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How can I achieve a diffused, ‘mildly hazy’ look to my films
Hi everyone, in the pursuit of film excellence I wonder if anyone out there can give me any realistic tips on how to achieve a certain look when editing videos..
Here are a couple of examples:https://vimeo.com/16876012
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IybKNyT1x8EOne is a wedding video and the other a music video, both have slightly different feel, the MV is the closest to what I would like to find, it may be to do with grading, effects or even how it’s shot in the first place.
I have been searching for tutorials on line but can’t find anything probably due to the fact that I don’t know how to describe it accurately. Any ideas or feedback would be very much appreciated.Being a filmaker is a struggle but not to worry its all uphill from here…..
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A look Chris&Trish Meyers have recommended in the past is to duplicate your layer, and add a gaussian blur, then screen/overlay(transfer mode to taste) it back on to your footage, then adjust opacity if needed.
Johnny Cuevas, Editor
Thinkck.com“I have not failed 700 times. I have succeeded in proving that those 700 ways will not work. When I have eliminated the ways that will not work, I will find the way that will work.”
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I think you’re talking about diffuse glow. Very simple.
1. Shoot with lots of backlight.
2. Apply the “diffuse glow” filter.
Lowell Niles
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i disagree with trish meyer. Adding blur to everything…well, blurs everything(i.e. eyes). try my free ae template to see if its what you’re looking for. it softens edges only like film, enhances texture, color, grain.
https://forums.creativecow.net/readpost/50/862151
then after the edges are softened, you can go back and add gaussian blurs, this way it will look more natural, unless of course you shot on film in the first place.
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Do you mean a physical filter like the old time mesh type or glass filter?….. I don’t you are referring to post filtering
Being a filmaker is a struggle but not to worry its all uphill from here…..
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Hey Johnny, I have tried this technique in the past but doesn’t achieve the look I need although I have found this very useful including trying ‘fake’ a shallow DOF.
Being a filmaker is a struggle but not to worry its all uphill from here…..
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This quite interesting, not tried that for this effects before.
What if there is limited backlight will it still have any effect?Being a filmaker is a struggle but not to worry its all uphill from here…..
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Het Chris, thanks gonna check out the templates and i will let you know in due course whether it helps….
Thanks againBeing a filmaker is a struggle but not to worry its all uphill from here…..
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[Chris Wright] “i disagree with trish meyer. Adding blur to everything…well, blurs everything”
Adding the blur to a copy of the clip and blending it with the original isn’t just slapping a blur on it.
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what you’d want is, after you’ve softened the edges:
add new white solid, set as soft light opacity 50%. this raises gamma a special way
then add adjustment layer on top of that, search for bloom-brights preset.as you can see, besides the color correction, there’s a lot going on here. not just blur ‘n go.
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you could cover the light with a gel or adjust shutter speed
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