One of the first steps was to desaturate most clips to get rid of the digital look. I used FilmConvert to color correct and grade all shots. It’s always risky to upgrade software while editing bigger projects. We just didn’t have the time yet to switch to CC 2015. The short film “A Glimpse of Indonesia” was edited in Premiere Pro CC 2014. In certain shots the footage looked very digital (straight out of the camera) because of the extreme saturation, in others it only needed a bit of color adjustment in post. I did a few tests and figured out that it’s really better to shoot with a “normal” saturation to avoid an extreme loss of color. Big cities like Jakarta or Bangkok are polluted and usually grey which means the footage will naturally look desaturated.Įven though the RX10 records XAVC-S files with a bitrate of 50 Mbps I wanted to avoid blocking or colored noise. The reason why I decided to shoot with high saturation is simple. In this case the saturation was set to 0 which would look pretty normal to most viewers. Usually I like to shoot everything flat except when it’s news or something that needs to be edited and delivered quick. Unfortunately we didn’t get our hands on the new Mark II version but are still happy with the results. Yes, this is not the most cinematic camera with a shallow depth of field due to the small sensor but it’s still great for travelling. To able to shoot easy and fast I decided to take the Sony RX10. You can watch the video we captured below: We filmed in Thailand twice and this summer we decided to capture Indonesia.
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