Chapters: 00:00 Intro - How Spike Lee Ray Became a Filmmaker 00:59 Early Life & Career 02:15 Fight for you Film 04:16 Find your Lane 05:40 Challenge your Audience 08:41 Never Stop Learning 10:21 Put the Work In 11:36 Final Takeaways
I love Spike and his films, however "Do The Right Thing" is one of my all time favourite films that's so engaging and brilliant I never get tired of watching it.
I currently make films without a big budget and I act in them too because I can't afford actors. And seeing Spike Lee started some what the same way, inspires me so much. I might not achieve the same things or I might not be as good as Spike all my life, but one thing I learned watching this video is to be consistent and not ever stop learning, you'll eventually reach a height that you could've never imagined you'd reach.
Spike is one f the greatest filmmakers ever to live. I'm thankful for the inspiration and artistry over the years! Thx Studio Binder for highlighting his work, please highlight more filmmakers of color!
@@mcdonaldsemployee4979 I mean, it is what it is. If he were giving a presentation to children under the age of 12 I would say it’s in appropriate. And his films are rated R. Sometimes I think the sex scenes fit right in with the story, sometimes not. Was there a point you wanted to make about either?
His movies sux he's also a racist and no doubt an FTM. He dresses like a purple flower him and Al roker with those ridiculous glasses. Both of them are also married to bigfoot's.
Spike Lee is one of the best directors working today. Top 5 movies by him. 1. Do The Right Thing 2. Da 5 Bloods 3. She got have it 4. Inside Man 5. Malcom X 6:02 Also that Cats reference is priceless with its timing.
POOR spike lee. when did tarantino django come out, he said: "American slavery was not a Sergio Leone Spaghetti Western. It was a Holocaust. My ancestors are slaves stolen from Africa. I will honor them." you understand, if spike's ancestors had not been kidnapped from Africa by terrible white colonists, now he would be a Liberian or Cameroonian director, and would make much cooler films than now. and an essay from the studiobinder about him would be more interesting.
Crooklyn didn't make your list? Miracle at St. Anna the only one I didn't like half way through is Red Hook Summer. 25th Hour, Summer of Sam. I was a kid buying Spike Lee Joints on VHS from tower records. Mo' Better Blues and She Hate Me so many masterpieces! I love Spike movie's
One thing you can really learn from the series: How the editors are becoming better and better Starting at a professional and basically flawless level but continouisly mastering the format, finding the small changes you can make, fitting the timing and inserting matching seconds of footage
Spike Lee is one of the most talented and cerebral filmmakers out there and really knows how to tell a compelling story with amazing visual camera compositions.
This was more of his philosophy of filmmaking rather than how he directs a film. I was thinking we would get more into specific shots that are iconic to him, his use of montage, his classic dolly shot, insight on the way he writes scripts. I'd love another video getting into his technicalities!
I think we heard the explanation why in the excerpt from S. Jackson with his comparison to Tarantino. He mentioned that Tarantino will really get into the weeds of the motivation, framing, and thought process of the characters while directing, meanwhile Spike Lee mostly has trust in the actors chosen to have a similar vision to his own and intuit from there. But yes, of course it would have been nice to get his reasoning behind his iconic dolly shot and use of Red. But still, maybe it's one of those things that he just intuited to be great for the life of the film and continued using it.
People go to film school and learn same thing and pay for it and studio binder giving it free. Thank you to the team of studio binder. You always have respect in my heart. Love from India. 🇮🇳
Such stories keep me going with my RUclips channel with a hope that one day I will be a film director off RUclips Thank you studiobinder for such inspirational stories
I love this episode. Spike Lee was a trailblazer who opened the doors for many black filmmakers today. I would love to see a How to Direct like John Singleton and Martin Scorsese episode.
A great fan of this channel ❤️ Can you guys can do a video on directing style of Japanese film director Satoshi Kon, like some of his great movies like Paprika(2006), Perfect Blue(1997).
Ryte he could really dig deep and start from his childhood to up til his death he loved and respected prince so he should do it only spike lee can tell our stories
Can y’all please do a Director’s Chair/ Directing Styles video on Nicholas Winding Refn? I think he’s such a unique director. Would love to see y’all break his filming down. Thanks!
