Color Correction & Color Grading

Color Correction is the process of changing every clip in a sequence to get good exposure and good Neutralization is the process with in this process when a clips colors are neutralized and flattened to allow an editor to color grade footage with a clean slate, bringing out the colors and schemes they want to instead of working with what is already there. Temperature is adjusted by implementing more orange to even out a cold bluish clip or vise versa, the allowing the editor to come in an give it the temperature they want to convey in the shot. Instead of editing footage based on how it appears to the human eye, SCOPES help show the balance of colors and contrast and make correcting easier by leveling out such features.
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Color Grading is done after color correction and is the creative process of adding and manipulating colors, lighting, and exposure again, but in this case instead of flattening and neutralizing, color themes, schemas, gradients, and more are introduced and give the footage a specific feel. This is a purely creative process and grading varies from editor to editor, but there are certain looks that give video certain feels such as using orange tints to convey warmth; increasing contrast to show suspense; adjusting lighting during a different type of day; and countless other possibilities.


Order of Operations:

1. Remove artifacts and de-noise.

2. Balance your shots by adjusting BLACKS/MIDS/WHITES, SATURATION and WHITE BALANCE.

3. Relight within a shot using power windows or masks.

4. Add gradients, diffusion and other lens filters.

5. Add vignettes

6. Grade your images

7. Simulate a film stock of your choice

8. Resize and sharpen

Work Log:
I worked on animating and editing my outer space earth logo all week in Adobe Premiere Pro.