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I am a colorist and I also want to add that the technical details check out - minus the Red One being better than film. It was most decidedly worse in every way - but was almost as good which was the important thing. I recently was going back and look at One and MX footage and couldn't believe how terrible it has held up while the Alexa sensor is still great today as are the 16 and 35 scans I work with.

That aside, I found the discussion about the misuse of ACES particularly interesting. It's like the completely misunderstood the tool and how it's intended to be used (which isn't uncommon with the tech unfortunately).



Yes, the bit about what the RED One was trying to do was a bit cringy but I thought it skirted around claiming it was better than film. The comparisons between the Alexa and RED One were very good, however. Coincidentally, I was doing work for Oakley as the RED One was being tested. After two test shoots with it, the director declared it B-cam and let a PA operate it, only because we couldn’t get the color right. This was action sports and the frame rate would have been useful. Even now, I am not sure much has changed. I don’t go on sets or handle much live footage these days but my observations have it that much of the production industry who could use it still lacks understanding of ACES. I have not worked with Alexa on any projects where I interacted with both camera and footage but my understanding is ARRI remains the king of blacks.




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