Part 16 of 24 SELECTIVE FOCUS & TILT SHIFT: A Change in Perspective! Powerful Tools For Forcing Focus Wide Range of Edge Softness Introduce Popular Tilt-Shift and Variable Focusing to Make Your Shots Pop   Problem: You have a wide shot that presents a problem…it’s a freeway where the main action happens at the

  Part 15 of 24 COLOR FAST 2: Painting a Pretty Picture…and Secondary Color Correction Too! World Class Color Correction and Grading With Lots of Tweakability Secondary Color Correction and Great Auto White Balance   Problem: You have very unevenly-shot material with white balance problems. Not only are you being expected to fix these problems,

  Part 14 of 24 Lens Correction: Go Pro A-Go-Go Pincushion/Barrel Distortion Correction or Creation   Problem: You have a ton of highly distorted shots that have pincushion and barrel distortion that have to be corrected quickly. And in another case, you have normal shots of a baby’s face coming towards the camera and the

  Part 13 of 24 Aspect Ratio: One Filter To Rule Them All Instant Film/Still Formatting Mask Many Formats To Choose From   Problem: You’re editing a film with a lot of found footage. Some are 16mm films, even 8mm while others are still camera…and to top it off you have to mask anamorphically in

  Part 12 of 24 Frame Rate: Dreaming Up That Dream Sequence Hallucinatory Time-Altering Effects Are Yours At Light Speed   Problem: You’re editing a dream sequence and need to come up with a visually arresting but quick solution that isn’t too crazy, plus the main character is drunk and you have to create something

You have a very stylized show and your producer is stuck on having to use light leaks in the production (just like everyone else is doing) but is undecided on how they should look and wants to be able to change things like speed, color and texture as his  whims dictate or the mood calls for. You hmm and haw and move around nervously and then…