven Soderbergh, who directed Logan Lucky, also serves as DP and editor so he is an excellent example of a singular creative vision.

@RajlivHD 2 ай бұрын

All the examples that were used (except arguably the first one, which probably was already in the script) are all decisions that the director made. DP and Cinematographer is also the same thing. The editor does not technically choose the takes, as it's most of the time the director that has the final say in what ends up in the cut.

@wiiza4ever 3 ай бұрын

the lean back lean in camera focus is now in my top ten movie moments. Whoever that camera operator was, they deserve an award.

@bigchezzy8989 3 ай бұрын

So glad to be seeing uploads again and I cant wait for the film. I still go back and occasionally binge watch old Jack and Dean videos.

@danmaloney9215 3 ай бұрын

I could watch you dissect these scenes for a full hour so please make more of these

@emmabales3468 3 ай бұрын

One of my favorite bits of efficient directing that I salivate over is in Whiplash. Miles Teller is sitting in a movie theater with his Dad and someone walks behind their row and bumps into the Dad. The Dad automatically apologizes to the person that bumped into HIM. Less than 5 seconds and it told me everything I needed to know about the character. Good shit. The best shit, even.

@laurakojobeecham4872 3 ай бұрын

Nice to have you back for a bit Jack!

@normietwiceremoved 3 ай бұрын

That tiny red dot in the lower half of the screen was distracting me from the aboslute banger of a video.

@JamesGWall 3 ай бұрын

Very well said. Nice to have you back.

@sierrabergsgaard5314 3 ай бұрын

I LOVE listening to Jack talk about film, his passion is contagious. And I totally knew we were going to talk about the scene in the social network :-)

@ireallydidntwanttomakeanac575 3 ай бұрын

YES! I'm so happy to hear that the film is fully funded! Fingers crossed for that orchestral score stretch goal!

@mattgies 3 ай бұрын

I'm not very familiar with the process of filmmaking, or with your channel for that matter (I came here from Tom Scott's newsletter), but at least to this layman I'm not sure that you've completely answered the topic question of "how do we assess the quality of directing in a film". And that's because I don't know which of these parameters you've discussed would have been spelled out in the screenplay, and which chosen by the director. But I still appreciated the examples you explained in this video.

@KatieWillems 3 ай бұрын

it's so nice getting jack howard videos again

@viltautasYT 3 ай бұрын

love how for a few years haven't seen anything from jack and dean, and now in the last month, deans been streaming and you uploading a few in a short time. I suggest now getting hang up on the kickstarter, if you have enough, make the best you can out of it. If the film doesn't work out too well, the community should be more inclined to stick with you if you didn't use up as big of a community funded budget.

@tomwilshaw 3 ай бұрын

I feel like intentionality that doesn't feel 'too planned' or contrived.. That's the trademark of a good director. Medium-to-well-done directors can put intention into their shots, but pair that with pacing that makes you feel safe, yeah, that's the one. Enjoyed this Jack :) felt good to hear you needing out about storytelling again!

@claudiajade624 3 ай бұрын

Yes! The Q of what is your fav movie is sooo tough, so I often just go with Little Miss Sunshine

@JohnnyFilmsy-Boi 3 ай бұрын

Cannot wait for your film! Your shorts on youtube, commercials, and Jack & Dean of All Trades show off your eye for direction and filmmaking in such fresh ways and I can't wait to see you make more great art!

@SnowOrShine 3 ай бұрын

This just popped up in my youtube recommendations Just thought you should know that ever since seeing the "washing up" sketch with Bing back in my uni flatmate days, "Jack Howard" has become the name you say at the end of calling someone out for something and still is among that friend group now that I am 32 years old

@mattmaloney4014 3 ай бұрын

Absolute banger video! I would love to see more insights breaking down good filmmaking. This was super interesting and easy to follow. More please, Jack, and I feel very confident that the directing in The Second Time Around will be absolutely stellar!

@niamhl6964 3 ай бұрын

From an actor's perspective, I can totally tell when a director is great at directing everyone but the actors. Whenever I see someone I know to be a great actor acting absolutely abysmally, you can usually chalk it down to a director not knowing how to talk to their actors, not letting the actors bring their own knowledge and expertise to the work, or even just never thinking about what the actors actually need in order to put forward a great performance

@meteorrejector 3 ай бұрын

totally agree w this!! do you have a fav example for when a director is great at directing everyone but the actors?

