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    Quote Originally Posted by BoldHighlander View Post
    Reminds me of how in recent years the trend in Hollywood WWII inspired stories is to make the colours more drab, for a more gritty, period look (Saving Private Ryan & Band of Brothers are two examples that spring to mind).
    They actually stretched panty hose fabric over the lense to give it an older feel as well.
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    Quote Originally Posted by Nick the DSM View Post
    They actually stretched panty hose fabric over the lense to give it an older feel as well.
    Interesting, I hadn't heard about that one. I knew that they removed some colours from the film, emphasizing the greens & browns for a drab look.
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    Quote Originally Posted by BoldHighlander View Post
    Interesting, I hadn't heard about that one. I knew that they removed some colours from the film, emphasizing the greens & browns for a drab look.
    They did that as well. They took some saturation from some colors.


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