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PDuff
05-11-2007, 06:41 AM
Yeah, I know that 300 look is starting to be a little overplayed now, but I was wondering if anyone knew exactly how it was done in the film. I figured this was the best place for the question.

I tried to give the below image that kind of look. I don't know who took this pic, I just found it on google.

http://pduff12787.googlepages.com/original.jpg

Here's what I came up with by duplicating the image, then turning up the saturation and turning down the brightness. Then I used the 'color' blend mode and overlayed the original image. I added a sepia filter.

Then, on top of those I used a gradient and blended it with linear dodge. This is what I came up with.

http://pduff12787.googlepages.com/retouched.jpg

I know there are probably a few ways of doing this. Just wondering if anyone knew a better way.
SEDiT
05-18-2007, 01:57 PM
hey try this. take a pale yellow color n giv it hue in blend mode. u kinda get dat 300 look.
Crazzy Legs
06-02-2007, 06:32 AM
reading cinefex, you'll find they actually scanned in some coffee staines as elements to help effect the color off the clouds.
Hugh
06-02-2007, 12:42 PM
And don't forget that, in 300, it was pretty much only the people who were real. The skies and backgrounds were all matte paintings/CG, so they could get a much more stylised look, which may not be as easy if you're just grading a real-world photo.
atd
06-16-2007, 12:15 AM
Is Good for a starting point but if you make a google search and find a nice couple of cloud pics you can do a nice sky for replacing this flat white, then with the sky done you can add some nice rays falling with final effects lightburst or trapcode shine or by hand, then color grading all this stuff for more integration and walaaa is 300 look !!, if this is not a pic and is a video PF Track the scene and rotoscope the sky and do the process above.

Good luck

Atd3d
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