@stevenlomon 3 ай бұрын

Best video I've ever seen on directing!! Genuinely gave me a newfound appreciation and excitement to watch movies with these new eyes I've been given 🙌 It's so nice have Jack back, I can listen to him talk for hours

@peach5764 3 ай бұрын

Love breakdown videos like this!! Even as someone who isn’t involved in film, it’s so fascinating to see all the little tricks and moves at play that go into making a good movie!

@wendywheeler9344 3 ай бұрын

The director is the No.1 controller of the movie's tone. They have the vision then must pull actors' performances, choose music, select the shots and direct the timing/editing to make that tone powerful and compelling.

@3vil0vesy0u 3 ай бұрын

I love listening to people who are passionate about something. Clearly you’ve found your calling! Excited to see where your film will take you ❤

@katie-jb7lt 3 ай бұрын

i could listen to jack talk about films all day

@sonne5367 3 ай бұрын

Horray! Missed your film takes :)

@FIlmXFilms 3 ай бұрын

Great stuff!

@BenFromCanada 3 ай бұрын

YUMMY CONTENT MORE

@wildly_alice3437 3 ай бұрын

I am so obsessed with the beer scene in The Social Network that I referenced it in my own short film - I'm glad I'm not alone!

@sammirich1254 3 ай бұрын

As someone who is so outside of the filmmaking world, i guess i can never tell which parts of a movie are from the script/screenplay, the director, the actors(of thier own volition or at the direction of the director), the producers, the camera men, the editors, etc. Like with the beer, even though it wasn't verbally referenced, i guess i would have thought that might have been part of the script, but maybe scripts just don't work that way and are a little more bare-bones than i thought. I would love to hear Jack dissect movie scenes ike this more. Absolutely fascinating.

@JackHoward 3 ай бұрын

Those moments can be part of the script but Aaron Sorkin, who wrote The Social Network tends to mostly focus on the dialogue. Another writer might be different. There’s a moment little later in the scene where Mark throws the beer bottle cap at Eduardo who dodges it. I’m pretty sure that was just an actors’ improv. So these ideas can come from anywhere - it’s a director’s job to sieve through those ideas and decide which ones make it into the final thing.

@sammirich1254 3 ай бұрын

@JackHoward That's so cool. I saw comments talking about just how collaborative filmmaking is, and I think this whole idea really showcases that. A wonderful director couldn't make something great without a decent script to start with, and a great script falls flat without a capable director, and none of it comes together without believable actors. I definitely think I'm going to be more in-tune to this stuff when I watch movies going forward so that I can deepen my appreciation for films and the details that add up to make them enjoyable and actually be able to articulate what I like about specific movies or scenes. I think I might be bored with being a passive viewer and somehow that's what I learned from this. Can't wait for you to get your shot at this new short film - I'm sure it's going to be wonderful.

@wozzywick 3 ай бұрын

This was fascinating as an aspiring filmmaker. I'd love to hear more from you about technical aspects like this

@TheRealAlpha2 3 ай бұрын

This reminds me of a youtube video I just saw recently about Kenneth Branagh’s Hamlet titled "There Hasn't Been a Better Film in 30 Years." Lofty claim for certain, but regardless of how you might feel about the movie, it's really good at showing some incredibly efficient camera choices and story telling techniques. The video is worth a browse.

@chrishainstock330 3 ай бұрын

Will be showing this to our students for sure

@Belvie 3 ай бұрын

3 Jack videos in 8 days? What a year.

@sgillard 3 ай бұрын

I legitimately think of you talking about that social network scene whenever I watch the film

@abbyfroidl8167 3 ай бұрын

shots, shots, shots, shots, shots, shots shots, shots, shots, shots, shots shots, shots, shots, shots, shots Everybody!

@Mossic 3 ай бұрын

Rip to that one dead pixel on jacks camera in front of his mic

@imalloutofgin 3 ай бұрын

Thank you for making this. :)

@georges1991 3 ай бұрын

I've always been curious whether Jack ever watched Mr Robot. Everything in that show is so deliberately done, plus homages to other media I know Jack likes...I feel like it's so up his street. Or, at least, I'd love to hear his perspective on it.

@jake_butcher 3 ай бұрын

"It's interesting to watch people do stuff." -Jack Howard, 2024

@JivanPal Ай бұрын

Great video, always glad to see more content from you! I'm not a film buff, but when I think of directing, I think of stage directions, acting directions, how the actors/characters move and behave. The kind of directing you're talking about here, in my view, explicitly concerns cinematography, and is the job of the Director of Photography, as opposed to just "Director" as typically credited, no? I will say that when I talk about such things with others, I don't talk about "directing", but about "cinematography". It's only when talking about how actors are instructed to perform that I use the term "directing".

