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u/merchantfilm · 28 pointsr/Filmmakers

Color Correction Handbook: Professional Techniques for Video and Cinema by Alexis Van Hurkman

Colorgradingcentral.com

Lynda.com

I prefer Davinci Resolve Lite as a starting platform but many of the techniques you learn in resolve apply to things as simple as the Fast / 3 Way Color Correctors in Premiere, Final Cut, and Avid. The difference being the color handling, ability to isolate secondaries, masking / tracking, etc.

Learn scopes first, then how to color correct (where skin tone should be on vectorscope / waveform), then learn the creative part of grading.

Grading your images before your shots match is only going to make it worse.

Save yourself time in post: invest in a color checker / gray card /spyder system (a must if you are matching different cameras).

The way you are able to grade also depends on your footage. If it's raw, you can process it differently than if it was shot highly compressed.

I would put color grading up there with sound design. It's complex, time consuming, and adds a ton of production value when done well. BUT, on most full scale productions, it is handled by a team of people.

Use a light touch. Be subtle. "When you do things right, people won't be sure you've done anything at all."

u/_Sasquat_ · 10 pointsr/editors

> I just don't really know what I'm doing when it comes to color correction. Forget about color grading.

Alexis Van Hurkman's book

I know you want a tutorial, but get this book. It's not hard to read or digest.

u/greenysmac · 6 pointsr/colorists

Everything is a question of Luma or Chroma. That's it. All else derives from that.

> I know practice is important (I have all my flat footage I can practice on), but are there any recommend tutorials, courses, etc?

Nope. Flat is irrlevant.

You'll want to start with with the Color Correction Handbook

And then you'll probably go to Lynda.com - and depending, if you need more, Mixinglight.com. Your local library probably has a lynda account.

Lynda is the 900lb gorilla in the video training space. ML is three colorists who have created the "next" level after you're a novice.

u/EXPLAINACRONYMPLS · 5 pointsr/editors

Resolve will be easiest for you. Plugins are great, but they won't help you shot match.

www.mixinglight.com

https://www.amazon.com/Color-Correction-Handbook-Professional-Techniques/dp/0321713117

If you don't have a calibrated monitor, there is no point.

u/RuskiesInTheWarRoom · 5 pointsr/WeAreTheFilmMakers

I'll recommend von Hurkman's Color Correction Handbook, which is exceptionally helpful. And thorough.

u/dylanreeve · 3 pointsr/VideoEditing

"Brightness" and "Contrast" controls are very imprecise. While a bump in Brightness will probably lift some details out of the darker areas, it's also likely to overexpose some highlights.

You'd be better served with a tool that offers a little more finesse in the colour control. Usually colours are separated into Shadows, Midtones and Highlights, allowing for specific control in each tonal region.

You could look at Balckmagic's free Davinci Resolve Lite product if you want to really get some power. Or Magic Bullet's free Colorista 1 plugin for Premiere.

There are many many many tutorials online for various tools. If you want to know more and learn some of the overall principles in a somewhat application-agnostic way then I highly recommend Alexis Van Hurkman's Color Correction Handbook.

u/[deleted] · 3 pointsr/Filmmakers

Start by learning the basics of color correction and color theory. This and this are great places to start.

u/brosephashe · 3 pointsr/colorists

I would absorb everything you can as far as tutorials go. Try to also watch some on the scopes because those are very important. I know there are some on mixinglight and Lynda.

This is also a great resource.

https://www.amazon.com/Color-Correction-Handbook-Professional-Techniques/dp/0321713117/ref=nodl_

u/ancientworldnow · 2 pointsr/Filmmakers

I'm going to be blunt, but point you in the right way. Honestly, this footage is all so crushed/blown out I wouldn't hire you. I do think, however, that there is a world of low and no budget filmmakers who would love to have your services (no pay) as it's a step above magic bullet.

I'd recommend trying to maximize the data and pulling a look out of it, instead of forcing one onto it with curves and gamma corrections. Less is more in most cases. Alexis Van Hurkman has a great intro book called Color Correction Handbook: Professional Techniques for Video and Cinema.

u/CutNSplice · 2 pointsr/editors

https://www.amazon.com/Color-Correction-Handbook-Professional-Techniques/dp/0321713117 seriously.

To me, scopes are useful for three things: troubleshooting issues like undesirable color cast, comparatively between multiple shots to ballpark match values, or to maintain spec compliance.

Beyond that, does it look good on a calibrated monitor?

Yes, the human brain is sensitive to how healthy skin looks but it's also contextual. You could have skintones that read near neutral gray but if the scene is substantially cooler, they'll appear correct.

Human skin, no matter the shade, doesn't vary much in hue which is why some vectorscopes do have a skintone target. It also assumes the shot in question has been lit for, or corrected to, neutral (typically 6500K edit: probably 5600K which is considered photographic white rather than display white).

u/mwhoelsc · 2 pointsr/colorists

I'm sorry if this comes across as rude, but why did you volunteer/get hired to color correct an entire feature film if you had zero experience, and extremely little knowledge about the subject matter, and more importantly, who agreed to let someone with zero experience color correct their film?

Anyways, the answer to your questions fill an entire book.

http://www.amazon.com/Color-Correction-Handbook-Professional-Techniques/dp/0321713117

I recommend buying this and reading the whole thing, cover to cover.

u/Namisaur · 2 pointsr/colorists

1: The Color Correction Handbook by Alexis van Hurkman.

You can find the ebook of this on your school's library site if you have access to your old college login.

2: Tao of Color. Subscription website


3. Jonny's website. His blog style site posts a lot of resources regarding color


u/soundman1024 · 1 pointr/editors

My color correct without a vignette suggestion was more about helping to see clearly what you're doing. That vignette makes it hard to tell what'as up. If you really want to learn about color correcting pick up The Color Correction Handbook

Have fun with the next project!

u/brick_tamlans_3dent · 1 pointr/Filmmakers

I'm a big fan of Alexis Van Hurkman's Color Correction Handbook as well, very well thought out and explained color correction technique.

u/Solid__Snail · 1 pointr/Filmmakers

Alexis Van Hurkmann - Color correction Handbook
http://www.amazon.com/Color-Correction-Handbook-Professional-Techniques/dp/0321713117

Best book there is.