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[CJohn]

ED, Mr Pink... 

 

 

This is a PG-13 forum. 

[RobinHood26]

7 minutes ago, Telemachos said:

 

What you're talking about is almost completely due to the digital grading, though.

 

No, all those things are camera traits too, right?. Color does soooo much but it still captures a base image. EXP3 had barely any color grade I felt, it looked mostly like raw red. Ive watched countless chapman/USC short films shot on Red/Alexa and see what they look like with no color, money and a college team. 

 

I'm not sure exactly how to express it, but no matter how much post work is done I've trained my eye to usually be able tell between Red/Alexa and film or digital. And I KNOW that you can. 

[The Futurist]

Years of Kidnapping, sequestration & rape turned into an uplifting Disney movie.

Life triumphs anyway !

Cue the probable indie folk pensive & melancholic music.

 

No thanks.

[Dementeleus]

Just now, CoolioD1 said:

it's a fair criticism for a different film. i feel like room has more nuance than that. it's not a "yyaaaay" movie. the third act is full of trauma but it's subtle enough that it won't upset the mums of the world too much.

 

It's subtle, but the subject matter alone is enough to keep Mrs. Tele well clear of it. (Of course, the movie has a double-edged whammy for her, since Tele Jr is four and a half, and she works with families and people who've suffered that sort of trauma.)

[DAR]

32 minutes ago, #ED said:

That D was so good for me right now! 

I see you watched Tele's gift tonight

[CoolioD1]

2 minutes ago, The Futurist said:

Years of Kidnapping, sequestration & rape turned into an uplifting Disney movie.

Life triumphs anyway !

Cue the probable indie folk pensive & melancholic music.

 

No thanks.

i literally just said that's what it wasn't. but whatever. keep watching the version in your head I guess?

Edited January 10, 2016 by CoolioD1

[Avatree]

5 minutes ago, Telemachos said:

ROOM is tremendous.

Comes out here on Friday, really looking forward to seeing it.

[DAR]

So it appears Room is this year's Birdman for @The Futurist

[filmlover]

4 minutes ago, The Futurist said:

Years of Kidnapping, sequestration & rape turned into an uplifting Disney movie.

Life triumphs anyway !

Cue the probable indie folk pensive & melancholic music.

 

No thanks.

See the movie before you trash it. Otherwise, you just appear ridiculous right now.

Edited January 10, 2016 by filmlover

[The Futurist]

1 minute ago, filmlover said:

See the movie before you trash it. Otherwise, you just appear ridiculous right now.

 

I know !

 

[Orestes]

GotG was shot on an Alexa, too. Not sure if the same model as was used on Cap 2, but those two movies don't look much alike, especially not in terms of color.

[Dementeleus]

1 minute ago, Jay Salahi said:

And I KNOW that you can. 

 

Actually, Steve Yedlin (DP and friend of Rian Johnson) just did a test which essentially proves that much of this is related to self-selection bias. He took some ALEXA footage and extensively adjusted it to emulate film as closely as possible, and showed it to a bunch of industry people without giving any hint about which was which. People weren't able to correctly identify which was film and which was digital. He did this not because he's pro- one or the other, but because he was curious to find if there was an objective difference.

 

Now, of course, film and digital have different traits and different strengths and it's sort of moot whether you want one to look like the other or not. And, for the most part, a lot of grading just tends to emphasize the trends/traits that people are already familiar with.

[Ethan Hunt]

Room isn't playing at either of theatres by me

 

 

[Dementeleus]

8 minutes ago, The Futurist said:

Years of Kidnapping, sequestration & rape turned into an uplifting Disney movie.

Life triumphs anyway !

Cue the probable indie folk pensive & melancholic music.

 

No thanks.

 

I'm sorry, but you have no idea what you're talking about.

[The Futurist]

Just now, Telemachos said:

 

Actually, Steve Yedlin (DP and friend of Rian Johnson) just did a test which essentially proves that much of this is related to self-selection bias. He took some ALEXA footage and extensively adjusted it to emulate film as closely as possible, and showed it to a bunch of industry people without giving any hint about which was which. People weren't able to correctly identify which was film and which was digital. He did this not because he's pro- one or the other, but because he was curious to find if there was an objective difference.

 

Now, of course, film and digital have different traits and different strengths and it's sort of moot whether you want one to look like the other or not. And, for the most part, a lot of grading just tends to emphasize the trends/traits that people are already familiar with.

 

I am not surprised and I would like to hear very nerdy tech directors like Fincher & Cameron what is their two cents about digital cinematography since they won't go back to films these two.

[Dementeleus]

2 minutes ago, The Futurist said:

 

I am not surprised and I would like to hear very nerdy tech directors like Fincher & Cameron what is their two cents about digital cinematography since they won't go back to films these two.

 

Well, I think they've embraced digital for what they feel are strengths they prefer, and they're not interested in emulating a filmic look anyway.

[vc2002]

6 minutes ago, The Futurist said:

 

I am not surprised and I would like to hear very nerdy tech directors like Fincher & Cameron what is their two cents about digital cinematography since they won't go back to films these two.

 

Side by Side (2012)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Edited January 10, 2016 by vc2002

[RobinHood26]

5 minutes ago, Telemachos said:

 

Actually, Steve Yedlin (DP and friend of Rian Johnson) just did a test which essentially proves that much of this is related to self-selection bias. He took some ALEXA footage and extensively adjusted it to emulate film as closely as possible, and showed it to a bunch of industry people without giving any hint about which was which. People weren't able to correctly identify which was film and which was digital. He did this not because he's pro- one or the other, but because he was curious to find if there was an objective difference.

 

Now, of course, film and digital have different traits and different strengths and it's sort of moot whether you want one to look like the other or not. And, for the most part, a lot of grading just tends to emphasize the trends/traits that people are already familiar with.

 

I feel you. And I wont argue that at all.

 

However, when I watch trailers (you get tons of locations and set ups to view in order) I can call film or digital. I watched that new McConaughey trailer today and instantly I knew it was digital. 

 

I don't think films try to mask it all the time though

Edited January 10, 2016 by Jay Salahi

[The Futurist]

3 minutes ago, Telemachos said:

 

Well, I think they've embraced digital for what they feel are strengths they prefer, and they're not interested in emulating a filmic look anyway.

 

The real question is who hasn't embraced digital cameras ?

 

Besides the very vocal film club, QT, Nolan, Spielberg & JJ, most films from indies to Marvel and everything in between are turning to digital cinematography anyway, right ?

Evan Bay, a film lover, went digital recently,not sure about Snyder.

Edited January 10, 2016 by The Futurist

[MovieMan89]

14 minutes ago, Telemachos said:

ROOM is tremendous.

Yeah, probably behind only TBS and Fury Road of the BP contenders for me. Really sad it seems to have fallen out of contention and probably won't get nominated though. I'd take it over Spotlight any day.