Thanks, first thing that struck me is how un-naturally over bright this is, I mean seriously I need to put sunglasses on.
The color is very good but there is no depth it looks flat as a pancake.
It looks like a series of really bright images. It does not have any step down like a levels curve it’s just all very bright as can be.
So if this was projected as I said it would drop in the mids then further in the shadow. But I seriously remember the yellow flashes not dreaming it up or anything it’s on the VHS 😃
Would you say it’s missing yellow?
The medium this has been prepared for is an old 35mm projector not a tv.
Should have called this thread hello yellow perhaps?
If I de-saturate that drop the brightness a bit up the contrast (Big jump) and add a bit yellow that is basically the VHS…
It might be worth a check you monitor if that clip looks un-naturally bright.
The levels on the scopes are correct, but that clip is at broadcast levels, so blacks start (correctly) at 128, not at zero, and it stays way under peak brightness levels - so it depends on your monitor calibration, and what software you are using to play it back.
Here is a test-pattern clip set to similar levels, check how the test patterns look. The second bar on the first pattern should be almost black for video level playback.
https://wetransfer.com/downloads/f22767e2f8d92ad1ac1a6de77f48f7df20180602010248/292ea0ca385130b7d0e0b724bf51707320180602010248/a95e73
Modern movies are way more contrasty than older movies, the current trend is to crush the blacks and create a very ‘punchy’ look. It often has way less actual detail and nuance than the older films, but people are now very used to a ‘punchy’ image.
Anyway, I’ll stop hijacking your thread, I just thought I’d drop in to show what the original film pallete was back in the day, and remind anyone doing any colour work to calibrate their screens and remember the difference between video levels and full range computer levels.
EDIT on re-reading your post, I see you are probably talking about that photo of the sunset looking overly bright, yes it is!