Making My Footage Cinematic

This is a little last minute research that I have done just to get an idea of ways to make my footage more cinematic and editing techniques specific to short films. Like I have said in my previous posting about editing software, my editing experience has never really expanded into short films, so this is just as much a learning experience for me as it is for everyone else. But overall, I just want to be able to salvage any "iffy" shots and give my piece a professional feel.

Like always, I found comfort going to YouTube for help :)

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Here is an incredibly helpful video I found that lays down important instruction on proper color correction to turn bland footage into something visually appealing. I feel like this is a solid overview of the things I need to do on Premiere just to increase the quality of my piece overall. 

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I really needed to find a tutorial specific on editing night time footage. Playing it safe, I never really shoot at night, just because of the difficulties revolving lighting and such. Thankfully, the video below does a great job in detailing how to deal with night time footage. Judging by how my footage looked after filming, this tutorial will be my best friend. 

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This last video I found is just for aesthetic purposes. I find most films are presented in a widescreen 21:9 ratio, so sort of the finishing touch of making any footage cinematic is to simply slap on that aspect ratio. So I quickly sifted through YouTube and found this video that helps me do just that!