Congratulations. You've graduated from presenting your video footage as is or altering some colors and contrast in After Effects to hiring a professional Colorist/DI Specialist. Now your film can realize its full visual potential.Here are my guidelines to getting optimal results at your color correct session.Before I begin, I want to share my philosophy on cinematography. This is not the same for every DP. Perhaps because I "cut my teeth" shooting film, I prefer to commit to the look in camera. (Some DPs prefer a flat image that they alter in post.)My philosophy is to create/dream in pre-production, commit in production and confirm and finesse in post. In prep, the director and I pour over...
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