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The details in the white surf and bright sunny skies are evident, as are the layers within the storm clouds later in the film or the many underwater scenes. There's no doubt that the higher dynamic range gives the image more perceived detail than the regular Blu-ray but it also adds to the realism. However it's the addition of HDR that really sells the illusion of reality, creating a visceral image that genuinely enhances the viewing experience. The Shallows is a great example of how WCG and HDR can enhance your viewing experience The lower resolution of the GoPro footage is naturally obvious but it's perfectly acceptable within the context of the film's narrative. Regardless of whether the scenes were shot on location or against green screen in a water tank, the filmmakers effectively create the illusion of Nancy being stuck only a few hundred feet from safety.

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Whether it's the skin pores on Blake Lively's face in close-ups, the stitching on her wetsuit, the tangle of her wet hair or the grains of sand that stick to everything, the Ultra HD Blu-ray reveals it all in astonishing detail.

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The use of high dynamic range is clearly effective, bringing out every last detail in the image in a way that the Full HD Blu-ray just isn't capable of replicating. That's not to say that the Full HD Blu-ray is bad because it's an excellent transfer, it's just that the Ultra HD Blu-ray is superior in every respect.

We reviewed the Ultra HD Blu-ray release of The Shallows on an LG 55B6 Ultra HD 4K TV with a Samsung UBD-K8500 Ultra HD Blu-ray player.ДЄlthough The Shallows was finished at a resolution of 2K and thus shouldn't really have much more detail when compared to the regular Blu-ray, the reality is that it's a superior experience. The film is presented using a 3840 x 2160p transfer in the film's correct 2.39:1 aspect ratio, the disc uses 10-bit video depth, a Wider Colour Gamut (WCG) and High Dynamic Range (HDR), and is encoded using the HEVC (H.265) codec.

This 2K DI presumably formed the basis for the Ultra HD Blu-ray release and was then upscaled by Sony Pictures to 4K. As a result the resolution is a combination of 2K, 3.4K and 4K but it was finished using a 2K Digital Intermediate (DI). The Shallows was filmed digitally using Arri Alexa XT and XT Plus, Red Epic Dragon and, for a few scenes, GoPro Hero 4 Black cameras.

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