How to achieve a deaturated look

Valentina Caniglia · January 17, 2005

Hi!

I am shooting an exterior scene upstate NY w/snow.

I want to have a fine grain but if I use 50D I will have to fight with the stop snce it will be an overcasting day. I want to desaturate the film stock with a slightily brownish look so I am thinking to use a 250D 7246 w/chocolate filter and do a bleach by pass to desaturate.

Do you have any suggestions of how to achive this look without do bleach by pass ?

What film stock you recommend and what filters you suggest to use when shooting in the snow?

Thanks

Valentina

David Mullen ASC · January 17, 2005

Why can't people remember to tell us whether this is for print or for telecine transfer only??? It's the FIRST thing you need to know when talking about desaturation since it is such an easy effect if doing digital color-correction.

Adam Frisch FSF · January 17, 2005

I'd advice against a BB since it contaminates the whites and makes them grainy.

Frankly, in snow, all you need to get less saturation is to color co-ordinate the costumes the actors are wearing and you've achieved it, especially on an overcast day. This is also easy to achieve in telecine, if that's the way you're going.

John Pytlak RIP · January 18, 2005

The new Kodak VISION2 250D Color Negative Film 7205 will also have a bit less saturation than the 7246. Many also prefer the VISION2 "look":

http://www.kodak.com/US/en/motion/products...1.4.4.4.4&lc=en

Valentina Caniglia · January 20, 2005

I am sorry if I didn't mention it.

This short will be for telecine transfer no for print.

Thanks

Valentina

David Mullen ASC · January 20, 2005

You can easily turn the color down in a telecine transfer using the color-corrector, more powerfully and simply than with any photochemical method. And it's cheaper too. You could make the image nearly b&w if you wanted to.