Fiction Adaption: Colour Grading/ Colour Correction Research

I want to have a certain colour to my flashback scenes to highlight the sadness and darkness of the piece. my initial thought was adding a blueish tone would help this idea and so i decided to try and research colour grading and colour correction in order to have a better understanding of this process. I found a really interesting tutorial where they explained the different layers involved in creating a certain look and colour for a film.
My first proper editing experience was with a journey through love and i found it really inciteful and useful for me to research the techniques involved in creating the very specific style i wanted. It also helped me to understand some of the iconic filming techniques when filming a black and white silent film so i was able to incorporate these into my directing and adapt them as i saw fit.

Here is the video:

I found this video to be really useful and think i will refer to this in my edit. As i am using outside camera and cinematographers will mention this colouring idea to them and see if there are certain things that can be done in terms of camera work or lighting to help with this theme.

Stay safe,

Helen