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Looking to acheive 1970's reversal look

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Rick Drapkin

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Hello everyone,


I was looking to find out how to acheive that 1970's reversal look using the red camera. do I need certain filters or is most of it done in post ? I'm going to be shooting a 1970's period film that will jump back and forth with a present day look. Any help will be greatly appreciated. thanks, Rick
 
This post might be best suited for David Mullen in the cinematography section. Basically, to get a reversal look, you'd just bump the contrast and saturation up. Do some tests to get the look you're happy with. Are you talking just reversal or cross-processed?
 
How about starting with some vintage glass to start? Cooke Speed Panchros, Cooke zooms, Canon K35 superspeeds..
 
Do a "color reversal look plugin" search in google. Also, check out magic bullet... they make some pretty awesome looks. The latest version "looks" lets you make so many adjustments as well.
 
I was also interested in the Chromogène look. Beautifull.

I think you have to know first what was the technology involved in the film and their strengths and weakness. You must understand how the chemestry was made and the effect on light rendition. Then you can understand in wich way you have to simulate these caracteristics with the RGB electronics used today.

The process involved had effect on resolution, halo, graininess (due to it's layered design upper layer had more light than layer beneath) and obviously color rendition.

I'm persuaded that if you try to simuluate more physical characteristics of the film process, more you will get a closer look... if what you want is a realistic look.

But... you always can throw a preset... :-)

Patrick
 
70's reversal look

70's reversal look

Just by talking to the director, he is looking for an oversaturated pastel look. Maybe with slight yellow hue.
 
nothing on photography - but that might interest you nevertheless...

i did a piece around this time period too. (well - roughly at least...)
there was a time when women "sprayed" on make up. much like the spray tan these days but with actual make up.
i asked the make-up artist to try that with the female talent. worked out quite well.
 
Basically, he wants a distinct aged " 70's " look. Maybe he's not interpratating
his definition correctly. I'm thinking along the lines in the movies " Rumblefish
and The Outsiders " . The time period was a little earlier , but the color palate I believe is what he wants.
 
saturated + pastel = RED FLAG!

See if he can point to some specific films, or photographs. Using words alone to describe imagery can be quite hazardous.
 
I'm wondering if he's thinking cross-processed reversal, which is more like the 90's in my mind, but might come the closest to throwing pastels and saturation into the same kettle.
 
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