What's the worst continuity mistake that you've ever seen? It doesn't have to be lighting related. Comment below describing it for a chance to win an Aputure M9!
The worst continuity mistake I have seen is when actors grow facial hair and slight double chin with time and the schedule is set days apart, and the crew/ director don't notice it while filming.
Worst continuity mistake I’ve seen, at 8:59 Valentina is not wearing a mask, then is in the close up, then isn’t again in the next shots 😜 Haha jk, I’m sure there’s been worse continuity mistakes in history. I think a hilarious (intentional) continuity error is in Scott Pilgrim vs the World when Scott’s hat magically appears on his head when theres any comments about his hair being shaggy. 😂
Definitely one of the coolest parts of this to me was the ping light going straight into the lens. Would never think to do something like that but it's such a cool effect!
@@JoseFArias-lt4uv yeah but I think this technique provides a different look, with a light you can probably give the whole image almost a subtle washed out colour cast, defitinely a different vibe than a pro-mist
Thanks very much for this tutorial! I've never seen a light shining into a camera lens before, the way you used the MX... I'd like to see another video showing the results of placing it like that. It's difficult to see where to actually place it in relation to the camera lens in this video.
Okay, I have to ask: HOW DID YOU FIND SUCH A GROOVY LOCATION?!?! This is one of my favorite locations you have featured so far! But in all seriousness, it would be interesting to get a sneak peek into what your crew looks for in a location (besides aesthetics.)
Lighting for wide shots is the hardest, especially on a lower budget shoot when you don't have very powerful lights. I will say new cameras coming out these days with higher sensor sensitivity definitely helps.
Ok, so there is this Christmas Movie that was on Netflix last year. I can’t remember the name. But it was about a cop and he had a German Shepherd sidekick. Anyway, there was a scene where they drove around through city streets patrolling, and in the cops CU coverage. You can see that the dog in the other seat is a dummy, stuffed animal. I don’t know how they thought it would pass without someone noticing, but they released it that way and we could NOT stop laughing. My grandfather was pretty invested in the movie so he wasn’t so happy about the uproar on Christmas Eve...😂
on the close up of the guy in the white shirt, i think light #3 needs to get repositioned. the reflections in his glasses give away that the light is coming from a single light (the pinpoints) and not the window motivation that we see in the master / black shirt guys close up. just to nitpick!
That’s ok! It’s one of those little things that people won’t notice while watching, if this was in a movie. It’s only evident in this breakdown format because you literally see us turn the light on. A point source is much less noticeable than a big reflector or diffuser, which is what I see a lot in glasses reflections in movies and shows.
You killed it with this video, V! One of the best on lighting I've seen! Also... worst continuity I've seen was in the Netflix independent film "Black and Privileged". There's a video on it on CZcams. People just pop up out of nowhere smh
Not live action, but the lightsaber battle in a Star Wars: Rebels episode Twin Suns. Kenobi and Maul were in darkness and and the light kept constantly shifting an illuminating in places without motivation. Additionally both characters had a strong frontal eyelight, despite the moon not being in a position to achieve that
Hey Aputure! I wonder how you'd swap up the lights between the talents if you were to shoot dialog? Presumably, you only want to switch the lights twice, but does that mean you'd run through the scripts of each talent's dialog twice, one from each side over the shoulder, or how would you go about it?
Speaking about continuity mistakes , at the final shots Valentina isn't wearing her mask when she's serving the "customers" but in one scene at 9:05 you can see that see actually wears it and then the mask disappears again xD . Great video though
Not really lighting related, but the worst continuity I can remember as a kid. I remember laughing hysterically after the goat scene in jurassic park. One scene shows a fenced enclosure where the goat was, and when they get flipped over you know the trex pushes the jeep over the barrier, and now there's couple hundred foot vertical drop? Lmao that got me so good when I was a young lad :'D
I know it's a famous one but James Bond 'Diamonds are Forever', the car tunnel scenes continuity is too funny to not mention 🤣 The car literally goes through the tunnel on one side and comes out on the opposite side of the car.
