YouTuber D4Darious has produced a fascinating cinematography breakdown, revealing his style and approach to indie film, in his award-winning film UNSOUND. D4Darious has been producing uncommonly detailed breakdowns of his approach to filmmaking for a while now, and they’ve distinguished themselves by being unusually practical and useful to filmmaking newcomers. Now, he’s released by far the most in-depth breakdown of this series, going through a huge proportion of the shots in his film, UNSOUND. You can watch all of UNSOUND (around 93 minutes in length) here, a very enjoyable watch that will make the 2-hour cinematographic breakdown far more engaging. Smart, practical insights The best thing about this guide, and Darious’ work in general, is its lack of pretentiousness. There’s no attempt to wow you with the perfection of his approach to the film, but an ongoing list of annoying little problems he encountered and workable little solutions he found. Whether it’s the physical size of a space or the fixed placement of a light, these are the real-world issues that starting filmmakers need to anticipate. That said, the video is perhaps too focused on cinematography to be called a comprehensive breakdown of the filmmaking technique, as opposed to the cinematographic technique. It would have been nice to get a bit more insight into the pre-production process from casting to scheduling and to get a bit more about working with actors on set, or even the difficulties of acting in your own production. Rather, we get an almost absurdly complete...
Published By: CineD - Thursday, 1 July, 2021