Achieving the "Gangster Squad Look" with the RED?

[Poj Pitakjamnong]

Hi,

I love the look I'm achieving with my RED Scarlet-X, but I'm trying to improve my skills further.
I know there are a lot of great cinematographers here in the forums and was wondering if anyone
could achieve the 'Gangster Squad Look' with the RED. I know it's not a good film and all, but I love
the look of it. It looks very digital and distinguishable from film.

Here's the trailer:

Thanks!

 

[Andrey B]

Somewhere in the tutorials in the web this cinema was mentioned. I dont remember correctly where is. The main keys of the look are huge sized lights and technics of color grading. The base of cc was next: skin tones moved to warm and yellow tones, shades and half-shaded areas to opposite cyan tones and after that whites was corrected to whites and blacks to blacks additionally.

 

[Marc Wielage]

Gangster Squad was covered in the December 2012 issue of American Cinematographer. I'd say 60% of the look of the film was due to ace cinematographer Dion Beebe, 20% due to the lenses, 15% due to the colorist, and 5% to the camera (Arri Alexa in this case). Strictly IMHO.

 

[jake blackstone]

Gangster Squad was covered in the December 2012 issue of American Cinematographer. I'd say 60% of the look of the film was due to ace cinematographer Dion Beebe, 20% due to the lenses, 15% due to the colorist, and 5% to the camera (Arri Alexa in this case). Strictly IMHO.

I would add another 37% to art direction

 

[Poj Pitakjamnong]

Thank you for the answers!

I'll try and get the issue of American Cinematographer. Quite difficult living in a foreign country!

 

[Matthew Love]

POJ, you can download digital copies in the app store on any apple device.

 

[Marc Wielage]

I would add another 37% to art direction

A lot of that, too.