The Official Costume Thread - - - - Part 13

[Boom]

the red is fine... but the blue isnt.
i dont even consider that blue... i see that as black with blue highlights. that's how dark that hue is.

You're kidding, right? It's a dark shade, yes, but still clearly blue. To say it's black is just silly.

In any case, I'm still not feeling the "sans trunks" look - especially with the red boots. If the boots were blue and the belt was segmented (ala the Flyby concept), then I imagine it would look better.

 

[LaserBees]

the red is fine... but the blue isnt.
i dont even consider that blue... i see that as black with blue highlights. that's how dark that hue is.

im looking at his shoulder, where the sun hits... it's like a blackish navy blue, or black with blue highlights...

well, he wanted a "darker" Superman...
im slightly disgusted by it

Your tears are delicious.

What I see is that a lot of these forums are filled with Chris Reeve fans. Well I'm a Superman fan, and they're making a Superman movie, so I'm loving all of this.

And it just makes me giddy to see Chris Reeve fans cry because they're not making a Chris Reeve movie.

 

[KalMart]

Wow glad you can make out more than me because it's hard to make sense of it. If the trunk area is supposed to be the same colour as the rest of the blue (as many claim) how come his legs torso look completely different to that area? It can't be the light hitting that (trunk) area differently as there doesn't seem to be any spill from the light on the legs at all. The light seems focused on that one spot. I'm starting to suspect these pictures are staged. if not how come the guy didn't get better shots of that area? He was obviously there for a while as we have Superman with his back to the camera and a couple of front/side shots. It must have taken a few minutes for all of this to transpire.

It's in shadow. His shoulders are not. There's a slight leak of light shining on his waist, but his legs are shaded, and the light is coming in hard on his left side, as we can tell by man standing behind/above him.

 

[Stephen K. Hone]

I think the colors look great.

Yeah I'm okay with the colours as well. Full on primary red, blue and Yellow wouldn't automatically look better, and could potentially look worse.

 

[Majik1387]

Navy blue, vibrant red, no trunks, looks great.

Gotta say though, I love how one of the crew members is wearing a Captain America shirt.

 

[Super Kal]

Your tears are delicious.

What I see is that a lot of these forums are filled with Chris Reeve fans. Well I'm a Superman fan, and they're making a Superman movie, so I'm loving all of this.

And it just makes me giddy to see Chris Reeve fans cry because they're not making a Chris Reeve movie.

i never said i was crying over it... yes I grew up on Superman The Movie, but I dont want that color scheme either. for those who know me, I never have wanted that.

way to go on jumping the gun, newbie

 

[Stephen K. Hone]

It's in shadow. His shoulders are not.

I'm talking about his thighs. They are in shadow, but if the trunk area is in light some of that light would undoubtably spill on the leg area. It doesn't appear that it is.

 

[KalMart]

I actually like the dark blue in combination with that scarlet-ish red. And the darker it is, the better I think it'll help the no-undies thing.

 

[Majik1387]

Because the crew member to Cavill's right is blocking the light from hitting his leg.

 

[KalMart]

I'm talking about his thighs. They are in shadow, but if the trunk area is in light some of that light would undoubtably spill on the leg area. It doesn't appear that it is.

No....as I explained, the light is coming in sideways like early morning or late afternoon, as you can see on the person behind him. So a small leak of light is hitting his waist, but it does not extend down his leg, or down the legs of others right next to him. It's pretty obvious in that pic.

 

[batman44]

I actually like the dark blue in combination with that scarlet-ish red. And the darker it is, the better I think it'll help the no-undies thing.

Yep.

 

[sf2]

i just wonder is the shoulder his... or is it fake muscle pads like routh's?

 

[Majik1387]

Muscle pad

 

[Stephen K. Hone]

Navy blue, vibrant red, no trunks, looks great.

Gotta say though, I love how one of the crew members is wearing a Captain America shirt.

Oh I see,the eyeroll is because I'm stupid,and you have all the answers. Oh look I can do the eyeroll as well.


replied to the wrong post. oh well, that settles it I am stupid lol!

