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  • Seems like Demange likes to work with cinematographer Tat Radcliffe (both 71' and in soon-to-premiere 'White Boy Rick'), who have shot all his full length movies using Arri Alexa. bondsum wrote: » no one seems at all bothered by Demange's shaky-c…
  • peter wrote: » The composer for Demange's WHITE BOY RICK is none other than... Thomas Newman And since Sherlock season 5 is probably never gonna happen, this would leave David Arnold's schedule open (fingers crossed).
  • Dennison wrote: » The colour on the 60s Bond films on blu ray isn't entirely accurate to source. Neither are the 70's Bonds films. But thanks to the following work, I think that they look more amazing than ever:
  • Gustav_Graves wrote: » I do think older Bond films never had to endure such dissections way back then. Are we really discussing the bad aspects of cinematography and editing skills for the 1960's Bond films? I don't think so, because they had the …
  • Gustav_Graves wrote: » Bond films should be like the director wants them to be. I think we're focussing way too much on technical details here and let that prevail (or cloud) our criticism about more important things like...story and plot. Ask you…
  • "D65 represents the location where there is no colour component at all: It's purely black, white or a shade of grey in-between" "Movies are created and meant to be displayed at D65 color temperature, so if your TV is calibrated properly to D65, y…
  • For me SP counts as a wasted opportunity. On paper, exotic places, lots of action. That I like. But these are completely wasted. Why have an action scene where you constantly cut to something else (snowplane chase cutting to Q; car chase in Rome cut…
  • dominicgreene wrote: » So basically this whole thread is for your own personal colour grading then? No. Just being friendly to other forummembers ;-) Zekidk wrote: » PropertyOfALady wrote: » Zekidk wrote: » Jeffrey wrote: » …
  • dominicgreene wrote: » Those examples aren't realistic colours. You need to balance the purple. Why should? I didn't adjust the colors for someone else to say "this is the correct color- or greyscale". I corrected them to my own liking. To …
  • @GoldenGun Like I wrote earlier, I left the Rome scenes unaltered. Besides the lighting which is spot on in the interior scenes (the SPECTRE-meeting: amazing lighting techniques), I actually like the orange grading. It fits the setting perfectly, I…
  • @CraigMooreOHMSS is right. The director has final cut, although the cinematographer can be invited in for input. Even the editor can have a saying, if he or she notices scenes deviating from the look intended, maybe due til lighting. So yes... if…
  • They spent three months shooting in various parts of Turkey, just for the PTS of SF. A car chase, that turns into a shootout in a market, that turns into a bikechase in and on top of the bazaar, that turns into a fight on top of a moving train? For …
  • @jake24 I respect that. I just don't agree that the examples shown on the right, look "dull and lifeless" compared to the originals on the left. Guess the beauty is in the eye of the beholder:
  • dominicgreene wrote: » Zekidk wrote: » dominicgreene wrote: » Great cinematography is all about setting the perfect mood. Yeah, like changing the sky (SF and SP), so it doesn't look blue, but lightbrown I guess. You can apply…
  • The PCS of B25 will have him escaping t̶h̶r̶o̶u̶g̶h̶ ̶t̶h̶e̶ ̶u̶n̶d̶e̶r̶g̶r̶o̶u̶n̶d̶,̶ ̶w̶h̶e̶r̶e̶ ̶h̶e̶ ̶s̶e̶t̶s̶ ̶o̶f̶ ̶a̶ ̶b̶o̶m̶b̶ ̶t̶h̶a̶t̶ ̶c̶a̶u̶s̶e̶ ̶a̶ ̶t̶r̶a̶i̶n̶ and then killing Madeleine. The rest of the movie is more or less about Bond…
  • Gustav_Graves wrote: » But that doesn't mean that I do find it a bit disrespectful to someone's very hard work Everytime someone changes the colortemperature, brightness, contrast and so forth on his TV or projector, to get the look they pr…
  • @Gustav_Graves I'm not offended at all because you don't like my result. That is perfectly ok. I am provoked however because you are accusing me of disrespecting the filmmakers.
  • Gustav_Graves wrote: » I just don't like it very much if we re-do work that men like Hoyte van Hoytema invested so much time in. That's my honest opinion. I respect your work, but I don't like it. My apoligies once again. Regarding fan creation…
  • dominicgreene wrote: » Great cinematography is all about setting the perfect mood. Yeah, like changing the sky (SF and SP), so it doesn't look blue, but lightbrown I guess.
  • Gustav_Graves wrote: » To me you get a bit more respect if you.. I'm not looking for your respect. And I am never in the mood for someone who criticize other people's go at trying to be creative. "Like shitting in their faces"? Why are …
  • Not very useful, @PropertyOfALady, unless @001 would care to point out some examples. He may be right. He may be wrong. It's been a couple of years since I've seen QoS.
  • PropertyOfALady wrote: » Someone mentioned that they didn't like QoS's grading. I thought it was fine. What do you think? Which part of QoS did that someone refer to? Some scenes are graded, some are not. And they are graded differently. …
  • @RC7 Actually never thought about posting these, before someone asked me to. I'm not very fond of Mendes' creativity here, but I respect of course if others are. You are not correct though when saying that "SF and SP are very different in the way…
  • @RC7 Feel free to discuss your flavor. I see no reason to defend my own.
  • RC7 wrote: » Your colour correction sucks the atmosphere and life out of the shots completely. I just don't like the intense colorgrading in both movies. The bar scene in SF is all orange and does not look natural. Removing it may "suck the…
  • Zekidk wrote: » PanchitoPistoles wrote: » Zekidk wrote: » Just uploaded. They went overboard with the colorgrading. Example from my own version and personal preference (comments appreciated): It looks excellent, I love it! Also, I wou…
  • Dennison wrote: » Roger Deakins' cinematography in Skyfall is the best in the series. SF is nicely lensed, but suffer from awful colorgrading. That is, if you prefer a natural and vibrant look, and not faded and dark. I blame Mendes and his…
  • PanchitoPistoles wrote: » Zekidk wrote: » Just uploaded. They went overboard with the colorgrading. Example from my own version and personal preference (comments appreciated): It looks excellent, I love it! Also, I would love to see the w…
  • CommanderRoss wrote: » Thanks for that! I think it does make a huge difference, allthough it's difficult to say on a small screen. But it comes more alive somehow. Especially the elevator. I think it would really work wonders with the helicopter s…
  • PropertyOfALady wrote: » Zekidk wrote: » Jeffrey wrote: » I hope for Bond 25 that bright colours return. SF was pretty dark in colour as is SP. SP also has this yellow glow on a lot of scenes. Just imagine how much colour the Mexico scenes…