Colour grading
After having a play with colour grading today, I found that colour is really influential in filmmaking. However, it is not as easy as I thought it would be. My plan is to see whether colour can affect the mood of scenes or not, which I found it quite tricky.
Yes, colour is affective in filmmaking, however, different tones and colours may show the same kind of feeling and emotion as well. But this doesn’t mean that we don’t need colour grading in filmmaking. After working on colour grading, even just a slight change on the video, it can make the whole film look better and even more interesting. It pleases the eyes of the audience and can also enhance the drama of colours. It helps the audience know where to focus and what exactly the director trying to tell in particular scenes.
As I have been working on tinting, toning, and a whole lot of other stuff related to colouring, green tone seems to match with my theme of laundromat the most. I also found that, when shooting a shot of shadow and using a lot of exposure, blue tone works best for that kind of scene. The video below is a brief of what kind of colour and tone I’ve been working on. When the scene is bright, warm tone makes the shot stand out more. Blue tone is suitable for a darker scene.