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post #1 of 10
3/5/08 at 9:58pm
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Take a look at this picture and first tell me, at first glance, if there is anything wrong with it:




I'm in a situation where I got the shot in a rush, and what I thought was centered appears to have been at a slight angle. So now, it looks slightly crooked. It did not seem too bad on monitors and computer screens, but I saw it on a projector and it was an eyesore (to me anyway).

It's part of a montage and you see it for a few seconds. I chalked up most of the skewdness to the fact that light is hitting the curtain on one window and the covers on the bed throw you off. I like everything else in the piece, I've already finished it and exported it and everything. The question is: should I go back and reshoot this one shot or does it just look fine to you?
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post #2 of 10
3/6/08 at 12:11am
I'm no cinematographer but I wouldn't notice. Is this project going to be graded for cinematography?
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post #3 of 10
3/6/08 at 12:16am
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No, but I originally made this as a personal project because I wanted to, not for class. The professor didn't notice, but I did. And it's one of those things where I've been examining it for so long that I can't tell if it's severely crooked or just the angle, and if it's worth reshooting. I like the lighting, just figured if someone highly trained in images says it's terrible, I'll take their word for it.
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post #4 of 10
3/6/08 at 12:18am
Can't you just adjust the angle in Photoshop, or some other graphics editor, if it's bothering you that much?
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post #5 of 10
3/6/08 at 12:21am
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I rotated it in Final Cut but it consequently makes the quality of the image look shittier. Plus, it might be an angle problem, as in the way I positioned the camera. I was hoping to get a non-insane opinion (since I'm no longer credible) on whether they think it's just the combo of the light and shadow/angle or if this is indeed horribly, horribly crooked. If anyone is terribly interested I could show you the shot in context. But really I just need to know a "looks fine to me" or "eh, yeah pretty crooked bro".
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post #6 of 10
3/6/08 at 12:27am
It's slightly off center. Slightly being the key word. Other that that, looks fine.
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post #7 of 10
3/6/08 at 12:30am
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Off center is fine, since I doubt I have the skill to center it pefect. I just keep seeing a huge slant to the right. But anyway, thanks.
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post #8 of 10
3/6/08 at 12:40am
The slant is there. Maybe if you remove the uppermost part of the bundled covers your eye won't be as drawn to the center pane...

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post #9 of 10
3/7/08 at 12:49am
I think the shot is fine the way it is, personally.
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post #10 of 10
3/20/08 at 12:15pm
it looks fine.. having things a bit off angle is what makes them real sometimes.. but if it really bothers you you can always crop and rotate just a pinch..
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