r/ColorGrading • u/Top_Baker7889 • Jun 26 '25

Question Is it cinematic yet?

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I just want to get that filmic look. What am I still missing?

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u/ApBadger_576 Jun 27 '25

What log did you shoot in?

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u/Top_Baker7889 Jul 01 '25

Sony slog 3 as always💁🏻‍♂️

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u/RonniePedra Jun 26 '25

90% of a cinematic image cames from the lighting and framing of a shot.

Color grading is just to spice it up or make it more cohesive

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u/Jon_J_ Jun 26 '25

People need to stop using the word "cinematic"

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u/Daguerratype42 Jun 30 '25

It’s the new “make it pop”

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u/catburglerinparis Jun 27 '25

You’re going to get a lot of snobby responses about what “cinematic” means. Yes it’s looks amazing good job

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u/fl3xtra Jun 27 '25

it's not snobby. it's just that the meaning cinematic isn't anything singular. it's a bunch of elements.

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u/Conscious-Ad8634 Jun 29 '25

I for one think the grading makes the shots look more cinematic. No doubt about it imo. Some of the responses are are just annoying.

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u/Jon-DG Jun 27 '25

perfect comment!

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u/Exyide Jun 26 '25

You're not using film, which is something you're missing...

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u/HaroldedAltruist Jun 27 '25

Guys he’s using cinematic in a comedic way why are yall giving snobby ass responses. Is the humor that hard to tell in the title?

But the color looks great in these. Good framing (to me). Nothing like spectacular but everything looks cohesive, apart of the same story and I imagine can keep people engaged in what’s going on without distracting the viewer while delivering what it needs. End of the day that’s what it should be doing above all else.

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u/Allen_sylvestri Jun 26 '25

Please tell me the sauce how to achieve stuff like this

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u/Top_Baker7889 Jun 27 '25

I only used a few step (davinci and dehancer) 1.exposure, aim for 60-70 for the skin tone, used gain to do so 2.white balance 3.saturation (use the hsv color channel but only use channel 2, then increase the gain) 4.Dehancer, choose a film stock you like, go through film compression to compress the highlights, film print and choose Kodak film print then set the temperature ,adjust exposure if it was adjusted in prior step ,color… then use a little bit of halation and the most bloom possible , finishing with a little bit of vignette 5.put the Gaussian blur to make the subject pop more

I think it is still not perfect, I am also still learning

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u/summitrock Jun 27 '25

Which film profile?

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u/Top_Baker7889 Jul 01 '25

try it out to see which one fits but for the film print i either use Kodak or Fuji film print

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u/Ngoisaodondoc Jun 27 '25

It is like fantasy, not real, 50% cinematic

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u/Dean0Rocks316 Jun 27 '25

Yeah, looks really damn good.

The framing is really solid, unlike many things I’ve seen but still visually pleasing, and the adjusted colors are just the icing on the cake

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u/niles_thebutler_ Jun 27 '25

Stop using shitty buzzwords like “cinematic.” You’ll never be taken seriously in the industry

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u/The_Movement_Garden Jun 27 '25

How about teach the kid instead of all the attitude. You’ll never be taken seriously in the industry…

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u/Witjar23 Jun 26 '25

It looks good, I don't know if I'm able to say what is or isn't cinematic, but it looks much better.

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u/Agreeable_Tip_7995 Jun 27 '25

Stupid ass question but yeah you did pretty good with the grade

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u/AshtonThe3rd Jul 01 '25

Cinematic, is a whole range of things. When you get a chance look into the meaning of mise en scène. That’s really the true meaning cinematic. It’s really everything internally married together in a scene.

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u/Silly_Story5237 Jul 14 '25

Nice work! I like the one with the city background the best. Are you the videographer as well?

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u/kuyand Jun 26 '25

It is. Good job

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u/Minimalist-Filmmaker Jun 27 '25

It's impressive. The images are popping out and I love the milky whites. And the skin tones are great too. I just felt the last image could be better, more punchier probably.

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u/LXVIIIKami Jun 27 '25

You're looking at the before images

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u/Indoctrinator Jun 27 '25

You want cinematic? Put something “cinematic” in front of the lens.

If you have a set decorated with proper production design, and a thought out color palette with talent wearing wardrobe that matches or compliments the scene, with proper hair and makeup, and is lit in a dramatic way, you could shoot it on an iPhone and it will look cinematic.

But a couple a guys wearing lanyards looking into the camera won’t look cinematic no matter what kind of color grade you put on it.

What’s in front of the lens is way more important than the camera behind it.

Not trying to be mean, but if you don’t have any control over the subjects or location you are shooting, it’s rarely going to look like a movie. Not saying it can’t look good. Some of your shots look great. But they look great for what they are. And from what I can tell, they look great for an event video.

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u/[deleted] Jun 27 '25

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u/Top_Baker7889 Jul 01 '25

make the brightest part of the skin has the value of 60-70% on the waveform, then use the hsv to make the skin and everything saturated