VIDEO AND SOUND PRODUCTION - PROJECT 2
14/05/25 - 08/06/25 ( Week 4 - Week 7 )
Instructions
For this task, we were assigned to color correct and color grade the Lalin film that we had previously worked on and arranged in our Exercise Blog. The goal was to improve the visual mood and overall tone of the film through editing, especially focusing on how color can affect the emotion of a scene.
As part of the requirement, I trimmed the original footage down to 35 seconds, just as the lecturer instructed. Once the cut was finalized, I began with the color correction process. During my first attempt, I focused on adjusting the contrast. I specifically lowered it to tone down the harsh brightness from some of the white lighting in the scenes, making the visuals feel softer and less intense. I felt like this gave me a cleaner base to work with before moving on to grading.
For the second attempt, I shifted my attention to the colors. I wanted to bring out a more somber and emotional tone, so I began experimenting with cooler color temperatures. To do this, I desaturated the image slightly and added a light blue tint. This gave the footage a more melancholic and gloomy atmosphere, which I felt matched the sad and emotional vibe of the film.
In the final grading stage, I committed to a cool blue tone across all the scenes. It wasn’t too overpowering. I made sure it was just enough to influence the mood without distracting from the story. I think this subtle grading helped support the emotional direction of the film, and I learned how important color is in shaping how the audience feels when watching a scene.
At the finishing stage, I also added a royalty free music to add to the melancholic scene.
For this task, we were asked to recreate a few scenes from the movie Everything Everywhere All At Once. Our class was split into two groups, and each of us was assigned a different role—I got to play Evelyn, the main character.
We filmed everything in one of the classrooms at Taylor’s University, Block C, Level 9. Here are some behind-the-scenes photos we took during the shoot.
Once we finished shooting the scenes, I started the editing process by looking for a copyright-free suspenseful soundtrack to set the tone. I wanted something that would build tension and match the dramatic vibe I was aiming for, so I picked a free Hollywood-style trailer music track that sounded intense enough to carry the edit.
After that, I began arranging the clips in sequence, thinking about pacing and how each shot could flow smoothly to build up suspense. Once the scenes were laid out, I added the recorded audio from the boom mic. I made sure the dialogue was clear and properly synced, then adjusted the volume levels so the voice lines were louder than the music, just enough to feel like you’re watching it in a theater where the dialogue still cuts through the background.
Next, I inserted short, intense text overlays between certain scenes to emphasize the dramatic tone. I picked words that sounded heavy and mysterious to match the trailer’s mood.
Once that was set, I moved on to color grading. I used the "Creative" tab in Premiere Pro because I found it more convenient for making quick and natural-looking adjustments. For most of the scenes, I applied the same style, boosting the shadows with a teal tint and highlights with an orange tint, following that classic cinematic “teal and orange” look. Since the colors leaned more toward blue and yellow in the raw footage, I adjusted them slightly using red and orange tints and dropped the saturation a bit to give the trailer that polished, movie-like aesthetic.
Then I went back and fine-tuned the timing of each clip so that the transitions hit perfectly with the beats of the suspenseful music, helping to keep the intensity throughout the trailer. Finally, I chose the font styles and colors for both the dramatic text and the mock movie title at the end, making sure they matched the overall tone and visual style of the trailer.
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