COLOR GRADING HOW TO

Hi everybody i need your help for color grading i have an panasonic GH2
and this 3 video was filmed with canon eos 5dmkii

HOW THEY MAKE TO HAVE THIS COLOR FILM MUSIC VIDEO IF SOMEBODY CAN HELP ME???????

video 1 :

video 2 :

video 3 : ww.youtube.com/watch?v=mmVDZrKb_UE

THANK'S A LOT

No need to watch thru all your three music videos to see they're each using different color grades, I would recommend you do your editing first, then experiment with some of the color grades under Effects in FCPX. Maybe a good technique would be to pause your favorite music videos at the moments you like, make a screen grab so you have a still frame to compare with your footage while you apply adjustments. With a clip selected you can skim over an FCPX color grade effect to see its result on your footage. THe first of your three videos has darkened the black levels (crushing the blacks), & upped the green a bit. This is one of the more common attempts at the "film look." Perhaps if you're new to color grading, you don't have to go in & individually tamper with specific levels, choosing instead to rely on a very competent preset, as mentioned you'll find under the Effects palette. There's a color grade called Blockbuster which may be to your liking, & plenty of others to try out on your clips. Sometimes there are different color grades that appear in the same video, denoting different moods for different scenes. The still frame from your third video depicting the red tint is a perfect example.

If you've exhausted all the possibilities with FCPX's color grade presets, then you can choose the one closest to the look you're striving for, & then tweak it a bit. Or there are many 3rd party presets you can purchase, Magic Bullet Looks is a popular brand.

Here are 2 links with training you will find useful.

www.macprovideo.com/tutorial/finalcutpro...orrection-techniques

www.macprovideo.com/tutorial/finalcutprox205-color-grading

Also explore this site for tips

www.colorgradingcentral.com/

Hope this was helpful.



PS: As per the first of the three videos you posted, please promise to be extra careful driving around with those Ben Hur rims.

I use Magic Bullet a lot in my videos. The presets can definitely be over the top though so they may need a little fine tuning for a more subtle look like your first video. It can certainly be achieved though.

Luca's VFX plug-ins has light kits,stylized presets and film leaders that always add a lil flair!

Have you fiddled with your 3-way color corrector yet? I'm still using FCP 7 and its such a quick and easy way to achieve your look.

Check this out

THANK YOU FOR YOUR HELP