Must Know Techniques When Color Grading for Clients - DaVinci Resolve 17 Tutorial
Starting client work is a big step, and knowing these Techniques will start you off on the right foot.
Timestamps
Intro - 0:00
Importing Timelines - 0:27
Validating The Timeline - 1:45
Syncing an Offline Reference - 2:18
Matching Timeline to Synced Reference - 3:00
Delivering Individual Clips with an XML - 3:57
Communicating with The Editor - 5:25
Bonus Tips - 6:00
Color Management Video: • Video
DCP Creation: https://mixinglight.com/color-grading...
(There are some videos on Youtube for Free that also cover this topic, but I personally best like the explanation from Mixing Light)
Download Davinci Resolve for Free: https://www.blackmagicdesign.com/prod...
Notes:
Everything I show in this video should be considered like colorist 101 for client work, and ultimately will improve with experience. It's one thing to follow some tutorials online (even from your truly) and it's another thing entirely to start offering your services to potential clients. These more technical aspects are key to making sure the machine runs, then the actual color work (correction, matching, grading, etc) are the artist portion that's much more subjective.
References:
Check out the DaVinci Resolve 17 reference manual to learn more you can find it in the help tab of Resolve.
Gear I use:
Camera - Black Magic Pocket 4k
Microphone - Rode NTK
Main Lens - Meike 12mm f2.8
Other lenses - Meike 35 mm f1.7, Rokinon 50mm T1.5, Rokinon 24mm T1.5
Tripod - Velbon Videomate 638
Computer Specs:
CPU - Ryzen 1700x
GPU - GTX 1070
Monitor - Eizo CG2420