Minco van der Weide

Shots look great! Only lit by the street lights?

I shoot 8bit s-log2 (PicPro settings). So it's best to get as close to the end result as possible by color balancing in-camera in a "wrong" way? Thanks! :)

Thanks for your reaction! I get how to do it, that's not the problem really. I could also just eyeball it and set the K balance manually, but the question is if you should do such a thing in cinema. I really wonder if it is technically better to get the look in camera or in post (and white balance correctly). The colorgrading is done by myself anyhow, so that is no problem. :) Thanks again!

LOG is something diffrent then RAW. LOG is "simply" a flat setting for maximum dynamic range, RAW actually records more data so you can change things as the color temp and iso in post. When playing with color temperature it is baked in with LOG (and so restricting options in post) and editable with RAW footage.

So you are saying that "scientific" white balance with a grey card isn't necessary if the end look needs to look something like the picture shown above? Thanks a lot for your reaction by the way, I read a lot of useful posts of you in other treads here.

Hi! I've been using my A7s for commercial work for a while, but I'm getting more and more into short films. I love fincher's work, and did a lot of research about his cinematography (lighting in perticular). But I wonder what the workflow for shots like this is: I guess the lighting is gelled, but the color effect? Do you need to shoot with the correct white balance with a grey-card (in this example for example 3200k) and then color correct it warmer? Or is it better to shoot it in camera as close as possible to the end result (and make it warmer with white balance in the a7s)? Thanks in advance for all the help, I really apreciate it. :)

Hello, I would like to follow an online course to get better at cinematography. I'd love to learn the tips and tricks that seperate the good productions from the great ones. Small lighting tricks, set design, composition etc. I have got a pretty good general knowledge but I would love to get better at it. What would you recommend? Thank you! https://www.storyandheart.com/academy http://www.lightsfilmschool.com

Wow, great! Thank you so much! Do you think a black mist filter would also help? I want to buy one for a long time, but I wonder if there is any way to replicate that look (withouth looking digital) in post? Because a filter in front of the camera is allways a kind of a gamble if you know what I mean. :)

What do you think is the major effect? :)

Thank you so much! That's the secret component I think ;)

Thank you! I love the color grading (see 5:50 for the before and after), do you know what's done besides making iT warmer?

The shot at 0.20 for example, it's proberly shot with tungsten lights, but how did they get this look? Large diffusers and "wrong" color balance?

Hello, I wonder how this chanel commercial was lit. At 0.20 etc at the indoor scenes. It's a very soft light source, but I wonder how I can replicate this look. The lights look very warm, is this done with color correction or did they set a warm white balance? Thank you!