Cinematography

Color Correction and Grading of badly lit film footage

(tags: Color grading / color correction / After Effects / Premiere Pro / bad lighting / cheap lighting / lighting video / lighting film / ligting for dslr video / ligting for dslr filming / Magic Bullet Colorista 2 / bad lighting conditions on set / restoring film footage / badly litten / cinematic look / film look / Canon t2i shoot / Canon 550D / Canon 650D 600D 5D 7D / color grading in after effects / correcting colors in after effects / post-production / team silverback )

By exploring the power of Magic Bullet's Colorista II, we are up scaling low quality film material shot with the Canon 550D also know as the Canon T2i, that was purposely shot with very bad lighting conditions. Do not try this at home kids (the lighting part), this is not how you should lit subjects.

The idea is to show that in the event you discover bad lighting conditions after the filming has been completed a lot can be done in post-prodcution. You do not always need the most expensive cameras and lighting equipment or extravegent project budgets. If you have some time and dedication you can greatly increase footage quality.


Project details:
Camera: Canon 550D  (T2i)
Lighting: Simple $10 construction light
Footage: stock footage for a dutch energie commercial
Software: Premier Pro, After Affects, Magic Bullet's Colorista II

(tags: Color grading / color correction / After Effects / Premiere Pro / bad lighting / cheap lighting / lighting video / lighting film / ligting for dslr video / ligting for dslr filming / Magic Bullet Colorista 2 / bad lighting conditions on set / restoring film footage / badly litten / cinematic look / film look / Canon t2i shoot / Canon 550D / Canon 650D 600D 5D 7D / color grading in after effects / correcting colors in after effects / post-production / team silverback )