My eight-year-old seen “do the right thing” for the first time in November, Ask for a do the right thing T-shirt for Christmas went right to Spikes joint and got it
Mr. Lee was one my first cinema role models when I got in to the movies. I was just a young teen and I discovered Do The Right Thing and all the movies that followed. He is the one that showed me, "it can be done, it won't be easy, but it can be done."
Can you make a video about acting... ?? Its may help many of people or many of aspiring actor like me.... Love this channel and its now its one of my fav. ❤️❤️
The TV . My grandparents and I viewed Motown 25 and then it happened , Michael Joseph Jackson performed my favorite song , Billie Jean . My grandmother giggled in awe . She remembered the ABC Michael , but this was new .
The curiosity in TV started early , during an episode of the Fresh Prince of Bel Air . All I knew then was that you wrote ir down like a school Christmas play . 📺💡
How to be like spike lee/Spike Lee's philosophy/advice: Fight for your film Find your lane Challenge your audience. Don't play the audience. Give them adult mature topics/subjects to think and talk about. Never stop learning. Akira Kurosawa said there's a university of filmmaking still out there to learn. And Learn a little bit of everything e.g. acting, directing, cinematography, lighting n sound and etc. Put in the work/put the work in
My mother worked a lot . After my grandmother passed and all of my uncles and aunts left the nest , and my grandfather moving out , it was just me and my momma I was home alone a lot as a teenager because my mother either worked the evening or graveyard shift . Being home alone had it's perks . I thought of girls , girls , girls 😁
My youngest aunt was a cheerleader and she had the prettiest friends . I was crushing on all of them . She baked just like grannie and knew how to do all of the Hip Hop dances . I learned some too .
One time the head basketball coach came to visit my grandparents and he told them that my youngest uncle and some more players got caught smoking reefer . My grandparents were grateful for the information . When the head coach left , my uncle got a whooping .
Spike Lee does not make a living making films. He is employeed by NYU as a film instructor. He gets to make film in-between those employee paychecks . Tell the whole truth, not just part of it. Becoming a full time artist isn't easy, that's why he went and got a full time job from an establishment that pays him as an employee when he cant make money doing his films. You barely see any Spike Lee films anymore, u know why, because he has to work. That's why, and that is what the rest of us are doing. Valuable words here, but u forgot to state that spike had to back track and go get a job, being a film director making the types of film he was making wasn't working for his survival. Tell the whole truth.
Well at least he still doing what he love and teaching each one teach one! So what if he went and got a job he went to what he know and loves so it probably don’t feel Like work he teaching they can brag and say professor spike lee taught me this trick with camera shots lighting writting drama class not lazy
Nina and Lena were sisters . They didn't go to school with me . Their mom was a professor and so they attended school in the college town .We'd just chill under the street lights and talk .
Hi StudioBinder family. I was on your website trying to contact you. I was wondering if you guys have a software to do timecode dialogue sheets or know any company that does.
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Chapters:
00:00 Intro - How Spike Lee Ray Became a Filmmaker
00:59 Early Life & Career
02:15 Fight for you Film
04:16 Find your Lane
05:40 Challenge your Audience
08:41 Never Stop Learning
10:21 Put the Work In
11:36 Final Takeaways
This channel is my film school
Agreed.
Yes!
No but seriously!
Mine too
For real
Spike Lee's use of colour and movement is what I love.
He's one of the best!
Same!!
Mo' Better Blues is insane in that regard
I love Spike and his films, however "Do The Right Thing" is one of my all time favourite films that's so engaging and brilliant I never get tired of watching it.
It's awesome!
😎
i was waiting for the shoe to drop when you said 'however'
What was Spike's point in showing Rosie's breasts? What was that for?
@@sandymakesplans yeah right lol
I currently make films without a big budget and I act in them too because I can't afford actors.
And seeing Spike Lee started some what the same way, inspires me so much. I might not achieve the same things or I might not be as good as Spike all my life, but one thing I learned watching this video is to be consistent and not ever stop learning, you'll eventually reach a height that you could've never imagined you'd reach.
