Film Language Tag: color correction

1. The process of adjusting the color shadings, exposure levels, and image contrast in an audiovisual work. For film, this is done during the color timing phase leading up to the answer print. In video (including digital intermediates for filmed works), this may be done at any point during post-production, but is usually saved for the end. 2. Using a filter (in front of a light or in front of or behind the camera lens) to change the color characteristics of the light in a scene. [also color grading] Kroon, R. W. A/V a to z: An encyclopedic dictionary of media, entertainment and other Audiovisual terms. McFarland, 2014.