How to get this kind of 'desaturate' look in Final Cut?

[vincentsg]

for reference, the still images in this video:

[video=youtube;tdz2T8upEuQ]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tdz2T8upEuQ[/video]

how to get this kind of 'color' in Final Cut? do i get it shot in-camera, or do i shoot it normally, and then bring into FCP to color grade it?

thx for any advice

 

[derekk]

still images are always easier to manipulate with the help of lightroom and photoshop or any other photo editing software because of the amount of information and dynamic range offered when you shoot in RAW.

for videos, the canon series of dslrs (i'm not sure if it's applicable to others across the board) does not encode the video in a RAW format (if they did, 128gb CF cards will not be enough) but encodes in a format that does not handle the information as well as how it handles for stills.

while FCP does offer a certain amount of versatility with Color, your best shot is to calibrate a picturestyle that would best match your final product and of course to have ideal lighting for the videoshoot. that would save you a tonne of heartache and stress when color grading in FCP.

i myself have not come across any picturestyle that looks like that outright. assuming you use canon dslrs, you can try to google "cinestyle" picturestyle and play around with it. it gives me the hugest dynamic range to date.

best,
derek

 

[derekk]

more on http://prolost.com/blog/2011/1/27/color-correcting-food-with-colorista-ii.html

 

[Bamboopictures]

You can add the color-corrector three-up filter in FCP. Turn down the saturation and tweak the mids, highlights and shadows to your liking.

 

[iunspoken]

play with lightings during shooting process, color grade in post.. it's a 2-way thing...

 

[Confaderal]

What i'd do is record it in the fullest dynamic range possible(consult histogram), and set the studio shoot with paraphernalia in that color scheme(brown, grey and white).. I'd do most of the color processing in post though( using color corrector 3 way or FCS3's Color or Da vinci resolve lite(free) and then overexpose some areas.
Note that you should only do color grading in post, that way, you can save your master file.

And I think lighting plays a huge role here. Let us know the results. Do some test shoots first btw