Why Hollywood Movies Look So Good
545K views · Jan 18, 2026 · People & Blogs
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@ThePaperTheaterStudio · 1 month ago
This brought me back to life today....<br>1) Story<br>2) Sound<br>3) Light
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@YakumoKobe · 8 months ago
Sound designer here: thank you for putting audio in the top three <3
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@robshrock-shirakbari1862 · 8 months ago
That 28 minutes of high-level knowledge took him HOURS to create and share with us. RESPECT.
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@mauro106 · 7 months ago
I'm a photographer and I love the emphasis you make on lighting... there are no words to really describe how important light is. :) Thanks for the tips and video!
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@hardwire666too · 7 months ago
I'm an artist of 30 years. I am formally educated and also self taught. My focus is digital 3D. The advice I give 99% of the time is about lighting. Not composition, silhouette, form, perspective, or any other traditional things like that. Lighting. Almost every time someone says "my render looks like poo, why?" the answer is bad lighting. I do it so much I've considered making a canned response on the subject.
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@TheRealPafnucy · 8 months ago
"I sculpted a mannequin head with realistic wrinkles and skin pores"... I mean, if you guys didn't realize this channel is a gem up to this point. Now is a good time.
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@carloseduardomenjivar6262 · 8 months ago
Wow, so many people pay a lot of money to go to film school, and seriously, friends, this is a film class. Markus, please continue to be my teacher and guide many of us down the path of "LIGHT" haha
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@patatipatata9726 · 8 months ago
You are a rare find on YouTube. While others focus on 'extreme consumerism' and camera specs, you teach what actually matters: the art of light. I've stopped chasing the latest gear to focus on my craft thanks to you. Thank you for your generosity and for being a real expert in a sea of amateurs! You're the best, man!
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@larrymitchell3502 · 7 months ago
Lighting masterclass, Markus. Starting with 101 & working up to at least Graduate level. <br><br>Camera is a light-tight box. All it does is capture what's in front of it. The image is LIGHT; that's what you're teaching. <br><br>Invaluable. Thank you.
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@ZahoSanFran · 7 months ago
<a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=egswms3F_yk&t=172">2:52</a> that guy is something, I like him a lot already
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@peterroy6801 · 8 months ago (edited)
Another masterclass in lighting from the GOAT. "Lighting is everything"!
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@josephrothenberger5300 · 8 months ago
I Was raised in the TV production business and was in it it for over 50 years myself some of the places i worked were TBS CNN, CBS and NBC. Now I'm semi- retired and help collage students who are taking TV production and i tell them the same thing you are talking about.
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