This is a short piece of footage from outside that I really liked. It seems a bit over exposed but that actual framing is well constructed. I like the linear composition of the shot, the wooden panels all lining up to point at the central café, and two people sitting right of the screen. The branches and shadows frame the shot and I think this frontal shot frame it quite nicely.

In class we went over colour grading and I wanted to experiment with colour grading the same shots in different ways. I’ve gone for cool and warm tones as well as blue and green tones. I feel like its difficult to compare them when they are all placed together, it feels a bit amateurish looking at all these different filters lined up. I almost just prefer the original colouring of the shot. I think with outdoor shoots the colour grading just looks a bit dodgy and amateur. I think I’ll have to experiment with an indoor shoot and grade that.

With this bathroom shoot I found the interior location easier to colour grade. I think the most subtle of grading makes a huge difference and can help create a different tone to the piece. The grading I did on the third shot is almost a sickly yellow colour, I think this changes the way you see Annick in the bathroom, its almost like a deathly/sickly vibe that makes her character seem worse off. Interesting to see how grading alone can change the way we look at a character.