Originally posted by: Arnie.d
There is no way to remove film grain without having bad side effects. It's as simple as that. Some may take that for granted, I think it looks stupid.
Let's say you could make King Kong look like it was shot today with a digital camera, it would just look silly with the old "special effects" and in color (which btw would be just a guess of what it would have looked like).
Newsflash, dude: King Kong looks silly without all those enhancements. Decreasing the grain could at least impress people when you tell them it's 75 years old.
The whole point of colorizing a film is so you won't have to watch it in monochrome. Recoloring an already colored film would be a waste of money.
Originally posted by: zombie84
Your assumption that grain is an undesireable "fault" of the filmstock" is incorrect.
There is no way to remove film grain without having bad side effects. It's as simple as that. Some may take that for granted, I think it looks stupid.
Let's say you could make King Kong look like it was shot today with a digital camera, it would just look silly with the old "special effects" and in color (which btw would be just a guess of what it would have looked like).
Newsflash, dude: King Kong looks silly without all those enhancements. Decreasing the grain could at least impress people when you tell them it's 75 years old.
Originally posted by: Arnie.d
Or Gone With The Wind with it's beautiful typical Technicolor colors. You want to color correct it to todays standards? You will destroy the film!
Or Gone With The Wind with it's beautiful typical Technicolor colors. You want to color correct it to todays standards? You will destroy the film!
The whole point of colorizing a film is so you won't have to watch it in monochrome. Recoloring an already colored film would be a waste of money.
Originally posted by: zombie84
Your assumption that grain is an undesireable "fault" of the filmstock" is incorrect.
Which is incorrect: that it's undesirable, or that it's a fault? If the former, that's simply artistic preference. If the latter, then I'm afraid you're the one that's incorrect. When people make film, they don't go down the list saying "Celluloid? Check. Sprocket-holes? Check. Grain? Check." Grain is a side-effect of the use of film, caused by imperfections in the film itself. From an engineering (read: purely technical) standpoint, imperfections are inherently undesirable. Does that mean nobody likes it? Of course not. Some people are only attracted to those in the 300+ pound range, as well. Doesn't mean the object of their desire is in good shape. You like lower-grade film (not the movie itself, but the film), and I respect that. You just need to admit it.