ALEXA Testmovie done with DOP Stijn van der Veken

[Genixel]

Don't forget that the lens plays a role as well...

[fingertapper1]

very nice film like softness. I'm not bothered by the lack of contrast but why is the letterbox not black? it's a muddy gray.

I like that the image is quite soft but it still retains some sharpness. kinda like film really.

[TheWettBandits]

I see everyone else is talking about the contrast as well, and that's what I was going to say. However, I actually like the look of the video. I hate it when people over do the contrast and basically start clipping the blacks and whites out.

That being said, maybe a TINY bit of contrast could have been added, lol. ;) Great video though.

[nashdp]

It's a pity the black levels are so lifted in this Youtube clip. Not just the camera footage, but the whole video (including the black letterbox, which is foggy gray). Makes the whole image look lower in contrast.

The Alexa is a great camera, closest thing to 35mm yet.

[martinbuzora]

Does anyone know the name of this song???? It sounds incredible...

[adazeworkshort]

Nice camera isn't it?

Okay, so what's the music, and how did you do the burning ball?

[SUPERAMAZINGATOMIC]

Nah, nah, color grading is like makeup: if you notice it, it's not working. I say that the cinematographer used some grading--just look at the orange tint of the dancing scenes, for example.

He simply didn't choose to mangle the colors like Michael Bay.

[FrankPerrotto]

@SUPERAMAZINGATOMIC Are you suggesting that we SHOULDN'T make everything overly contrasty and then add shitloads of Teal and Orange? Pure insanity!

[TheWettBandits]

@FrankPerrotto Like OMG, I HATE the teal and orange look. ;)

[Stupidfinder11]

what lenses did u use? 

[akanathan]

who cares about the color grading. everybody always wants overly contrasty color grading. I like a subtle look to video. its much easier on the eyes imo.

arri is so classy.

[Marco007Marco007]

@akanathan I agree totally with you on that one!

[MarcusGramm]

i want one of these cameras sooo bad !

[fieldythebear]

I agree with sernoserbo. This is not colour graded. Definitely.

What song is that though?

[sernoserbo]

I'd say this is definitively not graded (for anyone who was wondering) the dance shots have a distinctive "flat fog" which is indicative of a super-flat raw format, the black paint of the cars also come off with a similar flat haze like look. The obvious evidence (as mentioned) is the lack of any crushed black (which would almost certainly appear in the hallway shot if graded).

[ajiadicicco]

@sernoserbo it's also possible that this *was* color graded, just not very well.

[Bartoldo007]

Hey can anyone tell me what song is used in this? cheers

[NitsanPictures]

awesome! was this color corrected?

[DarthV87]

I stand erected.

[RCVIDEO2012]

deosnt any better than my Ex-1

[sagefox0]

@RCVIDEO2012

lol

no

[skippyxskippy]

no blacks

[akanathan]

@skippyxskippy

no crushed blacks in pp...

[ckaye1100]

that was awesome! i loved the low light quality!

[SultanBeatz]

Tering gast prachtig

[FredVanZandycke]

like it a lot, Stijn's work is always good. After working with Red all this time .. I think I have a new favorite !

[studio8video]

@FredVanZandycke Red all the way..

[mxim]

fredoooooo.. wa kommek hier tegen.. :)

[FredVanZandycke]

@mxim xim, moatjeuuuuuuuu , jij hier. ook geïnteresseerd in camera's :p ?

[lukifrieden]

Does anyone know the song? Very nice pictures, very nice music.

[monkeygust]

@lukifrieden I'd like to know too.

[stalbetoube]

Pretty good about the light, how much would you want for a 90 minutes feature film 1 week shoot?

[boganfilms]

absolutely gorgeous!