DSLRs may have taken over but...

RatLabProductions said:
This is true but I don't blame the tool anymore than I blame a hammer for shody carpenter work. The same people would probably do a crappy job no matter what tool they had.

I think the big issue in this industry is the money ebs and flows. Advertisers are spending less. TV ratings in many aspects are going down with web viewership going up. Everyone is looking to cut a dollar and the content is now being made for kids/teens/young adults that have grown up viewing low res crappy shot footage on youtube so they are willing to accept a lower standard of production (and that is not just from DSLR footage). Companies are realizing that spending twice as much doesn't result in twice the impact so they don't.

Big budget stuff shot poorly well there is no excuse there. Again though its lazy people not bad gear.
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+1, well said :)
 
dtjohns1 said:
I'm starting to realize that as long as the job went through and the cast and crew went home paid and the client that the commercial was shot for was happy that is really all that matters at the end of the day. Critiquing filmmakers don't put money in anyones pockets. So while we are here complaining about these pieces the other guy is probably out making more "crap" and getting paid doing it. If the problem is bothering you that much take a stand and go out and make well-shot, composed, lit commercials to add to the list of good things done with these DSLRs.
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I see what your saying, but at least us guys here will try and do our best to keep an art alive. Cinematography as we know is an expression of ourselves much of the time, As long as we take pride in what we do, and strive for something beautiful over something shotty for a buck, we will persevere. Of course there's a happy medium much of the time, it's times there's not that degredates the craft and leaves room for comprimise.
 
They're amazing however for low budget filmmakers like me who can't afford proper video cameras that are thousands of bucks.
 
I think people don't understand that this wash-out look has nothing to do with dslr. It is the in-vogue look, like the yellow and teal look. You might like it or not depending on your taste, but it is more an artistic choice than a budget/limitation/gear/lighting etc. In fact it looks more like sony slog or arri alexa (not process) than dslr because the DR is really big. Look at the advert below from satchi for Toyota france below. I don't think budget was a concern on it. I have seen it in hd and no way is it done on a dslr because of the resolution. In france you have lot of these looks in advertising.

 
Danielvilliers said:
I think people don't understand that this wash-out look has nothing to do with dslr. It is the in-vogue look, like the yellow and teal look. You might like it or not depending on your taste, but it is more an artistic choice than a budget/limitation/gear/lighting etc. In fact it looks more like sony slog or arri alexa (not process) than dslr because the DR is really big. Look at the advert below from satchi for Toyota france below. I don't think budget was a concern on it. I have seen it in hd and no way is it done on a dslr because of the resolution. In france you have lot of these looks in advertising.

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Yes, I had posted the same a couple of pages earlier:

Emanuel said:
I liked the girl with bikini!

Apart the kidding, apples to oranges in this case. Like comparing fill with key lighting, always different worlds. Some french style against classic hollywood... who wins?
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But it looks like there is who has no clue what we're talking about, I'm afraid : )
 
Paper_bag said:
Watching on a computer monitor, I could see what the OP was talking about. However, watching this on an iPhone, it didn't look that bad to me. Overexposure, flatness, washed-outness not as noticeable. Not sure of all the reasons why...
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Was the phone under a strong light source?

Try putting it where the monitor is...
 
Yes, the low saturation, low contrast look is very in vogue right now. People feel it looks "cinematic". I like a little more saturation personally, but everything I let me editor color correct comes back with that look (washed out).
 
gonzo_entertainment said:
Yes, the low saturation, low contrast look is very in vogue right now. People feel it looks "cinematic". I like a little more saturation personally, but everything I let me editor color correct comes back with that look (washed out).
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I don't mind desaturated colors... the 'washed out look', just has no contrast... It works for me in some situations, but as a general overall look... bah...
 
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