Hi everyone, welcome to VSDC channel! You asked how to make videos look cinematic, and we listened From this tutorial, you’ll find out how to turn this… into this. Let’s do it. But first, what is a cinematic look? And why does everybody keep on asking about it? Usually, what people really mean is “How do I make my video look like a real film”. It’s obvious that Hollywood movies have a completely different look in terms of colors, depth, framing, and overall appearance. Yep, I bet your camera footage does not look like that. But that’s why we created this tutorial! First of all, making footage look cinematic is not just about post-production. Ideally, you should also understand what framing is and how to build a video composition. It’s art. And it’s a lot of work that goes beyond just pointing the lens at the object. But that’s not our topic today. Do you want to know the best-kept secret of all professional video creators? They use minimum contrast and brightness camera settings when they shoot their footage. This is what it looks like. See? The shot looks practically black-and-white. The colors are dimmed. Why do they do that? The answer is, to use a wider spectrum of color correction settings during post-production. So, tip number one: if you want to achieve a cinematic look, either switch color control on your camera off or set these parameters to the minimum. Alright, now let’s suppose you’ve made a decent video shot and you’re now ready for editing. To achieve a film look, you’ll need to get the hang of the Basic effects window. Let’s count together. One. "LUTs" also known as "Look-Up Tables" This is the first thing to try when working with raw footage. LUTs will help you quickly see your video with different color themes applied, so you could understand which one resonates with your story. Two. "Primary correction" Once you’re done choosing the right LUT, it’s time for a more in-depth color correction At this point, you’re working on setting the mood of your video. You might need to increase the contrast level, make it brighter apply more warm or cool tones – depends on your goals. To get started, go to the "Hue Saturation curves" menu. In this case, we want to dim the cool tones a bit because we’re trying to get that awesome deep dark look of the video. Next, we’ll need to adjust the "RGB Curves" Here, just pull the dark and the light tones up a bit to achieve a clearer picture. Remember, your settings will obviously vary. If you want us to create a tutorial dedicated to choosing the best color correction settings, shoot us a comment below. We wanna know if you need that. Three. "Creative look" Alright, now that we’re done with the colors, this video needs distinction. Usually, you can achieve that by working with the source of light or by focusing on a particular object in a video. Let’s see what we can do here. Add a rectangle and stretch it to the size of the scene. Then select gradient and apply a blending mode called "Multiply" to that layer. Now adjust the gradient vector and the gradient type if needed to create a spotlight for the object in the background. And we’re done. What do you think guys? Does the video look cinematic enough? Hopefully, that was helpful. Feel free to share your thoughts and questions in the comments below and let us know what else you’d like us to cover. And, don’t forget to subscribe. Until next time!
