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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

Introduces the process of color correction, enhancements and effects of video materials using professional level color correction software. Includes color grading, color matching, lighting, and production workflow. Recommend MM 239. Audit available.

Intended Outcomes for the course

Upon successful completion of the course, students should be able to:

  1. Define color grading process tasks.
  2. Evaluate video materials to determine strategies for color correction.
  3. Produce color corrected video materials.
  4. 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