Monday, 24 November 2014

Pleasantville Effect





To achieve this effect, you must apply the following steps...

1. Shoot your short film with full colour.
You must have colour first in order to key out a certain one when editing; therefore, do not shoot black and white.

2. Upload your shots.
This is a straight-forward step in which you upload all shots onto your PC, open Final Cut Pro and import all shots. 

3. Replicate the shots.
Press the 'SHIFT' button along with 'ALT' and drag your shot up. You will then have two of your shot.

4. Desaturate the below version.
Double click on the shot below and go to 'EFFECTS' > 'VIDEO FILTERS' > 'IMAGE CONTROL' > 'DESATURATE'. 

5. Key Out A Colour of Your Choice.
Now double click on the top version and go to 'EFFECTS' > 'VIDEO FILTERS' > 'KEY' > 'CHROMA KEYER'. 

Go to the 'CHROMA KEYER' tab and press the 'SELECT COLOUR' button. Press the colour on the video that you wish to key out. 

Now untick the boxes for 'SAT' and 'LUMA'.

6. Now Render ALL Footage.
Press 'CMD' and 'R' to render both audio and video. 

7. Export Your Masterpiece!
This step is self-explanatory, just export your work of art.

For more information on how to achieve this effect, watch the video below:

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