Post Production: Colour Grading & Correction

Color grading is the art of altering the colour, contrast, white balance and hues of a movie. It ensures that the movie "has the right feel". Colour correction, a similar process, has the goal of making sure there is consistent and appropriate colour, brightness and contrast throughout the movie.

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Colour Grading to Create the Mood

There are many colour related variables that can be altered in a movie to change the mood and emotional impact of the scenes, a few of which are listed below:

• White Balance
• Contrast
• Colour Saturation
• Hues
• Black Levels
• Film look effects such as:
  • Smoothing skin textures
  • Making it look like old film footage
  • Black & White and sepia effects
  • Vignetting etc