Mediaworks 2021 - Color Grading

Color correction is the process of adjusting hue, saturation, brightness and white balance to make footage look consistent. Color grading is an artistic process to create a mood or style.

COLOR CORRECTION

• Corrects the color and contrast of a shot so that it looks true to life and measures correctly
• Can adjust exposure
• Can make footage less flat
• Can correct a color balance issue
• Can increase saturation
• Can establish ACCURACY—you want to make sure things in the frame and shown as they really are
• Accuracy is especially important for skin tone
• Can bring proper focus to elements within a frame
• Makes sure that each shot goes with other shots from the same scene

COLOR GRADING

• Adds a visual palette that stylizes the image beyond correction, often providing a specific tone or emotion
• Helps inform the audience’s perception of a scene
• Emphasizes different climates, locations, moods, characters, and plot