Artistic Inspirations

I found an awesome video on YouTube that explains some simple methods to color correct in Premiere Pro. It is simple and easy to follow and explains the Lumetri Color channel. We learn how to affect the hue (what we call the colors), saturation (the intensity of those hues), and luma (the brightness of the shade). The video then goes into how to read the Lumetri scopes, understanding how to correct exposure, white balance, and saturation. The white balance selector automatically corrects the temperature and tint, which is a very useful tool in Premiere Pro. Using the basic correction panel, we can fix the exposure, contrast, highlights, shadows, whites, and blacks to create a more cinema film look, making a more professional looking video. The settings that we change can also be copied over to the next video clip. The HSL secondary panel can mask certain parts of the video so we can correct or change certain colors in the clips and create some contrast. We can also utilize the RGB c...

Here's a reference guide on the different parts of typography. Apex - the part of the letter where two strokes meet, for example the top of the "A" where the left and right strokes meet. Arm - the arm is one stroke of the letter that does not connect at both ends, for example one side of the "V." Ascender - the part of a letter that extends out from the middle of the character, like the line that extends at the top of the lowercase "d". Baseline - the invisible line on which the letter sits. Bowl - the rounded part of letters like "d," "o," and "b." Cap height - the measurement of a capital letter from the baseline. Counter - the area of some letters that is enclosed in the rounded parts. For example, in "o" and "B." Crossbar - the horizontal lines that join two strokes, for example in "A" and "H." Descender - the part of some letters that descend down under the baseline, l...

Miss Americana is a documentary film surrounding pop star Taylor Swift. It chronicles the struggles Swift went through leading up to her album reputation being released, her life behind the scenes on tour, her journey to stardom, and behind the scene studio footage creating her album,  Lover. The scenes surrounding the pop star aspect are all interesting and entertaining to watch, but the most compelling parts of the film are about Swift finding her own voice. Early in the film Wilson highlights Swift's struggles from online hate and bullying. At one point we learn about the years 2016-2017, when the entire internet would tweet about Taylor's career being "over", her body type, her "obsession" with writing break-up songs, and pretty much would make fun of every aspect about her. Several clips from news outlets and talk shows play, showing TV anchors joining along with the trend, bullying her on national television. Swift speaks about the effect that a...

I'm currently making a video project surrounding the topic of women's golf because I play golf. Originally, the project was going to be a short documentary on the history of the LPGA. The idea has changed over time, and now my video will be a short documentary on my final year playing competitive golf and my team. A documentary that has inspired me is the recent Netflix docu-series Cheer, directed and created by Greg Whiteley. Cheer focuses on a college cheerleading team and their preparation leading up to competing for the national championship. It focuses on a few key characters as they tell their story and what cheering means to them. Whiteley is able to make the audience really feel for and connect with these people. This is series, so it features 6 episodes. Obviously mine won't be that long, I'm looking to be under 5 mins., but I like the way that the trailer for Cheer is edited. The trailer has very quick cuts and is only 2 minutes long. Although the the cl...