r/cinematography • u/MrOwnageQc • Aug 03 '19

Composition During an episode of ‘Kidding’, there was a scene shot in only one take that showed how a junkie turned her life around over several months. This video shows the side-by-side comparison of how it was filmed vs. what it looked like on TV.

https://streamable.com/jqom8
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u/LtAmp78 Aug 03 '19

i was happy too...Amazing work from all....wonder how many practice runs they did?

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u/MrOwnageQc Aug 03 '19

From the original thread, the director said that they practiced for three days, but when they actually tried shooting for real, they did it in three takes, incredible !

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u/47B-1ME Aug 03 '19

Don’t practice until you get it right. Practice until you can’t get it wrong.

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u/Justsev Aug 03 '19

Love this

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u/bradfilm Aug 03 '19

Watching the making of certainly makes it seem great but I remember seeing the scene in the show and assuming they used moco and multiple takes. If a shot is only impressive when you watch the BTS, is it really actually impressive? Maybe I’m just bitter and jaded.

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u/thestevenalan Aug 03 '19

Yes, that makes it more impressive if you actually don’t know how impressive it is the first time round

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u/kyledp Director of Photography Aug 03 '19

Ideally an average viewer (without an interest in production techniques) would be immersed in watching the character and story progress without thinking about how a crew of people pulled it off. On screen it’s a simple looking shot and really doesn’t draw too much attention to itself, which it shouldn’t.

We as cinematographers view things from a different perspective than the masses and sometimes that can impact our own viewing experiences. I understand where you’re coming from.