Editing Progress - Grading

In order to give our video a more professional look, as well as bringing the sections together more effectively, we graded our shots accordingly.
The balloon scenes and white scenes required the least grading as these were shot in the studio with very good lighting. For these we only added a ProcAmp in order to adjust the brightness, contrast, hue and saturation.

Balloon Grading

White Scene Grading

The paint shots were, however, more difficult to grade as not only were they filmed on different cameras, they were also filmed with external lighting on separate days.

We edited these shots by using both a ProcAmp and a three way colour corrector in order to balance the colours. On the left is the ungraded image, and on the right is the graded image. The graded image is noticeably more vibrant and colourful, limiting the effects of the external lighting and giving it a professional look.

By far the most difficult shots, however, were those filmed on the Go Pro. This was because the Go Pro has much less depth of colour than the Canon 5D. In addition, the lens is incredibly wide but the viewing screen is small, and so as a result it is hard to see what is actually in the shot. We also graded these using a ProcAmp and Three-Way Colour Corrector. They took a lot more effort to grade but the outcome was crucial to the look of our video and we were happy with the grading of these shots:

Go Pro Grading