Through the use of grading a photographer can completely shift the impression a given photograph leaves on. Im an atheist and i really didnt have a problem with any message contained in it. The book of eli color correction by maxine gervais hpa nominee outstanding color grading using a di process available on bluray and dvd from warner bros. Spoilers every clue in the book of eli that explains the. In the book of eli why did denzel washingtons character let a woman get raped and her father or husband get murdered. The book of eli is not a mustread orange county register. Jan 16, 2010 book of eli background storyline explained. Maxcolourusa is the new york distributor for the max eli colour line. The postapocalyptic world in which the story takes. Jan 23, 2010 the book of eli is basically 300 with western iconography.
This is a post ive actually wanted to make for quite awhile as the book of eli has been on my five greatest movies ever made list ever since i saw it it currently stands at number three. Jan 29, 2010 the basic plot of the book of eli, is that eli whose name we dont learn until the end of the film is in possession of the only surviving bible. His is a character much like that of an angel from the older of the two testaments. As postapocalyptic movie fiction goes, the book of eli is not a crowdpleaser like the mad max series nor silly like any of the planet of the apes films. After a shootout at a house in the middle of nowhere, solara and the book are captured and eli is wounded. In his backpack is the last copy of a book that could become the wellspring of a revived society. Book of eli, end of the world, and the western the. He has since founded his own company, hatch, and has participated in a large number of film projects such as riddick, constantine, shooter, the assassination of jesse james, red cliff and wolverine. The story revolves around eli, a nomad in a postapocalyptic world, who is told by a voice to deliver his copy of a. Redridge entreats eli to surrender the book and eli tells redridge where he hid it. Feb 22, 2014 jesus and the book of eli part 1 remember the book of eli. Good action, good cinematography, and i liked the music. Eli refuses and the young solara is sent to change his mind.
So denzel washington goes up to this dude and the dude like touches him and denzel is all like yo, you put your hand on me again and ill chop it off with a machete but then the dude does it again and so denzel totally chops his hand off with a machete. Book eli at your venue or event eli has played venues and clubs around the country for the past forty years and has continually brought in packed houses full of screaming fans and party people. If you are interested in bringing the band and their powerhouse stage show complete with rock star production, feel free. Jesus and the book of eli part 1 worldviews, worship. Eli has to feel the feet to see if there are boots on the skeleton. The book of eli dvd 2009 this is probably one of the most highly underrated movies of 2010 due to the overwhelming surge of 3d films brought on by avatar which was out around the same time of this film. The book of eli is an effective postapocalyptic action movie with elements from both comic books and westerns thrown in for good measure. When the book of eli opens, eli denzel washington has already spent thirty years walking towards his chosen destination, quite appropriately, the west.
A man travels across a wasteland, carrying a mysterious and powerful book. Jan 14, 2010 eli is hebrew for my god, and the bibles eli was the teacher of samuel, a great prophet. He has since founded his own company, hatch, and has participated in a large number of film projects such as riddick, constantine, shooter, the assassination of jesse james, red cliff and. Solara sees eli has a book, and he offers to share his food, saying grace before they eat. That background might render the book of eli controversial for some religious literalists. And without ever veering toward the preachy, directors albert and allen hughes seamlessly develop the concept into a dark, emotional. Eli has in his possession the last surviving bible in the world, and he is on a mission he believes was given to him by god, to head west to where it will be safe. Thirty years after a nuclear apocalypse, eli travels on foot toward the west coast of the former united states. Not only does it have the same gratuitous slow motion violence as the 2007 hit, but it even has the same yellowtinted color scheme. Im always fascinated by hollywood magic and learning how it is done and took the course because of my want to learn how to color grade a shot to look like the book of eli or the music video for my chemical romances welcome to the black parade.
Although color grading is more about video and film. I am forbidden by the critics little rule book from naming the volume, but if youve made a guess after seeing numerous billboards stating religion is power, you may have guessed right. The book of eli 2010 frequently asked questions imdb. But then he meets another girl and keeps her from getting raped mila kunis character. The book of eli is a movie set in a post apocalyptic world about a guy named eli, played by denzel washington. It was one of a spat of post apocalyptic dramas with washed out color and characters who care more about surviving to the end of the day than dental hygiene. Eli and solara are surrounded and dragged out of the house. For instance, to protect themselves from the harsh sunlight, all the characters wear sunglasses or goggles, but rather than rendering them impersonal or distant, they only ramp up the movies cool factor. Color in this picture of eli manning and share it with others today. In the morning, carnegie overhears solara repeat the prayer to her mother, and realizes eli has the book he has been seeking a bible. The script was conceived by english screenwriter gary whitta and then subsequently rewritten by american screenwriter.
