How to Make Your Movie Look More like a... Movie?

Making a good shot is tough when your on a budget. Especially if you're the only one working on it. But when you have materials and a crew you still have to make that shot interesting. Lighting is one of the most crucial parts of a scene. But what if the studio lights are scary? Or you're not exactly swimming in cash? DSLR guide came riding in on a white stallion to show us the light, cheap studio light that is. The sun makes a decent light source, the flickering is predictable and you don't need to replace it for a couple billion years. But what about inside? I'm getting there. Shoot near windows for some nice soft light. From the sun. Unfortunately Earth hates movies so you'll have to pick up what the weather puts down. If you want dramatic rain walking but it's sunny, you could spin it so the happy weather juxtaposes the sad person. Since cinema is a visual medium it's import your scenery is portraying the feel you want. Lights, location, environment, COLOR! All important. Location is straight forward, it's where the heck you are. If you want a drug deal in a warehouse it shouldn't look like a living room in a suburban home in your scene. The pace of the scene should be complimented by the editing. If you have high octane action there should be velocity, quick cuts, following the action. But if you want a slow scene you should linger on stuff. Color is color and color be color. It plays with your mind so choose wisely. Generally negative scenes are more monochrome, and positive scenes are SATURATED. Make sure a character's color scheme matches they're emotion, sad people in gray, etc. You can use other elements in your scene, like smoke, shadows, liquid, and the like. That crap the audience will eat up.
 The title of this thing is stupid. Aside from that I learned about colors, so I be a happy little man. This advice ain't bad so we should use it. Just today I used sunlight to light a scene in my class competition. Coincidentally it was about an unhappy camper and the light was pretty gray. So yay.