How to get that final soft hollywood look

[TrackRanger]

I think one of the big differences to getting the 'film look' is using Progressive output instead of Interlaced. If I recall correctly, Edius only burns Interlaced using the internal DVD, Blu-ray software.

Progressive is perceived by the human eye obviously more like film

I think the 'Making Of' shots are often shown as Interlaced

Try outputting in a format that will allow your vision to be reproduced as Progressive and see if you notice the difference (you may have to try both P & I to be able to make a comparison)

[Bassman]

Are you saying the "making of" shorts show actual full screen dailies from the shoot?

Most of the "making ofs" I have seen show behind the scenes or actual finished edits of the film.

It is tough to know exactly what you are seeing but but it might be related to the "hollywood magic" and a lot of money!

[zvit]

Hollywood uses top notch Full HD and RED cameras. When you watch clips of movies from "The Making Of" a movie, the picture is super sharp. The final movie has a type of softness like Film and is a much smoother picture and funner to watch.

I tried different filters in AE like Boris Looks but all they do is give the picture some blur, contrast or sepia colors. I was wondering if someone can guide me to how they get that movie look in Hollywood? Thanks.