Attempting to create this look (Grade my R3D)

[Scott Talbot]

Hey everyone,

So I'm grading my new film and am having trouble getting the "look" that I'm going for. My reference is taken from No Country For Old Men. It roughly the only scene that is in a field with hard sunlight.


REFERENCE:
Apparently dropbox lost the ability to embed photos that are uploaded.
https://www.dropbox.com/s/his2ttnhtotceds/vlcsnap-2013-11-07-18h44m38s177.png

R3D:
#1
https://www.dropbox.com/s/wxc8u2jhhqzzvgy/A002_C006_1019J5.0001098F.R3D
For this shot I would like to grab his shirt and make it more blue to make the hue of the jeans but other than keyframing each frame as he turns and plays with the gun... I can't figure it out.


#2
https://www.dropbox.com/s/8orqhe20zbbw1uq/A002_C003_1019VH.0000570F.R3D



I've probably just been playing with it too much but I figured I would reach out for some help.

Thanks guys!

 

[Matthew Scott]

Hey man, if you upload a single frame of the R3D that would be better

 

[Marc Wielage]

It's not just the look in post. Having Roger Deakins as the DP helps a lot.

 

[Scott Talbot]

Hey man, if you upload a single frame of the R3D that would be better

Well part of my problem, not for this shot specifically, was tracking. So in my mind, I can make a frame look good but I haven't been able to get everything tracking to complete the shot.

Also I don't know how to upload a single frame

 

[Matthew Scott]

Well part of my problem, not for this shot specifically, was tracking. So in my mind, I can make a frame look good but I haven't been able to get everything tracking to complete the shot.

Also I don't know how to upload a single frame

Ahhh okay, well in any case, if I have to wait 45 mins for it to download, I probably wouldn't bother you know what I mean?....but as for a single frame, you click the r3d snapshot button in RCX (at the bottom of the viewer r3d camera icon button).

 

[Scott Talbot]

Okay the original post has been updated with just the R3D snapshots. Thanks Matthew!

 

[Noel R.]

 

[Matthew Scott]

Not the easiest grade to do well...

 

[Scott Talbot]

Matthew that looks good. Can you explain your process? For example how did you handle his shirt? And how about skin?

 

[Matthew Scott]

Thanks man, the skin is over saturated I think, but yeah, qualified the skin, the grass and the blue clothes, also cooled the deep shadows and warmed the highlights slightly.

 

[Björn Benckert]

The season differ a bit, reference has green vegetation and your shots does not. But I used the flame Flame color warper to fake the greens and Kodak Print 3dLut got me pretty close in regards of look I think.

 

[Matt Ryan]

 

[Derek Morrison]

Scott, just got your message, I'll take a look at it today, and probably have something for you late tonight.

 

[Danny Rogers]

 

[Joel Arvidsson]

Matt I like your second last grade. The blue shirt adds to the scene.

 

[Scott Talbot]

Matt Ryan: How were you able to select his shirt? Because I can't seem to get it without keyframing each frame.

Thanks guys

 

[Eric Santiago]

Love this thread

 

[Will Keir]

That's pretty close there Bjorn.

Looks like RD's shot has less blue in the sky than this one.

The season differ a bit, reference has green vegetation and your shots does not. But I used the flame Flame color warper to fake the greens and Kodak Print 3dLut got me pretty close in regards of look I think.

 

[Derek Morrison]

No Country for Scott

No Country for Scott

My attempt to match the provided frame. I think the wide shot of the car matches pretty well.

And my own take on the shot.

 

[Mike P.]

Yeah, I think Bjorn's matches…. Although the skin in No Country is pink/saturated compared to the brown/desat of the .r3ds in this thread…. Should be key-able though.