the color correction blueprint · 2018-07-05 · 3 if you want to color correct like everyone else...
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How to be really REALLY bad at Color CorrectionOR:
How to Color Correct better than 98% of your peers
The Color Correction Blueprint
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If you want to color correct like everyone else then just randomly apply filters with no overall game plan.
OR: Follow TaoOfColor.com’s 3-Pass Workflow
3. WHAT DOES A PLAN LOOK LIKE?
1. Set the ‘base grade’• Work ‘Outside-In’
• Brightness First
• Then Saturation
3. Control the eye
(and everything else)
2. Match to surrounding shots• Match Brightness before Color
• Compare RGB Parades
• Dial in with Vectorscope• Watch like a Painter
• Vignettes are your friend
• Fix annoying elements
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Color Correct the Shot without your eyes!
End Goal? Set the:
Pass 1
➡ White Point
➡ Black Point
➡ Gamma
➡ Saturation
3. THE ‘3-PASS WORKFLOW’
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Luma Waveform
Overall Brightness of the Image
RGB Parade
Find and fix imbalances between
the color channels
PASS 1 TAKEAWAY: DON’T TRUST YOUR EYES
Vectorscope
Look for black balance problem, set
your saturation
Ask Patrick: “What about the 45 Second Rule?
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Shot matching!
End Goal?
Pass 2
➡ The Invisible Edit
➡ Double check: White / Black Points,
Overall Gamma
➡ Match Chroma and Hue
➡ If necessary: Eliminate Distractions
3. THE ‘3-PASS WORKFLOW’
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PASS 2: TRUST YOUR EYES, VERIFY WITH THE SCOPES
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Control the Viewer’s Eye
End Goal?
Pass 3
➡ What should the viewer be looking at?
➡ Watch like a painter
➡ Enhance, add value
➡ The “Invisible Vignette”
3. THE ‘3-PASS WORKFLOW’
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PASS 3: THE EYES HAVE IT
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Putting it all together
1)A bad room will make you look bad
2)Prioritize Your Efforts
a.The Three-Pass System
b.Best bang for your buck? Interviews
c. The ‘Invisible Vignette’
3)Invest in a quality plug-in
SUMMARY: THE BLUEPRINT
4)Think: Filter stacks
5)Follow The Big Honking Moves Rule
6)Remember: Brightness Before Color Guideline
7)The Singularity Effect for Looks creation
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Did you Enjoy this Presentation?
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Did you enjoy this presentation at the FCP X
Creative Summit? Keep the learning going!
Free Weekly Color Correction Newsletter:
Curated to deliver the internet’s most interesting
news and tutorials to color-conscious post-
production professionals. taoofcolor.com/
newsletter
MixingLight.com: Three professional colorists
share three color-related Insights every week. It’s
like YouTube, but on a schedule and with
information you know you can trust. Membership
site. MixingLight.com
Colorist Flight School: I will personally coach you
in this premium video-based DaVinci Resolve
training. training.taoofcolor.com
Fini.tv: Are you looking for a professional colorist to
finish a project? This is my professional color
grading company. Visit or just email me:
[email protected] | Fini.tv
Patrick takes his experience
working at high-end full-service
post houses and delivers those
same services to low- and mid-
budget productions
Patrick InhoferColorist | Coach
Orlando, Florida
Find Patrick
@PatInhofer
Do not distribute. For FCPX Creative Summit attendees only.