A Hands-On Introduction To Color Grading session 2/2
Two 3-hour sessions where you learn the basics of color-grading
Instructor: Patrick Francart
Trace Brewing (Bloomfield) Coolship Room
Learn how to make your cameraman look good using Davinci Resolve. We’ll talk a little bit about history and photochemistry and a lot about light, contrast, histograms, color, and curves. We will cover issues involved in maintaining consistent whites and blacks, contrast, tone, and saturation within a scene. We will discuss establishing and maintaining a “look,” and the limitations of “looks.” This is a hands-on class and students will need to bring their own laptop to each session. Each student should download DaVinci Resolve (free version) prior to the first class. Rather than being a software tutorial, this workshop will familiarize participants with the key concepts and steps involved in color grading, regardless of the software being used (Resolve, Premiere Pro, Final Cut Pro or others).
*Participants should bring a laptop capable of running DaVinci Resolve (free version) and have the program installed from this website. Mac users should be running IOS 12 (Monterey) or newer; Windows users should be running Windows 10/11 or newer (64 bit). A minimum of 8GB of RAM is required for either system. Ample storage space is recommended and a dedicated external solid state drive (SSD) would be ideal.