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Getting that film look
So, I’m shooting a film in HDV 1440x1080p24 footage later this month, last month I shot something on the same camera and settings and the colors came out looking.. bland and.. well.. like video.
An example of a few stills:
https://www.leisherproductions.com/dare/dare_01.gif
https://www.leisherproductions.com/dare/dare_02.gif
https://www.leisherproductions.com/dare/dare_03.gif
https://www.leisherproductions.com/dare/dare_04.gif(Ignore the quality of the stills, the footage is 1440x1080p and looks beautiful)
Now, I’m curious how you can get that “film look”, where the skin tones look better, pretty much all the colors look better.
Like this for example:
https://www.celebritywonder.com/mp/2008_Pineapple_Express/2008_pineapple_express_001.jpgThe skin tones look much better, but at the same time you aren’t losing any quality or color in the other parts of the shot…
Is this just shooting in high contrast? A lighting issue? Or is this something that I can do in post (In FCP)? Just up the contrast, playing with the levels and whatnot…?
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Another example is this:
My Film: https://a648.ac-images.myspacecdn.com/images01/82/l_b75634611e472b6622193196606b0cdf.jpg
Compared to Knocked Up: https://a105.ac-images.myspacecdn.com/images01/23/l_99173f73939b470c4d0cc4d7bf534f98.jpg
The colors just look so much more vibrant, while the skin tones and whatnot arent blown out…
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What camera shot this? Turn on flesh detail if you have, boost the chroma a bit, and light it better. Two out of four shots look too hot.
All the best,
Tom
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Tyler,
If you analyze your material on a waveform monitor (as I just did) you would notice that your blacks are way above “0”. If you apply the 3way color corrector filter and pull down the blacks to where they belong it will considerably raise the contrast and make your chroma pop, and achieve most of the very things that Tom mentioned.
For the record, many cameras are setup to record with the blacks set the same way as your camera, which, in theory allows for the greatest latitude for color correction in post. In other words, setting your camera up to create images that look perfect will yield better looking video intially, but that’s actually limiting.
BTW, there’s a great tutorial on Ken Stone’s website on the use of the 3way CC.
Hope this helps…
David
David Roth Weiss
Director/Editor
David Weiss Productions, Inc.
Los AngelesPOST-PRODUCTION WITHOUT THE USUAL INSANITY ™
A forum host of Creative COW’s Apple Final Cut Pro, Business & Marketing, and Indie Film & Documentary forums.
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David,
Thanks, that really helps! One thing though, the Waveform monitor that you used, was that in FCP or something else?
Also, I can’t seem to find the 3 way CC tutorial on his website, mind helping me out with a link?
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I used the internal FCP waveform with one of your stills.
https://www.kenstone.net/fcp_homepage/cc_legal_fcp4.html
David Roth Weiss
Director/Editor
David Weiss Productions, Inc.
Los AngelesPOST-PRODUCTION WITHOUT THE USUAL INSANITY ™
A forum host of Creative COW’s Apple Final Cut Pro, Business & Marketing, and Indie Film & Documentary forums.
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You wouldn’t happen to know how to do it in After Effects would you, I cant seem to figure out how to pull down my blacks and AE is where I do most of my Color Correcting.
I’m editing on Premiere Pro/Vegas Pro at the moment, but switching to FCP as soon as I can afford it.
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[Tyler Leisher] “You wouldn’t happen to know how to do it in After Effects would you,”
Nope, sorry. The AE forum would be a good place to start.
[Tyler Leisher] “I’m editing on Premiere Pro/Vegas Pro at the moment, but switching to FCP as soon as I can afford it.”
Do it on credit if you have to Tyler, cuz the faster you get completely FCP savy the faster you’ll get the work you need to pay off the investment.
David Roth Weiss
Director/Editor
David Weiss Productions, Inc.
Los AngelesPOST-PRODUCTION WITHOUT THE USUAL INSANITY ™
A forum host of Creative COW’s Apple Final Cut Pro, Business & Marketing, and Indie Film & Documentary forums.
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