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Valentina Vee

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Valentina Vee

@valentinavee

Director & Cinematographer. Might have taught you how to edit.

Los Angeles, CA

Joined March 2009

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Valentina Vee
@valentinavee
Jun 4
Here’s some of what I’ve made recently! The letters on the bottom indicate if I was the Director (D), Cinematographer (C), or both (DC). I specialize in colorful imagery that showcases diverse voices across fiction, documentary, reality, music video, and commercial.
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Valentina Vee
@valentinavee
Feb 6, 2025
No, you’re not crazy! Night scenes DO LOOK darker now than they did in the decades prior. But it’s not because cinematographers refuse to light their scenes (common misconception). It’s because the STYLE of lighting has changed. Let me explain. 🧵
Logan
@nemxfoenirevlow
Feb 5, 2025
Replying to @irose_R2
Take me back
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Valentina Vee
@valentinavee
Dec 12, 2024
how it started / how it’s going
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Valentina Vee
@valentinavee
Sep 6, 2024
how it started / how it’s going
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Valentina Vee
@valentinavee
Jun 5, 2025
Okay yeah let’s talk about it. It’s because we literally don’t use those lights anymore to light anything, let alone women. And also because modern actresses don’t want to be lit this way. 🧵
bebe
@huppertspiano
Jun 2, 2025
there’s something about the way a black and white movies lights people’s eyes that is so stunning
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Valentina Vee
@valentinavee
Oct 18, 2025
how it started / how it’s going
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Valentina Vee
@valentinavee
Sep 6, 2024
Oh I know! First let’s talk about the lights. They’ve got an array of 5 circular trusses. These contain moving beam lights (yellow), moving wash lights (green), followspots on the 3rd/4th rings (purple), and some sort of multi-diode panels or tubes on the outer ring (red). 🧵
isa
@alwaysgnnafeel
Sep 5, 2024
why does everyone always look so damn good on this french show
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Valentina Vee
@valentinavee
Jan 8, 2025
WHO DID THE LIGHTING for the THR round table this year BECAUSE I WANT TO KISS YOU ON THE MOUTH
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Valentina Vee
@valentinavee
Aug 10, 2020
If you come across this ad, please interact positively with it. I did not spent 2 decades as an editor and work my way up to becoming an Adobe Master Trainer to get degrading comments like this.
Valentina Vee
@valentinavee
Nov 24, 2020
How it started How it's going
Valentina Vee
@valentinavee
Oct 16, 2021
Ted Lasso Ted Magic Wand
Valentina Vee
@valentinavee
May 6, 2022
This is the timeline for #EverythingEverywhereAllAtOnce
Valentina Vee
@valentinavee
Aug 30, 2025
Twitter hasn’t been this fun in a while
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Valentina Vee
@valentinavee
Feb 6, 2025
Replying to @valentinavee
The reason so many movies look like this is because the filmmakers are trying hard to make the lighting realistic to the environment. Think: there wouldn’t be lights inside, it’s a storage shed. The only light would be coming from the window behind them. Hence: silhouettes.
Will Mavity
@mavericksmovies
Oct 28, 2024
I know we’re beating a dead horse at this point but seriously WHY DOES IT LOOK LIKE THIS?
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