How to make scene look like from 60s?

[Deaf_Guy]

I play guitar and have some live TV footage from the 60s. I plan to play along with the band. It's in B&W but it has that 60s look. I know I could simply make my footage BW too but I want to make it look more like the actual 60s footage.

I've looked everywhere on YTV and I've not been able to find anything. Does anyone have any ideas? Keep in mind I don't want to get into the 3rd party add ons to make it - I just want to do in P Pro and I'm also willing to do it in AE too if need be. Thanks.

[PaulMurphy · Accepted solution]

To achieve a 60s look for your scene in Premiere Pro, you can use a combination of the following effects:

Noise: Add some grain to simulate the film stock used during that era.
Blur: Apply a slight blur to soften the image, mimicking the older lens quality.
Unsharp Mask: Use this to flatten gradients in the image and make it look less digital.
Black & White: Desaturate the image to achieve a classic monochrome look.

Try experimenting with the order these effects are applied to get different results.

Hope this helps! If you have any more questions, feel free to ask.

Cheers,
Paul

[Deaf_Guy]

Thank you very much, Paul. I'll try this out.