Demian Barba

hi i've read in different venues about this post-production tool that the dp can use to darken areas of the frame (right?). next week i'll have my first supervised transfer and it's sounds like it could be very handy, but i have no real idea about it. is it a common software to be found in all telecine facilities? is it just like adding a digital nd grad filter? thanks demian barba

hi i've read in different venues about this post-production tool that the dp can use to darken areas of the frame (right?). next week i'll have my first supervised transfer and it's sounds like it could be very handy, but i have no real idea about it. is it a common software to be found in all telecine facilities? is it just like adding a digital nd grad filter? thanks demian barba

hi i pesonally like to overexpose one to two stops to reduce the grain, bring more detail to the shadows and desaturate colors. this, of course, it's just a matter of taste. underexposing will give you very saturated colors and more details in the highlights. what you need is to experiment yourself with different stocks, exposures and labs. best demian

hi, actually imposible to tell from those pictures, for the film is actually very low contrast with no pure whites nor deep blacks. i actually wander if perhaps an ilford or agfa stock was used. thanks demian

hi, i found some pictures on line. though nothing would be better as watching the movie itself. kino released it on dvd. it's definetly worth watching. demian

hi, i was wondering if any of you guys would have any idea about how was this film shot (film stock, proces, filters) to achieve that beutiful, soft, low con, glowing look. happy holidays demian

hi, perhaps you'll find this useful, though they are all 35mm stils and some even medium format. but the vast mayority is cross process, also most of them overexposed by one or two stops and then printed down to desaturate. http://www.photo.net/photodb/member-photos...&user_id=705350 happy holydays demian

320? that's a good idea. i'll test it as well. thanks.

thank you very much for you responses. i though about under exposing, but i am afraid that would increase the grain too much. i would like to use a 200 asa, either 7217 or 7274. could you recomend any low contrast lenses? thanks again demian barba

hi. in the photograph attached , i guess the desaturation and monochrome look is acomplished by art direction, but what about the muddy blacks? i will be shooting in S16mm, and even though a print may never be made, i don't want to relay on telecine to get those blacks. should i try overexposing and then pulling? if so, by how much? and how does pulling affect colors? i will do tests prior to shooting. thanks

yes i plan to do the B.B. on the negative. thanks you guys for your awnswers. i'll post again once done with the tests. thanks again demian

hi, i will be shooting a short film in super 16mm and the director really loves the bleach by-pass look. i like it a lot to and i think it will work for the script, though my concern is in the grain, which looks great on 35mm but i have never seen S16mm bleach by-passed before. i love grain myself, but up to a point. we will do some tests. i am considering testing both the 7217 and the 7218 stocks in the actual location. i asume the test should include an exposure test, a color chart, close ups of people with different skin tones and a make up test (several characters in the film will be wearin heavy ghost-like make up). i have never done any bleach by-pass before, so i am asking for some advice, especially for the tests. also, i am planing on working with color labs in new york... if that means anything to someone. thanks demian barba