The epiphany I had whilst working through this exercise was to fully understand what Paul was talking about when we first talked about colour grading all those weeks ago. That being, what looks crazy and over the top in premier, can look understated if you leave it for a little while and then return. Making sure to give yourself the time to be able to leave the grading for a couple of hours, and then return with a fresh(er) pair of eyes is very useful. Getting another’s eyes and option on the grade is better yet. Its quite remarkable the blinders that can go on when grading, its like you get into this weird headspace where all changes look really exaggerated and harsh. But then ZIMZALABIM, let it cook for a little bit and you return to find it looks subtle. I think some of my looks still could be pushed further, even though at the time I was shaking my head at myself for being so radical. I think my favourite look is the fourth one, the black and white look. In the past I have used the ‘black and white’ effect to achieve a B&W look. However, through playing around in Lumetri Color I was able to discover another way that looked way better; Somehow more soft and strong.

Unedited:

Lumetri Color
Creative:
colour wheels> modified towards the reds
Hue Saturation > modified towards the reds
RGB curves > modified towards the reds

Lumetri Color
Look> Cinespace2383sRGBbit
Creative:
Faded film > 80
Sharpen > 10
Hue Saturation > modified
RGB curves > modified

Lemetri colour
Look > Fuji Eterna 250d Kodak 2395
Creative:
Intensity > 79
Sharpen > 17
Saturation> 85
Shadow tint wheel > modified towards the yellows
Highlight tint > modified towards the yellows
colour wheels:
Midtones > modified towards the yellows
Highlights > modified towards the yellows
Shadows > modified towards the purples
Vignette:
Amount: -5.0
Midpoint: 50
feather: 50

Lumetri Color
RGB curves:
Hue Saturation> all the way down