In todays class we looked at post production colour grading and the use of mattes and the pen tool. This effect worked in isolating a particular area and editing just that section of a shot. We entered the suits and adopted Paul’s technique of copying a single shots four times, leaving the first as the original and then altering the latter three.

The following video exhibits the successive order of:

1. Original clip

2. Blur effect on all but dads face

3. Saturation/colour grading on all but dads face

4. Saturation/colour grading on dads face, with background remaining

I first went frame by frame to track the slight camera movement, but then succeeded and used the automatic tracking tool in-built to Premiere. Obviously that was a much faster process, however this did at times compromise the accuracy which I then fixed again on a  frame by frame basis. Obviously, as in all first attempts, this is quite rough and fragmentary, particularly around the edges of the mask. But it does give me a good understanding of my own abilities and what is achievable in the editing suits. Lynda as a tool as well, will be great for me to further my knowledge of this tool and Premiere in its entirety.

These tools are really useful and ones that I have never used before. They add to my growing awareness of Premiere as a creative tool and the ability that it holds to effect an image. In relation to my filmmaking consciousness, this knowledge is important to my production process and capabilities the post-production stage are paramount in shaping the way in which I shoot. This is a tool I definitely need to explore more and refine, but this basic understanding is the first step that will stem into a deeper comprehension, one by which I hope never stops growing.