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Color Grading: Best order of steps?
Hi, I’m about to grade a short film, and its my first foray into this side of the tracks, so looking for some advice! It’s not an extensive overhaul the director wants; theres a few issues with the footage (over exposures, under exposures) and I’d like to give it that filmy look (how many times has THAT been said on this board, huh?) I understand how to do it, I’m just not sure of the best order in which to do it!
Can someone give me advice on which steps should be taken at which point?
i.e. is it better to de-interlace first? change black/white levels first? is it better to change exposure before effecting colour? if applying grain, is that something that should happen last?
I understand there may not be any hard
Would very much appreciate some advice.
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What’s the purpose of de-interlacing? You’re throwing away half your picture resolution when you do that.
Walter Biscardi, Jr.
Biscardi Creative Media
HD and SD Production for Broadcast and Independent Productions.STOP STARING AND START GRADING WITH APPLE COLOR Apple Color Training DVD available now!
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Hi Walter, As i understand it deinterlacing creates that slight stutter that helps mimic the frame rate of film. Am i wrong? do yu have an alternative way of making the video more like film?
Do you have an answer to the rest of my post?
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don’t de-interlace.
re-interleave instead. google that to learn how…it’s pretty involved
or look to the nattress f/x for fcp…again look it up on google.basic color correction begins with adjusting Luma, then the color & saturation.
thats the basics…if you want to know a lot more just google it.
the answers in detail are all pretty much there.
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[James Page] “Hi Walter, As i understand it deinterlacing creates that slight stutter that helps mimic the frame rate of film. Am i wrong? do yu have an alternative way of making the video more like film? “
Get a good film look plug-in or use the Film Look / Film Grain effects in Color. I prefer the Film Look in the ColorFX Room in Color.
Walter Biscardi, Jr.
Biscardi Creative Media
HD and SD Production for Broadcast and Independent Productions.STOP STARING AND START GRADING WITH APPLE COLOR Apple Color Training DVD available now!
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Assuming most of the grading is done within FCP, I would begin with the 3-way color corrector for a primary grading. Get your blacks/whites within levels and make sure your footage has a consistent color/tone.
Then it’ll be easier to move into the secondary grading where you give your film a specific ‘look’ – the hues, vignettes, grains etc.
For the fancier grading, I’ve had good experiences with Magic Bullet Editors and their Look Suite favorites as a jumping off point.
Kai
FCP Editor / Producer with Intuitive Films
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