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Adobe Premiere Pro can be very intimidating if you’ve just opened it for the first time or if you’re learning how to use it. As a former film & content creation student myself, I know just how scary the editing software can seem. Having edited a bunch of student projects in it over the last few years however, I’m now very comfortable in using it, especially with Premiere’s colour grading tools. I’ve developed a clear & straightforward process that I go through every time I grade footage.
In this tutorial, I’ll take you step by step through the colour correction and grading process, to help you on your editing journey and learn new skills.
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Before we go into exactly how to correct and grade your footage however, its important to know why this step is so crucial. Colour grading is one of the most important steps in the film editing process. Generally, every editor will their own their workflow, one that been honed over an extended period of time as they got used to editing more and more. My personal editing workflow goes like this:
I like to leave what’s known as a colour pass (the term that encapsulates correction & grading) to last before doing any final adjustments. The specific reason for why I do this is because colour grading acts as the final piece of the puzzle that ties everything together.