CHAPTER 8
Telling the Story
Most of this book has been a fairly one-sided discussion from the perspective of the colorist. As I’ve pointed out before though, color correction is a very collaborative art form or craft. One of the main collaborators, the originator of the image itself, is the director of photography (DP). In addition to my conversations with colorists, I also spoke to several DPs, including David Mullen, A.S.C.
In this chapter, we’re going to discuss how the colorist helps to tell the story, which is arguably one of the most important points of color correction. How does the colorist get the viewer into the story using color and keep the viewer’s attention and focus in the story? What can the colorist add to the visual process ...
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