Film Recipes for Fujifilm Cameras

Nostalgic, soft tone and retro film recipes using Fujifilm film simulations

Cinematone for a Moody Netflix Look

X-Trans IV film simulation recipe with moody Eterna tones

When you stream the latest shows, do you notice when they have a moody colour tone? We watched a legal crime drama show recently and there was a distinct cool vibe to the picture, which I thought would be fun to try and make in a film recipe.

Here’s my Cinematone film recipe, based on the Eterna Cinema film simulation. I’ve set a cooler tone with a -1, -2 colour shift and kept things muted but useable with the other settings.

I think this might take some amazing city photos and street life shots, and it can work in any weather. It’s another great example of how flexible Fujifilm film simulations are, giving a moody feel to all sorts of scenes, including my snaps of our local area.

It’s a different look to my other cinematic recipes, Cinemachrome and Arthouse Cinema, although there are some similarities. Whichever you choose, have fun shooting in a cool movie show style.

Moody TV drama tones, from the Cinematone film recipe

Cinematone Film Recipe for Movie Mood

Simulation: Eterna/Cinema
Grain Effect: Weak, Small
Colour Chrome Effect: Weak
Colour Chrome Blue: Strong
White Balance: Auto
WB Shift: -1 Red, -2 Blue
Dynamic Range: DR400
Highlights: -1
Shadows: +3
Colour: +2
Sharpness: -1
ISO Noise Reduction: -4
Clarity: 0
EV compensation: +1/3

Cat as leading lady, taken with Cinematone film recipe

Setting for a murder mystery? Taken with Cinematone film recipe

Those movie style clouds, taken with the Cinematone film recipe

Low tide … good to find evidence. Taken with Cinematone film recipe

In the moody forest … who is watching? Cinematone recipe

Winter sunlight in the forest, captured with Cinematone film recipe

Butterfly bush with muted colour from the Cinematone film recipe

Country lane on a misty Autumn morning, Cinematone film recipe

Deep cinematic moods, with Cinematone film recipe

Looking through the trees, with the Cinematone film recipe

Time for a close up, with the Cinematone film recipe

Even in sunlight, you get mood with the Cinematone film recipe

But it’s half light and gloom that works best with Cinematone film recipe

A woodland path on a misty morning, Cinematone film recipe

Cinematic cool, with the Autumn leaves and Cinematone film recipe

The sun is rising through the fog, Cinematone film recipe

Eterna Recipes

Cinematic Tone, Cloudy Days, Eterna, Forests & Woodlands, Muted Tones, Winter

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