Every filmmaker loves “Magic Hour.” That fleeting window just after sunset provides the most flattering, ethereal light known to cinema. But when you are shooting on film, this time of day is terrifying. As the sun dips below the horizon, your light levels plummet by the second. On a digital camera, you might just crank […]
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In an age dominated by digital “fixes,” false color overlays, and the ability to change ISO with the scroll of a wheel, the true, hands-on craft of exposing celluloid has become a rare and vital skill. We see the “film look” imitated everywhere. Grain overlays, halation plugins, and LUTs designed to mimic Kodak Vision3. But […]