Cambridge Blog Post 15

    For this blog post, I will be discussing the research that I did on color grading in preparation for the editing portion of the film. I watched a video on YouTube that I will reference and include below for further use. 

    1. I will need to create a null object above the final film cut to allow for the creation of color grade

    2. I need to track the motion of the camera by picking a spot with sharp edges

    3. I have to make sure that the target is on the null layer and then hit apply

    4. I need to create a new solid with the darkest part of the image as the color to keep consistency

    5. I will need to turn off the new solid so that I can see the original film layer

    6. I have to make sure I use the pen tool to draw out some spotlights created by the actual lights in the shot. 

    7. I need to change the blend mode to subtract and then add a mask feather

    8. I will have to create ellipses and add it to the area around the light (surrounding the ellipse)

    9. Make sure that the solid layer is parented to the null layer

    10. Create a large ellipse in the middle of the shot

    

Some extra notes I have are:

    - keep the attention where it should be

    - shadows and color grading can be strategically added to draw the viewer to a certain area of focus

YouTube. (2015). Create a Cinematic Look with After Effects Tricks! YouTube. Retrieved March 10, 2022, from https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9fmxbAv3XtI&ab_channel=Kriscoart. 

Cambridge Blog Post 14

     Until I can film this weekend, I am going to be conducting research on possible film editing techniques. I also wanted to attach the video of what I want to base my final seconds of the film on. It is a scene from the first John Wick where he finally gets the revenge he has been desiring. He kills the main antagonist. This video of my inspiration is included below.

    I like the way that John Wick comes in slow motion from the blur of the camera. I believe that I want to do that as well. Because my friends warehouse has different rows, I want my character to come around the corner of one of those warehouse rows. I do still want to keep the slow motion. 

    In the next few days I will be conducting research on color grading for these types of films, and I will be posting blogs based on that.