Happy filming :)
Spike is one f the greatest filmmakers ever to live. I'm thankful for the inspiration and artistry over the years! Thx Studio Binder for highlighting his work, please highlight more filmmakers of color!
What do you think about Spike using profanity in interviews, and using sex in his movies?
@@mcdonaldsemployee4979 I mean, it is what it is. If he were giving a presentation to children under the age of 12 I would say it’s in appropriate. And his films are rated R. Sometimes I think the sex scenes fit right in with the story, sometimes not. Was there a point you wanted to make about either?
His movies sux he's also a racist and no doubt an FTM. He dresses like a purple flower him and Al roker with those ridiculous glasses. Both of them are also married to bigfoot's.
@@mcdonaldsemployee4979I don’t care.. it’s life
Spike Lee is one of the best directors working today.
Top 5 movies by him.
1. Do The Right Thing
2. Da 5 Bloods
3. She got have it
4. Inside Man
5. Malcom X
6:02 Also that Cats reference is priceless with its timing.
Nice 👌
oh but 25th Hour has to be somewhere amongst top 5
POOR spike lee. when did tarantino django come out, he said: "American slavery was not a Sergio Leone Spaghetti Western. It was a Holocaust. My ancestors are slaves stolen from Africa. I will honor them." you understand, if spike's ancestors had not been kidnapped from Africa by terrible white colonists, now he would be a Liberian or Cameroonian director, and would make much cooler films than now. and an essay from the studiobinder about him would be more interesting.
solid list. Mine has 25th Hour instead of Da 5 Bloods, but still very solid
Crooklyn didn't make your list? Miracle at St. Anna the only one I didn't like half way through is Red Hook Summer. 25th Hour, Summer of Sam. I was a kid buying Spike Lee Joints on VHS from tower records. Mo' Better Blues and She Hate Me so many masterpieces! I love Spike movie's
One thing you can really learn from the series: How the editors are becoming better and better
Starting at a professional and basically flawless level but continouisly mastering the format, finding the small changes you can make, fitting the timing and inserting matching seconds of footage
We appreciate that!
Spike Lee is one of the most talented and cerebral filmmakers out there and really knows how to tell a compelling story with amazing visual camera compositions.
Agreed!
@@StudioBinder Thank you, much appreciated.
This was more of his philosophy of filmmaking rather than how he directs a film. I was thinking we would get more into specific shots that are iconic to him, his use of montage, his classic dolly shot, insight on the way he writes scripts. I'd love another video getting into his technicalities!
But every director is different
I think we heard the explanation why in the excerpt from S. Jackson with his comparison to Tarantino. He mentioned that Tarantino will really get into the weeds of the motivation, framing, and thought process of the characters while directing, meanwhile Spike Lee mostly has trust in the actors chosen to have a similar vision to his own and intuit from there.
But yes, of course it would have been nice to get his reasoning behind his iconic dolly shot and use of Red. But still, maybe it's one of those things that he just intuited to be great for the life of the film and continued using it.
Yes, I have for this such a long time!!!! Spike Lee is one the greatest influence director of the modern time. Thank you Studiobinder !!!!
Thanks for watching!
People go to film school and learn same thing and pay for it and studio binder giving it free.
Thank you to the team of studio binder. You always have respect in my heart.
Love from India. 🇮🇳
Great video. Spike Lee doesn’t get the love for his films that he deserves.
👌
I agree with you he just needs to get the same level of respect like Scorsese Coppola and Kubrick.
Such stories keep me going with my RUclips channel with a hope that one day I will be a film director off RUclips Thank you studiobinder for such inspirational stories
Good luck!
Mr. Lee. Thanks for the memories.
Actually, doing what you love in the best. Spike Lee go higher!
🚀
About time y’all did something on Spike
Hope you liked it!
Yooo the intro was a hit❤❤❤
Glad you liked it!
I love this episode. Spike Lee was a trailblazer who opened the doors for many black filmmakers today. I would love to see a How to Direct like John Singleton and Martin Scorsese episode.
