03 ACES Characteristics

03 ACES Characteristics

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Course Materials - Download First

  • Download Guide
  • Read Me - Course Materials
  • Course Materials
  • Course Materials | Alternative Option
  • Course Materials | Alternative Option 2
  • 03 Create a New Database for FCM
  • 04 Importing Projects in the FCM Database
  • 05 How FCM Projects are set up in Resolve
  • 06 Footage Rules

INTRODUCTION

  • 01 Welcome to FCM
  • 02 What to expect from FCM
  • 03 FCM Overview
  • 04 Take Notes
  • Video Updates and Course Philosophy
  • 05 Private Group Access
  • 06 My Contact Info

FCM Discounts & Perks

  • Discount Coupons
  • Get a Hefty Discount on Qazi's Toolkit
  • How to get 30%OFF on FilmConvert
  • How to get 10%OFF on DaVinci Resolve
  • How to get 40%OFF on Shotdeck
  • Affiliate Opportunity

Crash Course for Colorists

  • 01 Must Watch Before the Modules
  • 02 The Crash Course for Colorists

DaVinci Resolve 17 - WHAT'S NEW

  • Cut Page - Live Preview
  • Cut Page - Safe Area
  • Cut Page - Timeline Resolution
  • Cut Page - Smart Reframe
  • Cut Page - Quick Export
  • Edit Page - Detect Scene Cuts
  • DaVinci Color Science
  • RCM Presets
  • Node Numbering
  • Custom Curves Window Expansion
  • New Scopes
  • HDR Palette
  • Primaries Palette
  • Color Warper
  • Sat vs Lum Curve
  • New Features Tutorial

DaVinci Resolve 18.5 - WHAT'S NEW

  • Create Subtitles From Audio
  • Color Space Transform Swap
  • Super Scale
  • Transcribe Audio
  • Single Node Composite Mode
  • Remote Monitoring
  • Relight FX

10 Tips to Grade 10x Faster in DaVinci Resolve

  • 01 Pre-Conformed EDL
  • 02 SOCP
  • 03 Scopes
  • 04 Powergrade
  • 05 Vectors
  • 06 Remote Grading
  • 07 Active Playheads
  • 08 Shared Node
  • 09 Neighboring Clips
  • 10 Keyboard Shortcuts

Color Grading Mistakes You Can't Afford to Make

  • Your Camera RAW Settings Are Wrong
  • Your Node Tree Is a Mess
  • You're Butchering Contrast and Exposure
  • Your Skin Tones Look OFF
  • Your Blockbuster Teal & Orange Look is Amateur
  • How to remove noise in the fastest possible way inside DaVinci Resolve
  • How do you paste grades from the previous timeline to the new timeline
  • How to protect your highlights when pushing your look
  • How do I add saturation to skin tones without making them too digital
  • What is the easiest and fastest way to bring your footage into Resolve and start grading
  • What's the difference between Qazi's Toolkit or Creative LUTs
  • Practice Footage.zip

Resolve Overview for Colorists

  • Media Page Overview
  • Edit Page Overview
  • Color Page Overview
  • Deliver Page Overview

Module 1: CONFORM

  • 01 Most Common Ways to Conform
  • 02 NLE to Resolve Timeline Prep - Round Trip
  • 03 Conforming Camera Original Footage - Round Trip
  • 04 Round Trip Method 1
  • 05 Round Trip Method 2
  • 06 Colored Footage from Resolve to NLE
  • 07 NLE to Resolve Timeline Prep - Bake and Blade
  • 08 Bake and Blade Method 1
  • 09 Bake and Blade Method 2
  • 10 Conforming Transcoded Footage - Round Trip
  • 11 Music Video - Bake and Blade
  • 12 Bake and Blade Advanced Tips
  • 13 Pre-conformed EDL
  • 14 Color Trace
  • 15 Recap
  • 16 Conclusion and Recommendations
  • 17 Exercise

