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[William_Robinette]

Why do almost all of you guys bias your blacks to a green/blue hue?

Papa I think yours looks the best, but really this shot needs lighting and art direction more then color correction I think. Was this a test?

 

[Everts]

+1 I feel as if her face is a stop underexposed...for comedy everyones face is lit....a clear picture.
The grade will then be just subtle changes; more a color correction then a color grade.

Zacatack's version looks great IMO !

 

[roro20]

Here's my throw at it...

 

[natums]

+1 I feel as if her face is a stop underexposed...for comedy everyones face is lit....a clear picture.
The grade will then be just subtle changes; more a color correction then a color grade.

Zacatack's version looks great IMO !

true, but that's the price you pay with natural light.

 

[triplej96]

I'm not a colorist by trade I'm a VFX artist but I took a crack at it with Colorista II. I was using a still from the TV Entourage for a reference. I also removed a few distracting things from the edges of the frame. That is something I do a lot for clients being a VFX guy.

Cheers,
Josh

 

[PaPa]

Why do almost all of you guys bias your blacks to a green/blue hue?

Papa I think yours looks the best, but really this shot needs lighting and art direction more then color correction I think. Was this a test?

Yes it does, I hate to repeat myself but I said what you said already. I just wanted to see how some of you do your grading with this type of shot. That's all.

+1 I feel as if her face is a stop underexposed...for comedy everyones face is lit....a clear picture.
The grade will then be just subtle changes; more a color correction then a color grade.

Zacatack's version looks great IMO !

Her face is a little under, maybe not a stop but .5 stops and there is a general lack of contrast in the shot. I just wanted to see how you guys treat skin tone under these conditions.

 

[Noel Evans]

Papa I think yours looks the best, but really this shot needs lighting and art direction more then color correction I think. Was this a test?

Agree. Really very flat, but I had a crack and tried to bring something back - for comedy though? The start image makes it hard to get it where I'd be happy with it.

 

[PaPa]

For sure, I was just curious to see how you guys would grade this. I am aware of all of the rest.

 

[Lumiere]

 

[Shooter]

I would like to see it a bit more "gutsy".

Not sure if "comedy" is a way to describe it though! Subject aint a larf a minute.

 

[PaPa]

Haha, nice shooter. Night of the living Grandma.

 

[jburke14]

Nothing special. Just trying to make her seem gentle. and giving it a little boost of color and contrast, and some golden yellow to help make her not as 'pale'

 

[Shooter]

Haha, nice shooter. Night of the living Grandma.

Well she has three eye lights so thats pretty scary to start with.! ( and I didnt do her hair)

Seriously...I graded it a little exagerated... but I was more interested to see if I could pull her out of the BG ( separate her and give the shot some depth and focus)

Looks like she has been shot with a promist or similar and tonally , she has flattened out.

 

[hendosan]

I would like to see it a bit more "gutsy".

Not sure if "comedy" is a way to describe it though! Subject aint a larf a minute.

I like this one the best. I like really pushing those highlights and making it more contrasty, but I always get feedback from clients that forces me to go more conservatively.

 

[Greg Smith]

When I saw the image, my first thought was "more contrast." I would probably dial back the color saturation a tiny bit from what Shooter has produced, but otherwise I think his interpretation is spot on.

- Greg

 

[Steve Kahn]

I would like to see it a bit more "gutsy".

Not sure if "comedy" is a way to describe it though! Subject aint a larf a minute.

If this is a comedy scene this one wins. Comedy is big, loud and colorful. (Woody Allen is notorious for pushing his reds like mad)

If you're going for Ingmar Bergman-esque then Papa's flatter image is best.

 

[PaPa]

The web series is going to have an ala Judd Apatow feeling.

 

[Magnus387]

Thought I'd give this a whirl, keeping in mind the Judd Apatow comment. Definitely not as contrasty as you were going for, but it softens up her face a bit and brings some color to her eyes.

Thoughts?

 

[PaPa]

nice man. I like it!

 

[Navigas]

Here´s my rendition Made a quick mask to separate the face a bit from the background.