This IS the Avid L2: Re: [Avid-L2] OT slightly: Color Correcting Big Kitties and pushing Saturation?

Hi John,

I generally find that kitties of any size have a much broader "looking good" zone than do humans. I think it has to with light physics of fur, as opposed to skin. Our blood vessels are quite visible under our skin, so we flare up and look weird very easily.

I've tried the "sleeping a lot" beauty treatment, and so far it hasn't done that much for me.

Best,
Shirley

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From: John Moore <bigfish@pacbell.net>
To: Avid L2 <Avid-L2@yahoogroups.com>
Sent: Fri, Dec 3, 2010 11:07 am
Subject: [Avid-L2] OT slightly: Color Correcting Big Kitties and pushing Saturation?

Working on a show with Tigers in the wild and I find I can really push the

saturation on the these big kitties and it looks good. Once a human gets in the

shot I have to pull the saturation back so the flesh tone looks normal. I'm

guessing this is one of the human perceptions of color that we are more in tune

with how human flesh tone should look and are more sensitive to saturation of

skin tone than we are of kitty saturation. Does this make sense? It's been a

long week of doubles, shifts that is not beverages, but I did start to think

more about this than I should but I have a few pet theories. I'm trying to

figure what factors would account for the Human vs Feline saturation. Should I

suggest to the producers before the next shoot that the talent should sleep 23

hours a day, like a cat, for at least a week before taping? Or what if it has

something to do with always landing on your feet, like a cat. Should they pre

screen potential

talent with a "drop test"? Oh well at least there only two more work days this

week. Back to the cat farm. ;-)

John Moore

Barking Trout Productions

Studio City, CA

bigfish@pacbell.net

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