Lynda - Premiere Pro Guru: Blending Mode Secrets

1h 36m Intermediate Jul 25, 2014

Get a detailed look at the secret sauce of filmmakers, motion graphics artists, and colorists: blend modes. In this course you'll learn how to unlock their power and create compelling new looks for your videos. Premiere Pro guru Rich Harrington shows you how to import blend modes from Photoshop and After Effects, color correct your footage exclusively with blend modes, and create a number of special effects, including reducing wrinkles, adding texture, creating a moving illustration, and even relighting a shot.

Topics include:

Identifying blend modes

Using blend modes in files from After Effects and Photoshop

Color correcting with blend modes

Softening skin

Hiding noise and grain

Creating high-contrast or cartoon looks

Relighting a shot with blend mode