Digital Filmmaking

 

     
 

Color Correction Project
 

Color correction is a common post production task and a valuable skill that can make your video look really sharp. Watch the Basic Color Correction videos and answer the following questions.

1. What are the questions you should ask about each clip? List the five values that should be adjusted.

Following a proper color correction workflow.

2. What is step one of color correction?

3. What is the shortcut key to bring up the color board?

4. What control should you adjust first?

5. What do the three circles in the Exposure color board represent?

6. What does the Luma Scope display?

7. What is step two?

8. What scope do you want to use for this step?

9. What is the last adjustment?

10. What is meant by Broadcast Safe?

Color grading to add style

1. What is color grading?

2. How can I quickly apply a color correction I made on one clip to another clip?


Your Turn - Color Correction Video Project

1. Take a clip you already have and copy it four times. (10 seconds max)
2. Label the first clip Normal - no changes should be made to this clip.
3. Label the second clip Exposure Adjusted - use the exposure correction tools of FCP to enhance the brightest and darkest parts of the image.
4. Label the third clip Color Adjustment - use the color correction tools of FCP to enhance the color to make the colors more vibrant, making the grass and trees greener and the sky bluer.
5. Label the fourth clip Saturation Adjustment - use the saturation correction tools of FCP to enhance the color saturation and make the flesh tones more natural.
6. Label the last clip Color Grading - use all of the tools you have learned to create your own color style. In the label indicate the goal of the style you created.

Specs

  1. Your video will have 5 seconds of black at the start of the movie.
  2. A title should appear within the first five seconds and last 3 seconds.
  3. Be sure each clip is labeled.
  4. Five seconds of black must be at the end of the movie with closing credits.
  5. Each project must have music that fades in at the start and fades out at the end of the movie.