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U-matic

Film stock in the BishBashBosh style library. Muted muddy colour, cool green-grey cast, flat contrast.

U-matic, the style library's still
The style library's still for U-matic
Colour
Muted muddy colour, cool green-grey cast, flat contrast
Gauge
Video tape
Format
3/4-inch U-matic cassette, NTSC/PAL, 250–300 lines
Era
1971–1990s
Speed
N/A — composite analogue video, professional broadcast deck
Process
Helical-scan, colour-under recording
Latitude
Low — flat exposure, limited highlight and shadow range
Grain
Soft analogue image, faint scanlines, mild luma noise and horizontal smear
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Pick U-matic in BishBashBosh's style guide and it's written into your master prompt, so every shot in the film carries it, on whichever video model you shoot with.

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