Color Grading 101: Shot Matching & Working With Multiple Nodes

February 12, 2024

In Part 2 of his series, Colorist Patrick Inhofer starts working 'at speed' on the Base Grade and then moves to Shot Matching (with scopes).


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Part 2 – Learning How To Use Scopes To Upgrade Your Shot Matching Skills

In Part 1, you learned how to rely on the objectivity of Waveforms and Vectorscopes when analyzing an image. You also learned how those objective tools can help you decide the first ‘color grading move’ you should attempt.

Using Scopes: Helping defeat the ‘tyranny of the first move’

As we start Part 2 to show you how to use scopes for shot matching, take a quick review of the three traces pulled from Part 1. You don’t need to know the image represented by these traces to glean key insights as to the first move you should make:

From Part 1, this waveform shows a likely issue with our highlights.
From Part 1, this waveform suggests a likely issue with unbalanced midtones.


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