Defending Jacob in the restaurant scene in the resort in Mexico. On the wide shot their faces are completely in darkness. For the close up, plenty of light :)
It is difficult to match wides to close-ups when you can't light them the same way, but you should be able to at least get the exposure close enough lol
In the famous Goodfellas Copacabana oner, after Henry calls out the two lovers that he sees "everytime", just before turning left and entering the busy kitchen, you can see a beige fire hose at the end of the hallway. Then, when they exit the kitchen, after passing by like twenty people and turning right and turning left, you again see that same beige fire hose. Maybe there there was too much continuity. (I'm hoping this counts)😅
One mistake i remenber is in shutter island when in the interrogation scene the glass appears and disappears from the woman's hand, what strikes me is that it can be seen as the instability of the protagonist's mind rather than an error
biggest continuity error that has bothered me for years was in jurassic park: the t-rex pushes down the car over a cliff that is several levels high, where a few shots earlier he just walks out of the enclosure on even ground (that cliff! where is it coming from?! 😂). still love the movie!
Great video! One question, how do you realize how much should be done at source and how much should be done when editing? My fear is to do so much that would affect the source and then could be difficult to fix?
i feel like i can see the yellow leds reflection from the mx light that added haze....i literally see the mx light thats pointing directly into the lens
I personally don't notice it but that is something you have to be careful with especially when you're using filters and there are more glass elements to reflect off of.
@@aputurelighting if u pause at 9 min and 2 seconds and look around the calf area and feet the yellow leds are there...but none the less great vid ...especially incorporating the neons from any angle
Hey! Sorry about the confusion. We had an ND filter in front of the lens for the scene. The arrow pointing to the window just meant that the ND was added in order to bring down the light from the window, but it effected the entire image
Not related to lighting continuity, more so edit continuity, but in this scene from the Dark Knight, the Joker’s hand placement at 3:30 changes a few seconds later. Something I noticed long after watching the film for the first time. Such an iconic scene btw. czcams.com/video/jane6C4rIwc/video.html
Biggest Continuity Error: The Mulan cannon scene was a mess OR To All the Boys: P.S. I Still Love You, the last scene when she's running; her hair goes from straight to super curly in a pivotal scene. You know they were livid nobody caught it on set lol xD My friend and I were like OHHHHHHHHHH!!!!!!!
Not gonna lie the continuity mistake in the matrix when trinity originally aims at the agents temple but then shoot him square in the forehead has always bothered me haha
Worst continuity mistakes I have ever seen was Ray J's hat in the show Love & Hip Hop Hollywood! if you don't believe me, just watch - czcams.com/video/wEMC5yx3bH8/video.html
I really loved this. Great content, well-delivered. I hate to quibble, but just because this is about lighting, you still need good audio. The audio is terrible. Next time use a decent mic... I know this can't be Valentina's fault!... then she can show the steps to keep the boom shadow off the subject! The sound took this from pro level to pretty amateur... no offense to the content of the production.
Worst continuity mistake in a film: Mel Gibson in Braveheart running down the hill to attack the British. With each cut the weapon changed in his hand from an ax, to a sword, to his empty hand and back to the ax.
That's a good one! Sometimes you can get away with softening the key light in the close ups, but when you change too much it really can pull the audience out
Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles: Final scene, Splinter catches Shredder's dagger with two hands...then let's go of Mikey's nunchucks in the next shot (which he wasn't holding in the previous shot)🤦♂️ I try to not let this ruin the film for me everytime I watch it.
the worst continuity i have seen its my first try to play with my light on my project video ... its no unbelievable when i changed my lighting direct from wide angle to medium and close up hahahahha
What's the worst continuity mistake that you've ever seen? It doesn't have to be lighting related. Comment below describing it for a chance to win an Aputure M9!
The worst continuity mistake I have seen is when actors grow facial hair and slight double chin with time and the schedule is set days apart, and the crew/ director don't notice it while filming.
Worst in recent history is definitely the Giuliani makeup in his interview. czcams.com/video/hng4-qYNQNo/video.html
Less continuity and more a Harsh shadow from the camera guy, first episode of Pretty Little Liars.
@@threefoldtv Yeah, when he puts up his hand, it doesn't even look like it's from the same person.
