Arthur Cravan Posted April 12, 2016 Share Posted April 12, 2016 (edited) Hi, everyone.... I was wondering if someone saw In the Heart of the Sea by Howard, with cinematography by Dod Mantle? I was really shocked by the grading... it's freaking yellowish with those saturated green-saffron yellow hues and luminances... To me it looks quiet a bit out of target... the Alexa stares at 'video' creepy outward look, while the stuff could be stunning... What do you think about? I apologize for the medium quality of the pics Edited April 12, 2016 by Arthur Cravan Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Premium Member Tyler Purcell Posted April 12, 2016 Premium Member Share Posted April 12, 2016 Yea, we spent weeks talking about this in the "on screen" section of the forum. I believe they were trying to make the movie look like an oil painting from the vintage of the story. Cool idea, but it didn't play well what so ever. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Premium Member Satsuki Murashige Posted April 12, 2016 Premium Member Share Posted April 12, 2016 Anthony Dod Mantle is well known for his experimental use of color, texture, lensing, filters, and camera choices. So it's not really unexpected. Some of his other films: 'Rush', 'Slumdog Millionaire', '28 Days Later', 'Dredd', 'Anti-Christ', 'The Celebration'. Similar looking 'yellow-green' films by other cinematographers would include 'The Double Life of Veronique' and 'Amelie.' Not everyone is going for a realistic treatment of color or texture. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Max Field Posted April 12, 2016 Share Posted April 12, 2016 Tons of green usually gives me a horror movie vibe, like The Ring. But usually slightly de-saturated with hints of blue, so yeah yellow in the mix is a slight throw-off. I could see the look really working in a forest set horror movie or something. Maybe an urban setting during a disease outbreak, yellow-green seems to give a nauseous feeling. Have not seen this, but I'd assume the boat rocks around quite a bit, could be going for a sea-sickness vibe. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Arthur Cravan Posted April 13, 2016 Author Share Posted April 13, 2016 Yeah, I know this was a challenge to match some oil paintings by Turner and the muddy mood of whale's tales but to me the challenge is a failure. I like a lot experimental grading and the work of Dod Mantle but this time it is a bummer. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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