The Fog of Log: How Log Profiles "Wrecked" Cinema
Logarithmic color encoding has become widespread. But what have we lost? Why are movies so low-contrast now? In THE FOG OF LOG, we answer these questions and more.
Edited by Willa Ross
Music by Vladimir Fedulov
Location sound by Liam Scott
Thanks to Troy Sobotka
Read THE HITCHHIKER'S GUIDE TO DIGITAL COLOR here: https://hg2dc.com/
With apologies to Errol Morris and Karen Schmeer.
[00:00] Introduction
[00:52] Linear Light vs. Log Encoding Explained
[01:40] How We Display Log Footage
[02:48] Did Log Profiles Wreck Cinema?
[03:30] The "Authentic State" Myth