Much of making a video look like film involves recreating the unintended artifacts of old technologies (hand cranked cameras, for example) and the ravages of time and lazy projectionists.

There’s also a very positive side to the look of film. For example, film responds to light in a non-linear way that compresses the brightest and darkest parts of the image with appealing results. Different film stocks accentuate different colors.

Often, people go to great lengths to achieve a particular “film look” which they use throughout a movie or even a TV series. They set a unique look that might be tied to mood, place, or a time period.

You can design your own look using the appropriately titled “Film Look” plug in.

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