Instructor: Kevin Shaw
Price: £740
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This is a practical masterclass aimed at anyone involved in designing the look and style of a project. We look at color harmonies and balance and then apply the ideas to color grading. We focus on the principal elements of an image that clients of commercials, television and feature films all relate to; techniques cover skin, sky, products, mood and time of day as well as topics raised by the attendees. The goal is to manage these elements effectively and efficiently whilst maintaining the integrity of the project concepts and a color schema.
The workshop focuses on the finishing polish applied in the final coloring and begins with a summary of the rules of contrast and then explores color harmonies and analysis. It then quickly moves into practical examples and experimentation showing how these rules can be applied to color grading decisions at both a scene-to-scene and project level. Everyone is encouraged to bring their own ungraded media to use in addition to the course media.
This class is usually taken after CT201: Advanced Looks and Matching
Now available in a live online virtual classroom. Virtual machines can be provided for a small additional cost.
You Will Learn
- Color Contrast
- Color Juxtaposition
- Popular Looks review
- Color Harmonies in practice
- Color Design in grading looks
- Color Design for image elements
- Skin techniques and digital make-up
- Sky and how to use it for balance or effect
- Time of day effects
- Interiors and exteriors; Color design with locations
- More happy accidents!
Everyone is encouraged to use their own ungraded media in addition to the course media.
All students on this course receive an ICA Digital Certificate (pdf).
Instructions:
The class will run in a Zoom meeting environment with all participants online, visible and able to share their screen. Each participant will have a short pre flight check with the instructor before the first class to test and configure settings.
Ideally you should have the following setup:
- Two displays - one for Zoom and one for your color grading system*.
- Microphone
- Headset
* If you do not have a suitable computer for grading we can provide you with a virtual machine and resolve for the class. There is a small additional fee for this service.
Classes will run 10am to 5pm London time each day for 3 days. There will be a 40 minute lunch break and two 10 minute breaks each day
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