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this is the wierdest post. its like saying that you don't like it when people shoot widescreen... people who shoot widescreen are "too cool for school."
that's stupid. i'll do whatever i want and you do whatever you want and everyone will do whatever they want. stop being such a wiener.
 
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Overland,
Nice video man. That is perfectly exposed for that type of video. That is what you want.

It depends on the Story and what you are shooting for. When I am doing weddings I expose for a variety scenes and situations. If we are at the Beach I expose for sharp images and color balance. If I am doing a wedding in a historic Mansion in Late Afternoon, some of the footage I will purposely underexpose for a romantic/dramatic feel. Many time when I shoot I try to get perfect exposure and then underexpose it in post. Soetimes I even go BW, depending on the situation.

It just depends on the feeling of the place or the story you are trying to tell. Your story may call for bright sunny day, or a dark danky cellar.
 
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[quote author=Niebs_2022 link=board=Offtopic;num=1103249287;start=30#40 date=12/16/04 at 21:11:32]this is the wierdest post. its .[/quote]

This is why we keep changing the subject ;D It bares no response ;)

Ya John I could not agree more on Shai - Totally the look I dig!

And Godfather 3 was pretty bad (especially when put up with one and two)
 
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Oh god. Put up with 1 and 2 it might as well be Ernest Goes to Wherever he Went!

G2 is my favorite. With Deniro as a young Vito and Micheal's "You broke my heart!"

****ing insanely killer film!!!!!
 
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You remember the look on Micheals face as Fredo reveals in the Cuban club that he had been there many times before with Hymans *****?

Man, that scene alone is perfect.
 
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from an artistic point of view, when do you guys think it would be beneficial to your movie to over/under expose?
 
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[quote author=John Hudson link=board=Offtopic;num=1103249287;start=45#45 date=12/16/04 at 21:23:39]You remember the look on Micheals face as Fredo reveals in the Cuban club that he had been there many times before with Hymans *****?

Man, that scene alone is perfect.[/quote]

Been a couple years ... Gotta do the three in a row again. Maybe Sunday 8)
 
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Good question.

I prefer to always be underexposed as a rule but over-exposure definatley can play a role on the pallet. If I was to use intentional over-exposure I would personally use it for flashback or dream sequences or any scene that is designed to take you out of the moment.
 
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good call. it seems also that it would be easier to brighten underexposed footage than darken overexposed footage, if you were trying to match other footage.
 
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Someday - and that day may never come - I'll call upon you to do a service for me. But until that day, accept this justice as gift on my daughter's wedding day.
 
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I cannot believe the evolution of this thread....

You are all amazing human beings.
 
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Underexposure makes for richer color in video as well.  Check out the normal color vs. the 2-stop-under color in this "reversal film" simulation (all done in-camera):
MagicalProjectileColorRev.jpg


The "normal" shot is the inset.  Check out the blue in the sky from underexposure...
 
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Proper exposure is indeed an important thing in filmaking, but like many have said, exposure can be a deciding factor in the overall feel of a film. When shooting film, there are many advantages, 2 inparticular, larger latitude and when you do blow out highlights, it can be very forgiving. Introduce digital video/photography and you are in a whole new ballpark. you have much less latitude and when you do blow out highlights it is ugly as sin, for the most part. Digital does not give you a nice smooth transition between a solid color and a blown out highlight, like film. Lets take a white wall for instance, if there is a spotlight on the wall and it gets blown out, that wall will no longer look just white, it will have a rainbow of magentas and yellows surrounding the blownout highlight. thats just the way it is with digital. There are things you can do to avoid that, like softening highlights in post, but it is never the same. So Coltrain, if you prefere to blow out your highlights, go right ahead. Everyone does have there own style, and that may be yours, but don't put everyone else down for not wanting blown out highlights, it has nothing to do with style but proper photography techniques. Again, this is not to say, never blow out highlights, sometimes that just can't be helped, and sometimes you may want to for a specific look. But I for one enjoy seeing constant information both in the highlights and shadows, and if you can accomplish that (like many here on this forum have done) then i commend you for your eye.
 
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[quote author=scharky link=board=Offtopic;num=1103249287;start=45#57 date=12/17/04 at 00:18:06]Proper exposure is indeed an important thing in filmaking, but like many have said, exposure can be a deciding factor in the overall feel of a film.  When shooting film, there are many advantages, 2 inparticular, larger latitude and when you do blow out highlights, it can be very forgiving.  Introduce digital video/photography and you are in a whole new ballpark.  you have much less latitude and when you do blow out highlights it is ugly as sin, for the most part.  Digital does not give you a nice smooth transition between  a solid color and a blown out highlight, like film.  Lets take a white wall for instance, if there is a spotlight on the wall and it gets blown out, that wall will no longer look just white, it will have a rainbow of magentas and yellows surrounding the blownout highlight.  thats just the way it is with digital.  There are things you can do to avoid that, like softening highlights in post, but it is never the same.  So Coltrain, if you prefere to blow out your highlights, go right ahead.  Everyone does have there own style, and that may be yours, but don't put everyone else down for not wanting blown out highlights, it has nothing to do with style but proper photography techniques.  Again, this is not to say, never blow out highlights, sometimes that just can't be helped, and sometimes you may want to for a specific look.  But I for one enjoy seeing constant information both in the highlights and shadows, and if you can accomplish that (like many here on this forum have done) then i commend you for your eye.[/quote]

Who said I like blown out highlights, those disgust me too.
 
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Coltrain, I think the only rational thing for you to do at this point is take a rusty object and blind yourself.
 
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