- Colorist Tip #29 – Fix DistractionsOne 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...continue reading
- Colorist Tip #28 – Blank PresetsSave 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...continue reading
- Colorist Tip #27 – SecondariesSecondary color correction is the process if fixing and adjusting specific parts of an image. The extra tools usually used are power windows/vignettes, keys/qualifiers, and hue, saturation, and luminance curves. We're moving from looks to secondaries now. We'll talk about...continue reading
- Colorist Tip #26 – Iso ColorThe "Iso(lated) Color" look = key one color (often red) and desaturate the rest of the image to black and white, leaving the keyed color. This look can be very tricky, & production design is crucial. You'll probably need to...continue reading
- Colorist Tip #25 – Color SpotsA cool variation for the blockbuster look is to add very soft circle vignettes around the edges and push hues inside them. It works best with aggressive color casts in vignettes of blue or green. It's unusual, but a good...continue reading
