Color correction is the process where you make adjustments to the color and contrast of footage in your video. It involves tweaking every clip in your footage to provide a good level of exposure, not to mention matching color temperatures between different shots.
Top websites to learn color correction:
Color Grading Moroccan singer Abd El Fattag El Grini: Da Habibi.
Da Habibi is the popular Moroccan singer Abdelfettah Grini’s first single in five years. Courtesy Platinum Records.
Shot in RED HDRX - 5k. - Red Digital Cinema Camera
Graded in Davinci Resolve 11 Studio by Sudip Shrestha.
Here's an interview link to Da Habibi published in www.thenational.ae
Here's a quick look on before and after grading shots of lexus tvc. Graded by colorist sudip.
MYLAND. MYMUSIC. - 'Sahara Al Arab' is the outcome of unique collaboration between Land Rover and Sony Music Entertainment
This collective recognises and celebrates the rich musical tapestry of Arabia. It all started with a musical journey, discovering and documenting the musicians and sounds of the region’s varied communities and landscapes. The final soundtrack is composed of words, music and ambient notes from five countries across the Middle East & North Africa region.
Colorist - Sudip Shrestha | Shot in Sony fs700.
If you’re an apprentice colorist looking to deepen your understanding of the art, craft and science of color grading then these books will provide you with an excellent place to start.
If you’re looking for a one-stop comprehensive education on all things involved in color grading from setting up your suite to understanding your color management workflow as well as the technically creative aspects of bringing a film to life, you really can’t do better than Alexis Van Hurkman’s Color Correction Handbook.
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his brand new book from colorist Alexis Van Hurkman focuses entirely on the creative aspects of color grading by walking through numerous Looks and Creative Grading Techniques such as undertones, bleach by pass, day-for-night, monochrome, duo and tritones and many many more.
The only guide to the art and technique of color correction based on the invaluable knowledge of more than a dozen of the top colorists in the world. This book allows you unprecedented access to the way the masters of the craft approach their work.”
Glenn is currently the CEO of ARRI, having served on many of the industry’s premiere technical boards including the SMPTE, so his technical credits are extensive.
First published in 2006, quite a fair few technical advances have been made in the industry but I include it in this list as it is one of the few books available on colour theory and science as related to digital cinema.cc
Trey Ratcliff is a pioneer High Dynamic Range photographer. HDR photography is a new paradigm in art that creates images like no one has ever seen before. The first HDR photograph to hang in the Smithsonian was Trey's. He has been featured on ABC, NBC, CBS, FOX, and the BBC, and his photos have accumulated more than 50 million views on Flickr and SmugMug.
HDR is short for High Dynamic Range. It is a post-processing task of taking either one image or a series of images, combining them, and adjusting the contrast ratios to do things that are virtually impossible with a single aperture and shutter speed.
An HDR image is commonly made by taking three photos of the same scene, each at different shutter speeds. The result is a bright, medium, and dark photo, based on the amount of light that got through the lens. A software process then combines all the photos to bring details to the shadows and highlights both. This helps to achieve the same task in the final photograph that the human eye can accomplish on the scene.
And yes, you can make an HDR out of a single photo as well.
Find more tutorials at Tery Ratchliff offical website and blog.
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