What is the A24 Look?
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- Опубликовано: 31 янв 2024
- There is an irony in taking a company known for thinking outside the box and putting them in a box.
Just some quick thoughts on something I’ve been seeing.
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There is no A24 look. People telling people how to achieve that "look" are just trying to market to the filmmaking audience. A24 is just a distribution company and doesn't have a say a on the look of the film. Thats the director/cinematographer of the films job. A24 usually gives directors a ton of creative freedom on their movies which contributes to the films looking different than most studio system hollywood films.
Yes, exactly
That’s not entirely true. A24 is a production company as well as distribution. And their producers very much have a hand in establishing mood, tone, and overall creation of a project. That’s not to say that they don’t allow their filmmakers room to play, they very much do. But they’re also directly responsible much of the time for who is hired and how they work.
This is a great point that I wished I touched on.
I agree. All A24 movies look like any other movie. If it’s shot well then it’s shot well. Not an A24 trademark.
Sure. But it is possible to identify general trends, even when there is a lot of variation around them. Like there's no universal _"80s film look"_ vs _"90s film look"_ or _"comedy look"_ vs _"drama look"._ But we could pick out some common patterns.
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It's nice to call out these "influentographers" from time to time. When they do "how to do a24" "How to shoot like Wong Kar Wai" and they do
just a little research and poorely recreate some shots and then make a tutorial for the audience with the same old "so guys, my secret sauce is... BACKLIGHT!"
I think it's pointless and misleading to claim that they "poorly" recreate some shots. Many of these guys do it exceptionally well.
You probably know, but for those that don't, Zone of interest was shot with hidden cameras so that the actors would be the least aware of their presence. Also bright day light was preferred. There is a great interview with the DOP somewhere that I don't remember, but worth looking for.
Sweet! Loved the video Mitchell. Digging the perspectives.
yeah! the first thing that comes to my mind about a24 - it's not a particular cinematography style, but overall - just very stylish cinematography.
Thank you for the perspective, Mitch! A24’s whole appeal is that it (at early stages of their company,) was just buying so much at festival circuits and focusing on the films that resonated with an audience, so inherently they’ve built their own audience by catering to what people find intriguing/provoking/original. I think what people come to associate as the ‘look’ is just more auteur driver work, which is more tonal than visual - on some level, it speaks to an exoticism to a mainstream American audience, where films are expected to ‘look’ a certain way. Humans are creatures of habit, and compartmentalising is a comforting way to process and accept novelty for us. The A24 phenomenon is really a product of aggressive branding on their part, as their direct competitors - NEON, Annapurna, FilmNation - boast a repertoire equally as indie, but don’t market their films as aggressively.
wow! you've done done your homework!) excellent thoughts
love these videos ✨
Hey man! Just discovered your channel and I really love your content! I’ve been seeing this aspect ratio more often, definitely gonna use it. It gives a really nice result :) I’m trying to start my career as a DP
Interesting perspective, thanks!
I think emulation is GREAT when you're starting and learning the technical ins and outs of produciton. But I totally agree that if your plan is to create an original work and possibly your calling card as a filmmaker, be original. The trick is learning how it's done, but not turning it into your comfort zone.
Great rant! I watched this partially because when I saw the title, I immediately wanted to say everything you ended up saying. LOL!!!
Great thoughts, very true
Nice video! Many filmmakers (and really humans in general) like to try to quantify and categorize what the process and steps are necessary to recreate something that's desirable. While fair, sometimes it could lead a cycle that is not necessarily bad, but not always a great thing as well.
Like you said, it's up to studying the films you like and from conceptualization, to experimentation, and finally to actualization, creating your own look!
Well said, sir.
wow perfectly said !!!
A24 look or otherwise known as follow your heart
agreed. i'm baffled by it all. i think folks like throwing that logo on the thumbnail
It’s true, I definitely made sure to mention it on mine.
Couldn't agree more!
one another i observe that A24 have dense colors
great!
well said
I think the moral of the story is, if you think something looks cool, watch the credits and see who did it and see what else they've done.
Finally, someone said this, I thought I was the only one who felt this way about those videos. Usually, I'm on the fence because I love a good pastiche, but it's usually inaccurate and simplified.
Yup, well said bud
Agreed. There's no specific A24 look, if you look at the list of A24 there's a wide range of looks/styles.
A very insightful review of the "A24-look-trend". I think we can all agree that critical thinking with ones own motivated vision for the scene at hand is the priority - not to emulate, as you said.
like others have said in the comments A24's reputation is garnered mostly through aggressive marketing
I have to say I kinda roll my eyes whenever someone attributes a film's quality to the studio themselves cause I'm like really? at the end of the day a24 is only a studio that lets the artists do what they want if they are even producing it themselves, a decent amount of times they just acquire the rights
Like I've seen so many people say "omg A24's done it again" with Aftersun and Zone of Interest when neither of those films were even produced directly by A24, they only acquired them at Cannes
It's definitely not trendy RUclipsrs tutorials...
Love the video Mitchell! Where did you get those metal shelves for gear in the back!?
The shelves are the bror shelves from ikea. I’ve actually been trying to sell two of them if you’re an LA local!
I am in San Diego but good to know. I will check them out. Thanks man!@@mitchellbrinkerdp
I think people are basing the “look” on their more popular or mainstream films & shows. F.e. Euphoria & Waves both use rgb lighting for subtext. They use colored lights tell a story even when there’s nothing in the scene that motivates the light. I do agree though that this is not the majority of their films. People just haven’t dug deep enough. Mid 90’s literally looks it was shot on a high end camcorder at best, with no artificial lighting at all.
"Don't look up a24 look, especially if it is my title. There is no a24 look unless it is uniquely an a24 look".
People searching to figure out how to do the A24 look to find me going, “Hey stop that! Cut it out!”
If I see A24 in a RUclips title again I’m gonna delete both my channels I stg
There is no A24 look.
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They look the same to me .
Mitchell, I know this was a bunch of work, and well done, but the mindless repetition of that insanely bad-boring-energetically offensive music loop finally threw me off the train at 3:18. While your video message is progressing from start to finish, your repetitive music is spinning endlessly in the street, looking for (and not finding) a parking place. If you re-posted this, I’d be all over it.
bro we all know what we mean by a24 look lol creating nuance doesn't add to this discussion, you should just assume it's the whole contrast and coloring excess and talk about that, lol you literally made a pointless video
lol this is literally a pointless comment lol lol lol lol
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