>>4438612Full highlight recovery, medium contrast, perfect histogram spread, it is the result of mathematically defined distribution of lights, darks, & saturations set in post (even in cam it’s still in post) based on what a single team of programmers decided your shit should look like. Film was engineered too, but depended so much on so many environmental variables it was much more unpredictable, so you get a lot less consistency in film, and in that inconsistency come divergences from realism, and when your eye sees those differences your brain uses it’s imagination to consider different ways to fill in the rest of the information it wants to see, thus engaging the viewer in a more intellectually stimulating and subjective way. The “coldness” (or flatness) of digital imaging is due to its higher accuracy and consistency. The human mind finds mystery compelling, and digital leaves little to no room for mystery. And it’s not just imaging…
