Lonesome Jim

[kencangi]

Does anyone have an idea what caused the severe grain (noise) and crushed shadows in that film? It was apparently shot on two DVX's, and I was wondering it the poor resolution had something to do with the film-out process, or if it was just a result of poor settings. The effect was similar to what one would get when shooting in very dim lighting conditions.

Here is an article with the DP talking tech about how he used the DVX: http://www.screenmag.tv/equipped.aspx?eid=404. I'm wondering if I might have gotten a poor DVD copy of the fim.

 

[Matthew Bennett]

I'm wondering if I might have gotten a poor DVD copy of the fim.

Those guys are kidding themselves in that article.. I saw the trailer for LJ in the theatre and it looked like it was shot on VHS-C. It's just a muddy film. It's the worst possible use of the DVX picture. The sound was perfect though.

 

[kencangi]

Those guys are kidding themselves in that article.. I saw the trailer for LJ in the theatre and it looked like it was shot on VHS-C. It's just a muddy film. It's the worst possible use of the DVX picture. The sound was perfect though.

Bad VHS-C!!! The DP is an experienced shooter- mostly in film - so I have to wonder if the camera settings were way off or if it somehow happened in the film-out process. Very curious about what caused those severely crushed shadows and noise.

 

[onmi]

"My goal was to get a flat image, evocative of the Midwest setting. I wanted to hold as much detail on the bottom as possible, and tried not to lose details in the highlights. I wanted to get as much information as I could recorded, feeling that if necessary I could manipulate in post to look more filmic."

Maybe he added gain in some shots to get "as much detail as possible" ?