filmfanatic247 t1_itkl4s2 wrote
Hot take: it wasn't as dark as people are making it out.
Plus people are lazy and can easily change picture settings for an hour of their life.
Ballz_McGinty t1_itkzavh wrote
Not hot take: TV has been around for a while. Producers should create TV shows that don't require us changing our backend TV settings just to see wtf is going on in their poorly lit episodes.
lostmonkey70 t1_itli7m6 wrote
You are correct. Its an editor problem since everything has worked fine up until the last few years. Now we suddenly have audio and visual issues.... Because the editors are focused strictly on the highest equipment calibrated perfectly.
Zalack t1_itruzpu wrote
Editors have nothing to do with the color at that level of production. There will be a dedicated colorist doing the work in a program like Baselight or any of the other dedicated professional finishing programs and hardware out there.
Radulno t1_itmk8pn wrote
That's what happens if you want high production quality stuff. It's a good thing IMO
lostmonkey70 t1_itmks6l wrote
High quality requires ruining the experience for many people? Shocking if true
BlobFishPillow t1_itn64ka wrote
What a weird reply. Lots of people watch actually high production value movies on their televisions and have no problem whatsoever.
csdspartans7 t1_itomnkd wrote
My hot take is it looked perfectly fine on my IPhone and the Drift Mark scene was my favorite
Snuffl3s7 t1_itl82of wrote
I mean I didn't change my TV settings, and I have a shit 6-7 year old TV. I had no issues with the episode.
preppytarg t1_itkw6pm wrote
I had my TV optimized and watched in a pitch black room, and yet still the picture was annoyingly dark. I rewatched the episode on my phone(!) and it was just fine.
It is what it is, but please stop gaslighting others who sincerely had issues no matter what they did.
RichestMangInBabylon t1_itm5jir wrote
It's like the Nintendo Switch joycon drift debacle. Everyone who had it knows what it is, and everyone else swears it's made up because theirs are fine.
BeatlesTypeBeat t1_itoa1bw wrote
Especially the pro controller! Less people have experienced that so people tell me I'm lying when mine did in under a year (heavy use)
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sucr4m t1_itkxmzo wrote
"compared to a black screen it was fine" thats not any way to measure :P
filmfanatic247 t1_itkzmpc wrote
It looked dusk in most scenes, not the blackness of night. I also watched it on my phone and thought the same.
When I saw the initial complaints Monday I was really confused as to what they were talking about. No joking, it was night and day compared to each other.
If you don't want to compare the two then pick any other film medium that was set at dusk or moon lit.
I think the biggest reason why it wasn't as bad as BoW is that this was filmed during daylight hours while BoW were night shoots.
adgway t1_itl9w37 wrote
That is a hot take. The show is definitely on the darker end of the spectrum. I watched last night on my 155” 4K projector & again on my 75” 4K Vizio. This episode wasn’t as dark are previous episodes but there were a few moments that came across dark.
neversunnyinanywhere t1_itlf5k0 wrote
I messed with the settings for ages, nothing I could do could make the light parts pop out of the black. Contrast, brightness, backlight, vividness, HDR settings, none of these changed a thing. Turning up the brightness just turned it from a black rectangle to a gray rectangle. I have a 55inch 4k TCL Roku TV, it’s not that new or fancy but I wish I could watch my show without having to get a new one.
RealJohnGillman t1_itn5vvf wrote
My solution was watching at night / with the curtains drawn, although I only really found one episode in particular somewhat tricky to see.
Uptopdownlowguy t1_itnh49m wrote
Same, no chance watching this show in daylight lol
HardlineMike t1_itkx19p wrote
I agree, I didn't see the basis for comparison to Battle of Winterfell at all. It seemed like your standard "We filmed this during the day but we have to pretend its dawn or dusk" filter. In Battle of Winterfell even the fire was dark.
thejfather t1_itnszm9 wrote
Watch "hdtvtest" video on YouTube about the Driftmark episode, it actually was objectively way too dark
jrr6415sun t1_itobp7y wrote
I watched on ipad with my brightness all the way up couldn’t see anything.
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