LO3: Apply Video Effects and Titles and Graphics to the Materials

Colour Grading:

I plan on colour grading the footage as the colour temperature of the raw footage doesn't often match the tone/ mood of the scene (see example below).

The scene that contains this shot is supposed have dark and violent theme, which the warm, orange light doesn't match.

After colour grading this scene, I found that it had much colder and violent themes, connoting the main characters intention.

To colour grade, I started by opening the 'Colour Workspace' in premiere pro by going to 'Window' and then 'Workspaces' and then 'Colour Workspace.'

From here, I expanded the 'Project' window and pressed the 'New Item' button and selected 'Adjustment Layer.'

I then dragged the adjustment layers and extended them to cover the footage I wanted to colour grade. As I was in the colour workspace, all I needed to do was select the adjustment layer and navigate to the 'Lumetri Colour' window where I am given options to change the colour temperature, tint, brightness and other options. I adjusted these settings to how I wanted them for each shot and scene I was colour grading.

Gun Flash:

The reason I will be adding this effect is simply as a way to propel the narrative forward.

I originally created this effect by adding a matte colour layer, shortening it to 1 frame and lowering it's opacity, but this looked tacky and low quality.

So, instead of creating the effect this way, I used the 'lighting effects' effect and customised it to make it look how I wanted it to.

To add this effect, I cut a segment of the footage out, to match the length of the gunshot and applied the 'lighting effects' effect from the effects panel.

Then, in the effect control panel, I modified the settings to match my preferences.

The first change I made was to change the light type to 'omni' this is because it creates the effect of a flash of light that is brightest on Ava's face while still lighting up the surrounding area. I also found that the brightness was too high, so I lowered it to 95%.

Titles and Graphics:

My short film features two main graphics. The Opening Title and the credits.

To create the opening title, I used the text tool to type the title out and then I used the essential graphics window to centre it.

After this, I changed the font to my chosen font and modified the size of the words on either side of 'Mercer'. and adjusted it in the timeline so that it appeared and disappeared when I wanted it to.

The reason I applied no effects to the title is because I wanted it to cut in jarringly as to suit the conventions of the genre.

The rolling credits at the end were very simple to make as all I needed to do was type them out include each role and name how I wanted it and then apply the rolling effect in the essential graphics window.