CC/Grading proposal@Bar footage

Here's the problem with how this shot was lit. There's alot more light on the bartender than on the main character, it is quite distracting and takes your attention away from the main. Also the fact that the chick in the back is wearing a a white sweater throws the coloring off and draws attention. If they all wore black, there was a little less light on the bartender, and a little more on the main, this shot would be alot more pleasing to the eye, to me anyway :)
 
Well it sure is fun reading all the monday morning quarterbacking. I'm so sorry this shot isn't up to the standards of the members on this newsgroup. Here are some things to keep in mind:

1. I shot a variety of footage that included low contrast scenes, high contrast scenes, interiors, exteriors, saturated, not so saturated, etc. This happens to be a low contrast scene.

2. In addition to providing the nice people at Panasonic with some footage for the expo, I also wanted to have a range of material for the film-out.

3. You've only scene this one shot that was provided to you, and not the rest of the close-ups and reverses.

4. I have no problem with anyone Color Correcting, pushing / pulling or timing my shots.

5. Watch a few movies, not every scene is lit moody and with full range tonality.

6. When you make YOUR movie, or are asked to shoot some demo footage for a new camera, you can light and compose it however you want.

There is no formula for the "correct" way to light any scene. If you believe that, you have lost sight of the art and individualism that filmmaking is about. I encourage all the colorists out there to continue practicing on any of these shots, and I wish everyone big success with their projects.

Jay
 
Yes, but Jay's saying that that was the point. Each shot was shot for a different reason, and this one was meant to be a very flat-contrast shot.
 
Here is mine :

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CC is getting boring. Everyones shots look the same .

skettalee said:
Here is mine :

mine0jk.jpg
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perfect example, some go way to far wit hthe CC. Not to say it doesnt look nice, it does, but the more we do CC, the more of it i say, the more it begins to look monotone.
 
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PaPa said:
Not to say it doesnt look nice, it does, but the more we do CC, the more of it i say, the more it begins to look monotone.
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I can even figure out what you mean but if you will follow all the thread since the beggining or if you prefer even after your post, you easily can say: not at all...not at all!

These exchange boards are very useful to all. BTW, why not contribute with a CC or grading sample from yours?
 
sorry, seems like we have people who jump after those who dont explain every meaning behind what they type.

just mean that ive seen alot of footage, most CC is amazing, but it gets to the point where people try to CC just for the sake of CC'ing, even if it doesnt require any, and honestly, some of it looks the same. Could be the difference between bad CC, good CC and great CC mind you.
 
Posted this in the basketball footage thread, but considering this is the CC thread, thought it should go here:

Original image (taken from a PNG file) is first followed by the color grading. All files are jpegs for viewing on the web. All color was done with FCP native 3 way color corrector. Film grain was added with eureka film grain plugin. No magic bullet here.

Exported off an anamorphic timeline by accident so it looks a little squashed, but you get the idea:

basketball_1_2.jpg

basketball_1.jpg

basketball_2_2.jpg

basketball_2.jpg
 
Hey Mr. Blonde-
Is your cheerleader shot off my posted jpeg or from the original PNG file posted in the other thread? The bar shot looks really pixelated so it must be from a jpeg, right?
 
Yea those were both off of your posted shots, I just messed with the bar shot way too much that's why it's pixelated.
 
STORYTELLER32 said:
Posted this in the basketball footage thread, but considering this is the CC thread, thought it should go here:

Original image (taken from a PNG file) is first followed by the color grading. All files are jpegs for viewing on the web. All color was done with FCP native 3 way color corrector. Film grain was added with eureka film grain plugin. No magic bullet here.

Exported off an anamorphic timeline by accident so it looks a little squashed, but you get the idea:

basketball_1_2.jpg

basketball_1.jpg

basketball_2_2.jpg

basketball_2.jpg
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the basketball shot is killer, but i find the original cheerleaders have the best film like quality to them. Those kinds of scenes, from what ive seen, are brightly coloured and highly saturated.
 
my shot at it.

cheerleadercomparison2ns.jpg


wierd angle for the girl on the left, the one infront of her makes her look huge :)

tried to give it a little more electric energy. Girls dancing, breats heaving, attention being grabbed.
 
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