shooting on a canon XL how do i get that faded blue/dullish look from Snatch, or Wes Anderson Films? What lighting, filters, gels should i use?
We shot a short black comedy on an XL1 last year and wanted to mute it down a bit. We shot with the camera in "frame mode" (which you should do by default anyway if you're shooting movies on an XL1), then monkeyed around with the colour saturation and brightness/contrast in After Effects.
Given it was a guerilla shoot for the 48 Hour Film Challenge (so we didn't have time to light it), the final look was quite nice.
Ben C.
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The greatest thing about shooting on video (rather than film) is how quickly and cheaply you can see the end result.
caleb - set up a scene in a room. Throw up a few lights - the same kinds of lights you will have when you shoot the final product. Get a bunch of different gels. Borrow or rent or buy several filters.
Then plug your camera into a monitor and try a bunch of different combinations. You want the picture on the blue side? Throw some blue gels on the lights - cover the lens with a blue gel. Play with the white balance - balance against a pink card, balance against a blue card.
Use different exposures, different filters, different gels. Record about 5 minutes of each combination. Don?t forget to write down what you do each time.
Then drop all the footage into your editing system and/or into After Effects and play with it further.
Taking the time to do this will help you with two, very important things:
1) you will learn a LOT about lighting, filters and gels.
2) you will get exactly the look YOU want regardless of what anyone else says.
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Thanks For the idea's, some times i can get a little paniky about things, good to hear others reply in a simple and encouraging way. I will do that. Thanks again.
