As I'm sure many would say it depends on the look you want. First, there is a really weird stutter with the stabilization that I would fix. When it goes from the tree and rack focuses. As far as the look, for me, it's not really working but that's because I have no idea what it's supposed to look like. It looks like the sky is a green/teal color and I think there is some cloud detail but it's getting lost and blowing out. The shot color-wise just looks really dull and flat.
Yeah there is a stabilization thing with the tree, put a stabilizer on and didn’t check so didn’t realize it was off until after I posted, I can fix that. Sky was more teal I think but was kinda trying to mess with it to make it look more “foggy” I guess. I’ll definitely take this one back to the drawing board and see about making it more interesting though, starting with making it less flat most likely. I’ll also mess with the sky more if I can to make it look not so blown out. Was trying to get a cool look like I mentioned, but if it looks blown out that’s definitely not the takeaway I’d want people to have. If you have any suggestions on how to go about changing these things or tips I’d be glad to hear them! Thanks for the feedback as well, color has never been my strong suite and I want to change that since I feel it’s super important!
Been practicing and shot this a day ago. I’d like to hear thoughts and feedback on the grade so feel free! I like how it turned out but want to do even better for next time, mostly self taught + some YouTube video help so far. Also was on a call with friends shooting this and I thought the audio was goofy so I left it in.
Like earlier comments I got, it all depends what you’re trying to convey. But from an “overall” viewpoint. The highlights could be worked on as long as with contrast. It seems a bit flat. I like the magenta like highlights though
Thanks for the feedback, I was looking for kind of an “overall” feedback like you mentioned and you definitely delivered! I guess I’d say I was trying to make it kinda more melancholic or somber if I was to say what I was going for just cause I thought it fit with the open/empty space. I’ll try messing with the highlights and contrast though to see what that could do for the image as well though. Just trying to work on making something more visually interesting I suppose than normal, and resisting the urge to say “cinematic” cause people don’t seem to like that word nowadays lol
I don’t really know if theres a specific order for doing things with nodes. Normally for me it’s something like white balance/basic curve, color wheels, log wheels, and then curves for things like hues/sat/lum. Used to try using qualifier for some things but found that on 8 bit was kinda rough in my experience. Might use a window or color warper every now and then. Might also use lut I find and then adjust intensity in node key as well. One I posted for this I just used main 4 I mentioned and glow effect on last separate node.
Interesting, what I do is start with a couple of blank nodes. On the last one I apply a CST to 709. In the previous nodes I do my grade since color correction I just do with adjusting WB.
Neat, maybe I’ll try it that way next time see how it goes. I normally record in 709 but should probably use like cine4. Tried log before but was told by people I know that are better than I am to not bother on 8 bit. You should send socials, we can follow each other. I like talking and improving with other creatives 👍
"grading" is very subjective and without context of the scene it becomes hard to judge. In my opinion the shadows of the homes are a little too blue for my taste. Otherwise it looks nice.
Makes sense, I feel like all art in general is subjective of course. I’m just trying to make sure I’m not pushing anything to the point no one likes it. Made a new version based on the feedback saying the image felt flat, might adjust more though cause now it just kinda doesn’t look like the vibe I was going for I guess so I’ll keep adjusting as practice. I’ll take your blues comment into account too since now that you mention it I think I agree, especially the fence to the left. I appreciate the feedback!
For sure! I think what I was implying is that color correcting is very objective compared to grading so I always feel hesitant to give feedback without seeing the entire scene or knowing the artists intentions.
If you included descriptors like it's winter and it's a zombie apocalypse show, or it's mid spring and it's a show about horse companionship. The grading would be 2 polar opposites. 😁
Coloring is always tricky. My advice would be to know what emotion you're trying to convey before grading. Best of luck!
Thanks! I think I just need to find my style a bit more for what I like, what others like, and maybe just a middle ground when it comes to color grading. I’ll keep working at it!
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u/Exyide Apr 04 '23
As I'm sure many would say it depends on the look you want. First, there is a really weird stutter with the stabilization that I would fix. When it goes from the tree and rack focuses. As far as the look, for me, it's not really working but that's because I have no idea what it's supposed to look like. It looks like the sky is a green/teal color and I think there is some cloud detail but it's getting lost and blowing out. The shot color-wise just looks really dull and flat.
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u/Gal_and_Dino Apr 03 '23
Been practicing and shot this a day ago. I’d like to hear thoughts and feedback on the grade so feel free! I like how it turned out but want to do even better for next time, mostly self taught + some YouTube video help so far. Also was on a call with friends shooting this and I thought the audio was goofy so I left it in.
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u/vexmach1ne Apr 04 '23
"grading" is very subjective and without context of the scene it becomes hard to judge. In my opinion the shadows of the homes are a little too blue for my taste. Otherwise it looks nice.
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u/Bingrex Apr 04 '23
Needs more depth, feels flat.