What is 'A Film Like Look'?

[Roger Gunkel]

Apologies on walking out on this thread, but I am due to fly off to the US for my first ever visit in a few hours, so need some sleep. Not sure if I will have time while I am there to catch up on the forum, so this thread may have disappeared when I get back on the 11th.

Regards to all,

Roger

[Chris Harding]

Enjoy your trip Roger!

Maybe you can catch up/bump into some DVInfo members over there

See you when you return

Chris

[Rainer Listing]

Film look is none of the above. Video we shoot today has more dynamic range than most pre 1970's color film. No one complains the deep focus in Citizen Kane isn't "filmic". "Film look" results from the way film is projected: 2X or 3X each 24 fps frame. Computers can't do this. Reverse telecine your footage and show it in a theater: film look.

[Daniel Latimer]

Originally Posted by Rainer Listing

Film look is none of the above. Video we shoot today has more dynamic range than most pre 1970's color film. No one complains the deep focus in Citizen Kane isn't "filmic". "Film look" results from the way film is projected: 2X or 3X each 24 fps frame. Computers can't do this. Reverse telecine your footage and show it in a theater: film look.

I don't think that's what people making short films or wedding videos are referring to. I doubt many wedding videos are shown on actual film, but film makers are still after a look that is similar to film even when played on a 40 inch tv.

[Nigel Barker]

Originally Posted by Rainer Listing

Film look is none of the above. Video we shoot today has more dynamic range than most pre 1970's color film. No one complains the deep focus in Citizen Kane isn't "filmic". "Film look" results from the way film is projected: 2X or 3X each 24 fps frame. Computers can't do this. Reverse telecine your footage and show it in a theater: film look.

Originally Posted by Daniel Latimer

I don't think that's what people making short films or wedding videos are referring to. I doubt many wedding videos are shown on actual film, but film makers are still after a look that is similar to film even when played on a 40 inch tv.

Many (most?) films aren't shown on actual film in a movie theatre any more let alone DVD & Blu-ray on the TV at home.