Have you ever noticed when watching Hollywood DVDs that the deleted scenes, outtakes etc. have this washed out look, nothing like the colors in the finished film? My question is is there additional chemical processing for the film that they don't bother with on the outtake stuff because of the additional cost, or is the final look solely achieved by color correcting? If the answer is color correction, then it seems that the same principles applied to DVX footage could really produce a stunning color transformation. Thanks for any insight.
Film Look Question
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J_Barnes
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Re: Film Look Question
Typically what you're seeing is a one light transfer of a work print. Nothing is polished, timed, corrected or cleaned. I expect that most of that stuff comes directly from the edit tapes, and thats why they don't bother with the expense of a re-strike and a high-end transfer.
And yes, you are on to something. Color correction is your friend, but the DVX has far less range then film...so you really have to be a lot more careful about what you record in terms of raw information. Even with color correction, it's almost impossible to put detail and information in places where it isn't in the source.
Typically what you're seeing is a one light transfer of a work print. Nothing is polished, timed, corrected or cleaned. I expect that most of that stuff comes directly from the edit tapes, and thats why they don't bother with the expense of a re-strike and a high-end transfer.
And yes, you are on to something. Color correction is your friend, but the DVX has far less range then film...so you really have to be a lot more careful about what you record in terms of raw information. Even with color correction, it's almost impossible to put detail and information in places where it isn't in the source.
Barry_Green
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Re: Film Look Question
Also, the behind-the-scenes that I've seen, or the deleted scenes, look like they're usually compressed much more heavily than the main feature, and that could contribute to some of the look.
Be sure to check out Matt McDermitt's work for examples of what can be done with a DVX and color-correction in post.
Also, the behind-the-scenes that I've seen, or the deleted scenes, look like they're usually compressed much more heavily than the main feature, and that could contribute to some of the look.
Be sure to check out Matt McDermitt's work for examples of what can be done with a DVX and color-correction in post.
Barry_Green
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Re: Film Look Question
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Taylor Moore
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Re: Film Look Question
For the deleted scenes, they sometimes take the video right out of the Avid, which has been compressed substaintily(sp) so the editor can have all the shot and takes to conform the cut.
They could re-digitize at higher rez but most times, they just export from the timeline compression and all.
Lazy damn assistants.... ;D
For the deleted scenes, they sometimes take the video right out of the Avid, which has been compressed substaintily(sp) so the editor can have all the shot and takes to conform the cut.
They could re-digitize at higher rez but most times, they just export from the timeline compression and all.
Lazy damn assistants.... ;D