Color Grading + Business side of Filmmaking

Explore DaVinci Resolve's node-based workflow, color wheels, masks, and tracking, and learn to preview and adjust shadows, highlights, and saturation for color grading.

Analyze footage with a client brief to guide color grading using the color wheel, complementary and split-complementary looks in DaVinci Resolve for commercial, short-form projects.

Convert footage from s-log3 to rec seven in DaVinci Resolve, then build a node tree for color correction, exposure, and contrast to achieve a commercial look.

Learn to craft a commercial look with color grading techniques, including color curves, shadows adjustments, blue channel tweaking, depth map focus, and subtle film grain for a clean, warm finish.

Create and tune color grading nodes to boost saturation, adjust hue, and preserve skin tones for a commercial look using color space, hue vs hue, and hue vs saturation curves.

Create hue nodes for color grading, adjust skin tone through highlights and scope, and use masks with invert to refine qualifiers, blacks, and color presets.

Learn color grading to craft a film look, adjusting exposure, contrast, saturation, and white balance while building a cinematic style with node graphs and selective hue, saturation, and luminance edits.

Create a cinematic film look by dialing contrast, pivot, and color space transform, add film grain, and refine shadows and skin tones through before/after previews.

Create and save power grades and luts for reuse across projects, then apply a cinematic color grade using color space transforms, color correction, and exposure adjustments.

Embrace business as problem solving in filmmaking by using discovery meetings to uncover goals and challenges, understand target audiences, and win clients with the gear you already own and automations.

Set yourself apart by moving beyond videography, building a unique style in a niche with a strong portfolio, effective communication and customer service excellence, and consistent networking.

Define your target audience with precise, consistent selections to tailor content that attracts the clients you need. Align your color grading and filmmaking services with the audience you serve.

Develop a company profile that communicates who you are, your value, and your filmmaking processes to win clients and big budget projects, plus intro to email automation and website creation.

Maintain relevance in filmmaking by aligning every project with the client's goals, solving problems with preparation, researching references, and envisioning the end result to earn lasting trust.

Leverage email marketing automation to grow your videography business. Present yourself as a problem solver with a professional website, a branded email, and Apollo lead-generation sequences.