There’s no doubt that there’s something special about the look of film. For many, the classic, grainy film stock aesthetic is the definitive look of cinema. But because shooting on film is often ...

One of the much-touted advantages of digital cameras over film cameras is, at least at low ISO levels, a silky smooth absence of grain in images. Grain in traditional film prints or scans is the ...

Phil Rhodes on the subtleties and challenges inherent in recreating grain. Check out the other two excellent posts in this series: Recreating vintage looks by digital methods: titles and Recreating ...

Valve gave us a short demonstration level to play around with, which shows the two remaining effects that they're researching. The first of those is Film Grain. If you've ever watched an old film on ...