How am I Using Color Correction?

 For our title sequence, we have decided to use a blue-toned color correction as suggested by our production designer Bianca Raby, in order to create a more sinister, dark, and unwelcoming feeling about the setting and the happenings occurring within it. This is commonly seen in thriller/horror films to create a dark and sinister feeling, such as this scene in 'Get Out' (2017), in which the blue color correction made it all the much scarier.

 The program I am using, Sony Vegas Pro 13 does not have your basic 'filters', but instead has a more  manual form of color correction. While there are effects that allow you to adjust the colors of midtones, there aren't really filters and once you apply these effects you have a menu that comes up where you can adjust highs, lows and mediums to be the color tone you want as well as adjusting gamma, offset and more.

Effects

Manual Menu

   As you can see, I adjusted mostly everything to the blue side of the spectrum, however I tried not to do it too much and went for more subtle changes so it did not start to look unnatural. I most heavily adjusted the highs as those were the most prevalent in all of our shots, with there being a lot of light colors and especially with the bright curtain. Adjusting the lows and midtones too heavily started making it look very unnatural, so I am sticking to mostly adjusting the highs, I also lowered the gamma and other lighting tools (as seen on the slider bars underneath the color wheels) in order to darken it slightly, not only to create a more sinister feeling but also because the light from the curtains was slightly overwhelming.