How to achieve this colouring and “haziness” in After Effects?

[Walter Soyka]

The reference image kind of looks like a heavy Magic Bullet Looks [link] preset.

You can do all this with built-in effects, but you’ll have to combine several.

For color, you can use color correction effects like Levels or Curves, Tritone, or Color Finesse, but you might also consider creating a solid layer, using a Gradient Ramp or 4-Color Gradient effect and experimenting with blend modes.

For the haziness, some of that could be done with Glow. The heavier blurs at the edges could be done on separate footage or adjustment layers with Gaussian Blur or Camera Lens Blur.

Walter Soyka
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[Izaya Orihara]

Your reply is 100% exactly what I was looking for.
Thank you very very much, your help is greatly appreciated!