How was that guy practically invincible when they shot him. Color grading is a critical tool involved in the production of a truly impressive image. Jan, 2010 carnegie needs eli because eli has maybe the last remaining copy of a book that eli believes will allow him to expand and rule many more towns. It fantasizes a world in which everything has been. Washington makes for a great badass with a heart of gold, and oldman, well, he was born to play cartoonishly overthetop villains. Elkanah also had another wife peninnah who bore him. The book of eli, with its enterprising journeyman and marauding cannibals, at least initially looks like a futuristic samurai western featuring a hero with quasisupernatural or, as he. He heard a voice in his head to carry the worlds last bible west, and. After the war, and the flash that tore open the sky, all the bibles were burned because, some say, the bibles were the cause of the whole conflict. Redridge recovers the book, with a locked flap, and gives it to carnegie, who releases solara. He finds a small town ruled by a ruthless man, who attempts to take the book. It is in this instant of the movie that all of ambience and sky had to be very black. Adobe photoshop cs6 and up, adobe after effects cs4 and up, adobe premiere pro cs5 and up, adobe speedgrade, avid media composer 7 and up, the foundry.
Theres a tacit understanding that this power can be abused carnegies selfish desire for the book gives voice to christianitys darker historical chapters, but were told, through eli, that the bible is inherently a good thing. He was on the team that won an academy award for the best visual effects for what dreams may comes. I will be attempting to exchange this for a copy of eli that has the correct pages and in the correct order. Their known world suddenly and inexplicably became unknown. As a book of interpretation, this book, also called the book of eli, seeks to. Outstanding color grading feature film in a di process maxine gervais. Over 35 movie inspired luts 3 noir luts alexa, redlog, standard log and. Adobe photoshop cs6 and up, adobe after effects cs4 and up, adobe premiere pro cs5 and up, adobe speedgrade, avid media composer 7 and up, the foundry nuke, davinci resolve, cineform gopro studio premium, cyberlink colordirector 4, final cut pro x, sony vegas, affinity photo, hitfilm 4 pro and more. If you are a faculty member, you may place exam copy orders through the passwordprotected west academic faculty page once you have set up an account. Im at a loss for words, so let me say these right away. Eli was the high priest kohen gadol of shiloh, the secondtolast israelite judge succeeded only by samuel before the rule of the kings of israel and judah.
Eli, reproduced in the preceding pages to this introduction, is a book of prophecy, written by the anonymous author eli. Todays filmmakers often want to recreate the idiosyncrasies of older. He heads west along the highway of death on a mission he doesnt fully understand but knows he must complete. The course utilizes the latest edition of davinci resolve for me it was 14 to teach students how to do simple color grading on shots to advanced color correction including replacing a background or changing the color of someone. The book of eli is a 2010 american postapocalyptic neowestern action film directed by the hughes brothers, written by gary whitta, and starring denzel washington, gary oldman, mila kunis, ray stevenson, and jennifer beals. Unlike other colour, eli colour was designed differently from head to toe using maxbond technology and pharmaceutical grade components. The story revolves around eli, a nomad in a postapocalyptic world, who is told by a voice to deliver his copy of a mysterious book to a safe location on the west coast of. After the nuclear ash snowfall ended, there was very little left. The book of eli is kind of like watching the book of mormon filmed and rewritten as a futuristic action movie, except with fewer hot bitches. Some people just look for things to be offended by. Eli does not notice the car with the skeleton until he hears the sound of rattling metal. Book of eli, end of the world, and the western the official. His passion and proficiency has created a showstopping hair colour that he calls eli colour. Eli came out in 2010, just a year after the road starring vigo mortensen.
He is played by actor denzel washington, who also portrayed lincoln rhyme, john creasy and robert mccall. Book of eli, the rpkgbd eli walks alone in postapocalyptic america. I cant imagine a movie coming out this year thats gonna top the book of eli for sheer awesomisity. He cheats on his wife with pretty much anything that will move. Deak ferrand has worked for more than 15 years in visual effects as a matte painter. This story of hannah, with which the books of samuel begin, involves eli. And denzel washington isnt exactly kirk cameron, either. By the end, the movie takes on a little more colour. Its now possible to accurately emulate all the subtle nuances and color shifts of major. On the other hand, while 300 had little concern beyond being an ode to the male body.
