Scene files for an Horror movie

SaNdMaN

SaNdMaN

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Hi, I’d like to set scene files to obtain a typical japanese-horror
look-like, with “cold” colors. I.e. the dark water-like color of the
walls…there is a predominance of dark brown. I’m talking obiouvsly about
internals. I am thinking to movies like Dark Water, High Tension, Seven,
Wolf Creek, The Ring, The silence of Lamb.... So I’d like to know from you Expert People how to
set detail coring, color phase, color temperature, auto iris, v detail,
matrix, gamma, master pedal, etc. Sure, I’ll have to fix the lights in the
right way to obtain the correct effects... :dankk2:
 
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SaNdMaN said:
Hi, I’d like to set scene files to obtain a typical japanese-horror
look-like, with “cold” colors. I.e. the dark water-like color of the
walls…there is a predominance of dark brown. I’m talking obiouvsly about
internals. I am thinking to movies like Dark Water, High Tension, Seven,
Wolf Creek, The Ring, The silence of Lamb.... So I’d like to know from you Expert People how to
set detail coring, color phase, color temperature, auto iris, v detail,
matrix, gamma, master pedal, etc. Sure, I’ll have to fix the lights in the
right way to obtain the correct effects... :dankk2:
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HELP MEEEEEEEEEEEEEE!!!!! Thanks
 
As a DP and occasional DIT, I would say the most important thing to consider is not in the camera, but in production design. Find the right location and make sure the walls are colored and textured the way you are looking for, after that comes lighting, then camera settings. If you or your DP doesn’t know what settings to use, then you should white balance and expose the image neutral for color correction in post. To give you an idea of what pedestal settings to use, check out the DVXUser article: http://www.dvxuser.com/V6/showthread.php?t=24068
 
As j said a lot is in location. Im researrching this also at the moment - doing a lot of hard work and am close but not 100% happy as yet. I guess the big difference I am actually in Japan and just about every building has this type of colour interior. The next is your lighting. If you use flat lighting its not going to work. I am finding that 3200 - 3900 k ctb is so far giving me the best result as the interiors are usually too orangy under lighting so Im having to cut back - for some shots. You will also find in Dark water the windows on some shots have been covered in an yellowish gel not sure what number - for shots with light coming through windows. The rest is upto to you, but its going to take you some work to figure it all out, so my best suggestion is to keep experimenting.
 
Hi, i got what you mean but i would like to know in particular how i can have a setting scene files on my camera to have a cold image. I know that is possible on this kind of camera, then i will work also whit the lights. ( for example I already know that the neon produce a green light trough the camera). Could you send this settings please? thanks a lot
 
To get a cooler look in camera, try raising the color temp control to push your image more toward blue. See what looks best to you.
 
There is no scene file for a cold image.

In order to get that "look" you have to adjust many settings, including white balance. With each of those variables, and not knowing your set design and lighting, there is no one setting for you to achieve the "look".

If you don't know what settings you should do, It may be best to shoot it neutral in tweek it in post. Even top level ASC cinematographers would advise you to: "test, test, test..."
 
A simple way is to use cool colour cards for white balance... iif thats all your after. Cool colour cards are literally the opposite to the colour you want and when you whie balance against them your shot will become bluish.

Personally if I could achieve the look I want this way I would just do that. Got a brown door or something? white balance on and iyou will see what I mean.
 
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