This is one of the BIGGEST problems I see with filmmakers when they approach color (and many educators for that matter...). Anyone can make a single shot look good in Davinci Resolve. It's a powerful tool. But when we focus too hard on just individual shots and don't zoom out to think about the film as a whole, we do a massive disservice to the cinematography. I hope this video can help encourage all of us to think more holistically about color grading, and help us think more "horizontally" about our adjustments. This also helps get a better understanding of when we need to break out of our classic Resolve Color Management and experiment with other DRTs (Display Rendering Transforms) like JP2499 and OpenDRT by Jed Smith.
Free Resource Page (links for JP2499, OpenDRT, Chip Chart, and more)
https://resources.revolutioncontent.com/resourcepage
0:00 Intro
0:19 Vertical vs Horizontal Color
1:24 DRTs and JP2499
6:36 Breaking down the look
11:28 (Example 2)
13:04 Halation and Grain (Example 3)
14:02 (Example 4)
15:36 Hue Grouping
Make sure to follow the artists behind these tools as well
JP: https://www.instagram.com/juanpzambran1/
Jed Smith: https://www.linkedin.com/in/jedypod/
Thatcher Freeman: https://www.youtube.com/@UCbVaoeLFRh5usYE8j3Dng0Q
Barrett Kaufman - Film Colorist
Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/barrett_kaufman
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Dive Deeper into these subjects:
Split-tone walk through https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kATabRhkdFE&t=853s
Contrast Discussion https://youtu.be/Wsw5vkGIlek?si=IrFTfhxUJS94oOTP&t=32
Density tutorial (and free dctl) https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JddjjjmO1BA
Subtractive Saturation Series https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IzVZEqmFaK0
RGB Mixer for Look Building https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Tel2M6kdSiE&t=376s
Color Management https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bV2BQ5M-DUw
The 2 Types of Contrast https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Ie8-SUW5EpQ
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