Colorgrading Workshop 1

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Subject guarantor:

Marek JÍCHA

Name of lecturer(s):

Marek JÍCHA

Learning outcomes of the course unit:

How to use the post-production potential of color grading on the FinalCutPro color corrector.

Mode of study:

Theoretical lectures plus practical examples from teacher s archive. Later they use gained knowledge on their school practical assignments under the teacher s supervision.

Prerequisites and co-requisites:

Previous knowledge of basics of colorimetry and sensitometry. Students are familiar with Adobe software such as Photoshop and FinalCut Pro and Premiere.

Course contents:

The course is focused on theory and practice testing of issues in post-production processing and coloring an image with a color corrector based on FinalCutPro 2K/4K, FCP2K, FCP4K, the technology and variations in corrections in SDTV, HDTV, DC2K, DC4K.

The instructor has up to date experience with these technologies for finalization and colorgrading images of professional feature films on 35mm laser copied to 35mm from DVCAM sources has prepared instructional examples from these projects. Instruction is supplemented by examples from those films from 35mm copies for the cinema screen.

Course Description: Seminar will focus on the work of Cinematographer as a leading artistic Director of Photography in process of Postproduction to finish and control final look of Picture. Students will focus on the work with postproduction grading system Color Corrector using software FinalCut Pro and Da Vinci. This program has possibilities for improving or totally changing the look of your DV, HD or film project. Director of Photography Marek Jicha will share his recent experiences making feature 35mm films with different technologies.

Preliminary outline for course meetings:

Color Theory, Basics of Colorimetric Rules

Historical Review of Color systems

Aristoteles, Newton, Goethe, Maxwell, Itten, CIE and many others.

Color Combinations

Color Contrasts

Spirits of Colors

Color Design Rules

Color Dramaturgy

Function of Colors

Relation between Colors

Digital Telecine versus Film Scanner

Professional Color Correctors versus Final Cut Pro

Color Temperature Workflow versus Calibrated Monitor

Digital Intermediate, Useful Softwares

Filters and Camera, Filters and Color Corrector

Finalization of Picture design, making release prints.

Recommended or required reading:

http://fduarts.org/VPS/manuals/finalcut.pdf

http://www.photoshopbook.net/cesky.html

http://manuals.info.apple.com/en/Shake_4_Tutorials.pdf

Johan Volfgang Goethe: Theory of Colors

Johannes Itten ? The Art of Color

Ueli Seiler-Hugova: Colors

Vasilij Kandinski - Concerning the Spiritual in Art

Assessment methods and criteria:

Credit is based on student s attendance and completion of colorgrading task.

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Schedule for winter semester 2016/2017:

The schedule has not yet been prepared

Schedule for summer semester 2016/2017:

The schedule has not yet been prepared

The subject is a part of the following study plans:

• Cinematography (qualification subject - practical seminar)