Today’s Plan:
- Adjusting Color and Brightness in Premiere
- Opening Shots
- Homework
Adjusting Color and Brightness in Premiere
A walkthrough on how to make an adjustment layer
Once I create the adjustment layer, I can drag effects onto the layer without editing the original clips. And the adjustments will be applied to every clip.
Lets go to Effects workspace and the Effects menu. Then apply a Brightness Contrast effect. Then lets add a Basic Corrections effect. I will modify:
- Temp (cold vs warm) (or tint)
- Contrast
- Highlights
- Shadows
- Blacks
- Whites
Opening Shots
A few strategies/ideas to think about:
- Symbolism/Layers of Meaning
- Synecdoche (parts that symbolize the whole)
- Scope/Scale (Picture in a Picture)
- Angle Itself
- Disorientation/Play on expectations
Homework
Read Kalman, And the Pursuit of Happiness chapter on the Supreme Court and one other chapter of your choice. We’ll talk about Kalman’s aesthetic (and her argument) in class on Monday.
We’ll be using Kalman as a creative relay for your final assignment, so this reading is meant to both inspire and influence. Our goal will be to think about how to identify and transform her aesthetic approach, her ingredients and her methods, into a video project.
Your final interview projects are due on Saturday at midnight (I will do my best to grade them quickly). That gives you Sunday and Monday to do the Kalman reading.
