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2024-07-03 12:50:12
Example The Gladiator.
IMO there are 2 big reasons why color grading changed this way:
1. Movie studios want customers to go to the cinema. Not only do they make more money there, it also makes you more likely to get attached to the franchise (Benjamin-Franklin-Effect). The high contrast scene looks good on both your tv and the cinema - the low contrast has an advantage in theater projectors
2. Vanity. People just look better without harsh shadows. I'm personally guilty of this as well as a photographer. Probably most of you gravitate to reason 1 but don't underestimate this one