How I Color Grade My Videos in Premiere Pro! - 2021 Edition

Summary by Krater

Unmesh Dinda from PiXimperfect demonstrates his three-pass colour grading technique in Adobe Premiere Pro 2021 for talking head videos, showing how to balance exposure and colors, even out skin tones, and add a final contrast punch.

From the video

Answers: How do you color grade a talking head video in Adobe Premiere Pro?

• talking head color grading
• three pass color grading method
• exposure and white balance adjustment
• skin tone correction in Lumetri Color
• HSL secondary color masking
• Premiere Pro color workflow
• Lumetri Color presets

What it concludes

• Applying color grading to the source footage rather than individual clips ensures consistency across all cuts in Premiere Pro.
• Using three distinct passes—first for overall color and exposure, second for skin tones, and third for contrast and punch—produces a professional talking head grade.
• Applying HSL Secondary masks targeting skin tones allows precise correction of dark areas and unevenness without affecting the rest of the image.
• Saving the three Lumetri Color passes as a preset allows quick application to future videos with similar lighting.