CHAPTER 9
Matching Shots
This chapter is devoted to one of the basic colorist tasks: matching shots. This is one of the least subjective areas in which a colorist must be proficient. Either the shots match or they don’t. You’ll see that there are numerous strategies and tips to make these matches easier but that the more experienced you become, the more you simply rely on your eyes. But until then, learning to match shots is a valuable skill and training method in learning to force a very specific look on a shot with a clearly definable and quantifiable result.
There are four matching scenes in this chapter. The first pair of matching shots includes a shot of the lion in front of the Art Institute of Chicago. One was shot with proper ...
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