Another anyone want to give this a grade thread

[Al Lougher]

I saw someone else post something similar and thought it was a great idea especially for some of us starting out with grading. I'm grading my latest short film and am interested in seeing other interpretations by some experts here. I've posted 3 shots with my own grade below with the link to the R3D for each.

Also feel free to critique my grade.

Shot 1

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Shot 2

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Shot 3

Download R3D

Shot 4 (recently added). Added this because it's the toughest one to grade for me because of the harsher lighting.

Download R3D

 

[Luis Otero]

Just quick trials. Do not know the plot...







PS: Done within full range, so may look dark in Rec.709...

 

[LenkPaul]

My Look:






Update new image:

 

[Al Lougher]

LOVE these. Puts mine to shame lol.

 

[Bob Gundu]

 

[Brad Webb]

My grades in Red Cine X

 

[Michael Dalton]

Bob, like the colour , but would have to say the I also really like the reframing, it's much better. I think that we are VFX artist as well, you probably felt what i did The composition was unbalanced. The lighting works much better here to focus or direct the eye, and not leave it to wander the image and the vacant areas behind. The way the light was set up makes it a bit incongruent with the liner fan. Goes to show how grading is so important.

 

[Noel R.]

 

[Hurcan Yilmazer]

minimalistic after effect grades

 

[Will Keir]

Hurcan,

I like the added color in your best so far.

 

[Björn Benckert]

Hurcan,

I like the added color in your best so far.

I vote for the Lenk grade, all thats missing is a "dragon tattoo added flair" to the desktop lamp

 

[Hurcan Yilmazer]

thanks Will. If anyone is curious i applied / selective color for the skin tones / curves to pump general blue color / selective color to clean blue from skin tones and a little unsharpen mask

 

[Alan Gordon]

Here's quick two to start my monday.

Cheers,
-Alan

 

[Hrvoje Simic]

 

[Milan S.]

Bob, like the colour , but would have to say the I also really like the reframing, it's much better. I think that we are VFX artist as well, you probably felt what i did The composition was unbalanced. The lighting works much better here to focus or direct the eye, and not leave it to wander the image and the vacant areas behind. The way the light was set up makes it a bit incongruent with the liner fan. Goes to show how grading is so important.

While I agree with you on the framing issues, you are forgetting that this is a moving image, not a still. This particular shot is a dolly push. Having said that I really like the grade and the vignette helps focus on the subject.

 

[Alan Gordon]

Another two:

 

[Al Lougher]

Alan, that blue grade is really nice!

 

[Andre W.]

Quick shot on it.... Not 100% happy with the group shot...

 

[Daniel Pearson]

minimalistic after effect grades

This image is particularly beautifully done.

 

[Daniel Pitta]

could not catch