Bright values reinforce the aspects attributed to a sunny day. This subconsciously tells us it’s likely to be summer. As a result, in media filmed at midday into the afternoon during the summer months, we’ll often see a bright sky area when facing the sun. With a lengthy amount of time in the sky and the earth tilted closer to the sun, it’s brighter in the summer. Therefore, you typically get more dynamic landscapes when photographing during the winter, as the sun ventures towards the horizon quicker than it does in the summer. There are only those few hours at midday when the sun is at its brightest and highest. Why is this? The illusion of a summer day in February.ĭuring the summer, the sun is high in the sky for a prolonged period throughout the day. However, even though there are no winter elements within the frame, the image doesn’t fully project the summer atmosphere. It’s a beautiful, scenic location, and I’ve already set the grade up for where I want it to be. However, just because you can recover these details doesn’t mean you should. Therefore, even though I’m working in Resolve, you can take this information and apply it to your layer, node, effects panel, or whatever it may be in your software.Īs consumer cameras are increasingly housing better dynamic range and RAW image processing, filmmakers can now rescue highlights and shadows in a way that wasn’t possible several years ago. Instead, it’s more of a breakdown of individual tips and why you would use them. Blur tab to emulate focus/blur on a video.It should be noted that unlike our previous color grading tutorials, this isn’t a typical walk-through.Inverting windows/nodes to create vignette.An explanation of the node based workflow.Referencing to an already edited (and not colour graded) ‘offline video’.A brief overview covering some basic footage organisation and import tips for DaVinci.Comparing shots to a ‘master reference shot’ and matching to the Master shot.Adjusting shadows, mid tones and highlights using black and white.
An example of how to match the colours using vector scopes and wave forms.Introducing colour correcting and colour grading.This colour correction course can be followed using the free version of DaVinci Resolve. DaVinci Resolve is available for free in a Lite form or as a paid package.
Rob uses the DaVinci Resolve software package from Blackmagic Design which is an industry standard post production application.
This is an eight part course, which starts off with the basics of colour correction and moves on to advanced techniques such as motion tracking and colour keying. Rob Bessette, a professional colourist from Boston, MA joins you for this colour grading and colour correction course.
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