![]() ![]() Now that you’ve thought about the colors in your raw footage, and have started thinking about the colors you’d like to add/pull back for your final color grade, let’s go ahead and hop into the ‘Color’ tab so we can get down to the nitty-gritty. If you were sitting on your couch, watching this scene on TV, what would make it feel real? These are the things that make a good colorist – noticing those little details that will change the way a viewer will feel about something. When you’re thinking about your color grade and you’re asking yourself these questions, be sure to think about your final project from the consumer’s (viewer) perspective. Once you’ve imported your footage, I always recommend watching the raw clip once through (or at least clips of the scenes you’ll be color grading) so you can see what you don’t like about the existing colors – are the skin color tones realistic? could the sky or water be colored differently to create a different emotion? Let’s get started by opening Adobe Premiere Pro and importing some footage. ![]() Whatever you or your team decides, you can create, it all just depends on if the colors make the final cut look better and more realistic. Obviously if you are going for a western look and you color grade it for more of a blue tone, then you’re not going to emit the right feeling with the color tones, but it’s all about preference and choice. Besides, with color, there is no right answer. Now, looking at video footage and seeing how nice something looks can be intimidating, but I promise, once you start playing around with your footage and the colors, you’ll be quite alright. Getting Started with Making Your Own LUTs ![]()
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