• Apple Final Cut Pro Legacy

  Achieving rich, contrasty black & white video

  Posted by Rob Gee on September 19, 2005 at 10:02 pm

  I’m going to be shooting an interview on color mini-dv tape (on a Sony PD-170) which I’d like to finish in B&W. I’d like it to be more on the contrasty side (Plus-X as opposed to Tri-X for you still film shooters). Think of Woody Allen’s “Manhattan”.

  Does anyone have a workable FCP formula for converting color footage to B&W? Or has anyone achieved better results in-camera? Thanks much as always. – Rob

  Arnie Schlissel replied 20 years, 11 months ago 3 Members · 2 Replies
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  Kevin Monahan

  September 19, 2005 at 10:25 pm

  G Film plug-in + Color Corrector 3-Way. Just slide the Blacks Level slider a bit to the left and the Sat Level slider to 0. Very cool recipe.

  Kevin Monahan
  Author – Motion Graphics and Effects in Final Cut Pro
  fcpworld.com
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  Arnie Schlissel

  September 20, 2005 at 3:39 pm

  You’ll need to light the interview properly for the final look you want to achieve. If the lighting is right, then you can drop out the color & you’ll be 85-90% of the way there. You might want to take a look at some well lit B&W movies as an example. Citizen Kane, My Darling Clementine, The Third Man all jump to mind. Also, Greta Garbo was often lit with a “key” light that was a little hotter to pop her out of the scene.

  Arnie
  https://www.arniepix.com

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