From the course: Creating a Short Film: 11 Color Grading

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The difference color makes

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The difference color makes

- [Instructor] Before we get into the how of how to adjust color, let's talk about the why of color. Why do we change the color of footage? Why don't we just record the color of the scene the way it is? Well, one of the reasons is that colors can affect us on a primal level, it's not just about being pretty or improving aesthetics, although that is often a side effect but it's more than that. Human brains are wired to respond to certain colors. Additionally, the cultures that we're in often have their own associations with color as well. So you can just imagine what color can do with the stories you tell. Color can make a lifeless scene feel ominous or take scenes that look like regular old recordings and make them look cinematic. So as we go through this chapter, we're going to look at some of the most foundational concepts in working with color, which will be the basis for all that we do in the rest of the course.

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