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Gimmick-hooked directors is what happened

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DWPC

In Reply to: RE: Whatever happened to Technicolor. posted by Self-Inflicted on August 23, 2008 at 15:04:12

If you're referring to new films that looked porocessed; a lot of good movies are being visually screwed up by directors who can't leave well enough alone. Computers allow color and contrast effects to be added easily, maybe too easily.

As the guy who jumped off the 20-story building shouted as he passed the 10th Floor "So far..so good!"

Edits: 08/24/08

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The broad color-palettes of a film... - EBerlin 15:34:24 08/24/08 (1)
...are usually designed into them when they're shot. Any self-respecting Director of Photography will have a range of techniques at their disposal to work in a given color range. The production designer also has a great impact here. But of course the "color-correction" session gives a great deal of control not only of overall color but it's possible to isolate areas in the frame and adjust them individually. It can make an amazing difference in how a film looks and the level of visual consistency achieved through it's entire length.

I prefer a non naturalistic look for comic-book movies, which are fundamentally non-realistic. It's really just a way of creating mood. Why would you want a film like Batman to look just the same as a natural-looking romantic comedy? A realistic look is really no more or less a creative decision than using a more limited and muted palette...
- RE: The broad color-palettes of a film... - DWPC 19:06:44 08/24/08 (0)
  I don't disagree. Its the over use and distraction that I don't like. I think when the viewer comes away from a remembering the color shading first, the director probably over did it.
  
  As the guy who jumped off the 20-story building shouted as he passed the 10th Floor "So far..so good!"

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