ONCE YOU’VE EDITED your raw footage into a short, slick sequence — complete with titles and transitions —you can add an extra level of post–production polish to make your show stand out from the social media crowd. Due to different lighting scenarios, such as sun and shade, some clips might suffer from color casts (such as a cold blue or green tint appearing in certain shots). You may even notice a finger partially obscuring a corner of the frame (a common occurrence when holding your iPhone!). Fortunately, iMovie has all the tools you need to counteract problems with composition, color and tone, as we’ll demonstrate.
You can also take your picture adjustments a step further and change the look of a clip more creatively using grading tools such as Filters. Filters can change the mood of a clip by adjusting colors and tones in just one click. iMovie will even take Log color clips straight from your iPhone and improve their color and contrast automatically before you make more creative adjustments.