We have Scorsese done! ruclips.net/video/Cz0byBTjtEU/видео.html
thank you for making this video I love this page and website it gives me so many tools
Could you do one on John Singleton next? Loved this!
Good idea
Real talk I need this video to get me up and get back into the motivation. I’m gonna make some films now!
Good luck!
best youtube channel by far
Cheers!
Spike is legend. One of the best!
Mannnn watching this help me change the way I was thinking about film school and film itself. Much appreciated brother💯💯
Great job spike! I seen this at the right time👏🎥
Nice!
Spike director to give me inspirational energy..#🤔🎬
Thank you for this, this was truly inspirational. I adore Spike Lee.
Glad you liked it!
Than You Mr. Spike Lee and thank you Studio ?Binder.
Thanks for watching!
Thank you for this special inspiring video.
I've been thinking about watching some of Spike's films lately and then you go and post this?? Guess I just gotta do it now!
A great fan of this channel ❤️
Can you guys can do a video on directing style of Japanese film director Satoshi Kon, like some of his great movies like Paprika(2006), Perfect Blue(1997).
Thanks this piece of advice entered straight in my brain ❤❤more love
Glad you liked it!
“..If the artist cannot find the way, the way cannot be found” - Terence Mckenna
Nice quote!
YES! Thank you
Enjoy!
Hello and welcome back hope you keep making videos and grow
no plans on stopping!
love the music you guys choose for these videos!
FINALLYYYYYY!!!! One of my favourite directors. This one is long overdue
Hope it was worth the wait!
I'd be interviewed on this channel one day😅, love the intro sound it gives this vibe i can.t explain❤.
I asked for directors of color and they delivered i love this channel
GOAT ❤
More people need to study this man
I'm here for it
Great video and update. Nice.
Glad you liked it :)
The basketball Head Coach was like a movie star to me , because he made the team good every year .
Thanks Spike!
🙏
"Artists led the way to get to the truth"
beautiful.
Netflix should pay Spike Lee to do the Prince documentary that Ava Duvernay back out on that has been approved by the Estate.
Ryte he could really dig deep and start from his childhood to up til his death he loved and respected prince so he should do it only spike lee can tell our stories
Authentic and Solid .
My fav director
He's one of the best!
Sho nuff Love Spike ❤
I needed to polish up . I have bouts with depression and anxiety . I stay to myself for the most part , like 90 percent of the time .
Hi StudioBinder..❣
hello!
Can y’all please do a Director’s Chair/ Directing Styles video on Nicholas Winding Refn? I think he’s such a unique director. Would love to see y’all break his filming down. Thanks!
OMG he went to the same high school as me!!!! I had no idea! I graduated John Dewey class of 2001! ❤
My eight-year-old seen “do the right thing” for the first time in November, Ask for a do the right thing T-shirt for Christmas went right to Spikes joint and got it
Great piece
Mr. Lee was one my first cinema role models when I got in to the movies. I was just a young teen and I discovered Do The Right Thing and all the movies that followed. He is the one that showed me, "it can be done, it won't be easy, but it can be done."
💖💖
Using horns as his signature is my favorite scoring
That is very inspiring
Cheers!
We need one of these for James Cameron and Damien Chazelle
Not a bad idea!
@@StudioBinder I feel special now😭
Can you make a video about acting... ?? Its may help many of people or many of aspiring actor like me.... Love this channel and its now its one of my fav. ❤️❤️
Anything in particular about acting you want covered?
I kept this curiosity all to myself .
The TV . My grandparents and I viewed Motown 25 and then it happened , Michael Joseph Jackson performed my favorite song , Billie Jean . My grandmother giggled in awe . She remembered the ABC Michael , but this was new .
The curiosity in TV started early , during an episode of the Fresh Prince of Bel Air . All I knew then was that you wrote ir down like a school Christmas play . 📺💡
Please put more i bag you guys from all filmmakers on the planet
Thanks for watching!
Thank you
Hope the knicks do well I just wanna see spike happy on his team for once😭
How to be like spike lee/Spike Lee's philosophy/advice:
Fight for your film
Find your lane
Challenge your audience. Don't play the audience. Give them adult mature topics/subjects to think and talk about.
