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44rh1n
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2001: A Space Odyssey SEVERE Color Changes in 50th Anniversary Edition! :(
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21-Apr-2018, 4:50 AM

Handman said:

Since they say this was a completely photochemical restoration, do you think these colors can partly be explained due to fading? The yellow tones in the second shot bring this to mind.

I’m honestly not convinced that it was all done photochemically (at least in this trailer), even if that’s what they claim. The teal/orange look doesn’t feel natural nor does it look like an actual film stock. Instead, it looks like a crappy OSIRIS LUT that wannabe filmmakers apply to their garbage DSLR footage. It looks AWFUL. The highlights are all brown and poopy. White is supposed to be white, not diarrhea brown. There’s NO way Kubrick would approve of how his movie looks in this trailer.

I honestly just hope that this is something that was done to the trailer to make it seem more like a “modern” sci-fi film, and that it’s not actually this way in the film itself. Fingers crossed…

Also, I am a professional colorist, so maybe I’m just really sensitive to this kind of stuff. To me it just really seems like not much care was put into this edition.