FINAL CLASS
Colour + Sound
....ALMOST THERE!
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TODAY
A4, A5 briefing.
Exhibition deliverables.
Colour.
Sound.
Informal consults.
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TODAY
A4, A5 briefing.
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ACTION REQUIRED FOR A5!
As a group: create a screen capture of one of your shots…
…perhaps a striking cutaway or [if you did a good job of shooting] your interview?
Head to MODULES > CLASS FOLDER > STILLS FOR A5
Upload the image.
LABEL IT: NUMBER_TITLEOFYOURFILM, ie: 22_Nunonaskateboard
DO THIS NOW... or by WED NOON AT LATEST.
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Let’s talk colour. Why do we do a grade?
Exposures (curves!) Colour temperature (use temperature OR colour wheels to isolate highlights / mids / darks)
Saturation, Vibrance … “Milky” vs Dynamic contrast…
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IN PREMIERE
Go to EFFECTS > VIDEO EFFECTS > COLOR CORRECTION > LUMETRI COLOR and drag this effect onto the clip (or onto an adjustment layer).
You make adjustments in Effect Controls window of your software (top left).
I generally adjust the curves to adjust exposure. Then three way colour wheels to make creative changes or to make colour consistent.
You can work on the whole frame, or specify an area with a shape matte.
Consider a subtle vignette (using vignette, or a shape matte) to draw our attention to an area.
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Let’s look at some examples
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FINALLY
If your colours seem washed out when you export… they are.
It’s complicated.
But have a look at this Tutorial to see how you can fix it.
(It’s a 5 min video, 2 step process)
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LET’S TALK SOUND
Wear closed ear headphones when mixing sound.
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Or if in the suites…
Close the door, and turn the volume on the speakers up... Up… UP!
to a loud (comfortable) level…
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LET’S TALK SOUND
1. Clean up the interview / dialogue / narration. Mute everything else.
Adjust volumes where necessary. VOX should be -12db to -6db.
“Patch” any “holes” where room tone audibly cuts out; use long fades to disguise room tone entering and leaving.
2. Don’t apply noise removal too heavily! ….IF AT ALL!
Noise removal filters are only really effective on consistent sounds on one frequency ( quiet air con, device buzz or hum) NOT on complex sounds (echo, exterior atmos, busy environments or poorly recorded audio).
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LET’S TALK SOUND
3. Be tactical. Stagger the introduction of your aural elements. Give us three seconds (minimum) or a whole bar (music) to appreciate each texture before adding another!
4. Music has its greatest impact when it enters and leaves. Never put wall to wall music under your work!
(unless the work is under 1.30)
REMEMBER : THE VOX ARE NEW TO YOUR LISTENER’S EARS. (Lower other elements if unsure)
Watch for out for RED appearing in the sound levels bar. Avoid distorted audio.
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STEPS TO COMPLETION
1. Complete your edit
(...aim for “picture lock” Wed/Thurs).
2. Sound mix…
3. Colour grade…
If you want to divide the team and do both simultaneously, do so after picture lock and create two SEPARATE project files.
4. Begin the blogs!
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CONSULTS ARE TIGHT
No more no-shows.
No more cancelling 10 mins before.
(you’re sabotaging someone else by doing so)
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ANY QUESTIONS? :)
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