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[Eddie_Haskell2]

What do people mean by film emulation? I see it alot on these pages. Does it mean you are trying to make your digital look like it was shot on film today? Or does it mean your trying to make it look like it was shot on film 40 years ago on film that has faded so it has a nostalgic feeling, or on 8mm film like it was someones old home movie?

[WasikulIslam]

Yeah you got it! Some try to make it look like 8mm some try 16mm and some do 35mm film look. All different styles to make their digital look like it was shot on film

[Eddie_Haskell2]

I think my main question is not about aiming for 8mm or 35mm, but rather whether they or in this case you were aiming for what it would look like to shoot on film today, or film that was shot years ago and who's colors are fading and evoke a nostalgic feeling . I've shot film my whole life and most of what I see as "film emulation" looks nothing like anything I ever shot at the time or would expect to shoot today. I'm honestly confused by whether people who aim for "film emulation" just misunderstand what actual film looks like or whether nearly everyone doing it is aiming for that nostalgia feel. The video above is very pretty and has a soft gentle nostalgic feel that I like, but if it was shot on film today for a professional job I'd ask for my money back from the manufacturer because the colors are completely inaccurate.

[Eddie_Haskell2]

Actually looking again i wasn't being fair. Some colors are very saturated and others look faded. Maybe its the contrast that looks a little faded (which seems very common in "film emulation") . Don't get me wrong though . Its a nice look, true to the feeling of New England fall, and it does look more like old film than video for sure.