Would the hair/wig swap for the pickup shots from Fantastic Four count? I feel like that should count.
Worst continuity mistake I’ve seen, at 8:59 Valentina is not wearing a mask, then is in the close up, then isn’t again in the next shots 😜 Haha jk, I’m sure there’s been worse continuity mistakes in history.
I think a hilarious (intentional) continuity error is in Scott Pilgrim vs the World when Scott’s hat magically appears on his head when theres any comments about his hair being shaggy. 😂
Wow how embarrassing! We'll have to get on Valentina for that!
Valentina's been losing weight! You go girl
I like this girl how they explain about the light.
Definitely one of the coolest parts of this to me was the ping light going straight into the lens. Would never think to do something like that but it's such a cool effect!
Yeah that was a really cool trick! It especially helped because we weren't allowed to use haze or fog in that location
use black pro mist filters to get that look
@@JoseFArias-lt4uv yeah but I think this technique provides a different look, with a light you can probably give the whole image almost a subtle washed out colour cast, defitinely a different vibe than a pro-mist
So much information in that 10 minutes. I'll have to watch it again! Thank you for another great video!
That's actually a useful video more than just an ad for Aputure, well done!
You are such an amazing teacher. This channel is incredible.
Thank you!
Looking good Vee! Also best episode yet, thank you!
Loved this video! Finally a practical tutorial about a real shooting scene with a deep explanation. Please more of these videos like this one!
I love how the actors freeze while she is talking
Haha actors only know how to move when there's a camera in their face
I'm a stills photographer but still found this fascinating. Well done young lady.
That's because you're a stills photographer. If you were a cinematographer you'd be moved by it.
Loved this! More of this please, Valentina! Also, that guy in the diner looks like a hot(ter) Weird Al.
Thank you! We're glad you liked the video. We tried to get Weird Al to be in this video but we decided he wasn't hot enough so we went with this guy
Thanks very much for this tutorial! I've never seen a light shining into a camera lens before, the way you used the MX... I'd like to see another video showing the results of placing it like that. It's difficult to see where to actually place it in relation to the camera lens in this video.
Amazing video, guys!!! The use of a lens flare to stylize every shot was genius! This is going into my favorites list!
I love your Acting Valentina 😊 jk, All you guys are doing such an amazing work for real, I really aprecciate it. Much love from Colombia
Okay, I have to ask: HOW DID YOU FIND SUCH A GROOVY LOCATION?!?! This is one of my favorite locations you have featured so far! But in all seriousness, it would be interesting to get a sneak peek into what your crew looks for in a location (besides aesthetics.)
Haha we found this on Peerspace! And the short answer is that we mainly just look for the aesthetic lol
What a fantastic tutorial and demonstration Vee. Loaded with good info.
This was a great tutorial! Thank you
They literally built a whole diner! Awesome!
Lighting for wide shots is the hardest, especially on a lower budget shoot when you don't have very powerful lights. I will say new cameras coming out these days with higher sensor sensitivity definitely helps.
Ok, so there is this Christmas Movie that was on Netflix last year. I can’t remember the name. But it was about a cop and he had a German Shepherd sidekick. Anyway, there was a scene where they drove around through city streets patrolling, and in the cops CU coverage. You can see that the dog in the other seat is a dummy, stuffed animal. I don’t know how they thought it would pass without someone noticing, but they released it that way and we could NOT stop laughing. My grandfather was pretty invested in the movie so he wasn’t so happy about the uproar on Christmas Eve...😂
You have to remember what movie was that!!!
I need more lights! I have an MC and an MX but my ML9 just died after a few months. These walk throughs are awesome!
Very useful session recommend to watch for all beginers
on the close up of the guy in the white shirt, i think light #3 needs to get repositioned. the reflections in his glasses give away that the light is coming from a single light (the pinpoints) and not the window motivation that we see in the master / black shirt guys close up. just to nitpick!
That's a good point! I didn't notice that but you're right, if anything the windows should be what's being reflected in the glasses
That’s ok! It’s one of those little things that people won’t notice while watching, if this was in a movie. It’s only evident in this breakdown format because you literally see us turn the light on.
