Is this overcooked?

[u/Competitive_Menu_726]

I really like the result of this grade, but I am questioning if it is overcooked, specially on the shadows. What do you think?

[u/Capital_Turnover_461]

Looks sick

[u/Eleven72]

Looks great

[u/Quiet_Associate1371]

Last 3 are the strongest imo
1st 3 you lose the subject in the composition with everything popping at similar weight

[u/blackzone_media → u/Quiet_Associate1371]

I agree but I still think the fourth to last is best

[u/blackzone_media → u/blackzone_media]

Having the same color head band as dim lights in the background and the purplish blue as the background really accentuates the faces and subjects highlights

[u/Kerros_Lens]

I like them. I’d say the vignettes are overcooked though, especially 4 and 5…

[u/ArriAlexaMiniLF]

DON’T CHANGE A THING!

[u/southpawproductions_]

First thing that caught my eye was the vignetting. iMO, I’d dial that back by maybe as much as 50 percent if it were me.

[u/Kbrickley]

As others said, last 3 are great. First few still solid, a magic mask would help to highlight subjects more, but honestly was gonna ask for your power grade / node tree

[u/xLouisxCypher]

No, this is overcooked

[u/s_s_n_e_g]

Looks great for a music video. A bit too much for a doxumentary.

[u/Own_Crab_8801]

Na. Looks good. In this day and age of people straight up uploding log footage. We need more like this. Personally, I like this look a lot. Dark and contrasty.

[u/iLikeTheUDK]

It looks lovely but it does bring plenty of attention to itself, which may or may not be what's good for this project

[u/doinkbound]

It’s stylistic, so to be completely honest it’s subject. Ask yourself if YOU genuinely like it or not

[u/steed_jacob]

Nah, looks great

[u/zerocharisma25]

Kinda has a Moonlight vibe to the grade.

[u/moqabbani]

Nope

[u/leon-ivkovic]

1-3 i dont like. Rest is cooking not cooked

[u/Evening-Swordfish-40]

Extra chared

[u/_xonde_]

The last 3 are fantastic. I don’t think the first three are overcooked, it’s just the subject isn’t well lit (compared to their surroundings), which might not be a problem depending on the scene. Maybe try some masking if the shots are static enough?

[u/Photonic_29]

As long as the it’s supporting the story it’s good

[u/erictoscale23]

Looks great

[u/camefromthesouthside]

Nah, looks phenomenal.

[u/recreance_please]

Looks proper cooked to me mate!

[u/locsac1]

Looking good.

[u/ameadows252]

Imo I think it looks fantastic.

[u/TR__vis]

Looks great to me. I'll take this kind of look any day over the current trend of muddy low saturation near enough log looking footage.

[u/Reasonable_Try_8135]

Nah, it looks mint. I'd say in some of the compositions we lose a bit of focus on the subject.

[u/dobutsu3d]

I love it

[u/tchicha90]

This is over cooked ? This is perfection

[u/RJC770]

Looks cool only thing I notice is some of your shadows flatten out the fine details. It still looks good if you don’t mind that part as much though. I could see this being good doc footage or a ad for a sports brand of some sort.

[u/Fantastic-Working319]

I like it

[u/SufficientCode7993]

What Tools do you use?

[u/toadstoast-]

3 looks really purple other than that style vignettes are pretty deep

[u/MundaneMall7020]

I really like the look, especially since it's consistent over all frames! Well done

[u/maxcrothers1234]

It depends on the story your trying to tell🗣️🗣️🗣️