The official Alexa 709 LUT offers a beautiful image straight out of camera, but it can be nice to have creative options.
As an ARRI Alexa Mini owner, I wanted to develop some looks that I could use to quickly enhance my LOG C footage for fast turnarounds or to provide creative looks as a basis for further grading on the projects I worked on.
In following this goal I developed two packs of 5 LUTs centred around two themes:
Given the stunning flexibility and beauty of ARRI LOG C, I was able to create 5 Variations on the Alexa709 look and 5 looks that emulated specific Film Stocks that are showcased in the videos above.
‘ARRI Look’ 5 Pack - $49 USD
‘Film Look’ 6 Pack - $49 USD
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The ‘ARRI Look’ LUTs are designed to deliver that classic ARRI look but with creative variations in it’s colour, tint and contrast characteristics. These looks are modern and contemporary in feeling and quite sensible in the ways they alter the classic ARRI709 Look. All the LUTs have been stress tested and aim to provide robust results that will work in many different lighting/environmental situations and with all skin tones.
The 5 LUTs Described Below:
LUT 1) Neutral - Rebuild of the Alexa Classic 709 LUT
* Repaired tone and saturation response to extreme gamut clipping (particularly the blue channel).
* Identical ‘Classic Alexa 709’ Gamma Curve for congruent exposure characteristics and white/black/middle grey values.
* Improved colour accuracy with all primary colours and skintones for even more natural image.
LUT 2) Tungsten - A slightly warmer golden cast designed to be utilised for subjects bathed in tungsten light.
LUT 3) Ice Blue - Blue, colder cast with punchy, deep blues (looks amazing on subjects with blue eyes).
LUT 4) Jamaica - Green and gold cast - distinctive, rich, filmic greens and beautiful golden skintones.
LUT 5) Utopia - the most filmic look of the LUTs, with blood red reds and filmic blues and greens. It’s my personal take on what Utopia would look like.
The ‘Film Look’ LUT Pack contains 6 LUTs inspired by real film stocks designed to give your LOG C Footage the Film Look. The emulations are based on my own research and subjective impressions of the film stocks listed.
The 6 LUTs Described Below:
LUT 1) ‘Vision’ - Modelled on Kodak Vision 5274
Shot on: The Matrix, Lord of the Rings Trilogy, Gladiator
The most colour accurate stock with accurate blues, slightly cool greens, accurate skin tones which slightly skew pink/gold
Strong contrast and filmic subtractive colour model in saturation
Gentle roll off and rich, smooth fall off in shadows
Skews green in shadow areas and when underexposed
Classic film character but less stylised than any other stock
LUT 2) ‘Eastman’ - Modelled on Kodak Eastman 5247
Shot on: Apocalypse Now, Bladerunner, Alien, ET
Vintage, dated Kodak look and feel.
Saturation strongest in mids and falls off in shadows and highlights.
Greens skew warm, blues slightly turquoise, gold/pink skin-tones.
Smoother contrast than modern stocks.
LUT3) ‘Eastman RM’ - Variation on Kodak Eastman 5247 (Introduced Jan 2022)
Classic Eastman Look but modernised (Orange & Teal)
Greener in cast than the more magenta original Eastman 5247
Modelled on the Re-Graded versions of classic films from 70s & 80s
LUT 4) ‘Vision Teal’ - Variation on Kodak Vision 5274 (LUT# 1)
Subtle Orange/Teal colour scheme.
More stylised version of ‘#1 Vision’. Less realistic - ‘prettier’.
Greens are slightly warmer, blues slightly turquoise and skin more golden.
Overall lift in saturation and contrast compared to ‘Vision’ but still balanced.
Can elevate a dull scene with its look but not overpower a rich scene.
LUT 5) ‘Eterna’ - Modelled on Fuji Eterna 8563
Shot on: Captain Phillips, Wall Street: Money Never Sleeps, The Butler
Overall smoother contrast and rolloff compared to Kodak.
Rich but not overpowering colours and saturation characteristics.
My go-to for Fashion and Beauty but can work with almost anything.
Very flattering skin-tones.
Greens are cool and rich, skin is golden, blues skew turquoise and modern, colour accurate yellows compared to Kodak.
LUT 6) ‘Bleach’ - Modelled on Fujifilm Super F 8552
Shot on: Munich, War of The Worlds, Crash
Modelling the Bleach Bypass process for strong contrast and low saturation.
Aggressive, gritty look - halfway between black and white and colour film.
Great for War Films, Crime, Urban Fashion.
Works especially well with heavy film grain.
The images below are taken from video projects that were colour graded with Phantom LUTs.