[Tig] crushing blacks and whites in film

[bart.verraest@pandora.be]

Hi,

I am interested in hearing from film colorists out there how far they go when they crush their whites and blacks to achieve a certain look in film and if anybody has had any bad surprises when doing so. I am working on a feature film in Dublin called "Kisses" by Lance Daly using Assimilate Scratch, an ecinema monitor and Cinespace for the grading. We need to grade some color shots to B/W and I would like to crush the blacks and whites to achieve a look that I used to create as a B/W photographer.

Grateful for any tips,

Bart Verraest