ASTEROID CITY

(ASTEROID_CITY)

Recipe:

  • Base Picture Control: Pop

  • Effect Level: 80

  • Quick Sharp: -2,0

  • Sharpening: 0

  • Mid-range Sharpening: +1.0

  • Clarity: -1.0

  • Contrast: -2.0

  • Saturation: +1.0

Other settings:

  • White Balance: Direct Sunlight (oapprox. 5200K)

  • WB Shift: A 3.0, G 2.0

  • Active D-Lighting: Extra High

  • Exposure compensation: +0.7 or +1.0

  • High ISO NR: off

This recipe recreates the iconic look of Asteroid City movie, capturing hyper-saturated, 1950s postcard–style colors with teal skies, golden sands, and soft, high-key shadows. The Pop picture control combined with a subtle amber and green white-balance shift makes cyan and yellow tones vibrate, producing that painterly, Wes Anderson–inspired aesthetic.

Reduced contrast and slight clarity soften shadows, while Extra High Active D-Lighting and slight overexposure preserve detail and enhance the creamy, pastel look. Disabled noise reduction maintains fine texture, giving your images a cinematic, whimsical feel reminiscent of Kodak Vision3 5213 film.