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Prahlad Strickland

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Good morning!
First time poster here
i just watched django.
That movie looks incredible, Every face Is rich and strong and just beautiful almost like a painting

Is there any red epic movies that anyone can reference me to that
matches this type of feel and look. In terms of raw and beautifully rich colors ?

other examples of the type of look i love would be.
War horse. Life if pi. Killing them softly.

I watched the hobbit and while there were a handful of shots under ideal lighting scenes that looked rich, they did not compare to django or war horse in similar shots.
The opening scenes in hobbit town the faces are all milky and pasty.

Im seeing that same trend on a lot of epic shot movies where the faces almost have a milky filter on it.

Please don't see this as an attack. I'm just hoping that there are some examples that could compare to some movies e.g django or war horse. Which I consider beautiful looking movies
 
Here's a good list of movies shot by either epic or red one (more recent ones are epic, almost all the recent ones are using the mx sensor, most movies use a mix of camera's which you need to go to imdb technical specs to really see, or go to ASC articles for the exact scene use): http://www.red.com/shot-on-red/cinema
 
Hi Prahlad,

Welcome to the forums. It's a great place for learning and great discussion.

I think my answer might be agreed by many and that is when it comes to the look like Django and War Horse (which if correct wasn't shot by Red), achieving that look is possible with many brands of cameras. Part of it is the hardware (such as what lenses, how much lights, and the color choices of the sets/costumes/props) and part of it is the settings (what is the ISO versus shutter, want some grain or no grain...overexpose on purpose, etc).

A lot of a specific looks are done in post by tweaking colors, exposure, and even rotoscoping scenes. Although most quality cameras nowadays have a distinctive look, they can be tweaked to match (very closely). It is just a matter of playing with the hardware, settings, and editing. The more experienced folks know exactly how to achieve certain looks once taking in additional factors of location, skin tones, and whether...insane amount of planning (and luck) done way before a shoot.

I'm not the expert so perhaps someone can chime in their thoughts on settings and lenses and stuff like that to fully answer your question.
 
Awesome thanks for the references guys. Awesome I wasn't aware the Alexa was used on life of pi.
 
Prahlad Strickland said:
Good morning! First time poster here... i just watched django. That movie looks incredible, Every face Is rich and strong and just beautiful almost like a painting...
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Django Unchained was all shot on 35mm Kodak 5213 and 5219 Vision negative by ace cinematographer Bob Richardson. He does great work.

I've always said, I think the final look owes much more to the art of the cinematographer than the camera, pickup, or format.
 
Shot on the 5D:

https://vimeo.com/55403443#at=0

The camera is just a tool. This trailer fooled a ton of film guys into believe it was film, yet it was shot on the 5D. I honestly never thought this could have come from a 5D.
 
Marc Wielage said:
Django Unchained was all shot on 35mm Kodak 5213 and 5219 Vision negative by ace cinematographer Bob Richardson. He does great work.

I've always said, I think the final look owes much more to the art of the cinematographer than the camera, pickup, or format.
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Of course, but the cameras ability to render colour, dynamic range and general image feel can be limiting factors. It is simply not possible to get some systems to look like, for example, Django Unchained no matter who is behind the camera. The same way watercolor doesn't look like oil painting. Opinions will vary on this although I always think this is more attributable to how discerning the critic is and whether or not they have a dog in the fight. In short, a byproduct of this digital age is that many who are owners of camera systems are naturally biased towards their own choice and therefore not impartial in their criticism.

Very, very few digitally captured films look as tonally and colour rich as celluloid films in my opinion. The new Hobbit vs. The lord of the Rings is a good example of the same team but different capture mechanism. Personally, I think the former films look way better than the new one but other opinions may vary.
 
The color grade on The Hobbit is a bit different, more vibrant and Technicolor-y, less "vintage fantasy" or a bit desaturated in places in the case of LOTR. Which one is "better", "filmed" or "digitized" one? It's all gorgeous, darling. In fact these soft a bit muted colors look fine straight from the MX sensor, but film still gives you richer tactile feel, that is much harder to achieve with current Red sensor (or Alexa for that matter). Sony's new sensors are getting very very close and I hope Red Dragon will put those color/latitude/tonality discussions about film vs. digital to rest, finally. Oh, well one can dream, at least at New Years eve. ;)
 
James T Mather said:
@Matt. No link to the 5d footage.
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Hey James,

It's embedded there. It's a vimeo video though so it won't show up on ipads or iphones. Added a link to the video.
 
One of the best looking RED One films I think is Pirates of the Carribean at Worlds End.
 
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