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Shoot Your Friends CORRIDOR Matie Painting Using reference piotos or paintings, you can create a new environment and increase the impact of your scene. From background mountains to alien landscapes, matte painting can be the best way to create a set. Color Correction When correcting your footage, match the brightness between the shots, tweak the saturation and fix any tinting caused from changing white balance or lighting conditions. Color Grading Altering and enhancing the color of the video, you can give the desired mood to a scene and establish a style. There are no rules in color grading, but for a professional look, keep as much detail in your shot as you can. Don't crush the shadows or blow up the highlights. Indoor Scenes Hit one side of the face with a strong light!1] (preferably reaching both eyes) and the other side with a weak or distant light 21, For a final touch, place an edge light slightly behind the side 13) DIGI TAL CAUTION! Never deal with fire and explosions without a skilled professional. For your safety, add the effects digitally. Safety When dealing with fake weapons, terrorisis masks or anything that looks dangerous, notify as many people as possible in the area and notify the police that you're shooting a movie. Vignettes Darkening the corners can improve the cinematic look of your | movie and help draw attention on a particular subject of the frame. Planning For a good CG shot, it's better to work all the practical effects you can in to it, this will save a lot of time in the back end. Imagine wiere the effects are gonna be and how the timing is going to affect everything. [3] Original siot |colored plastic to change the color of the light piece of cloth to Testing Effects Before using an effect in a movie, test it first! This will allow you to find out if it works and how to ayoid problems when shooting and in the post production. diffuse the light. OLICE Skin Keep color looking as natural as possible or pusi to a point that looks stylized. Color Split- Outdoor Scenes When shooting outside, use reflectors. It makes a huge diference. You can use foil lows mids highs It's a very interesting grading style: Pull one color wheel in one direction then move another in the oposite to backed insulation or even a cardboard wrapped with aluminum foil. compensate. Storyboard Use illustrations or images to A build a storyboard, this will help others to understand the shot and find potential problems before they occur. Bullet Hits The hits shouldn't be unnecessarily flashy and large > Be aware of what kind of material the bullet are striking. Does it need sparks, smoke, dirt, dust or shrapnel? A generous amount always look better (more bullets = more better) > Pay attention to detäils: make the impact break and change the object Adjust your element's color to match the material and the scene ► Need free stock footage for your bullet hits? http://bit.ly/bQ2rKO Shallow Focus It's an effect where one plane of the image is in focus while the rest is out of focus. Besides the cinematic visual, it's great to isolate your subject or give depth to the scene. Color Manipulation If the footage will be color graded, it's better to shoot a "flat image". Turn your.camera default contrast and saturation settings down a little bit. This will give you more freedom to manipulate the image in your computer, preserving the details in the shadows and highlights. youtube.com/corridordigital corridor-digital.com design . Antonio Barizon Corridor Digital . Niko Pueringer & Sam Gorski