i'm going to attempt to run thru the steps as outlined in dcc mag (dccmag.com) for use in adobe after effects(posted 8933 days ago)4 main characteristics of film 1.grain 2.3:2 pulldown 3. color tone 4. gamma correction
1. effect> stylize> noise filter (deselect- USE COLOR NOISE) a little grain goes a long way, experiment.
2. file> preferences> render settings template. click on new button and name setting FILM RATE. click on edit button and set quality to BEST, resolution to FULL, proxy use to NO PROXIES and effects to ALL ON. set frame bledning to ON for checked layers, and field render to LOWER FIELD FIRST or UPPER FIELD FIRST, depending on your video capture card. (experiment if you don't know, if it's not right, it'll be very jerky) Next, set 3:2 pulldown to WSSWW. To the right the USE THIS FRAME RATE should be checked and 30 should be in the window. if all is correct you should read frame rate sampling@24fps. click ok to exit and save settings as film rate. to make motion smoother, select ENABLE FRAME BLENDING in time layout window and select F box in footage layer. 3. effect> image control> color balance. correct color by eye, video usually has more green than film, so try taking out some. 4. effect> image control> gamma/pedestal/gain red, green, blue pedestal set to -0.4 red, green, blue gamma set to 1.6 now you're ready to render, make sure in render settings film rate is selected. these setting take a long time to process! GOOD LUCK, and experiment further to get the look you're going for.
if a scene has alot of motion you might have to add a small amount of gaussian blur.