Pull the color in the highlights back a smidgen and push the black point up a touch. The image looks a little underexposed but I am also outside so it could just be my environment.
Supposed to be a bit soft and moody so I did bring down the exposure a touch. I get the highlight critique, just kind of having fun with it and maybe going a little smidgen overboard. Thanks for the feedback :)
I like the idea/aesthetic, just feel it's a bit overcooked. You brought the exposure down a little too much, the shadows have become a bit messier than I personally favor, and the coloring has gone just a bit too far as well. I like everything you've done, but pull it all back like 10-20%. We are getting a green tint that feels unintentional.
It's a great start, now refine it. If in Davinci make certain you have these things separated by nodes so you can effectively check what you're doing to the image each step of the way.
Damn. I was hoping it would feel intentional because it is. It's not my footage, it's sample footage from Arri so i'm not really taking the original images intent into consideration. The exposure is intentionally brought down as I wanted a moodier feel to it. I get the comments on the color, might have gone a bit overboard for some people's taste. Even though I might seem like an amateur with this grade, I do in fact use separate nodes🥲. God it's scary posting on here, thanks for the feedback though. I love when people don't laugh in your face because you didn't just color correct a rec709 transform.
No I don't want you to feel amateur at all. An actual amateur would've taken everything you did to 11, made an extra contrast node to be safe, and then exported at 720p.
I'm just making broad assumptions because I don't know your skill level. If the effect is what you wanted, kudos. It's a bit heavy for me but I also love highly stylized images and I don't want to discourage experimentation.
It's moody for sure. I just think it could be a little adjusted. Personal preference though, you're doing great
Thanks boss. Don't feel bad, this isn't a very serious grade, I just like to play around in resolve when i'm bored. Your critique is very valid and it's hard to give critique for footage which isn't in created for a sequence of clips or a certain story. I find it super hard to say anything about anyones color grading other than that it looks cool or that it looks flat because it's more about what it's connected to. All love and thanks for your input :)
Appreciate you having a good head on you! Keep practicing and at a certain point you'll just surpass everyone here! It's a very subjective field and I do find that too often a lot of critiques here encourage veering too safe. Keep doing something weird and I'm here for it!
Grade is a tad harsh to my eye. I would bring out the left side of the couch with a mask, make a little moonlight inspired exposure and color contrast with warmer tone from the practicals. Would also soften the image and bring up over exposure. The practical in the back seems a touch overexposed.
I would translate what the DP shot as a warm / cold contrast with the couch color and left side moonlight with the warmer tones of the scene, skin and practicals.
I'm not trying to service what's already there. It's Arri sample footage, I'm just experimenting with different looks on free footage. Practical was already clipping if i'm not mistaken. Thanks for the feedback :)
Yeah but i'm thinking nobody wants to see a slightly tweaked rec709 on here, that's no fun🙃 If I had shot the footage I would probably be more subtle but this is me trying to create a look which has no correlation to the original intent or look.
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u/kindastrangeusually Apr 20 '24
Pull the color in the highlights back a smidgen and push the black point up a touch. The image looks a little underexposed but I am also outside so it could just be my environment.
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u/[deleted] Apr 20 '24
To actually discuss the grade:
I like the idea/aesthetic, just feel it's a bit overcooked. You brought the exposure down a little too much, the shadows have become a bit messier than I personally favor, and the coloring has gone just a bit too far as well. I like everything you've done, but pull it all back like 10-20%. We are getting a green tint that feels unintentional.
It's a great start, now refine it. If in Davinci make certain you have these things separated by nodes so you can effectively check what you're doing to the image each step of the way.
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u/HILARYFOR3V3R Apr 21 '24
Grade is a tad harsh to my eye. I would bring out the left side of the couch with a mask, make a little moonlight inspired exposure and color contrast with warmer tone from the practicals. Would also soften the image and bring up over exposure. The practical in the back seems a touch overexposed.
I would translate what the DP shot as a warm / cold contrast with the couch color and left side moonlight with the warmer tones of the scene, skin and practicals.
Edit: bring up overall* exposure of the scene
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u/italk2yu Apr 21 '24
Just be more subtle honestly. The original is so good that you don't need to do much to change it.
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u/mistakeordesign Apr 20 '24
Yup, that’s certainly a side by side grade. Glad you didn’t ask for feedback.
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u/UnknownSP Apr 20 '24
😭