@JackHoward 29 күн бұрын

A film directors job is to plan the actors relationship with the camera. To use shots/framing to tell a story. The director of photography collaborates to tell execute that vision.

@PauLtus_B 3 ай бұрын

One of the great things about using the camera and blocking for story-telling is that you can be very blatant. Because the presence of a camera is inherently artificial you might as well use it to communicate something.

@Bennettfed 3 ай бұрын

Love this content! Is Spielberg really a magician for disguising the camera/crew in the reflection of the ticking clock in that scene? I think so.

@danshinks5897 3 ай бұрын

You just made me realise I haven't watched Logan Lucky in a while

@milkteamarwa 3 ай бұрын

i am now having a very good saturday

@alexfido2935 3 ай бұрын

I have indeed seen you talk about this exact scene before, I can't remember where though...

@Jelsa101 2 ай бұрын

The fact i can use this as a reference in my essays... and its someone i grew up watching... 😮😊 Edit: im in film uni. 😅

@tgcpark 3 ай бұрын

Great video, Jack. Are you feeling... Wide Awake?

@stevenbridges 3 ай бұрын

Made more videos i demand it

@benjamindover4337 3 ай бұрын

Nice

@TheKnightArgent 3 ай бұрын

Dame Dench is also a veteran stage actor - fluid blocking and movement while delivering dialogue is second nature to her.

@4dgreentea 3 ай бұрын

I haven’t watched the video yet, does he mention Social Network

@Rue-Co 3 ай бұрын

Worryingly frequent uploads recently - is everything okay!?!?

@staticradio724 3 ай бұрын

Great video! Anybody else here from the Tom Scott squad?

@teen-at-heart 3 ай бұрын

What is this tiny red spot I see in the region where the mic is moving around? :) First I thought it was my screen, but it isn’t. Is it on the lens of the camera? But isn’t that extremely rare? A red dust particle? Or is it on the chip of the camera…more likely, isn’t it? 🤓

@phoebexfairy 3 ай бұрын

Would love to hear your opinion on the recent Monsters episode 'The Hurt Man'

@AlucardGoya 3 ай бұрын

0:40 You should've spoken in spanish after that sentence

@JonathanMallett 3 ай бұрын

Great examples, most of which I didn't notice when watching the films themselves. And here I was, thinking that this was going to be a Nolan and Villeneuve love fest 😅.

@JackHoward 3 ай бұрын

It was hard not to bring them up

@rosianna 3 ай бұрын

I think M was just cold

@quinnobi42 3 ай бұрын

I think your camera might have a dead pixel. There's a red dot middle of bottom third of frame, slightly left of center.

@airportcat 3 ай бұрын

eggs ARE funny, you're right

@Legendary_Sid 3 ай бұрын

ive seen these films and never given any notice to any of those scenes. Do you think a lot of things go unnoticed due to being almost too subtle?

@tuberculosus5983 3 ай бұрын

1:38 dont you mean fackybook

@Mrbuzzfuzz 3 ай бұрын

Good directing is also noticing the red dot in your video from your camera and then getting a new camera! hahaha

@stolenshortsword 3 ай бұрын

I still don't understand how the examples you listed aren't the work of good cinematography. what's the difference? does the DOP execute the vision of the director and therefore they get the credit?

@JackHoward 3 ай бұрын

It's not about who gets the "credit" but in my personal experience of working on sets, the director leads the creative decisions and the crew execute them. It obviously takes a hugely talented team to actually pull off the ideas but I'm just trying to distinguish what I see as a director's decision vs. a good piece of cinematography etc. Like if the same cinematographer worked with 2 different directors, the films might look and feel very different.

@faerieangeltaitai 3 ай бұрын

*only reads title* ....YOU of all people WOULD KNOW DONTCHA THINK??!

@_sim0nn637 3 ай бұрын

did you see megalopolis, if so, what did you think of it. People have been throwing alot of shit at it, some that are deserved but some that I wouldn't agree with.

@BaronBlackmore 3 ай бұрын

I don't feel like these were decisions the director would have been responsible for, these seem like successes of the writers and storyboard artists, cameramen, editors and actors. Having worked with directors, I feel like mentioning directors are really managers of other talented folks, more than creatives. If you've ever been filming with a large staff, you'll see the director is the one skilled in executing a vision and managing the process, (which is a great skill indeed) but not the one coming up with ideas. While they do have the "final" say, (barring the editor), I would not chalk all these creative decisions solely to the director; these projects are the work of so many people who deserve credit.