Grade my R3D Halloween

[Savva Svet]

Hello to all,

I always enjoyed reviewing the many threads Ben Scott posts regarding grading his R3D stills, thought I'd give it a shot as well.

This one was shot on an Epic, with the Red 17-50mm.

Still from an upcoming promo for Webster Hall's, "Webster Hell" night on Halloween. (Two dominatrix models "tease torture" an obese-man in an abandoned apartment)

I haven't been able to decide what kind of "look" I'm going for, still in the process of putting this thing together. But tomorrow night the color grading begins!

So grade away! (fyi, this is a first for me, posting up an R3d, so if I'm doing something wrong let me know, also threw in a tiff file)

Looking forward to it.

https://www.dropbox.com/sh/pnmze6sm2ftkwgb/k5TPtLXgLm

 

[Colin Hubick]

So fun!

 

[Savva Svet]

Nice work Colin.

the bottom one remind me of a "matrix-esque" look. The top one I dig too!

 

[Colin Hubick]

Nice work Colin.

the bottom one remind me of a "matrix-esque" look. The top one I dig too!

excellent!

 

[Colin Hubick]

I have to say it again in the hopes that the Adobe Lightroom team is listening. I would LOVE it if Lightroom would recognize single frame .r3d files as a still image and not as footage. Would be so awesome to load single frame .r3d files into Lightroom and have them be treated the same as a canon or nikon raw file...

 

[Savva Svet]

I have to say it again in the hopes that the Adobe Lightroom team is listening. I would LOVE it if Lightroom would recognize single frame .r3d files as a still image and not as footage. Would be so awesome to load single frame .r3d files into Lightroom and have them be treated the same as a canon or nikon raw file...

You could send a still image to Lightroom from RedCine-X, but it would be a tiff not .r3d ;(

 

[Ben Scott]

As you can tell, I love these threads

 

[Colin Hubick]

You could send a still image to Lightroom from RedCine-X, but it would be a tiff not .r3d ;(

Yes you are correct, but it would be great to grade stills from the Epic directly in Lightroom as a raw file...

I get really good results sending from RedCine as a full resolution TIFF, but it would better to just have LR deal with the .r3d files...

 

[Ben Scott]

Redcine only. In a proper grade I'd definitely give the red some saturation


Redcine Grading test by Soma Pics, on Flickr

 

[John Schick]

Did someone say matrix?

 

[Derek Morrison]

I will definitely be chiming in tonight when I get home from set.

 

[Savva Svet]

Yea Ben, I know what you mean now! You're grade was good, makes the talent "pop out".

And John, you defiantly nailed that Matrix look!

Took a break from editing, here's my take on it:

 

[Bob Gundu]

 

[Savva Svet]

DAMN BOB!

Which one to pick?!

That just opened a whole set of doors.

Looking to see yours Derek!

 

[Derek Morrison]

Or perhaps right now. Ben, I love these threads too.

 

[Savva Svet]

Or perhaps right now. Ben, I love these threads too.

Oooo, that one is nice.

I like the tone...dark, demonic, sexy!

(you also hid the orange extension cord in the right corner) =)

 

[Derek Morrison]

Yes, definitely had to get rid of that. Here is a link to the 4K version. You can still see the catchlight in her right eye so it's not totally in shadow.

http://www.flickr.com/photos/90462824@N04/10465507765/sizes/o/in/set-72157632186107405/

 

[Nick Morrison]

Bob, I love your FOURTH grade. NICE!!!!

 

[Savva Svet]

Yes, definitely had to get rid of that. Here is a link to the 4K version. You can still see the catchlight in her right eye so it's not totally in shadow.

http://www.flickr.com/photos/90462824@N04/10465507765/sizes/o/in/set-72157632186107405/

YES!

Reminds me of the catchlight from Se7En.

 

[Corey_O]

Grainy rough

Grainy rough