Mastering Color Grading in Adobe Premiere Pro: A Beginner's Guide by Denver Riddle

Denver Riddle introduces himself and discusses the importance of making films look big budget through color grading. He mentions revealing beginner-friendly techniques found in Adobe software.

Denver Riddle highlights YouTube as a valuable resource for step-by-step tutorials on color grading and offers a free training workshop for those interested in learning more.

Denver Riddle guides viewers on setting up the workspace for color grading by selecting the Color workspace in Adobe software. He explains the importance of tools like Scopes and Lumetri for effective color grading.

Denver Riddle explains the three basic terms used in color grading: Hue (name of colors), Saturation (intensity of colors), and Luma (brightness of colors). He emphasizes the importance of understanding these concepts for effective color grading.

Denver Riddle discusses the importance of using scopes like waveform, RGB parade, and Vectorscope for color correction. He explains how these scopes help in analyzing exposure, color balance, and color intensity in an image.

Denver Riddle outlines a simple yet powerful workflow for color correction, focusing on adjusting exposure, white balance, and saturation in a systematic manner. He emphasizes the importance of following a structured workflow for effective color grading.

Denver Riddle demonstrates how to adjust exposure in color grading by manipulating controls like highlights, shadows, whites, and blacks. He explains the function of each control in modifying the tonal range of an image.

Denver Riddle shows the final step of boosting color in color grading to enhance the overall look of the footage. He showcases the before-and-after effects of color grading, highlighting the transformative power of color enhancement.

The speaker outlines the color correction process, starting with adjusting blacks, whites, shadows, and highlights. They mention using white balance and manual refinement, followed by adding saturation. The process is repeated for subsequent shots to ensure consistency.

The speaker discusses the importance of matching shots for a cohesive look. They demonstrate copying corrections from one shot to another and using the Color View for comparison. Adjustments are made to shadows and blacks to achieve a visually pleasing match.

The speaker showcases selective color editing using the HSL Secondary panel. They demonstrate selecting specific colors, refining the selection with denoise and blur, and adjusting color wheels for desired effects. The process involves careful qualification and precise adjustments.

The speaker explains how to retouch a face using masks in Lumetri. They detail adding a mask, adjusting feathering, and brightening the face with a second instance of Lumetri. The process involves precise masking and lighting adjustments to enhance facial features.

The speaker expresses enthusiasm for color grading in Premiere Pro. They demonstrate tracking shapes for movement, showcasing the versatility of color grading tools. The process involves precise tracking and creative color adjustments to enhance visual appeal.

The speaker introduces the popular Orange/Teal Look for enhancing skin tones. They demonstrate creating an Adjustment Layer for color treatments, applying curves adjustments for desired effects. The process aims to create a visually appealing look that enhances skin tones and overall color balance.

The speaker demonstrates a color correction process by adjusting midtones and undertones in the image. They add points to improve exposure and push teal into the overall color. Using the eyedropper tool, they select the talent's skin and refine the selection. Denoise and blur are added, followed by inverting the selection to affect the image without altering skin tones.

To clean up shadows and achieve clean black tones, the speaker adds another instance of Lumetri and goes to the Luma vs Sat curve. By adjusting the shadows to the right or left on the curve, they selectively increase or decrease saturation, resulting in clean shadows with the desired saturation.

The speaker fine-tunes colors by playing with yellow poles and skin tones, creating an orange teal effect. Using the Hue vs Hue curve, they introduce more warmth into the poles. Additionally, they apply a LUT from Ascend for a final touch, adjusting the intensity slider to achieve the desired look.

An alternative plugin called Cinema Grade is introduced for content creators who prefer on-screen grading similar to Lightroom style. It offers real-time preview, exposure correction, and various grading options. The speaker provides a link for those interested in exploring this alternative.

The speaker invites viewers to a 1-hour color grading workshop where they will learn Hollywood secrets and techniques for improving films. The workshop covers topics like correct exposure and real-time preview. Viewers can register for the workshop through a provided link.

In the closing remarks, the speaker encourages viewers to attend the training and expresses excitement about seeing them there. They mention a special offer for formal training and urge viewers to save their seat by subscribing. The speaker also hints at revealing more techniques in future videos.