A point source is much less noticeable than a big reflector or diffuser, which is what I see a lot in glasses reflections in movies and shows.
The reflection of the lens flare light is actually visible
Aputure dropping knowledge!
Just watched “The Founder”. When Keaton’s character visits McDonalds the first time, he starts at the right window. Next scene he’s at the left.
You killed it with this video, V! One of the best on lighting I've seen! Also... worst continuity I've seen was in the Netflix independent film "Black and Privileged". There's a video on it on CZcams. People just pop up out of nowhere smh
I'm a simple man, I see Chetco in the thumbnail, I press like.
Wow it was really that easy? We should have been putting Chetco in every thumbnail
@@aputurelighting I am absolutely 100% all for making Chetco every single thumbnail.
Not live action, but the lightsaber battle in a Star Wars: Rebels episode Twin Suns. Kenobi and Maul were in darkness and and the light kept constantly shifting an illuminating in places without motivation. Additionally both characters had a strong frontal eyelight, despite the moon not being in a position to achieve that
Pretty tight! Lots of good pro tips and ideas, thanks for the knowledge.
Hey Aputure! I wonder how you'd swap up the lights between the talents if you were to shoot dialog? Presumably, you only want to switch the lights twice, but does that mean you'd run through the scripts of each talent's dialog twice, one from each side over the shoulder, or how would you go about it?
Speaking about continuity mistakes , at the final shots Valentina isn't wearing her mask when she's serving the "customers" but in one scene at 9:05 you can see that see actually wears it and then the mask disappears again xD . Great video though
Love it. Nice!
Not really lighting related, but the worst continuity I can remember as a kid. I remember laughing hysterically after the goat scene in jurassic park. One scene shows a fenced enclosure where the goat was, and when they get flipped over you know the trex pushes the jeep over the barrier, and now there's couple hundred foot vertical drop? Lmao that got me so good when I was a young lad :'D
I want oudoor lighting video setup
Surprise nobody is talking about how vee lost weight. Congratulations you look fabulous.
@Brisdad53 yes I actually would especially if they are in a weight loss journey which I’m sure she is.
I know it's a famous one but James Bond 'Diamonds are Forever', the car tunnel scenes continuity is too funny to not mention 🤣
The car literally goes through the tunnel on one side and comes out on the opposite side of the car.
Loved this in depth breakdown
Great work! More videos like this!! 👍🏽
Thanks for your information
Defending Jacob in the restaurant scene in the resort in Mexico. On the wide shot their faces are completely in darkness. For the close up, plenty of light :)
It is difficult to match wides to close-ups when you can't light them the same way, but you should be able to at least get the exposure close enough lol
In the famous Goodfellas Copacabana oner, after Henry calls out the two lovers that he sees "everytime", just before turning left and entering the busy kitchen, you can see a beige fire hose at the end of the hallway. Then, when they exit the kitchen, after passing by like twenty people and turning right and turning left, you again see that same beige fire hose. Maybe there there was too much continuity. (I'm hoping this counts)😅
Seven has continuity problem when Morgan Freeman and Brad pitt were in the apartment discussing the findings from the library.
One mistake i remenber is in shutter island when in the interrogation scene the glass appears and disappears from the woman's hand, what strikes me is that it can be seen as the instability of the protagonist's mind rather than an error
That's an interesting idea! Using continuity errors as a storytelling technique. I saw a lot of that in the movie I'm Thinking of Ending Things.
Omg 😱😱 I got a like in my dm message i sent to Sister Valentina...😱🔥🔥🔥 thanks ma'am .. it means a lot for me.. you are truly a great teacher 😭😭
biggest continuity error that has bothered me for years was in jurassic park: the t-rex pushes down the car over a cliff that is several levels high, where a few shots earlier he just walks out of the enclosure on even ground (that cliff! where is it coming from?! 😂). still love the movie!
That is one good looking setup' great vid V;)
This was great!!!
Great video!
One question, how do you realize how much should be done at source and how much should be done when editing? My fear is to do so much that would affect the source and then could be difficult to fix?
