ABSTRACT

Use color to improve your storytelling, deliver critical emotional cues, and add impact to you videos. This book shows you how to analyze color correction problems and solve them- whatever NLE or plugin you use.

Experienced editors and colorists in their own right, the authors also include the wisdom of top colorists, directors of photography, and color scientists to deliver this insightful and authoritative presentation of the theory and practice of color correction.

The book provides technical insight into how to effectively color correct your video, also delving into how color can impact storytelling and deliver critical emotional cues. The new edition also includes 2 new "Quickstart Tutorials", a new chapter on how color impacts storytelling, information on the impact HD has had on the correcting process, and updated application specifications. The downloadable resources feature new and more robust tutorial media.


chapter 1|31 pages

Getting Started with Color Correction

chapter 2|17 pages

Analyze This—Your Monitor

chapter 3|44 pages

Using Scopes as Creative Tools

chapter 4|15 pages

Other Methods to Analyze Footage

chapter 6|16 pages

Secondary Color Correction

chapter 7|25 pages

Tutorials

chapter 8|32 pages

Advanced Color Correction Tutorials

chapter 9|16 pages

The History and Role of the Colorist

chapter 10|24 pages

Vision and Color Theory

chapter 11|12 pages

Built-in Software and Plug-in Capabilities