Nikon D90 Color Grading tests Videos online

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syberfilm

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Here are a few videos I shot for some color grading tests.. I also included the raw footage in the first video.

First scene shot with a 58mm F\1.2 an the rest with an 85mm f/1.4 Nikon lens. both manual focus versions.

it was a self test so the focus is not 100 percent. But close enough.


http://vimeo.com/3620192

Color grade 2 with crushed blacks fixed. Mostly....

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HkyTXwFcUI8


Color grading with levels only. First attempt.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3iiQZO834ls


Just playing around with looks on this one...

http://vimeo.com/3446480
 
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The original if I dare say looks cleaner, because in the CC'ed version, you crushed the blacks like crazy that your eyes are almost completely black.

Still, came out good.
 
theres no detail in the blacks either its just well pitch black. there's no differentiating between your sleeves or your body
 
Yeah. I did crush the blacks way too much... Also if I would have had a fill light on my face I could have avoided the blacking out of the eyes.

I was mainly going for a color look for this test. It is not a setup shot by any means. I am trying to get a nice earthy look with good skin tones.

I always have problems crushing my blacks. If anyone had any tips as to how to avoid this and still gt rich colors let me know..

thanks
 
I need advice on that too, I suck at color correction, I end up just leaving my footage alone (bad excuse for not learning).
 
I fixed it... When I did the black and white balance. I had the black balance wrong... Footage is not as vibrant. But the blacks are no longer crushed..... I will upload the newer footage soon...
 
stop using pedestal, start using curves to adjust. Crushing blacks to me is as thing of the past. If you take proper look at film, you'll notice film blacks aren't THAT crushed. In fact, they are more milky then what everyone on the boards thinks.

Learn to exposre properly and just in post with curves, you will get the image you are going for.

You're initial exposure looks good. Post a high res still and i'll show you what curves can do.


As per the film noir look. You have gone way too extreme. Film noire isn't blown out whites and crushed blacks, its a mix of high contrast ratio's within the image and not just the subject. properly expose your skin tones and don't use any fill, also a harder light source will do more justice to the film noir look. But it's really about the contrast ratio's within the image.

Framing is also a huge issue in film noire. Generally, you play with slants, dutch tilts, and wide lenses with a deep depth of field.
 
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