In fact, color matching is still difficult! I used to be a digital designer, and I entered the business 1 1 year! Mixed color! I think the most important thing is feeling, as long as it feels right! This film must be very good-of course, the premise is that your own aesthetics must pass, watch more films to improve your aesthetics, and you are very cold about drugs of certain colors! For example, what is the popular hue and color system this year? What color does this film suit? Many, many objective factors should be noted! You are a photographer, so I don't have to say that I want to compose a composition. When composing music, a good-looking movie is indispensable. Of course, the color must match this film, match this feeling, and add some words suitable for the film. I believe this movie will also be very shocking.
To be a good colorist, the most important thing is the perception and sensitivity of color. As for the details, it must be the pursuit of good colors. Without a good retouching effect, it is definitely not possible. As the old saying goes, details are doomed to success or failure! Generally, the salary of a good colorist is more than 4,000 yuan, such as August, V2, ancient photography, and some studios need professional colorists. Of course, the salary of the colorist is a little higher than that of the designer, and the colorist calculates the money by piece.
Hehe, very arrogant. If you want to register as a colorist, the premise is that you have to pass yourself. This is called psychological defense. As for technology, you are also making progress. As long as you have the courage and mentality, I believe you can apply for a colorist now to make up for your initial salary and work, but after half a year, I believe you will be an excellent colorist.
Come on! Hehe, I believe you will succeed. David will be happy to answer it for you, 329 180 103. This is my QQ. If possible, we can be friends! Discuss color reproduction technology with each other.
2. How to become an excellent colorist?
Nowadays, colorists are more similar to color consultants, who not only provide color advice on the choice of home improvement building materials, but also provide color advice on soft clothes or personal dress and makeup. A good colorist should have the following consciousness:
Stick to your creativity and preferences.
Individuals are extraordinary because of their thoughts. A colorist is a profession that accepts tasks and then handles them. Filmmakers can do it themselves, just as they can edit and direct it themselves. But if they give their works to the colorist, it is because they believe that the colorist can bring something new to their story. So we need to inject something that can enhance the whole story. Creating a color style may be a colorist's most creative skill, but it should be closely related to the story.
It's important to know your own preferences. We can start by saying, "I like this director, and I like this style". Then set out to collect what you like: build a database of commonly used movies, trailers, music videos and photos, and create reference materials that can reflect your artistic preferences and personality, thus inspiring the creation of color styles.
Learn about the new camera and its codec.
You need to turn yourself into a technical expert to satisfy your strong creative desire. You don't have to be a master of broadcasting engineering, but you must have excellent professional knowledge and know the design of different cameras, especially the function of the camera you are using and its codec.
Our basic matching scene. I will talk about this in detail below. But it is also common for us to use four or five formats of materials on a timeline, which will make the work more complicated. If you don't know the characteristics of each file format (raw, log, bit depth, compression and parsing, etc. ), it is difficult for you to grasp the degree of image adjustment.
Be a businessman
You can grow into the world's top colorist in your small world, but narcissism can't give you a job. You should take the initiative: make your own works, upload and share them with everyone, speak actively in various public places and be active in the network.
When you become famous, you won't have to meet people. But if you stand still, your dream will eventually come to nothing. You have to be a member of the market and you can contact at any time. Even when you focus on the project at hand, you need to look for the next project.
Catch the customer
Now there are more and more freelance colorists. Over time, we will find that despite the "freedom", we are increasingly dependent on old customers, and people only judge you by the results of the last project-this is the cruelty of reality. If you slack off a little, you won't get the job.
You should keep showing new works. Sometimes you may work for free to meet a new director. Nothing in the short term. But once you start a project, you must do it seriously, just like those well-paid projects. You never know who will ask you for cooperation again, and then he may make a satisfactory price.
Keep the scene consistent.
It is easy to establish a color style for one shot, but it is relatively difficult to keep it visually consistent with the next shot. This is the most important thing, you have to reach the realm of using it freely. Of course, you can't do it overnight, and your greatness will be honed by years. We pursue consistency, so that the audience can always be convinced.
Skin color is the key to pay attention to. It's the first one, and customers will have higher requirements for this than others. The color temperature will shift at different times of the day, and when the sunlight stone is used as the main light source, it will have a great influence on all the illuminated objects, especially the skin color. You must know the story. Even if it is an advertisement, you should read it carefully and try to color it. Get the material as soon as possible to determine the color effect of the main lens. The more you know about the film, the better the color scheme.
3. How can I become an excellent photo studio colorist?
In fact, color matching is still difficult!
I used to be a digital designer, and I entered the business 1 1 year!
Mixed color! I think the most important thing is feeling,
As long as it feels right! This movie must be very good-
Of course, the premise is that your own aesthetics must pass.
Watch more movies to improve your aesthetics,
Also, I'm very cold about certain colors of drugs!
For example, what is the popular hue and color system this year?
What color does this film suit? Many, many objective factors should be noted!
You are a photographer, and I don't have to say that I want to compose a composition. This is a good movie.
It is essential for composition, and of course the color should match this film.
With this feeling, plus some words suitable for movies,
I believe this movie will also be very shocking.
To be a good colorist, the most important thing is the perception and sensitivity of color. As for the details, we must pursue them.
Good color, without good retouching effect, is definitely not enough. As the old saying goes, details are doomed to success or failure!
(the culture is not high, deal with it. )
Generally, the salary of a good colorist is more than 4,000 yuan, such as August, V2, ancient photography, and some studios need professional colorists. Of course, the salary of the colorist is a little higher than that of the designer, and the colorist calculates the money by piece. Hehe, very arrogant.
If you want to register as a colorist, the premise is that you have to pass yourself. This is called psychological defense. As for technology, you are also making progress. As long as you have the courage and mentality, I believe you can apply for a colorist now to make up for your initial salary and work, but after half a year, I believe you will be an excellent colorist.
Come on! Hehe, I believe you will succeed. David will be happy to answer it for you, 329 180 103. This is my QQ. If possible, we can be friends! Discuss color reproduction technology with each other.
4. What knowledge and software does the colorist need for editing and special effects synthesis in the later stage of film and television?
I'm a post-producer, and the "post-film, editing and special effects composite colorist" you said must learn: 1, theoretical knowledge: nonlinear theoretical knowledge, film and television knowledge such as music, sound effects, dubbing, lens assembly, camera knowledge such as lens, picture composition, light, reality, etc., and color, light and shadow, line art knowledge.
2. Technical requirements: "nonlinear software" refers to horizontal editing software (EDIUS, premiere, etc. ) and "post-synthesis special effects software" refers to vertical editing software (After Effect, 3D, MAYA, etc. ). What you said "modeling includes people" is the content of 3D and MAYA software. If you do post-editing, special effects must be learned. If you only do simple post-editing, you don't need 3D. Knowledge of photography theory must be learned.
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