You should now have a good overview of the tools available to you in Premiere Pro and the Lumetri Color panel.  Before we wrap up the color grading section of the course, there are a… 

We talked in an earlier lesson about the pros and cons of filming with a “log” recording mode – a picture profile that decreases saturation and contrast to provide flexibility in post-production.  I mentioned then… 

With your footage corrected, you can move on to the aesthetic aspect of the color process: grading.  Let’s work our way through the rest of the Lumetri panel to see what we can do.

All color film and video is made up of the combination of three colors: red, green, and blue.  Color correction and grading is the act of altering the relationship between those three colors.  Until fairly… 

Before we break for the mid-semester recess and move on to the wonderful world of color grading, there are a few last tips and techniques I’d like to discuss.

This week, let’s look at some slightly challenging lighting situations: green screen, low-light/night shots, and the great outdoors.

At this point, we’ve spent some time discussing fundamental lighting setups, equipment, and the use of color.  Next, we’ll start looking at more specialized equipment that can be used to create stylized looks.  A lot… 

This week, we’re talking about color.  This could be considered more of a general cinematography topic than a lighting-specific topic, since the color in a shot is defined by location, props, and wardrobe, as well… 

In the first lesson, we discussed the basic properties of light: its color value, measured in degrees kelvin; and its brightness, measured in lux or foot-candles.  However, there is another measure of light that you… 

All film equipment needs to be handled safely, but this is especially important when it comes to lights, since you are dealing with electricity and heat.  Here are a few tips for handling lights and… 

Welcome to the Spring 2018 session of the Film/Media Studies Production Practicum.  This semester’s topic delves into two areas that are crucial to film and video production: lighting and color grading.  I’ve chosen to pair…