Topics in Post-Production (378-0-20)
Topic
Color Correction
Instructors
Carl Ryan Stemple
Meeting Info
Louis Hall 118: Fri 10:00AM - 12:50PM
Overview of class
This class is an introduction to the art & science of color grading (aka color correction), taught from the perspective of a working film & tv colorist. Students will be tasked with inhabiting a highly technical role in the post-production pipeline that skirts the line between artist & engineer, all while learning industry-leading workflows, common camera & delivery file-types, primary & secondary grading skills and spectrographic literacy. The class will focus on learning the intricacies & power of DaVinci Resolve, while also exploring the grading potential within Adobe Premiere.
Registration Requirements
Graduate students will need to issue a request to the instructor, who will then communicate with the Program Administrator to obtain the appropriate Permission Number to provide to the Registrar.
Learning Objectives
At the end of this course, students will be able to:
• Perform an online conform in DaVinci Resolve from a timeline created in Adobe Premiere, and vice versa.
• Understand basic color theory as it relates to video post-production.
• Read spectrographic information from various forms of scopes accurately.
• Color grade a project using the plethora of tools within Resolve.
• Troubleshoot common issues that arise in the course of color grading, such as noise, mismatched cameras, inconsistent exposure, etc.
• Roundtrip color graded media from Resolve to Premiere using various use-case defined workflows.
Teaching Method
Attendance and Participation, 3 Portfolio Reviews, and a Final Project Presentation (during the week of Final Exams).
Class Materials (Required)
DaVinci Resolve (free): https://www.blackmagicdesign.com/products/davinciresolve/
Class Notes
• The computers in LOU 118 will be at your disposal, and the instructor will be providing you with content for each week's lesson.
• Student will be required to have materials from outside-of-class projects to work on over the course of the quarter, which will factor into the 3 portfolio reviews (a total of 5 minutes of content per portfolio). This material can be derived from other classes, from a student's personal productions, or the productions of other students / filmmakers. All outside-of-class material is subject to approval by the instructor.
• Students will not be required to purchase DaVinci Resolve Studio version for their own devices, but are encouraged to if they wish to take advantage of the full power of the program for their own projects both in and out of class.
• DaVinci Resolve is a complex, encompassing post-production tool, and online conform matched with color grading and final delivery are highly technical skill-sets. It is encouraged that students have a firm working knowledge of post-production workflows, and are comfortable working in non-linear editing applications.
Enrollment Requirements
Enrollment Requirements: Prerequisite: Students must have taken and passed RTVF 190-0.