Six Approaches for Primary Color Corrections (featuring Davinci Resolve)
The first step in color correction is to do your 'primary correction'. What controls should you touch first? This video explores 6 options.
Commercial Workflow : Labeling And Ingest
Have you ever wondered how other colorists organise and run their jobs? Now is your chance to see a real commercial workflow in action.
Getting Up To Speed With Monitor Calibration
Monitor Calibration is essential to have success color correcting and grading projects. Check out this Insight to learn the essentials.
Colorist Communication Dealing With Difficult Clients
Sometimes clients can have a very different vision of the project than you had.I offer some tips on grading in this situation
Using the Tangent Element with DaVinci Resolve 10
This video tutorial is an overview of the integration between Tangent Element with DaVinci Resolve, focusing on new features in Resolve 10.
Resolve Live Grading Essentials
A powerful new feature in DaVinci Resolve 10 is Resolve Live. Learn the essentials of how to his feature works & can help you on-set.
Using the Tangent Element with SpeedGrade CC
Why do professional video colorists love controls surfaces? Watch the Tangent Element with SpeedGrade CC highlighting a few advantages.
Dealing With Timecode : When The Rushes And Proxies Don't Match
When the rushes and Proxies don't match due to lack of timecode conforming in Resolve can be a nightmare. Here's how I approach that subject
Mailbag: Beating A Creative Funk & Consolidating Reels
In this episode of From The Mail Bag we discuss getting out of creative funk & consolidating a multi-reel project in Resolve.
Tangent Element Control Surface: Getting Started
Learn about the Tangent Element colorist control surface and see how one professional colorist sets it up in his color correction suite.
Analysing Your Footage : Pieces To Camera
Get the most out of your 'Pieces To Camera' (on-camera Stand-Ups) using power windows and curves on footage that needs to look normal.
Techniques for Color Correcting Long Steadicam Shots
Color correcting long steadicam shots can be a challenge. Learn how a professional colorist cracks this nut with shapes, tracking and keyframes.
Podcast: Mixing Light In 2014 + Grading A Single-Take Film
In this episode of From The Mail Bag we discuss what's in store for Mixing Light in 2014 & discuss how to grade a film shot in one take.
How To Analyse Your Footage For Color Correction: Beach Sunset
Learn how a professional colorist analyses an image. Learn what they focus on and how they grade using contrast, color and secondaries.
How To Recharge Your Creativity (In 5 Simple Steps)
Feeling uncreative? We've all been there. Keeping your creativity at a high level is something you have to work at. Learn how in 5 steps.
Understanding the Arri LUT Generator: Do's and Don'ts
Learn how to create LUTs for the Alexa using the official Arri LUT Generator. Develop your own set of best practices when working with this tool.
Color Correcting With Blending Modes : Using the Add & Screen Modes
In Part 2 of this series you learn how to use the Add and Screen blending modes to create glows, texture or light leaks to your moving images.
How To Creatively Use DaVinci Resolve's Splitter-Combiner Nodes
Learn how you can easily add some fun 'video distortion' to a music video or commercial using some creative Splitter-Combiner techniques in DaVinci Resolve.
How To Keep Your Clients (Using 6 Easy Strategies)
Keeping Clients Is Hard! But essential. This Article explores techniques to keep your clients happy and coming back with 6 Key Strategies.
Digital Video Noise Reduction: Targeting Individual Color Channels
In DaVinci Resolve, video noise reduction targeted to specific color channels lets us balance between sharpness and noise reduction.
How To Work With Arri Alexa LUTs, Part 1: In Action
Are you confused about how to use Arri Alexa LUTs on your projects? Learn one approach to using them creatively, based on Arri's own LUT Generator.