Color Correction Handbook Professional Techniques for Video and Cinema by Van Hurkman, Alexis. Published by Peachpit Press,2010, Binding: Paperback

Color Correction Handbook: Professional Techniques for Video and Cinema

Computers & Technology

Van Hurkman, Alexis

Web Development & Design

Peachpit Pr

This title was written and published to Final Cut Pro version 10.0.3 on OS X Lion version 10.7 in April 2012. Important Note: Lesson files and some content in this title do not work with the later software versions. Please refer to the latest title covering this software: Apple Pro Training Series: Final Cut Pro X 10.2: Professional Post-Production by Brendan Boykin. In this Apple-authorized guide, director and filmmaker Michael Wohl teaches the advanced skills that editing professionals need to know most. Using compelling professional footage, Wohl delivers a comprehensive course on Final Cut Pro X v 10.0.3. <ul>
<li>Includes downloadable lesson and media files</li> <li>Focused lessons take you step-by-step through professional, real-world projects</li> <li>Accessible writing style puts an expert instructor at your side</li> <li>Ample illustrations and keyboard shortcuts help you master techniques fast</li> <li>Lesson goals and time estimates help you plan your time</li> </ul>

Apple Pro Training Series: Final Cut Pro X Advanced Editing

Spencer, Mark

Wohl, Michael

Peachpit Press

The colorist is responsible for the critical final stage of refinement of the film and broadcast image. Using all of the controls modern color correction software provides, colorists refine the mood, create style, add polish to scenes, and breathe life into the visuals. The craft of color correction can take considerable trial and error to learn, while the art of color grading takes years to perfect. Alexis Van Hurkman draws on his wealth of industry experience to provide a thoroughly updated edition of what has become the standard guide to color correction. Using a friendly, clear teaching style and a slew of real-world examples and anecdotes, Alexis demonstrates how to achieve professional results for any project, using any number of dedicated grading applications, or even an editing program’s built-in color correction tools. From the most basic methods for evaluating and correcting an overall image to the most advanced targeted corrections and creative stylizations, Color Correction Handbook, Second Edition, is your one-stop guide. Among many valuable concepts and techniques, you’ll learn to: • Set up a professional color correction environment using the latest technologies and adhere to the most up-to-date standards • Work with log-encoded media and LUTs • Analyze shots quickly and correct errors of color and exposure • Create idealized adjustments for key features such as skin tone, skies, and product shots • Develop strategies for balancing clips in a scene to match one another for continuity, and grading greenscreen clips destined for visual effects • Master a variety of stylistic techniques used to set a scene’s mood • Apply principles of color and contrast to add depth and visual interest • Browse valuable research about memory colors, audience preferences, and critical corrections for achieving appealing skin tones and controlled environments • Follow along with the downloadable files that accompany this book, including HD footage, cross-platform exercises, and project files.

The digital colorist’s job is no longer to simply balance, fix, and optimize. Today’s filmmakers often want to recreate the idiosyncrasies of older recording methods, or are looking for something completely new, to differentiate the look of a given project. Furthermore, end-to-end digital shooting, postproduction, and distribution means that stylizations and effects once created by the film lab are no longer photochemically available. The color grading suite has become the lab, and these sorts of stylizations are now part of the colorist’s job description. In this follow-up volume to the bestseller Color Correction Handbook, Alexis Van Hurkman walks you through twenty-one categories of creative grading techniques, designed to give you an arsenal of stylizations you can pull out of your hat when the client asks for something special, unexpected, and unique. Each chapter presents an in-depth examination and step-by-step, cross-platform breakdown of stylistic techniques used in music videos, commercial spots, and cinema. These customizable techniques can be mixed and matched for your own unique effects and include: • bleach bypass looks • cross-processing simulation • day-for-night treatments • emulating film stocks • flat looks • glows, blooms, and gauze looks • grain, noise, and texture • greenscreen compositing workflows • lens flaring and veiling glare • light leaks and color bleeds • monitor and screen glow • monochrome looks • sharpening • tints and color washes • undertones • vibrance and targeted saturation • and many more!

Color Correction Look Book: Creative Grading Techniques for Film and Video

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Color Correction Handbook: Professional Techniques for Video and Cinema

Apple Pro Training Series: Final Cut Pro X Advanced Editing

Color Correction Handbook: Professional Techniques for Video and Cinema

Color Correction Look Book: Creative Grading Techniques for Film and Video