Low Light Grading Questions And Example
Posted: Tue Aug 16, 2022 11:27 pm
Hi all,
I’m working on a short film and as I near the end I an deciding whether to try and grade the piece myself or hire someone to do it. Here is an example of a shot that, though darker, was exposed well enough, and yet for some reason, it feels like unless I crank the full scope as high as possible I am running to blocking when uploaded to Youtube. Now, I’m not saying my goal is Youtube, but that may be where it ends up. So I’m wondering, all yee geniuses and experienced craftsmen, what am I doing wrong. How bright does something truly need to be to avoid macroblocking and at what point are we destroying the intended mood by brightening things to the point where youtube isn’t devastating the shot. It could admittedly probably be brighter, but does anyone have any experience with this and advice? If this was to be graded for submission to festivals would one need to worry about such issues or is this exclusively an internet video service issue? Thanks for any help you may offer.
I’m working on a short film and as I near the end I an deciding whether to try and grade the piece myself or hire someone to do it. Here is an example of a shot that, though darker, was exposed well enough, and yet for some reason, it feels like unless I crank the full scope as high as possible I am running to blocking when uploaded to Youtube. Now, I’m not saying my goal is Youtube, but that may be where it ends up. So I’m wondering, all yee geniuses and experienced craftsmen, what am I doing wrong. How bright does something truly need to be to avoid macroblocking and at what point are we destroying the intended mood by brightening things to the point where youtube isn’t devastating the shot. It could admittedly probably be brighter, but does anyone have any experience with this and advice? If this was to be graded for submission to festivals would one need to worry about such issues or is this exclusively an internet video service issue? Thanks for any help you may offer.