DaVinci Resolve NODES 101

  • Serial Node
  • Layer Mixer
  • Parallel Mixer
  • Outside Node
  • Key Mixer
  • Shared Node
  • Timeline Node
  • Master DaVinci Resolve Node Tree

Module 2: CAMERAS

  • 01 Intro
  • 02 Camera Lineup
  • 03 Camera Cheat Sheet
  • 04 How to Install LUTs
  • Camera + Creative LUTs
  • 05 Project Overview
  • 06 Pre-Grading Prep
  • 07 Alexa Mini
  • 08 RED Dragon
  • 09 Canon C200
  • 10 Panasonic GH5
  • 11 BMPCC 4K
  • 12 Sony a6500
  • 13 DJI Inspire 1
  • 14 Camera Ranking
  • 15 Recap
  • 16 Conclusion and Recommendations
  • 17 Exercise
  • Sample Footage from ARRI's Website
  • Sample Footage from RED's Website
  • Sample Footage from BMD's Website

Module 3: COLOR CORRECTION

  • 01 Why You Must Know Color Correction
  • 02 Color Correction vs Color Grading
  • 03 Project Overview
  • 04 Make it Pop
  • 05 Understanding Scopes
  • 06 Proper White Balance
  • 07 Proper Exposure
  • 08 Analyzing Images for Color Correction
  • 09 What is a Lookbook?
  • 10 Take Notes
  • 11 People
  • 12 Landscape
  • 13 Products
  • 14 Rec.709
  • 15 Recap
  • 16 Conclusion and Recommendations
  • 17 Exercise

Module 4: SHOT MATCHING

  • 01 What is Shot Matching?
  • 02 Why You Must Know Shot Matching
  • 03 How to Get Better at Shot Matching
  • 04 Project Overview
  • 05 Necessary Tools for Shot Matching
  • 06 Gallery Stills/ Memories
  • 07 Split Screen
  • 08 Group Clips
  • 09 Local Vs Remote Grades
  • 10 Lightbox - Send to SDI
  • 11 Take Notes
  • 12 Same Camera
  • 13 Blind Date
  • 14 Hypesandwich
  • 15 Different Cameras
  • 16 The Great Ride
  • 17 The Qazman
  • 18 Recap
  • 19 Conclusion and Recommendations
  • 20 Exercise

Module 5: COLOR GRADING

  • 01 What is Color Grading?
  • 02 Why You Must Know Color Grading
  • 03 What You Will Get Out of This Module
  • 04 Million $ Tips on Color Grading pt1
  • 05 Million $ Tips on Color Grading pt2
  • 06 Analyze Footage
  • 07 Project Overview
  • 08 Generic Grading Lookbook
  • 09 Most Used Tools for Grading
  • 10 Commercials & Music Videos
  • 11 Adidas
  • 12 Holiday Season
  • 13 Oakley
  • 14 Girls Have Fun
  • 15 I'm The One
  • 16 Hollywood Looks
  • 17 Hobbs & Shaw / John Wick
  • 18 La La Land
  • 19 Sicario
  • 20 Atomic Blonde
  • 21 Old School Hollywood Looks
  • 22 Film Looks using LUTs
  • 23 Recap
  • 24 Conclusion and Recommendations
  • 25 Exercise

Film Look Secrets

  • Film Look Secrets - Course Materials
  • Film Look Secrets

Advanced Film Emulation Process

  • How to Properly Use Resolve's Film LUTs
  • How to Create Halation & Texture
  • Best Practices for Film Emulation

Intro to HDR Ready Workflow

  • 01 Hollywood's Most Popular FPE
  • 02 Project Set Up
  • 03 Setting Up Scopes Like a Pro
  • 04 Custom Techniques to Stress Testing Your LUTs
  • 05 Future Proof LUTs for HDR & ACES Workflows
  • 06 Balance Footage in Seconds with Printer Lights
  • 07 HDR Ready Node Tree
  • 08 Exporting Dolby Vision Trim for Netflix
  • 09 Pro Tip when Saving a Powergrade

