Video Color Correction: Adding A Whole New Layer Of Subtext
Video color correction is an important aspect of most edits and is about a lot more than just evening skin tones or fixing an over- or under-exposure. A scene's overall coloration, or even that of a single shot, can enhance or subdue mood, theme and other subtextual elements of your storyline. It can also be used to draw the viewers eye to important plot or story elements by emphasizing specific characters, props or other visual elements. Just like a deft handling of light, composition and movement can evoke emotional or psychological responses from the audience, so can the skillful manipulation of color.
Good directors of photography must maintain a careful balance of aesthetic convention, shooting style and technical considerations with the piece's symbolism, theme and narrative. Every element must harmonize with the next in order to support the director's vision, the production design and the script. Good video editors must do the same with the elements of their craft: pace, continuity, movement, audio and color. Content, director-instruction and overall quality are the just a few important factors to consider in the decision-making process.
Regardless of the type of project you may be working on, correcting shooting errors is important. Live event shoots like those for documentary projects and news-gathering must often take place in circumstances where lighting, subject movement and other factors are out of the control of the camera operator, so they are especially prone to lighting problems, shifting col temperatures etc.
Image problems also tend to occur more frequently in low-budget productions, where camera gear and lighting equipment rental may be constrained. However they happen, image problems need to be fixed and coloration continuity errors solved before moving into advanced colorization.
Once these basic fixes have been applied, colorization as an art form becomes the order of the day. Color has several layers of meaning. Throughout nature, it can represent fertility, toxicity, danger, seasonal changes, and so on. Human interpretations tend to link it with emotion (cowardice is yellow, envy green, rage red, etc.), as varied as the spectrum itself.
Elements of our day to day life also create associations in our minds, and these can be highly contextual - on the road, red means 'stop', a red symbol on a computer means 'error', a red rose indicates romantic interest, etc. To make a subtextual contribution, keep these visceral, socialized and psychological connotations in mind when you perform video color correction.
Snow White's gleaming red poisoned apple grabs our attention immediately and evokes dread and anxiety at what we know is coming. We know when Neo's in the Matrix by that green tint and we start worrying that agents are on their way. The world glows with golden light when the hero kisses the leading lady and we know they will live happily ever after. Hogwarts is so much more vibrant than the Muggle world, you can almost feel the magic. Video color correction can be a powerful story-telling tool.
Good directors of photography must maintain a careful balance of aesthetic convention, shooting style and technical considerations with the piece's symbolism, theme and narrative. Every element must harmonize with the next in order to support the director's vision, the production design and the script. Good video editors must do the same with the elements of their craft: pace, continuity, movement, audio and color. Content, director-instruction and overall quality are the just a few important factors to consider in the decision-making process.
Regardless of the type of project you may be working on, correcting shooting errors is important. Live event shoots like those for documentary projects and news-gathering must often take place in circumstances where lighting, subject movement and other factors are out of the control of the camera operator, so they are especially prone to lighting problems, shifting col temperatures etc.
Image problems also tend to occur more frequently in low-budget productions, where camera gear and lighting equipment rental may be constrained. However they happen, image problems need to be fixed and coloration continuity errors solved before moving into advanced colorization.
Once these basic fixes have been applied, colorization as an art form becomes the order of the day. Color has several layers of meaning. Throughout nature, it can represent fertility, toxicity, danger, seasonal changes, and so on. Human interpretations tend to link it with emotion (cowardice is yellow, envy green, rage red, etc.), as varied as the spectrum itself.
Elements of our day to day life also create associations in our minds, and these can be highly contextual - on the road, red means 'stop', a red symbol on a computer means 'error', a red rose indicates romantic interest, etc. To make a subtextual contribution, keep these visceral, socialized and psychological connotations in mind when you perform video color correction.
Snow White's gleaming red poisoned apple grabs our attention immediately and evokes dread and anxiety at what we know is coming. We know when Neo's in the Matrix by that green tint and we start worrying that agents are on their way. The world glows with golden light when the hero kisses the leading lady and we know they will live happily ever after. Hogwarts is so much more vibrant than the Muggle world, you can almost feel the magic. Video color correction can be a powerful story-telling tool.
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