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> you can almost always tell if a movie is a low budget production, but the good ones don't feel like one. I've noticed that too and found the difference to be
by dave_sullivan 10y ago
> you can almost always tell if a movie is a low budget production, but the good ones don't feel like one.
I've noticed that too and found the difference to be largely not enough time spent (or no time spent) on post processing (color grading, adding film grain, etc) and sound (both foley and simple-to-produce atmospheric music).
These things are all cheap to do yourself, yet often neglected for some reason. They never skimp on this in big budget productions and so you get that "big budget cinematic look".
- tambourine_man 10y agoThat makes a lot of difference, for sure. But to me, acting and scripting are where it hurts the most. And you can't “fix that in post” But color grading is far from the easy but neglected icing on the cake. I've been to an editing studio and it's amazing how it's essential to the story sometimes.
- jessriedel 10y agoYep, the basic story and setting of the money were fantastic, and I had no trouble suspending disbelief regarding the low-tech effects. But I could not get past the awful community-theatre acting and the cliche-filled scrip.