Color Grading in 5 Easy Steps (NO LUTS!) - Premiere Pro Tutorial
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Color Grading in 5 Easy Steps (NO LUTS!) - Premiere Pro Tutorial

What is the difference between color grading and color correction?

Color grading is the process of editing film or video footage to have a new look to help make a video feel more vibrant and stylistic. Color correcting is the process of editing film or video footage to fix any imbalances in the color so it can appear how the eye is meant to see it.

We are going to color grade to get a stylized teal & orange look.

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Editing Advice for the Beginner
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Editing Advice for the Beginner

Today I’m going to give some advice to any beginner editors out there. Editing can’t be avoided, unless you are doing live streams - it is part of the process of having a YouTube channel - or even a social media account. You are doing basic editing for your short form content as well. I hear so many people tell me that they hate editing. It takes such a long time. And maybe I can understand that - I mean I really enjoy editing.

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Every Tool in the Premiere Toolbar Explained
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Every Tool in the Premiere Toolbar Explained

I’m going to explain every tool in the tool bar in Premiere. As a beginner I know you can struggle to find the exact tool you want, and even if you know where they are, how would you just intuitively know what something like a ripple edit tool does?

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What is White Balance & it’s Camera Settings?
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What is White Balance & it’s Camera Settings?

White balance is the color temperature at which the scene you've recorded actually look white.

Wait, what?

That's right! Light is NOT white! Our eyes and brains can the make adjustments automatically, but our cameras can't. So we have to white balance them so that they see what we see.

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How to Use a Lavalier Microphone
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How to Use a Lavalier Microphone

Today we’re going to be talking about how to use a lavalier mic. Lavs are very small mics that are meant to be clipped onto your clothing. They are really easy to use when you don’t have a sound recordist, or when you have multiple people talking so booming may not be very practical, or when you don’t want to use a boom because you’re in a really noisy environment.

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How Important is Sound Quality?
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How Important is Sound Quality?

Today we are going to cover the super basics of sound.
Not actually recording audio for your videos. But just reviewing some dos and don’ts.

Don’t use your on camera mic
Do invest in some kind of microphone so your voice is clear.
Don’t play music while you record
Do look for royalty free music to add in post if you want.

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