A fun, hands-on way to learn the craft – and illusion – of film-making.
Taking inspiration from Joker cinematographer Lawrence Sher‘s (ASC) “iso shots” series on Instagram…

… the crew at Film Riot takes you through their creative, DIY recreations of shots from films they love:
Working with even more limited resources? Cinematographer Spenser Sakurai demonstrates his recreations of DoP Hoyte van Hoytema‘s shots from director Spike Jonze‘s Her (2013), using just one light source:
Rob Ellis, who spent lockdown turning his YouTube channel into a learn-cinematography-by-filming-yourself business, demonstrates Why You Should Recreate Shots From Films:
And why not one more – Sam Holland shares what he gets right and wrong in recreating shots from The Batman (2022):
Further Viewing
Be even more creative, go even more DIY, have even more fun – “swede” your favourite movies: