Joseph Francis

Thank you very much.

... and that video you linked to was exactly what I was hoping to find. Thank you.

interesting, thanks. I want to check out that book. :) I made an image recently (photography over CG background) and played with the green pseudo cross-processing but mainly because 'everybody else is doing it these days.' I would like the motivation for that sort of thing to feel more organic to me.

Or more accurately, I guess, color grading.

What would be a good book or DVD to look at to learn more about how to use color creatively to create 'a look?' I'm thinking of The Art and Technique of Digital Color Correction (Paperback) Any opinions on this book, or recommendations as to other learning material? I'm not interested in learning this software or that. I'm interested in learning more about the thought process behind creative color correction.

Is it mainly done in a DI suite now? Or is a substantial amount of the work built in to the footage at shoot time through lighting and film stock selection and processing?

Sorry for the ignorant question but I have a question about color casts. It seems that a lot of effort in photography (and I assume, cinematography) is often put into removing color casts. A scene may be too magenta. The cast is identified, and a green correction is applied. Yet at least as often color casts are intentionally added to a film where none was before. The green look of The Matrix comes to mind. What motivates the adding of a (say) green look? Is it just a creative decision? What usually causes the colors? Interaction between stock and light source? Some sort of cross-processing of film in development? Digital Post-production? Is there a vocabulary that describes these color decisions that I can look up for further reference? Are there certain 'go to' palettes that come up a lot?

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In this post I use the term "eye light" to refer to a soft, diffuse slash of illumination that spills across the face from temple to temple and is meant to subtly enhance the general region of the face around the eyes. I use the term "catchlight" to mean a specular glint on the surface of the eyeball intended to make the eyes more lively. With that distinction in mind, do you have any equipment and light placement suggestions and techniques to recommend in order to achieve a subtle, beautiful eye light on an actress in a period piece?