CCOG for MM 266 archive revision 202504
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- Effective Term:
- Fall 2025
- Course Number:
- MM 266
- Course Title:
- Post-Production: Color Correction
- Credit Hours:
- 4
- Lecture Hours:
- 30
- Lecture/Lab Hours:
- 20
- Lab Hours:
- 0
Course Description
Intended Outcomes for the course
Upon successful completion of the course, students should be able to:
- Define color grading process tasks.
- Evaluate video materials to determine strategies for color correction.
- Produce color corrected video materials.
- Determine and evaluate production workflow for color correction, enhancements, and effects.
Course Activities and Design
- The material in this course will be presented in a classroom lecture/discussion/demonstration format, and in class hands-on exercises.
- There will be short assignments weekly, which may be partially completed in class. Also, a longer assignment, which demonstrates techniques and skills, developed in the course.
Outcome Assessment Strategies
Projects will be the major criteria for evaluation. Emphasis will be placed on creativity, presentations, meeting assigned deadlines, and participation in
critiques. Additional methods of assessment may include quizzes, exercises, assignments, and attendance.
Course Content (Themes, Concepts, Issues and Skills)
Role of Colorist
Color Theory in Film
Correction Correction / Color Grading
Primary and Secondary Adjustments
Color Palettes
Broadcast Safe
Difference between Log/ Pro Res and RAW footage
Project planning
Story boarding
Industry terminology
Matching lighting - Shot Matching
Consistent perspective
Sources of background imagery
Compositing methods
Waveforms and Vectorscopes
Dynamic Range
Noise Correction
Protecting Skin Tones
Vibrance / Saturation
Publishing projects
Industry standards