This edit is almost exactly the same as the first version in terms of shot ordering, (with the one exception of the aerial shot of Cayman from the plane window, which has been extended in this edit. It takes place at 2:13, and lasts till 2:15. To accommodate this lengthening, I removed a 1 second clip of the subject in front of a palm tree projection.)
The difference in this version to the previous version is the colour balancing; the previous version had not been adjusted, but in this version I have used the FinalCut Pro preset tool to colour balance each clip. To do this, first you must select the clip you want, then click on the Enhancements Menu which will produce a drop down box with the 'Colour Balance' option.
This will automatically balance the colours within the shot, giving the footage an appearance of being more cinematic.
While I edited the majority of the video, I didn't use colour balance on every shot; I ultimately left the shots of my subject in front of the concert projections untouched, as I found that when I attempted to colour balance these - due to how dark they are - the footage became lower quality and grainy. Besides, I felt they didn't really need it, as my manipulation of light with the projections put them outside the normal parameters for things that need colour balancing.
I'm glad that I have colour balanced the footage, as I have found that the overall effect is that it does indeed make the footage seem more 'natural' (like if we were watching these events with our own eyes, and not through a camera.)
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