Color Correction Before/After FX??

[madhorizons]

In a recent thread over at another forum, the discussion came about on what's the "proper" way to do color correction when VFX are involved.

Some folks say before FX
Some folks say after FX
Some say to a "source grading" then overall grading

I went with option 3 for a test here:
http://www.madhorizons.com/tanith.html

Keep in mind, i didn't tweak anything, just went with "Basic" from the new MB Looks suite on the source footage, then an adjustment layer on top of everything @ 50% opacity.

Thoughts/Feedback? What methods do you prefer.

 

[wes]

Depend on what effect you use, some effects have color. So you would want to tweak the color of the effects to composite them with the original footage.....then tweak the overall pic.