Color Correction for Film and Media

Catalog description

One of the last and most crucial steps of post-production is color correction. This course will cover how color correction fits into the workflow of post-production, including discussion and exercises focused on professional level deliverables needed for a variety of cinematic and broadcast productions. This hands-on course will focus on the role of the Colorist, from a technical and aesthetic approach. Students will examine how color correction can be used to enhance visual storytelling, and the tools used to achieve such results. The course will also cover the role of the finishing editor in compiling deliverables, ranging from an online screener to a DCP (digital cinema package) used for auditorium projection.