On 14 Aug 2001 09:41:45 -0700, ved79@hotmail.com (ved) wrote:

>I'm working on a music video that was shot in a western town. The town
>was built and the owner tried to mimic famouse old western cantinas,
>casinos etc..
>It is very nice and dealing with guns, horses and lots of dust was a
>lot of fun. My plan was to make this video black and white, but the
>band owner asked for a sepia tone. Does anyone have any tips for
>creating this? I work with Adobe Premiere 5.1c and Boris FX.
>
>Also, does anyone see anything wrong with using Sepia Tone scenes and
>Black and White scenes. I kind of get the feeling that 5 min. of video
>with Sepia Color will bore, and I'de really like to mix some black and
>white.

Many video cameras have the option of shooting in sepia tone
in addition to B&W and other modes, though the color is
often not particularly pleasant. Using the color-balance video
filter in the editor gives you more control over the
exact color, and you can vary it as you go to whatever you
want (this is a music video, after all......;-).
BTW, color-correcting is one of the basic functions of
a video editor, and you may want to experiment with all the
things available in Premiere before starting "serious"
editing - or, just use the music video as a vehicle for
experimenting with the long list of effects possible with
Premiere and Boris FX (this is a music video, after
all......;-).