I just play VLC at a slow speed and take screencaps manually. Then I take them into Photoshop and play with the levels and sometimes the curves, up the contrast, and play with the shadow highlights, and then I plonk them into the template, shrink them to size, and finally sharpen them. That's why it takes me so long!! :)
Great pictures! James looks so much older with this hair and beard, it's hard to believe it's the same person.
You make the film look pretty classy. More so than it actually looked when I was watching it. :P Well, I've yet to see the whole thing - maybe it turns out classier than I thought!
Yeah, the film is just standard Sci-Fi fare, but I *was* impressed with the direction. Some lovely moving camera shots, and lots of thought given to set-ups and set-pieces. It's just let down by a lack of money (the ending is so lame), and some rather bland and over-expositionary dialogue.
Actually, the best thing to come out of this film was James' hotel hobo-Jesus story. It still cracks me up!
It's odd, in some of these he looks handsome to me and in others it's more like "How could they make him look so OLD?" I'm undecided. We'll see how I feel when I see the whole thing!
James is waaaaay to young to play Merlin and sorta forces himself to look old and craggy. I'd like him to have another crack at it in twenty-odd years time, and maybe not so growly next time round (though I kinda like the Welsh accent!). :)
Wow, wizard has a way with the women. He looks good. How do you get such good quality screenshots?
ReplyDeleteHey! So glad you like them!!
ReplyDeleteI just play VLC at a slow speed and take screencaps manually. Then I take them into Photoshop and play with the levels and sometimes the curves, up the contrast, and play with the shadow highlights, and then I plonk them into the template, shrink them to size, and finally sharpen them. That's why it takes me so long!! :)
Great pictures! James looks so much older with this hair and beard, it's hard to believe it's the same person.
ReplyDeleteYou make the film look pretty classy. More so than it actually looked when I was watching it. :P Well, I've yet to see the whole thing - maybe it turns out classier than I thought!
James! :D
ReplyDeleteYeah, the film is just standard Sci-Fi fare, but I *was* impressed with the direction. Some lovely moving camera shots, and lots of thought given to set-ups and set-pieces. It's just let down by a lack of money (the ending is so lame), and some rather bland and over-expositionary dialogue.
Actually, the best thing to come out of this film was James' hotel hobo-Jesus story. It still cracks me up!
Yes! It cracks me up too! Hee, HoboJames! :D
ReplyDeleteIt's odd, in some of these he looks handsome to me and in others it's more like "How could they make him look so OLD?" I'm undecided. We'll see how I feel when I see the whole thing!
James is waaaaay to young to play Merlin and sorta forces himself to look old and craggy. I'd like him to have another crack at it in twenty-odd years time, and maybe not so growly next time round (though I kinda like the Welsh accent!). :)
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