Color for Video Editors

On July 22, 2018

In Lynda , Premiere

Release date:2018, June 21

Duration:02 h 57 m

Author:Robbie Carman

Skill level:Intermediate

Language:English

Exercise files:Yes

Interested in learning more about color correction? In this course, colorist Robbie Carman provides editors and those new to working with color with practical strategies that can help them simplify color correction tasks for nearly any project. Robbie provides crucial information about how people really see and why one’s environment plays an important role in successful color correction. He also discusses how to technically and creatively evaluate footage and projects, manage time and effort while color correcting, break down a project into manageable steps, and more.

Topics include:

How people see
Creatively and technically evaluating a project
Interpreting your client’s direction for a project
Estimating how long a project will take
Six stages that happen in a color correction workflow
Timeline level grading
Building a correction and look toolkit

Table of Contents

0. Introduction
Welcome and what you need to know before taking this course 2m 33s
Exercise files 2m 32s
Essential color correction vocabulary 3m 27s
1. Understanding How People See
Color correction should be easy, right? 3m 59s
A quick primer: Human visual physiology 3m 16s
The psychology of seeing 5m 2s
2. Getting Set Up for Successful Color Correction
Controlled and correcting lighting with a neutral environment 7m 49s
Reference monitoring and calibration vs. computer monitors 5m 49s
The real world: Grandma’s pink TV 3m 12s
3. Starting a Grade: Creative Evaluation
Learning to creatively evaluate a project 7m 6s
Interpreting client direction while understanding client tendencies and references 5m 19s
What would you do? Creative evaluation examples 5m 41s
4. Starting a Grade: Time and Effort
How long and how much effort will a project take to color correct? 5m 25s
The six stages of color correcting a project 7m 54s
How much time and effort: Examples 7m 17s
5. Starting a Grade: Technical evaluation
The role video scopes play in evaluating shots 2m 25s
Using a waveform to judge contrast and white/Ыаск levels 11m 13s
Using a vectorscope to judge overall color and saturation 4m 58s
Using RGB Parade and RGB Overlay waveforms to judge color balance 5m 54s
Using a histogram to judge contrast and color balance 3m 14s
Additional scope concepts: Skin tone, colorfulness, and shot matching 9m 30s
6. Starting a Grade: Workflow
The six parts of grading a project 7m 1s
In action: Identifying hero shots 5m
In action: Starting with brightness 5m 33s
In action: Moving next to color 7m 55s
In action: Versioning shots 5m 59s
In action: Saving, comparing, and exporting stills 7m 21s
In action: Getting to the end and making quick matches 8m 42s
In action: Worrying about the details 5m 36s
7. Additional Color Correction Management Concepts
Timeline level grading 1 2m 57s
Building a correction and look 1 toolkit 6m 42s
Conclusion
Summary 51s