What style/technique/trend in film would you like to see go away?

[Everts]

since we're talking about 3D in the other thread, 3D would be great if it were 1) no glasses, and 2) selective. then 3D wouldn't have to be the focus of the whole movie. try an imagine color vs black and white in the wizard of oz. if it were possible to have selective 3D without wearing or removing glasses, 3D-as a tool-would be great.

+1 explained that to my wife the other night.Boy does she look funny with those glasses

 

[frank145]

For those of you who have said you're tired of [insert technique] would you be frustrated/annoyed to see it in a new film that uses that technique properly? Such as Nektonic on lens flares. What if a new film came out and used it subtly, even properly. Would it be frustrating to watch because you're "flared out?"

ya, you are right...........

 

[Jarrett P. Morgan]

I think the first film I saw that used 3D effectively was Tron Legacy. Since only the parts of the movie that were inside the computer were in 3D, it made sense to me. Also it was a very subtle 3D, none of those gimmicky things like in some of the animated movies were huge spires fly at you, etc.

 

[Paul F]

For those of you who have said you're tired of [insert technique] would you be frustrated/annoyed to see it in a new film that uses that technique properly? Such as Nektonic on lens flares. What if a new film came out and used it subtly, even properly. Would it be frustrating to watch because you're "flared out?"

That's the point. All these techniques are overdone to ridiculous levels. There is nothing wrong with a cool light to represent night, but nighttime has gone to the color of the background of this board. Everything is over colored to 'set the mood'. It's so exaggerated, its hard to watch.

 

[Nektonic]

That's the point. All these techniques are overdone to ridiculous levels. There is nothing wrong with a cool light to represent night, but nighttime has gone to the color of the background of this board. Everything is over colored to 'set the mood'. It's so exaggerated, its hard to watch.

Yeah. Go to any site that reviews Blu-ray discs, ones where they post up screen captures from the films. Compare older films to newer ones. A lot of the older films have a wider color palette that seems to balance style with realism. Then look at the screen caps for most newer films, and the grading is often times gaudy or overdone in some way. It is almost like modern films are going back to the overly colored look that some of the old Technicolor films employed, except the current look is a more modern version of that aesthetic.

Also, I'm finding that a lot of films that were shot in the last few years on 35mm film look really digital, where as ones shot 10, 20, 30 years ago that get a good remastering treatment end up looking like film still. It is almost like comparing a painting to a photograph, at least on a psychological level. I guess I am finding myself tiring of the modern look, and wanting to return to the more naturalistic look of older films.

 

[jumpthewire]

As a colorist, I agree that the teal and orange trend got out of control both in color grading and production design. Although the average movie goer won't probably care/notice to much.