Here's how to achieve accurate skin tones in the grade. As a working colorist, if I had to prioritize a single aspect of my grades over all others, I’d choose skin tone every time. Why? Because nearly every shot we grade has skin in it, and its appearance plays a huge role in the viewer’s response to the image. Get it right, and we’re well on our way to a solid grade. Get it wrong, and there’s almost no way to recover. So can how we structure our approach to nailing skin tone in every shot? Let’s explore some guiding principles we can use to answer this question. Before we dive in, let’s establish a practical definition for skin tone. Skin tone refers to the reproduction, hue, saturation, and luminance of our subject’s skin. Respect the Context The first principle we need to understand is that skin tone is contextual, and there’s no single combination of hue, saturation, and luminance we can target to get it “right." Read More...
Published By: NoFilmSchool - Tuesday, 2 March, 2021