Posted by EBerlin (A) on August 24, 2008 at 15:34:24

In Reply to: RE: Gimmick-hooked directors is what happened posted by DWPC on August 24, 2008 at 13:08:48

...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...