Hi all,
I'm shooting a short on 16mm soon in dynamic sunlight conditions in the desert (dawn, midday with harsh sun, and sunset) with a limited ability to fill (plenty of movement, mirror boards and small frames for bounce for more static shots.) The look I am going for is quite akin to Danny Hiele's work on Kanye West's "Touch the Sky." (This video has been covered several times in this forum, but I can't seem to find what stocks, processes Hiele employed.) The final image (ending on video - for now) would ideally have heavy grain, relatively high saturation (esp. in blues and reds), high contrast with just a little detail in the muddy blacks.
Is it bad/illegal to link to Chris Milk's Website, which displays "Touch the Sky"? If so, please let me know immediately and I'm sorry for the mis-step.
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The production has allotted money for a color correction of some kind, and many friends more experienced than I have suggested that I shoot 7218 or another neg stock with a heavier grain structure, lighting relatively flat and pushing the saturation and contrast up in the transfer. But I wonder if the look might be more authentic (less "done-in-post" looking) if I were to shoot 7285, perhaps push a stop or a stop and a half for more grain, and use a Varicon to take down apparent contrast (as reversal might be too contrasty) and make the blacks more muddy. I feel like shooting and pushing 7285 with a varicon might approximate the look more in-camera, but I am also less free to manipulate in post.
I was hoping some of you might be able to weigh in. I am pretty inexperienced when it comes to reversal. I have money allotted for a test, but funds are limited, so my questions follow:
When rating reversal for a transfer direct to video, is it best to overexpose as in negative? I know the way silver is washed away is different when rendering a positive image, but I am unclear on this, as a thicker negative helps xfer to video but I have the impression that reversal is a different ballgame. Is there a thick positive and a thin positive? How does reversal react to under and over exposure and how does this relate to a transfer to video?
What happens to the grain and saturation when 7285 is pushed one and two stops? Will 7285 render a heavier grain if pushed? Will this kill me in terms of contrast?
Is it worth it to try to shoot 7285 in a harsh sunlight or a low light situation in order to take advantage of its saturation? Will its limited latitude kill me?
Thank you in advance for any responses. You guys are one of my favorite resources.
