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posted on 01/24/2011|Color Grading
Colorist Tip #32 – Noisy Keys
Pulling a key in your secondaries? Be sure you watch the footage in motion and make sure the key isn't too noisy. Few keys are perfect, but a noisy, noticeable key is unacceptable. If you can't get a good key, try something else. Keys are rarely perfect. There's usually some...
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posted on 01/22/2011|Color Grading
Colorist Tip #31 – Enhance Subject
The last main question to ask yourself when working on Secondary Color Correction: "How can I make my subject look better?" One of your jobs as a colorist is to make your subject look as good as possible. Your grade should flatter them. Our job as a colorist is to...
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posted on 01/21/2011|Color Grading
Colorist Tip #30 – Focus Attention
The second question to ask yourself - "How can I focus attention on my subject?" Techniques to help bring attention to the subject include edge vignettes, saturation adjustments, color contrast, etc. When coloring, you always want to lead the viewers eye and bring attention to your subject. There are a...
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posted on 01/20/2011|Color Grading
Colorist Tip #29 – Fix Distractions
One of the three main questions you should ask when on secondaries: "What distracts me from the subject/bugs me in this shot?" Look at the shot and see what your eye is drawn to first; It should be the subject. If it's not, you have work to do. I mentioned in...
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posted on 01/19/2011|Color Grading
Colorist Tip #28 – Blank Presets
Save time by setting up and saving a secondary preset that includes often used windows and vignettes with no corrections. For example - Secondary 1 is blank for your look, Secondaries 2 and 3 have blank soft circle windows for faces, and Secondary 8 has a blank edge vignette. What...
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