The carriage chase clip again shows us the heavy colour grading that Kurzel and his team have chosen for. What do you think of it? For me it might be too much. I like the idea of yellow for the past sequences and blue for the present day ones. But it's taken so far that, for example, the sky looks terrible. Over edited to the point where we lose content/detail on screen.
shareI love it. especially after watching the carriage chase clip
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shareI think there's a grimy and archaic aesthetic to it that's attractive. There's something about a dirty and dusty 1400s Spain that makes sense visually. The skies are still blue though if you notice in the carriage chase
shareMy expectation is that the beauty of the shots won't hold up over time.
This is why: I wasn't talking about the actual colour of the sky but the lack of detail. The light source, in this case the sun, has been overblown to the point where it merges with the sky. We lose detail, and therfore visual content. You find it attractive now and I get that. But ask yourself, with so little to look at, will you find it attractive/interesting in a second viewing? Detail gives a movie replay value. That goes for story but also for imagery. This colour grading gets in the way of that and that is why I for one don't like it.
Hm I don't know if I really see that as the case. I think it's really detailed
shareAs an example, it's obvious that the images lost detail in the colour since they were all pulled towards either yellow or blue.
shareI'm pretty sure that's purposeful and I'm not sure how colorful i1400s Spain could even be
shareOf course it's done on purpose. This discussion is about whether it was the right choice, as far as we can tell.
Yes, they had colours back then. Also the sun looked the same as it does now.
The sun actually does look like that in parts of the world, especially horizons in different parts. In terms of story and look, I think yes. The enclosed Abstergo is mostly devoid of external light and is muted, giving a clinical and sterile aesthetic. Regressions contain basic and uniform dyes but still exhibit meticulous detail in costume design and settings.
shareGood call on the modern day part. I agree it looks really good. Also agree with the costume/set design. I just wish we got more in terms of colour. Right now, in the regressions, it looks to me like we are looking through some coloured glass or something.
Unless that's Kurzel's way of reminding the audience that they're wathcing a simulation? That would be pretty cool actually :P
I must agree with piajet on this one.
shareIts not very bad and not very good
shareLooks like yet another generic movie because of the color grading and the sped up motion during fight scenes.
I was considering going to see this, but not anymore, and the PG-13 rating won't help.
I smell a small box office bomb.
Generic movie because of the color grading? The main sign of the generic movie is the full absence of color grading, not his presence. The fact that they're using it so much tells that they're going with different approach. And motion wa sped up only for the clips on YouTube, there's a thing with almost all clips online. You can't really show up an unspeeded action scene in 2 minutes. I'm surprised that not everyone seemed to get it.
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I don't like the color grading at all, I think it cheapens the whole look of the movie. Unless you're really going for a specific visual style (like he did with Macbeth), movies like this look best with a more natural color grading in my opinion
shareUnless you're really going for a specific visual style (like he did with Macbeth)- I think this is really the case with Assassin's Creed too. It's very easy to get from the trailers that this will have the same visual approach as Macbeth.
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I think this is really the case with Assassin's Creed too. It's very easy to get from the trailers that this will have the same visual approach as Macbeth
I think there is an idea behind all of this color grading, which we will only see in cinemas when watching the entire film. For now, it's a positive thing for me, because besides everything else, it sets this film off many other generic blockbusters which has no directorial style at all. Look at Jurassic World, for example. Or Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles. Or Terminator Genisys. Seventh Son. Furious Seven. That look make you feel that Assassin's Creed has the director behind it. It literally gives you the look of his vision. Unlike the movies I've listed above, and that's only a part of them.
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