Best video 'film look' sample at DVinfo.net

Dennis Hingsberg · May 23rd, 2006, 07:46 PM

Many of us have strived for this. Some of us using 60i others 24p or PAL, some with 35mm lenses and some without...

Question is, what's the best video to "film look" sample you've seen either online or on video release?

I don't know what camera or process was used but the best I've seen was the film '9 Songs' but it was a film transfer. The worst I've seen was the film Open water... just looked like video to me but also I believe it was shot 60i on SonyVX2000 or PD150.

Rob Gregory-Browne · May 24th, 2006, 06:26 PM

I think Once Upon a Time in Mexico looks great, which isn't surprising, considering the hardware involved. Spy Kids 2 as well.

For low budget, the short film Broken looks good. Also, Sundowners looks very nice, very rich. I think it's been discussed in the Gl1 forum.

Marc Colemont has some great HDV concert footage using CinemantiQ, also somewhere on this forum.

Dennis Hingsberg · May 24th, 2006, 07:56 PM

Yeah I have to agree that for low budget, "Broken" probably is the best I've seen. All shot raw in camera with the DVX100 and corrected in post... real nice.

I'll have to check out 'Once upon a time in Mexico'.. .

David Tamés · May 24th, 2006, 09:29 PM

Eric Latek's documentary Sweet Dreams was shot with the Panasonic DVX100A and many of the scenes, especially the big boxing match sequence in the movie, provides several examples of "the film look" in action. The look Latek achieves in the boxing match sequence I'm thinking of (there are some pieces of it in the middle of the trailer available on the film's web site) is the result of many factors all coming together: shooting in 24P, the DVX "look," creative color-correction, framing, shutter speed, camera movement, editing, lighting, exposure, etc. The visual "look" is only one of many components that combine together to make up "the film look." I've seen some of the footage from this film projected in 720P with a JVC D-ILA projector and the look of that boxing match was scrumptiously film like.

Mathieu Ghekiere · May 25th, 2006, 11:54 AM

See the movie 'Me and You and Everyone we know' ...
good movie, great image (and it's HD)

Rob Gregory-Browne · May 26th, 2006, 05:42 PM

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Originally Posted by David Tames

Eric Latek's documentary Sweet Dreams was shot with the Panasonic DVX100A and many of the scenes, especially the big boxing match sequence in the movie, provides several examples of "the film look" in action.

I took a look and while I was intrigued by the premise of the movie and think it's shot well -- very well -- I don't think it looks particularly filmlike. Even the boxing sequences.

Doesn't matter, though. It's a documentary. Looks like a good one, too.

David Tamés · May 29th, 2006, 02:45 PM

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Originally Posted by Mathieu Ghekiere

See the movie 'Me and You and Everyone we know' good movie, great image (and it's HD)

That's a particularly good example not in terms of "looking like a million bucks" kind of "film look" but rather it had an "indie-film" film look. I was impressed because it was several scenes into the movie before I realized it had been shot in HD rather than film (exterior highlights continue to be a dead giveaway), the HD digital materials had been, I would assume, recorded to a camera stock rather than an intermediate (very-fine-grain), giving what I saw some nice grain structure that had me going for a little bit, it had that "shot in Super16" look of so many indie films, I liked that about it.

Laszlo Bodo · May 29th, 2006, 04:25 PM

I guess the following has a nice film-look.
www.videoreklame.no/kunder/sandvika

Juan Parra · May 31st, 2006, 12:13 PM

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Originally Posted by David Tames

Eric Latek's documentary Sweet Dreams was shot with the Panasonic DVX100A and many of the scenes, especially the big boxing match sequence in the movie, provides several examples of "the film look" in action.

It looks very videoish to me. Plus the encoding is not de-interlaced.

Lazlo's suggestion looks very filmlike...of course it lacks detail
and latitude but its exposure and color are on target.

Ernesto Llano · May 31st, 2006, 04:43 PM

the short "The Beautiful Life", directed by Joshua Caldwell has a great film look. It was shot on an XL2 at 24p with a Mini35 adapter.

Trailer: http://www.meydenbauerentertainment.com/film1.html

Entire short (23 mins, 270MB): http://www.meydenbauerentertainment....tiful_Life.mov

Laszlo Bodo · June 2nd, 2006, 07:44 AM

What about this one?
www.videoreklame.no/kunder/gondola

Bob Benkosky · June 2nd, 2006, 12:53 PM

http://vids.myspace.com/index.cfm?fu...=787277613&n=2

First 5 min of my movie. Tried to show it elsewhere but i think it got deleted for some reason.

This is 24p in the end. It certainly doesn't look like video to me. Perhaps not true film, but not crappy video. The audio is in 5.1 and it's best to hear it in 5.1 if you got the speakers.

Juan Parra · June 2nd, 2006, 01:56 PM

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Originally Posted by Laszlo Bodo

What about this one?
www.videoreklame.no/kunder/gondola

not quite. the handheld *video* camera doesn't allow me
to see it as filmlook, but the color and exposure do.

Eric Brown · June 2nd, 2006, 11:23 PM

http://www.wassuprockers.net/ The small QT clips don't do it justice as nicely as the big screen. I've become a true believer of the XL2's capabilities in the right hand after seeing this on the big screen.

