Colour Grading - New Bird

Previously, I predicted that we would not have enough time in post-production, even with the 2 weeks spent working on it, to grade the project in Color 1.5 or Magic Bullet Looks. This has held true, and the colour grading has been completed using FCP's 3-way colour corrector.

For the most part, the corrections were are simple case of increasing the contrast for a more dynamic aesthetic. I initially considered some vignetting effects, but due to time constraints decided they were not necessary. Other corrections included brightening up several shots, mostly the interview with Mackey and an insert of the money pot for New Bird in the Lost Art skate shop.

In some cases, such as Craig Williams' interview, I added blue/cyan to the shadows in order to create a more cinematic and visually appealing look, and in a few shots this was countered by the addition of warm tones in the highlights.

Although the grading has been brief, I am pleased with the outcome and feel that we successfully captured images on the shoot that looked good without much tinkering.