Never stop learning. Akira Kurosawa said there's a university of filmmaking still out there to learn. And Learn a little bit of everything e.g. acting, directing, cinematography, lighting n sound and etc.
Put in the work/put the work in
I can’t believe Moff Gideon loves Pizza & Air Jordan’s 😂
My mother worked a lot . After my grandmother passed and all of my uncles and aunts left the nest , and my grandfather moving out , it was just me and my momma I was home alone a lot as a teenager because my mother either worked the evening or graveyard shift . Being home alone had it's perks . I thought of girls , girls , girls 😁
Malcolm x was a masterpiece
My youngest aunt was a cheerleader and she had the prettiest friends . I was crushing on all of them . She baked just like grannie and knew how to do all of the Hip Hop dances . I learned some too .
Still need to see Malcolm X and Do The Right Thing.
worth the watch!
Bout time you do a Black filmmaker, StudioBinder!!! I thought you forgot the man!
I think anyone that wants to be a creative, or functional human for that matter should watch this. Spike Lee is a master
Lots of takeaways from his journey
Can you make this series with francis Ford Coppola and federico fellini,plzz! plzz! 🙏
Spike Lee 👸🏽 was dreaming a a bout you movies last night. God sent 👸🏽 to 🫅🏾page
Amazing
One time the head basketball coach came to visit my grandparents and he told them that my youngest uncle and some more players got caught smoking reefer . My grandparents were grateful for the information . When the head coach left , my uncle got a whooping .
Spike Lee has been one of my favourite film makers for over 30 years. My only complaint about his work is he can get a little preachy sometimes 🤣
Hello everyone this is his new video in a while so pls drop a like and comment so he can come back strong
Thanks!
My grandmother baked just as good as Ms. Duncan Hines did . Cakes , pecan pies , banana pudding , sweet potato pies , cookies , etc .
Yo do not let the Knicks behind.They need you buddy.Good stuff Lee.
Spike Lee is a Master of filmmaking, period. One of the best directors of all time.
Not perfect but overall his work is great.📽🎞
Hi would like to give a suggestion, will you cover Wong Kar Wai's directing style too? Thank you!
Anyways bless Spike Lee too
👏👏👏👏
💖
During downtime , there was that TV 📺 with cable . No internet . Black shows were everywhere .
The clip that starts at 2:18 with the woman boxing, where is that from?
It's from the opening credits of Do the Right Thing.
@@Maddolis Thank you!
Do the Right Thing
PRESENT DAY ..................My light still flickered . The struggled nearly consumed me . I still had my mind .
Do kiarostami please!
Now wanna see a Brian De Palma, Oliver Stone and Alan Pakula video
Support
Thanks for watching!
Haven't done one by Paul Thomas Anderson yet? You are crazy?
Spike Lee does not make a living making films. He is employeed by NYU as a film instructor. He gets to make film in-between those employee paychecks . Tell the whole truth, not just part of it. Becoming a full time artist isn't easy, that's why he went and got a full time job from an establishment that pays him as an employee when he cant make money doing his films. You barely see any Spike Lee films anymore, u know why, because he has to work. That's why, and that is what the rest of us are doing. Valuable words here, but u forgot to state that spike had to back track and go get a job, being a film director making the types of film he was making wasn't working for his survival. Tell the whole truth.
Well at least he still doing what he love and teaching each one teach one! So what if he went and got a job he went to what he know and loves so it probably don’t feel
Like work he teaching they can brag and say professor spike lee taught me this trick with camera shots lighting writting drama class not lazy
Back to the Future .......🚀
Back in the '80' s , teenagers got whippings . Not abuse , whippings out love , with switches and belts . That's love .
I paid 20k for art school just to find about this channel
😅
Nina and Lena were sisters . They didn't go to school with me . Their mom was a professor and so they attended school in the college town .We'd just chill under the street lights and talk .
Hi StudioBinder family. I was on your website trying to contact you. I was wondering if you guys have a software to do timecode dialogue sheets or know any company that does.