 

[Super Kal]

You're kidding, right? It's a dark shade, yes, but still clearly blue. To say it's black is just silly.

im saying it's like black with blue highlights... that's how insanely dark that blue is.

if the suit had trunks, it would have the same problem the Superman Returns suit did, except the color scheme would be flipped.

a bright red/extremely dark blue suit will have the same visual problem as a light blue/extremely dark red suit will... it's just from the opposite end of the color spectrum. that's why i would rather prefer a general medium within the red and blue... one shouldn't be more bright, or vibrant than the other, because then it takes away from the other colors, and it will also take away from the material or cloth that is the same color that is darker

i see that picture, and if i see this movie, when i see this SINO in action, you're not going to see two colors... you're only going to see one: the red. same thing happened in Superman Returns. The blue was so light and the red was so dark, the fabric that was red lost its visual aspect... it became a black tone, or a brown tone... even in the unedited Sony Imageworks footage, even though it was amazing, the red still lost the visual aspect because it was too dark.

here's an interesting point:
if that shade of blue remains that dark, and is even that dark within direct sunlight, then there's a slight problem with having texture on the suit: with a hue that dark, you wont be able to see the texture.

mind I know this picture is crappy, i'm not going by the picture... im only going on a standpoint on what I know about colors. the darker a color gets, the less you get from the perspective of visual aspect

 

[OneKnight]

Your tears are delicious.

What I see is that a lot of these forums are filled with Chris Reeve fans. Well I'm a Superman fan, and they're making a Superman movie, so I'm loving all of this.

And it just makes me giddy to see Chris Reeve fans cry because they're not making a Chris Reeve movie.

You're long for this place.

 

[Stephen K. Hone]

im saying it's like black with blue highlights... that's how insanely dark that blue is.

if the suit had trunks, it would have the same problem the Superman Returns suit did, except the color scheme would be flipped.

a bright red/extremely dark blue suit will have the same visual problem as a light blue/extremely dark red suit will... it's just from the opposite end of the color spectrum. that's why i would rather prefer a general medium within the red and blue... one shouldn't be more bright, or vibrant than the other, because then it takes away from the other colors, and it will also take away from the material or cloth that is the same color that is darker

i see that picture, and if i see this movie, when i see this SINO in action, you're not going to see two colors... you're only going to see one: the red. same thing happened in Superman Returns. The blue was so light and the red was so dark, the fabric that was red lost its visual aspect... it became a black tone, or a brown tone... even in the unedited Sony Imageworks footage, even though it was amazing, the red still lost the visual aspect because it was too dark.

here's an interesting point:
if that shade of blue remains that dark, and is even that dark within direct sunlight, then there's a slight problem with having texture on the suit: with a hue that dark, you wont be able to see the texture.

mind I know this picture is crappy, i'm not going by the picture... im only going on a standpoint on what I know about colors. the darker a color gets, the less you get from the perspective of visual aspect

You'll have to admit though, that the texture is quite visible in the 'safe' picture. Which means with controlled lighting a lot more will be visible. Look how crummy the unofficial Downtown L.A. pictures of the new Spider-man costume looked, but it looks really good in the staged ones Sony released.

 

[Boom]

im saying it's like black with blue highlights... that's how insanely dark that blue is.

Different strokes I guess, because I don't think it's nearly as dark as you're making it out to be.

"Insanely dark blue" would suggest that it is just a shade shy of being black, and that I would have to brighten the photo quite a bit just to make out the fact that it is actually blue (which I don't). Even in a blurry, shaded photo, I can see very clearly that the color is blue. So it's not really that dark.

here's an interesting point:
if that shade of blue remains that dark, and is even that dark within direct sunlight, then there's a slight problem with having texture on the suit: with a hue that dark, you wont be able to see the texture.

I don't particularly care about seeing the texture all that much, so it's no big deal for me.

 

[KalMart]

i just wonder is the shoulder his... or is it fake muscle pads like routh's?

