F5: Shooting pet insurance feature with Sony F5 and Canon 7x17 zoom lens

Nice grabs Sparky, are these just with LC709A applied? Looks to my eye like they could do with a little S-curve in the luminance curve (crush the blacks a touch, lift the highlights a touch).
 
I am curious, and this is only barely about these particular shots but it follows my previous observations - do the UK producers/shooters generally prefer a flatter look than the Americans?
 
DLD said:
I am curious, and this is only barely about these particular shots but it follows my previous observations - do the UK producers/shooters generally prefer a flatter look than the Americans?
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All I can say is that in the northern regions of europe, if your on a budget, you often just end up with a flatter/overcast look, because most of the year, the weather just is like that.
Also "realism" might call for that look anyways.
Even now in June, if you absolutely need the look to be sunny/punchy/saturated, bigger production will either shoot in Spain or fly to South Africa.
 
I think the European Market does favour a flatter/ less saturated (but more realistic?) look than in the states. When I am in the states, esp in sports production, the colors usually appear overly saturated. Here is another couple of frame grabs after a grade with the Film Convert plugin - I am very happy with this look.
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Spartacus said:
All I can say is that in the northern regions of europe, if your on a budget, you often just end up with a flatter/overcast look, because most of the year, the weather just is like that.
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Yes, that's where my original observation came from - saw a few of UK based DVXUsers clips and they were graded rather flat compared to the Hollywood type "dramatic" lighting.

Could it also be that the lower budgeted projects simply won't warrant the investment into lighting or rigs that might be required for the outdoor shoots?


Even now in June, if you absolutely need the look to be sunny/punchy/saturated, bigger production will either shoot in Spain or fly to South Africa.
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No kidding? And would they use the local crews, just flying the talent in?
 
Contrast at zero has become a really popular look here in the states, too. It's started in the music video and commercial pieces, but it seems to be what the "video look" of the 2015 era is. Probably in part because it's hard to get an HDR-style look without an expensive camera. And probably because producers/clients are seeing the log output on their reference monitor and deciding it looks better that way. Which can be pretty frustrating for a DP, composing shots for 709A.
 
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