wanted to know if anybody felt the same way as me. as i’ve learned more about filmmaking, mostly through youtube and reel scrolling (as is traditional), i have in turn become more and more fascinated by color grading. watching a favorite movie and noticing how the hues vibrate, playing around on lightroom w/ stills, and sharing all of this with friends. i actually liked being bombarded with those “the reason your footage doesn’t look cinematic is because you don’t know how to use davinci/err ever heard of teal and orange/my new favorite LUT pack changed everything i am now actually wong kar wai” reels. with this new movement to tickle that saturation slide, i have been noticing the heavier color grading in more recent movies, especially those put out by A24, and it’s starting to feel off. i’m aware that disenchantment is at least partially because of my own overconsumption and resultant annoyance with instagram content, but i was wondering if anyone else has felt the same way. something about the colors in movies like Sing Sing and Past Lives just feels kinda unnatural, like it sets off that same thing mentally for me that AI content does- a buzzer that says “this is weird, and maybe not real.” idk, i know this comes across like an uneducated, nagging rant, but what do yall think? is it the digital, incredibly crisp cinematography? is it my #1 opp the ARRI Alexa line? is it lighting trends, instead? am i going crazy? overall, is coloring just getting to be a bit to much in artsy/indie cinema of the past few years? i apologize for the poor writing, hope u can comprehend what im tryna articulate.
