true_fiction, December 9, 2008 2:22:53 AM CET
Jay-Z feat Beanie Siegal and the wack rapper i refuse to acknowledge- More Money, More Cash, More Hoes (Dir: Malik Hassan Sayeed)
I know the title of the song is so anti-antville, but my question is just the look of the video. Is their a way I can acheive this in post digitally rather than chemically?




         
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During the time this video was made shooting on reversal stock and cross processing is what you did to get a "gritty" look, which is what most wanted. Knowing it was Sayeed im sure there was some other chemical fucking to get a unique look. And the transfer has a lot to do with it as well. And to answer your question, most decent telecine artists can "Simulate" this kind of look now.
         
malik sayeed, so sick. im no expert, but i imagine you could come damn close in post.
         
... reckon it's got more to do with what you shoot on and how you light than chemicals: If you're on film & light well, yeah you can do this in the TK, or pretty damn close without having to cross process / print. If you're shooting on digital, don't try an make it look like film! (but that's just the old-school me talking).