Inspiring Montage - Most Film Like Image I've Gotten

[mattmatheson]

I usually crush blacks to get a film look but I'm doing just the opposite and it looks so much better.

Ill post grabs later.

http://www.mattmatheson.com/rage/fi...ll&id=1196605984&archive=&start_from=&ucat=3&

 

[MalcolmOng]

That's some great looking footage. What do you mean by 'youre doing just the opposite'?

 

[mattmatheson]

Instead of making blacks, black and shadows, black, I brought up the black level so it isnt black at all, its a bluish black.

The only effect I used was levels.

 

[greenrider]

Instead of making blacks, black and shadows, black, I brought up the black level so it isnt black at all, its a bluish black.

The only effect I used was levels.

Hey Matt, this looks amazing. I think you nailed the film look.

I just got a DVX this week and I edit with Vegas - can you share any tips for simple things I can do off the bat to make my footage more film-like?

I'm also wondering how you got that dreamy almost slo-mo looking quality to what you shot. It almost looks like 16mm shot at 30-35fps and projected at 24. And how did you get those flash-frames that look like the accidentally-exposed frames at the beginning and end of a reel?

 

[mattmatheson]

Film Flashes:
Since I am only 15 I have basically no money so I can't go and buy stock footage, so I take the smart route. I went to fotosearch, downloaded the sample of a film burn, brought it in to After Effects, blurred the hell out of it so you couldn't see any compression artifacts, then scaled it up and saved it. Then in premiere I just put it on a separate video track and set the mode to screen.

For the film look its almost like second nature now, import, color grade, I really don't even know what I do anymore I just, do it. But I either usually use Levels or Curves. SO much fast and more control, and I hate magic bullet, it has ruined a lot of films.

 

[tommetass]

is it possible to get a direct download link?

my quicktime is messed up..

 

[tmnt]

I have QT 7.1 and it won't load.

 

[Robbie Comeau]

Ha, I crush mine to get a film look to!

 

[reaktor]

30p slowed to 24? What was your scene file looking like?

 

[mattmatheson]

Everything is 0'd except master ped is -6 and detail level is at -4, and I am using the plain cine_like.

 

[lhmaloney]

can I work for you when you get older, no really great job?

 

[dory_breaux]

Wow that was amazing! Beautiful image! The film burns looked great!

 

[GrenadeArtist]

Did you use a tripod for any of those shots?

 

[dougspice]

Nice stuff... and a nice little bit of Album Leaf in there!

 

[mattmatheson]

I did not use a tripod, mostly all standing up handheld, or sitting down.

btw, thought it was a little odd that I posted this on two forums and the threads responses are the exact opposite on the other site.

http://forums.skateperception.com/index.php?showtopic=151800&st=0

 

[dory_breaux]

Yeah, it seems like alot of skate boarders opt for the realy badly distorted fisheyed 3 minutes without changing follow shots. Like you were saying on the other forum, this is way more cinematic then most skate videos.

 

[LONEMAN]

Good work. Stock DVX?

 

[UncleBenji1977]

I'm also having problems viewing it... What gives?

 

[Billy Pilgrim]

I usually don't care for skateboarding videos, but I enjoyed this. It looked great, had a nice mood to it as well.

 

[LONEMAN]

I'm also having problems viewing it... What gives?

Is your QT updated? I closed the page after about 3 min then clicked on the link again which worked.