For the most part, eli is a moral man doing all the things that are expected of him. Make no mistake, the book of eli is a postapocalyptic actionadventure movie. With denzel washington, mila kunis, ray stevenson, gary oldman. Eli bumps the car door with his bag to gauge exactly where it is. Books similar to the legend of eli monpress the legend of. There is also an oral tradition of eli, which i have on good authority, and which has helped guide me in the writing of this book. Maxine gervais has worked on over 50 blockbusters and criticallyacclaimed feature films, receiving three hollywood professional association hpa nominations for outstanding color grading feature film. There was also one particular scene that was laughoutloud funny. Eli press books are marketed and distributed by west academic. After a shootout at a house in the middle of nowhere, solara and the book are captured and.
Eli is the main protagonist in the 2010 dystopian postapocalyptic thrillerdrama film the book of eli. Book of eli movie quotes meet your next favorite book. That was the reality for the mysticalfictional character named eli found as the theater lights went down. The premise of eli centers around the biblenot just as a book or an object of immense cultural value, but as a source of power. Facebook gives people the power to share and makes the.
A myriad of resources to help you better color grade your. Eli is hebrew for my god, and the bibles eli was the teacher of samuel, a great prophet. What makes cinematic luts unique however is their ability to apply complex color grades that can imitate the look of major motion picture films. The book of eli is the first movie from albert and allen hughes the filmmaking brothers of from hell and menace ii society in nine years. The book of eli is a 2010 american postapocalyptic neo western action film directed by the hughes brothers, written by gary whitta, and starring denzel washington, gary oldman, mila kunis, ray stevenson, and jennifer beals.
High quality, singleshot, sidebyside comparisons showing before and after color grading and short videos showing the layers of color grading and editing. Here, he chews the scenery so hard im fairly certain that you can see his teeth marks on the actual print. Upon selecting a link to a book, you will be transferred to the west academic site for completion of your order. The book of eli denzel washington, gary oldman grading. Aug 03, 2017 color grading is a critical tool involved in the production of a truly impressive image. To give you an example, the beginning of the film it is very dark with many clouds and then towards the middle of the movie eli gets shot. Eli wears dark sunglasses, as blind people often do. Having now recently watched the road and the book of eli, the two big postapocalyptic movies of the holiday season that time of year when families get together and think warm thoughts about the end of the world, i can see that ive learned a couple of things about how to prepare for the apocalypse from hollywood films. The pictures shown are the very first page in the book and then the 10th page in the book, and if youve read the story know that this is completely incorrect. It is the best christian movie i have ever seen despite the fact that im sure the writers werent really looking for it. Carnegie threatens to kill solara, to the dismay of redridge.
The book of eli by dalton l january 6, 2018 it took moses forty years to cross the desert. It grips your attention, and then at the end throws in several wtf. Viewing the book of eli for the second time last week, i was again impressed by that scene, as well as by the movies overall visual scheme. The motion picture produced by the great producer joel silver, is stunningly directed by the hughes brothers, albert and and allen, authors of good films as. Creative grading techniques for film and video color correction look book alexis van hurkman from the bestselling author of color correction handbook the digital colorists job is no longer to simply balance, fix, and optimize. So, there are two things i need to do before the end of the world as. Christianity and the book of eli believe it or not. Join facebook to connect with edrecco eli and others you may know. One of the courses you can take as part of the college of southern nevadas film program is color correction, taught by instructor and cinematographer george maria. Adobe photoshop cs6 and up, adobe after effects cs4 and up, adobe premiere pro cs5 and up, adobe speedgrade, avid media composer 7 and up, the foundry nuke, davinci resolve, cineform gopro studio premium, cyberlink colordirector 4, final cut pro x, sony vegas, affinity photo, hitfilm 4 pro and more using our luts. They make everything in the entire movie impossible and incomprehensible. A postapocalyptic tale, in which a lone man fights his way across america in order to protect a sacred book that holds the secrets to saving humankind.
Through the use of grading a photographer can completely shift. Thank you lord for a warm bed to sleep on, thank you for the food we are about to eat, thank you for a roof over our heads on cold nights such as this, thank you for companionship in. Eli leaves and kills a bunch of carnegies men in a shoot out. The film falls in the post apocalyptic dystopian genre, and as such has similarities with many other similar films, novels, and. The book of eli 2010 directed by albert hughes, allen. The book of eli is basically 300 with western iconography. The book of eli2010 was an original script written by gary whitta. The book of eli begins as eli is engaged in one of his regular. But denzel washingtons latest film, the book of eli unapologetically confronts issues of faith, sacrifice, and, most notably, the bible.
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