There are many scenes in
which film grain becomes somewhat distracting.
Not exact matches
Instead of using polymer
film, a new solution enables production of dust - tight packaging for dry products such as sugar,
grains, flour or powders using sustainable mono - material paper,
which contains no additional polymer fractions.
The
film acknowledges that the 2010 Healthy Hunger - Free Kids Act —
which requires schools to reduce sugar and sodium and serve lower - fat meat and dairy products, whole -
grain breads, and lots of fruits and vegetables — mandates healthier school meals.
Its basic structure is that of ordinary black - and - white
film: an emulsion of silver bromide
grains,
which are very light sensitive, dispersed in animal gelatin.
Who Framed Roger Rabbit looks like a
film, with a pleasant
grain pattern and deep texture, thanks to its VistaVision roots,
which bolster its old Hollywood appearance.
There's an element of
grain in the image, though it's appealing to the eye and truthful to the nature of the
film,
which, like many gialli, derives its beauty in part from the opposition between lighting that appears to be found and that
which is clearly and expressionistically contrived.
Carol's domestic predicament plays in tandem with the romance, providing the
film's drama and offering up one of its most moving aspects,
which is Carol's remarkable strength and resolve, as she determines «not to live against my
grain»; she's tragic in the way that only fiercely independent people can be.
I saw more DVNR than other reviewers seem to be seeing (at least,
grain is all but absent,
which doesn't jibe with the picture having been shot in Super35), but fear not: Changing Lanes doesn't look anywhere near as processed as the Mountain's concurrent BD issues of the Star Trek
film series.
The majority of the
film is rather dark, as it takes place in a dark house the entire
film, and there is noticeable
grain consistent with being shot on
film,
which Aronofsky opted to shoot on 16 mm.
We received the former for review,
which contains a 2.35:1 transfer of the
film in anamorphic video; the image is quirky in accordance with John Seale's cinematography:
grain is overemphasized in several climactic shots, as if to ground the ludicrous plot machinations in some kind of hard - edged reality, while blacks are chalky throughout and detail has a filtered quality — a Lawrence Kasdan trademark.
With all due respect to the fans of The Sixth Sense, with
which others may draw comparisons due to its ending, I'm going to go against the
grain and proclaim The Others as the best horror
film I have seen since — well, I can't remember since when — unless you consider Silence of the Lambs within the horror genre.
The image has a crisp, fine
grain structure evident in every scene, and the colour - timing tends towards a cool blue —
which is almost certainly intentional, given the
film's title.
My biggest complaint would be regarding an absurdly aggressive
film grain filter,
which is fine most of the time, but in particularly dark scenes it's a vulgar haze across the screen, making the game look honestly worse than it actually does.
The image here mostly just falls down in shadow detail,
which is a significant issue for a
film with as many low - light scenes as this one; this is not going to be a disc to show off your home theater, but it's a natural transfer that looks pretty much as one would remember the
film looking in 1990,
grain and all.
Every nuance of the filmic image seems to make its way into the transfer,
which gets top marks in every category: natural - looking
film grain, spot - on color and contrast, inky blacks, and fine detail.
While the telecine scan appears to be the same as the previous release (
which is fine, as it is excellent, with
film grain happily preserved), the color timing of the new release has swung dramatically back in the direction of the original release prints.
The
film exhibits some
grain, most noticeably and understandably in effects shots
which are often none - too - convicing in this digital age.
Going against the
grain of its very premise, it also posits that anyone with a costume can be a superhero, as we see dozens, if not hundreds, of the foolhardy come out of the woodworks in order to be the next Kick - Ass, despite the fact that Kick - Ass himself seems to have learned few skills beyond that
which we saw him perform in the first
film.
Of course you take that prediction with a
grain of salt, but just let me say it leads to the
film's absolute funniest sequence in
which our hero must essentially reinvent himself in a way that won't be revealed here other than to say the Basic Instinct parody alone is worth the price of admission.
Note: a ray - tracing denoiser module is coming to the GameWorks SDK,
which will enable developers to remove
film grain - like noise without any additional time - sapping development work
The two protagonists in the
film are a reaper machine, used for harvesting
grain,
which is given Frankenstein - like characteristics, and a mechanic who cares for and repairs it.
Samore applies a romantic softness, painterly coloration, blur of movement, and
film grain,
which lend a sculptural physicality to the photographs and give the pieces a subtle and strange eroticism.
The paintings of the early 90's, with the
grain of old black - and - white
film stock, recast his obsession with the overlooked mediums that deliver the messages by
which so many Americans live — in this case the scratchy
film of his childhood.