Most likely a wardrobe 'enhancement'. Cavill's in good shape, but that's a pretty darn big and defined deltoid even for him. Still, looks pretty good.

 

[7heBoss]

Gosh, how do they expect us to zoom in on his crotch with that blanket in the way?

On a serious note I thought I would mention that I don't mind the shade of blue they chose. I like it. I also like how it is... form fitting? Can't think of the right word, but how it shows off his physique, or at least whatever muscle suit he is wearing if it isn't all natural. I just hope it doesn't look rubber.

and another thing, I think everyone should take note of how the texture isn't as extreme as it appeared in the official photo. I don't seem to see any sort of golf ball/scaley/basketball texture.

 

[KalMart]

im saying it's like black with blue highlights... that's how insanely dark that blue is.

if the suit had trunks, it would have the same problem the Superman Returns suit did, except the color scheme would be flipped.

a bright red/extremely dark blue suit will have the same visual problem as a light blue/extremely dark red suit will... it's just from the opposite end of the color spectrum. that's why i would rather prefer a general medium within the red and blue... one shouldn't be more bright, or vibrant than the other, because then it takes away from the other colors, and it will also take away from the material or cloth that is the same color that is darker

i see that picture, and if i see this movie, when i see this SINO in action, you're not going to see two colors... you're only going to see one: the red. same thing happened in Superman Returns. The blue was so light and the red was so dark, the fabric that was red lost its visual aspect... it became a black tone, or a brown tone... even in the unedited Sony Imageworks footage, even though it was amazing, the red still lost the visual aspect because it was too dark.

here's an interesting point:
if that shade of blue remains that dark, and is even that dark within direct sunlight, then there's a slight problem with having texture on the suit: with a hue that dark, you wont be able to see the texture.

mind I know this picture is crappy, i'm not going by the picture... im only going on a standpoint on what I know about colors. the darker a color gets, the less you get from the perspective of visual aspect

Actually, I think the shinyness of the material helps make the texture AND body definition stand out against a darker backdrop....kinda' like how bodybuilders get darker/tanned, and oil up to show off their definition in competition.

 

[Saint]

I'm starting to suspect these pictures are staged.

They're staging pictures to trick people about Superman's trunks?

 

[Boom]

Besides, I think having a darker shade of blue will draw that much more attention to the vibrant red "S" on his chest. Make it pop out more, if you will.

And as someone already mentioned, the darker blue probably helps reduce the awkwardness of the "sans trunks" look - just as a black batsuit negates the need for Batman to wear trunks in those films.

 

[Super Kal]

You'll have to admit though, that the texture is quite visible in the 'safe' picture. Which means with controlled lighting a lot more will be visible. Look how crummy the unofficial Downtown L.A. pictures of the new Spider-man costume looked, but it looks really good in the staged ones Sony released.

yes, I understand that, and I know that... i also know that this is an extremely crappy picture... im very well aware of that
but the fact remains with that dark of a shade, you lose a LOT of opportunity to use it. in darker colors, you can only do so much... the red is going to stick out like crazy, in a blur on the screen, like in a fight scene, i can almost guarantee you won't see the blue simply because it's too dark. all one will be able to see will be the boots, the cape, and the shield, that's it. when it comes to the suit, it's more to me than just seperate items... you have to take into account the shades of color that you're using.

Different strokes I guess, because I don't think it's nearly as dark as you're making it out to be.

same problem in SR: the darker a color, the more it gets washed out

I don't particularly care about seeing the texture all that much, so it's no big deal for me.

i don't mind the texture... but if they really wanted to use it to its full advantage, they never should of made that blue so dark. it takes away so much visually

with a Character like Batman, it doesn't matter if he wears black, blue, grey, or whatever... those colors, whatever colors he wears, will get washed out because of his atmosphere, and he can get away with it.
Superman can't. he's more of a day-time superhero.

 

[7heBoss]

They're staging pictures to trick people about Superman's trunks?

Maybe since they got the release date pushed back, they decided to waste time and f*** with people.