CHAPTER 9
Matching Shots
This chapter is devoted to one of the basic colorist tasks: matching shots. This skill is critical because it is the colorist’s job to ensure that in any scene, all of the shots look like they happened in the same place and time, even though they may have been shot over the course of several hours, days, or even locations. It’s critical, especially in a dramatic piece, that the audience doesn’t get pulled out of the story because the color or contrast or luminance levels shift from shot to shot inside of what is supposed to be a single contiguous scene.
This area is one of the least subjective skills in which a colorist must be proficient. Either the shots match or they don’t. You’ll see that there are numerous strategies ...
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