Film Recipes for Fujifilm Cameras

Cinematic tones film simulation recipe, using Pro Neg Standard and negative clarity

One of the things I love about shooting with Fujifilm is how you can achieve a wonderfully cinematic style, straigt out of camera with no fussing about. I find that these cinematic film recipes bring a film like, analog feel to images, and are an antidote to the high contrast high saturation digital bluntness that I see so often from other cameras.

For this new take on the theme, I’ve started with the softer of the Pro Neg film simulations and then used DR400 for an even smoother gradient around highlights. This is complimented with a cinematic colour balance that is calming and slightly green/teal toned. It has a feel somewhere between Eterna and Nostalgic Negative, but is also something all its own.

Photos taken with this recipe has a sophisticated softness and are most definitely a huge step up in character from phone photos. They have a nostalgic feel and a sense of control what makes them suitable in a wide range of conditions. Golden hour looks great, but you can use this in all sorts of light, and despite the fixed color temperature, it’ll provide wonderful results.

Cine Pro Film Recipe

• Simulation: PRO Neg. Std
• Grain Effect: Off
• Colour Chrome Effect: Weak
• Colour Chrome Blue: Weak (IV) / Off (V)
• White Balance: 7200K
• WB Shift: -1 Red, -3 Blue
• Dynamic Range: DR400
• Highlights: -1.0
• Shadows: -1.0
• Color: -4
• Sharpness: -2
• ISO Noise Reduction: -4
• Clarity: -3
• EV compensation: 0

To compare this with some similar cinematic recipes, take a look at Wanderlust film recipe, Explorer’s Cinematic film recipe, Land Rover film recipe and Cinestill 400D film recipe.