Week 3: Color Grading

Color Grading

    We went for a realistic approach for our color grading to try and make the footage seem authentic; similarly to how the naked eye would perceive such events. We did this so there would be a clear yet subtle contrast to how the camera picks up visual content vs. that of the human eye.

    Regular Footage:

        Temperature: 9.8

        Saturation: 97.4

        Exposure: 0.3

        Contrast: 52.9

        Highlights: -9.2

        Shadows: -7.8

        Whites: 8.5

    Camcorder Shots:

        Saturation: 50 (For a "low quality" look/style)


Ungraded vs. Graded



    As you can see, the color graded footage looks warmer and overall less synthetic. The greyer tones in the original footage look more bland and uninteresting than our color graded final product.


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