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Ava // Film Emulation // Colorist // Lighting // Film Tech
Color Grading: Designing The Look Of Ava, Part 3
The Camera, The Lens, and 4K Acquisition: Designing The Look of Ava, Part 2
Lighting, Without Lights: Designing The Look of Ava, Part 1
How to light the film became one of the biggest considerations while in pre-production during Covid.
The Ava Test Footage: Film Emulation Version 1.0 + Free “Ava” Base LUT
Emulating Film P3: Color Treatment
The Rokinon 35mm T/1.5: The Dream Lens For “Ava”
Building the look of the film is a process, one that starts at the point of capture. With the right lens, your job down the line becomes much easier…
Emulating Film P2: Building A Custom “Film Stock”
The color work of each shot is unique, but share a common goal: lifted shadows, soft highlight rolloff, proper skin tones when applicable…
Planning “Ava”: How To Start A Feature Film
No matter how singular the vision or powerful the producer, the film still needs to be physically assembled by a team of people. In a Low-Budget scenario…
Emulating Film P1: Redux
Several years ago I watched the Steve Yedlin Display Prep Demo, and was overwhelmed by the amount of information. As time passed, I learned as much as I could about filmmaking creatively, while keeping an interested eye on the technical sides…