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Color grading is one of the most important parts, when it comes to post-production. Colors play a big role in what the viewer feels while watching a movie. Here's an example: This is a "clean plate" of a nice view. Nothing really special, huh?
Now let's see what happens if we lower the contrast, add a greenish tint and desaturate the colors a bit:
Pretty different, right? Makes you feel a vampire's going to jump in the middle of the frame anytime... but let's go on:
Here we "cooled" down the image, giving it a bluish tint. Now an image that could've been taken during the hottest August days looks like taken in a cold February day... or the opposite:
This one is not really obvious. We just saturated it a bit, giving the colors a nice push and making it look warmer, sunny, relaxed... just like summer.
An extreme one again. Reminds you of the Matrix? Yep, it's a really similar effect - again, a colder, greenish image that inverts completely the viewer's feelings...
The above image shows a grading that's commonly used in today's World War II movies, like Saving Private Ryan...
This one could work for a fantasy flick. A bit of diffusion makes it look almost dreamy. Fairies, anyone? Now a few more samples of grading - this time using so called "gradients". This type of grading changes different parts of the image in different ways. Take a look on the one below:
You can clearly see the difference between the upper and lower part of the image. It's an interesting look. Again, almost the same look, this one is a bit less "reddish" and a bit warmer... Now you've seen what colors mean for the overall feeling of the image. And you've probably also noticed that we know how to play with colors. The next thing you can do is let us grade your next movie and let us do our magic. |