Hey! I'm not sure I completely understand the question, but the general rule is to do as much as you can on set so you don't have to fix it in editing
It's very helpful nice video thank you so much u
Why didnt you just use a diffusion filter for the soft look
Great video and just wanted to say you look amazing .
i feel like i can see the yellow leds reflection from the mx light that added haze....i literally see the mx light thats pointing directly into the lens
I personally don't notice it but that is something you have to be careful with especially when you're using filters and there are more glass elements to reflect off of.
@@aputurelighting if u pause at 9 min and 2 seconds and look around the calf area and feet the yellow leds are there...but none the less great vid ...especially incorporating the neons from any angle
Mask continuity in this video 😜
Thanks for the great tips
The continuity mistake at the first closeup .. :D Valentina is wearing a mask while working as a service haha
Haha good catch! We'll have to pay better attention next time!
I dont understand the recap when there is ND filter pointed to the windwos, DId you ND filtered the windows? there is no segment about that
Hey! Sorry about the confusion. We had an ND filter in front of the lens for the scene. The arrow pointing to the window just meant that the ND was added in order to bring down the light from the window, but it effected the entire image
Not related to lighting continuity, more so edit continuity, but in this scene from the Dark Knight, the Joker’s hand placement at 3:30 changes a few seconds later. Something I noticed long after watching the film for the first time. Such an iconic scene btw.
czcams.com/video/jane6C4rIwc/video.html
Awesome tips!
Wow, she lost a lot of weight. Looks good on her.
independence day lighting in climax after the battle. it always backlit from both sides by the sun
101!
Biggest Continuity Error: The Mulan cannon scene was a mess OR To All the Boys: P.S. I Still Love You, the last scene when she's running; her hair goes from straight to super curly in a pivotal scene. You know they were livid nobody caught it on set lol xD My friend and I were like OHHHHHHHHHH!!!!!!!
Haha a hair mistake like that is pretty unforgivable
@@aputurelighting You know someone in the dailies room was freaking out lol!!! ***all faces look guilty - looks at empty budget***
Not gonna lie the continuity mistake in the matrix when trinity originally aims at the agents temple but then shoot him square in the forehead has always bothered me haha
That's so rude, you guys didn't invite us for lunch 🤐
Oh no the invitation must have gotten lost! The rubber french toast was great you really missed out lol
What is kicker light?
A kicker light is the same thing as a back light or an edge light, it's meant to highlight the subject and help separate them from the background
@@aputurelighting pls say how an ACTOR take all kind of lights when he is in shooting. Pls write here.
Worst continuity mistakes I have ever seen was Ray J's hat in the show Love & Hip Hop Hollywood!
if you don't believe me, just watch - czcams.com/video/wEMC5yx3bH8/video.html
I really loved this. Great content, well-delivered. I hate to quibble, but just because this is about lighting, you still need good audio. The audio is terrible. Next time use a decent mic... I know this can't be Valentina's fault!... then she can show the steps to keep the boom shadow off the subject! The sound took this from pro level to pretty amateur... no offense to the content of the production.
Worst continuity mistake in a film: Mel Gibson in Braveheart running down the hill to attack the British. With each cut the weapon changed in his hand from an ax, to a sword, to his empty hand and back to the ax.
hard shadow on wide frame and soft on closeup always get me disturbed
That's a good one! Sometimes you can get away with softening the key light in the close ups, but when you change too much it really can pull the audience out
That pesky Starbucks cup from game of thrones has got to be up there
I know right! How in the world did that happen
😍😍
jacksfilms' video "Your Editing Lacks Continuity"
(yes I know, the lack of continuity is the joke)
V is so hot 😩
Yes!
Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles: Final scene, Splinter catches Shredder's dagger with two hands...then let's go of Mikey's nunchucks in the next shot (which he wasn't holding in the previous shot)🤦♂️ I try to not let this ruin the film for me everytime I watch it.
the worst continuity i have seen its my first try to play with my light on my project video ... its no unbelievable when i changed my lighting direct from wide angle to medium and close up hahahahha
Less continuity and more a Harsh shadow from the camera guy, first episode of Pretty Little Liars.
The worst I've seen so far is where you see a guy shot in the head then it leaves and comes back to the guy with no shot to the head lol lol crazy.
I only watch for Vee.