Is it possible to get 'Saving Private Ryan' looking clips using FCP?

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AlanMorrison

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Hey guys,

Very new to FCP and whats worse I just saw SPR and Band of Brothers again recently and absolutely love the texture/color of the clips. Wondering if it is possible to get anything similar in Final Cut?

Thanks in advance ! :D
 
Texture -- well, you need to shoot with a fast shutter speed... 1/250 and above (below). The coloring can be done in FCP easy enough.

CaptM
 
AlanMorrison said:
Hey guys,

Very new to FCP and whats worse I just saw SPR and Band of Brothers again recently and absolutely love the texture/color of the clips. Wondering if it is possible to get anything similar in Final Cut?

Thanks in advance ! :D
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Personally I'd check out the Final Cut "Bleach Bypass" filter from Nattress (free demo). It'll save you hours of time (plus you'll get a good other half dozen other filters that you probably don't realize you need!).

-> http://nattress.com/Products/filmeffects/G_Bleach_Bypass.htm
 
Second the suggestion for the Nattress filters. They have the exact look you will want already pre-programmed.
 
Bleach bypass or not, you won't get the stutter-effect without shutter speed. We all agree on that, right??

CaptM
 
As for the bleach bypass, lay your color footage over a black and white video track of the same footage then play with the color footage's transparency until you get it how you want it.

-Nate
 
Nathyn said:
As for the bleach bypass, lay your color footage over a black and white video track of the same footage then play with the color footage's transparency until you get it how you want it.

-Nate
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That's exactly the same as playing with the saturation. I don't think it'll give the exact look he's looking for... but it is something to play around with.


I agree with the others on the nattress filters.
 
twocik23 said:
I think the shutter was at 1/500?
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Didn't they stagger the shutter speed throughout the sequences? Didn't it change alot? I thought the varying shutter speed was what caused it.

I'm definitely wrong now that I think about it.
 
BennisHahn said:
SPR was shot with a shutter angle that translates to 1/250 a sec in video terms.
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Agreed. Only the battle action scenes though. Also, you need lots of action to make the effect really apparent.

Lucas
 
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