{"id":30,"date":"2024-10-17T19:42:20","date_gmt":"2024-10-17T19:42:20","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/freestyleacademy.rocks\/~JordanF\/?page_id=30"},"modified":"2026-06-05T06:32:42","modified_gmt":"2026-06-05T06:32:42","slug":"zenith","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/freestyleacademy.rocks\/~JordanF\/zenith\/","title":{"rendered":"Zenith"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">My Project:<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">For our Zenith projects we could do anything we wanted that was related to Film and built on all of the skills we have learned so far. I chose to learn more about color grading and colorists. I chose this because before I found film I was into photography, so now in film I like to focus on the visuals. The first film class I ever took was on editing in film, and after that most of what I made was focused on editing. Learning about color grading put those two things together. I&#8217;ve always liked color grading a lot because it gives your film a more professional look if you just put in a little bit of time to learn how to do it.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">My plan was to learn how to use Davinci Resolve, because it is the industry standard software for color grading as opposed to Premiere Pro which is what I had been using, then write shoot and edit 3 scenes with different color schemes, color grade them, then make a video explaining how I did everything.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Process:<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">I started by looking for shots that I liked in Shotdeck. I ended up with three different looks that I wanted to recreate.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Before I shot anything I learned a little bit about Davinci resolve so I would be prepared when I needed to edit my scenes. Davinci at first glance was very different from Premiere Pro, so I had to take some time to figure out how to navigate it. I learned a lot from youtube videos and trial and error.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">After learning Davinci, I storyboarded briefly and shot the 3 scenes. I shot 2 in HDR and 1 in LOG.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-gallery has-nested-images columns-default is-cropped wp-block-gallery-1 is-layout-flex wp-block-gallery-is-layout-flex\">\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"768\" data-id=\"1125\" src=\"https:\/\/freestyleacademy.rocks\/~JordanF\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/500C6A4E-5BE9-4496-A71D-9E2DB9D77B57_1_105_c.jpeg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-1125\" srcset=\"https:\/\/freestyleacademy.rocks\/~JordanF\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/500C6A4E-5BE9-4496-A71D-9E2DB9D77B57_1_105_c.jpeg 1024w, https:\/\/freestyleacademy.rocks\/~JordanF\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/500C6A4E-5BE9-4496-A71D-9E2DB9D77B57_1_105_c-300x225.jpeg 300w, https:\/\/freestyleacademy.rocks\/~JordanF\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/500C6A4E-5BE9-4496-A71D-9E2DB9D77B57_1_105_c-768x576.jpeg 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"768\" data-id=\"1124\" src=\"https:\/\/freestyleacademy.rocks\/~JordanF\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/760DA166-BAFF-4C74-AD80-8799F6DD498D_1_105_c.jpeg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-1124\" srcset=\"https:\/\/freestyleacademy.rocks\/~JordanF\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/760DA166-BAFF-4C74-AD80-8799F6DD498D_1_105_c.jpeg 1024w, https:\/\/freestyleacademy.rocks\/~JordanF\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/760DA166-BAFF-4C74-AD80-8799F6DD498D_1_105_c-300x225.jpeg 300w, https:\/\/freestyleacademy.rocks\/~JordanF\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/760DA166-BAFF-4C74-AD80-8799F6DD498D_1_105_c-768x576.jpeg 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/figure>\n<\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Here&#8217;s my video explaining how I color graded by scenes and my final product:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-video is-provider-youtube wp-block-embed-youtube wp-embed-aspect-16-9 wp-has-aspect-ratio\"><div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"25 26 p7 Zenith JordanF\" width=\"500\" height=\"281\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/jYOgmAD3ZIk?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe>\n<\/div><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Reflection:<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The Zenith project was somewhat nerve-wracking at the beginning because I was nervous to present, but once I found a project that I was excited to work on, I was motivated and excited about it. I am so happy I learned all of this because it will inform my future filmmaking projects and learning. I also am happy that people learned from it, every once in a while I will be talking with a friend or family member and they will mention something that they learned from my Zenith project! I also learned a lot from making this and now when I watch movies I am more in tune with the meanings of colors and how they support the story.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>My Project: For our Zenith projects we could do anything we wanted that was related to Film and built on all of the skills we have learned so far. I chose to learn more about color grading and colorists. 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