Bob Benkosky · June 3rd, 2006, 01:24 AM

Larry Clark creeps me out. He always wants to do films with young people having sex. Why not just go into porn then?

Watch Ken Park, you'll know what I mean. Even Teenage Caveman had tons of sex.

May 23rd, 2006, 07:46 PM	#1
Dennis Hingsberg Trustee Join Date: Oct 2003 Location: Toronto, Canada Posts: 1,055	Best video 'film look' sample Many of us have strived for this. Some of us using 60i others 24p or PAL, some with 35mm lenses and some without... Question is, what's the best video to "film look" sample you've seen either online or on video release? I don't know what camera or process was used but the best I've seen was the film '9 Songs' but it was a film transfer. The worst I've seen was the film Open water... just looked like video to me but also I believe it was shot 60i on SonyVX2000 or PD150. __________________ Blog: www.hingsberg.com Ultimate Exposure Guides for FS5/F7S/F5/F55

May 24th, 2006, 07:56 PM	#3
Dennis Hingsberg Trustee Join Date: Oct 2003 Location: Toronto, Canada Posts: 1,055	Yeah I have to agree that for low budget, "Broken" probably is the best I've seen. All shot raw in camera with the DVX100 and corrected in post... real nice. I'll have to check out 'Once upon a time in Mexico'.. . __________________ Blog: www.hingsberg.com Ultimate Exposure Guides for FS5/F7S/F5/F55

May 24th, 2006, 09:29 PM	#4
David Tamés Kino-Eye Join Date: Jul 2005 Location: Boston, MA Posts: 457	Eric Latek's documentary Sweet Dreams was shot with the Panasonic DVX100A and many of the scenes, especially the big boxing match sequence in the movie, provides several examples of "the film look" in action. The look Latek achieves in the boxing match sequence I'm thinking of (there are some pieces of it in the middle of the trailer available on the film's web site) is the result of many factors all coming together: shooting in 24P, the DVX "look," creative color-correction, framing, shutter speed, camera movement, editing, lighting, exposure, etc. The visual "look" is only one of many components that combine together to make up "the film look." I've seen some of the footage from this film projected in 720P with a JVC D-ILA projector and the look of that boxing match was scrumptiously film like. __________________ David Tames { blog: http://Kino-Eye.com twitter: @cinemakinoeye }

May 25th, 2006, 11:54 AM	#5
Mathieu Ghekiere Inner Circle Join Date: Jun 2004 Location: Belgium Posts: 2,195	See the movie 'Me and You and Everyone we know' ... good movie, great image (and it's HD) __________________ http://productionsofthe3rdkind.com http://pr3k.com

June 2nd, 2006, 12:53 PM	#12
Bob Benkosky Major Player Join Date: Apr 2003 Location: Lake Park, Florida Posts: 202	http://vids.myspace.com/index.cfm?fu...=787277613&n=2 First 5 min of my movie. Tried to show it elsewhere but i think it got deleted for some reason. This is 24p in the end. It certainly doesn't look like video to me. Perhaps not true film, but not crappy video. The audio is in 5.1 and it's best to hear it in 5.1 if you got the speakers. __________________ http://www.veoh.com/channels/filmmaker My clips and films.

May 24th, 2006, 06:26 PM	#2
Rob Gregory-Browne Regular Crew Join Date: Apr 2004 Posts: 107	I think Once Upon a Time in Mexico looks great, which isn't surprising, considering the hardware involved. Spy Kids 2 as well. For low budget, the short film Broken looks good. Also, Sundowners looks very nice, very rich. I think it's been discussed in the Gl1 forum. Marc Colemont has some great HDV concert footage using CinemantiQ, also somewhere on this forum.

May 29th, 2006, 04:25 PM	#8
Laszlo Bodo New Boot Join Date: Nov 2004 Location: Norway Posts: 20	I guess the following has a nice film-look. www.videoreklame.no/kunder/sandvika

May 31st, 2006, 04:43 PM	#10
Ernesto Llano Regular Crew Join Date: Apr 2006 Location: Minnesota, USA Posts: 39	the short "The Beautiful Life", directed by Joshua Caldwell has a great film look. It was shot on an XL2 at 24p with a Mini35 adapter. Trailer: http://www.meydenbauerentertainment.com/film1.html Entire short (23 mins, 270MB): http://www.meydenbauerentertainment....tiful_Life.mov

June 2nd, 2006, 07:44 AM	#11
Laszlo Bodo New Boot Join Date: Nov 2004 Location: Norway Posts: 20	What about this one? www.videoreklame.no/kunder/gondola

June 2nd, 2006, 11:23 PM	#14
Eric Brown Major Player Join Date: Mar 2005 Location: Seattle Posts: 427	http://www.wassuprockers.net/ The small QT clips don't do it justice as nicely as the big screen. I've become a true believer of the XL2's capabilities in the right hand after seeing this on the big screen.

June 3rd, 2006, 01:24 AM	#15
Bob Benkosky Major Player Join Date: Apr 2003 Location: Lake Park, Florida Posts: 202	Larry Clark creeps me out. He always wants to do films with young people having sex. Why not just go into porn then? Watch Ken Park, you'll know what I mean. Even Teenage Caveman had tons of sex. __________________ http://www.veoh.com/channels/filmmaker My clips and films.