Amelie Look

tjglfr wrote on 5/17/2004, 9:44 AM

Is there a way to get close to look of the film Amelie. The backgrounds have a green tint with the blacks kind of crushed while the skin tones remain natural. I also read that they replaced the gray or white skies with blue skies and added clouds. How close can we get in Vegas?

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RafalK wrote on 5/17/2004, 11:32 AM

I cannot answer the whole question but just the other day, I made the gray sky into a fairly blue one. I used the secondary color correction for this effect.

bStro wrote on 5/17/2004, 11:41 AM

I imagine "we" can do everything that they did. But "we" need the knowledge (not just about Vegas, but about color adjustment) and the patience necessary to do so.

Personally, "I" don't have either just yet. ;-)

Rob

Jay Gladwell wrote on 5/17/2004, 11:50 AM

Magic Bullet for Editors can deliver that "look."

J--

Stonefield wrote on 5/17/2004, 8:22 PM

I agree with the whole Magic Bullet theory there....

Sorry...heh...

When I use Magic Bullet with After Effects, they have a preset called BISTRO. I'm pretty sure it was based on the Amelie look.

But remember... a "look" isn't always just a preset filter...When they made Amelie...every factor was pre considered from art direction, cinematography, lighting, shot design, lens selection, etc.

We can do some cool things with Digital Video, but for truly great stuff like Amelie, you need to learn photography and lighting first. Lot's of people have forgotten those basics...

Stan