First Film Look Test.

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angelito

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Hi, I just came from Japan with my DVX100, not the A or B. This is my first camera. I bought it used at tokyo, at a very good price, only 31 hours on the heads.

I am trying to achive a very filmic look on my videos and so far this is what I have got.

Please feel free to give your opinion
Windows Media clip:
http://www.archive.org/download/NDTRNCuntitledDCX100FilmLookTestHQwmv/DCX100__Film_Look_Test_HQ.wmv
(5.3MB)

Quicktime clip:
http://www.archive.org/download/NDTRNCuntitledDCX100FilmLookTestHQmov/DCX100__Film_Look_Test_HQ.mov
(7.2MB)

Thanks!
 
some of it looks great in my opinion. So, did you achieve this strictly in the DVX or was some color correction done?
 
No... I did it on After Effects. At the begginingof the video I switch from RAW footage to post.

thanks!
 
Looks pretty damn good to me... perhaps a bit much on the contrast in the film looks, but that's just me.
 
These are some screen grabs.

f5d446.jpg

RAW
f5d404.jpg

POST


f5d47b.jpg

RAW
f5d4bc.jpg

POST


f5d6ps.jpg

RAW
f5d6l0.jpg

POST
 
I don't know, from the grabs it seems like you're applying too broad a stroke to the color correction.

For example in the first shot you ended up blowing out the sky and the hut completely.

Given the choice between those, I would choose the raw footage.

Chris
 
I'm inclined to agree - the range is wider in the original footage (ie: you're losing stops in the regraded footage). In effect you're compressing the film look to look more like video footage. That said, many music videos do this anyway (blow out the whites).

It's all a personal taste thing.
 
contrast is great and helps for film look, but agree you are blowing out whites too much, while you could crush your blacks even further.

You do want to bring range of the brightness up a little and you want to take your blacks down even further IMHO.

There must be a way in after affects to do this. I could tell you how on a Mac with G film effects.

One step toward this IN CAMERA is to shoot with your Master Ped setting way down (-10,-12,-15). This will make shadowed areas blacker and will be a start toward that S curved Gamma and Contrast that you are after.
 
Yes... I made a test on the tv, and it looked too bright and contrasty. I will keep playing with the settings a bit.

thanks!
 
Chris is correct.

Unless your decision is a stylistic one; blowing out the highlights does nothing for you. The sky, the sidewalk by the pool...

Shoot a bit underexposed to begin with and use your Zebras.

These shots were blown-out to begin with. When doing a contrast adjustment it makes it even more drastic.

Use your levels in post!

(Anyway; I do like the look; it just needs work)
 
yeah i liked the originals better, I thought the top stills were the ones affected. I actually think that the affected stills look more like video to me. I would say just subltely adjust the originals for a great look.
 
More grabs... thanks for the feedback!

f9h154.jpg

RAW

f9h4ew.jpg

POST

I try to reduce the contrast and brightness. Only subtle changes to the original.
 
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