Grungy Looking Film

Brett

Brett

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I basically want my scene to be black and white, but I don't really like the look of just desaturating it. is there any way I can make it look a bit more grungy looking? by messing with saturation or any other color adjustments
 
Brett said:
I basically want my scene to be black and white, but I don't really like the look of just desaturating it. is there any way I can make it look a bit more grungy looking? by messing with saturation or any other color adjustments
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I am by no means an expert in this. I just know what I like. I haven't tried it yet but I'm gonna suggest that you desaturate it (black and white is ALWAYS better desaturated.) then play with contrast/brightness. Add some noise if you really want "grit". Also if you don't like how contrast/brightness turns out, playing with levels really makes an image "pop"

For example (in Photoshop. Should apply in any adobe proggie) :
Top is the original image (Detroit skyline from Windsor)
Middle is desaturated + Levels (Input Levels - 72, 1.43, 255)
Bottom is desaturated + Bright/Cont (-30 / 10 B/C)

Personally I prefer Bright/Cont for my images, but levels DOES give you more control over your image.

http://www.guerrillaindie.com/Comparison.jpg
 
Desaturate your colors and raise the contrast alot.

Add some grain too.

When you go to raise the contrast..dont use the brightness/contrast plugin. Use the Color Curves and try to make the RGB line in the shape of an S

When you do that..it adds contrast while brightening the highlights...do that and some grain...that should be the look your going for.
 
well, shoot it the right way first. my preference for B&W is this. Chroma level WAY down to -7, Deatail -7 ( no edge enhancement means no crappy digital look) CinegammaD, norm matrix. over expose a stop, and drop the master ped down to like -10. then in post, push up the mids, and keep the black black. it will look awesome. Grungy, and very muich like spike lees, american history X.

if you want grain, add Gain +6db should do you. remeber the grain is gonna be exaggerated in post though. however it ALWAYS looks better in camera.
 
shoot on film and bypass the bleaching process during development. MAgic bullet software does a piss poor job simulating it a NLE, or After effects for video.

IT just doesnt look the same.
 
When I want that look, I have a similar method to Timur's. I shoot normal and in post desaturate, crush the black levels and up the mids. This usually ads its own amount of noise, without adding much or any noise extra.
 
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