Here are two exceptional tutorials on primary and secondary color correction, courtesy of Director/Writer Eric Escobar and his PrepShootPost blog. While both tutorials happen to demonstrate Red Giant’s Magic Bullet Colorista plug-in for FCP, don’t worry if (like me) you’ve never used Colorista. The concepts translate seamlessly to FCP’s Color Corrector 3-way filter, and probably a slew of other CC tools or applications. (That said, you may find yourself pining for a couple of Colorista’s added features, which are highlighted in the tutorials).
The Primary CC tutorial can be found here, and the Secondary CC tutorial here. And take some time to peruse Eric’s web site, especially if you have any interest (as we all should, right?) in the “Prep” and “Shoot” – rather than merely the “Post” – aspects of filmmaking.



















































