Case Study
Gavin Whitehead, who directed this episode used a highly tinted filter. The voice overs in this episode are something that I will do and the style of it as well is just like what I have in mind. I believe that if I were to use this style including the voice-overs then I would need to record my footage and do the voice-overs after. This would enable me to be able to talk about what was in front of me as a pose to what's on a piece of paper when the footage is all recorded and I'm commentating. I will put a filter on my film especially because it makes the colours pop and allows you to see more detail since it is highlighted. I think that making the saturation higher will help so that if I am shooting in the countryside then you can see the greenery as well as the colours on the car. Gavin has also worked on Top Gear but he followed suit when the hosts of Top Gear turned to Amazon Video for The Grand Tour. In which he has always used filters. I think that I need to use one that captures colour more than an entirely blue or orange colour theme throughout. This also depends on White Balance and whether he did that on purpose.
In terms of what I can take from this, I think that I can use a filter but maybe not as heavily altered as this one. Perhaps something a little more subtle but on the other hand, I could go all out and put the saturation all the way up and the same for the exposure which would make it more colourful. I have considered both options and I will do both. I will both use a filter and heavily alter it but with a slightly more subtle notice. I will make it look so that it is very colourful as a pose to not and use the standard picture.
For example:
It's obvious to notice the massive difference, the first image has a duller background and it makes the car stand out with the loud red that it is. In the second picture that I edited in Photoshop, all I did was brighten it a tiny bit and adjust the saturation. I adjusted the saturation so the car was redder and the background was brought out more as well by making the grass greener and the sky bluer as well as more vibrant. The whole image looks more cheerful and interesting to the audience making it more of an engaging film. I also found that it equals the playing field in the way that the picture stands out and you're not just focusing on the car. The car doesn't pop out as much but it looks stunning, the car and the background match in the amount that it pops as a picture. Making the whole image look very good. The whole point of my film is how Caterham have slipped under the radar so if I were to do something like this, I would have to make the colour of the car more vibrant and saturated. I will also pay attention to the background of course, but the car is the main object of the film so the camera will help tell the story in this case.
I can switch between the two depending on what the voice over will be talking about and what the focus of what I'm saying is and if that relates to the car being the stand out feature of the film in that particular moment in time. I think that if I can get the colours right in editing this could really work and make my overall film look stunning. It could also help the visual quality in the grand scheme of things helping the 1080p.
Not only does Gavin Whitehead do this on car scenes he does it everywhere, all the time. So when the presenters are standing next to the car or they are in the studio or anything else there is a filter on the shot to help the colours stand out. I could definitely do this in interviews, vox pops and stand up parts that I am going to do because this will make the whole film engaging not just one shot. Investing time into finding the right colour blend could be difficult and time-consuming but I believe it will pay off.
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