Problem with blue light caught on video

[maevek1]

Hi. Was videoing a gig the other evening and unfortunately didn't notice that at some point blue stage lights were turned on. The effect from this light came out very strong on the footage and even seem to highlight the performers' hair blue. Is there any way of toning this blueness down? It's shot on Hd on a Sony FX1 and we've got access to Final cut Pro. Thanks in advance. All suggestions welcome

[guns1inger]

Time to learn about colour correction

[maevek1]

Time to learn about colour correction

It's funny you say that - I've just finished watching this - http://www.digitaljuice.com/djtv/segment_detail.asp?sid=214&sortby=&page=2&kwid=0&show=all_videos

[guns1inger]

Have a watch of this one too : http://www.digitaljuice.com/djtv/segment_detail.asp?sid=190&searchid=50407

[maevek1]

nice one. Thank you. Steep learning curve ahead for me!

[guns1inger]

One of the best tips in these videos is that you don't have to use a single colour corrector to fix the problem in one pass. Sometimes it does work best by layering more subtle corrections.

[maevek1]

Hi guns1linger. A question for you. I've watched the videos and tried with some moderate success to sort the problem out. My main problem now is sorting out the correct colour to change to in order to get a natural colour for the performer's hair. Where abouts in the colour wheels should I move the corrector tool to achieve a natural brown? I've tried several moves but none of the colours come across as natural. Thanks in advance

[Soopafresh]

That DigitalJuice site is really great for instructional ideas. The low cost tripod dolly is very nice.

[guns1inger]

If the lighting is very intense then you may not be able to get all the colour out of it just with simple colour correction. This is where using secondary colour correction, masking and perhaps even hue shifts come into play.

The other thing to bare in mind is that you may not need to remove all the blue. It is natural for there to be some bounced light in a well lit situation. The aim of general colour correction is to get as natural a look as possible by removing colour casts etc. But if you remove too much, it may end up looking less natural.

Of course you can also use it to go the other way and to carefully stylise a shot, if that is what you want to do.

If you can, post a screen shot, or even better, a few seconds of footage, and I, and others, will have a play.