ACES for Beginners

  • 01 What is ACES?
  • 02 Why was ACES developed?
  • 03 ACES Characteristics
  • 04 ACES 2065-1 vs ACEScct
  • 05 ACEScc vs ACEScct
  • 06 ACES solution for Film Negative
  • 07 Why Netflix is switching to ACES?
  • 08 How to set up your project in ACES?
  • 09 How to grade your footage in ACES?
  • Practice Footage - Download Link

Module 6: STUDIO SETUP

  • 01 What Makes a Grading Studio
  • 02 Why You Need a Grading Studio
  • 03 Bare Minimum
  • 04 Research Tools
  • 05 What to Expect From This Module
  • 06 Broke
  • 07 Comeup
  • 08 Baller
  • 09 System Optimization Hacks
  • 10 Delivery Settings
  • 11 Remote Grading
  • 12 Grading Studio Paint Color Recommendations
  • 13 Productivity Apps
  • 14 Freebies
  • 15 Recap
  • 16 Conclusion and Recommendations
  • 17 Exercise

Module 8: BONUS

  • Bonus Download Guide
  • Course Materials | Download First
  • Balance the Footage using Scopes
  • Clean White Look
  • Perfect Skin Tones from Sony S-Log 8-bit Footage
  • Creamy Film Look
  • Gamma Shift Fix
  • Best Export Settings for Web
  • How to Import Shotdeck Stills in Resolve
  • How to Work Remotely
  • Minimum System Requirements
  • Do I Need Resolve Studio?
  • Color Trace
  • How to make Resolve run 75% FASTER
  • THIS will Instantly make your Grades look 85% BETTER
  • Practice Footage - This will Instantly make your Grades 85% better
  • Why does YOUR 8-bit footage look like sh###
  • A Decade Old Plugin Beats Resolve's AI Noise Reduction
  • Practice footage - A Decade Old Plugin
  • How to get PERFECT Skin Tones Every Time
  • Practice Footage - How to get Perfect Skin Tones
  • The ultimate Contrast Masterclass
  • Practice Footage - The Ultimate Contrast Masterclass
  • Why lift Gamma Gain is Ruining Your Footage

Module 7: FREELANCE

  • 01 What to Expect From This Module
  • 02 Why You Should Consider Freelancing
  • 03 What It Takes to Become a Freelancer
  • 04 Is Freelancing For You?
  • 05 Dos And Don'ts of Freelancing
  • 06 Steps to Becoming Employable - Demo Reel
  • 07 Steps to Becoming Employable - Website
  • 08 Steps to Becoming Employable - Social Media
  • 09 What It Takes to Get Hired - Advice For New Filmmakers
  • 10 What It Takes to Get Hired - Be Bullish
  • 11 What It Takes to Get Hired - Resources to Find Work
  • 12 How to Get Paid Through Social Media
  • 13 How to Get Paid Through Social Media - Exposure
  • 14 How to Get Paid Through Social Media - Outreach
  • 15 How to Get Paid Through Social Media - Content Strategy
  • 16 High-End Client Strategies
  • 17 High-End Client Strategies - Collaboration
  • 18 High-End Client Strategies - Offer Value
  • 19 High-End Client Strategies - Work For Free
  • 20 High-End Client Strategies - Ask For It
  • 21 FAQs
  • 22 FAQs - How Do I Get Clients?
  • 23 FAQs - How Much Should I Charge For a Project?
  • 24 FAQs - How Do I Start Freelancing?
  • 25 FAQs - How Do I Prep an Invoice
  • 26 FAQs - How Do I Negotiate a Rate?
  • 27 FAQs - Should I Work With an Agency?
  • 28 FAQs - How Do I Deal With Difficult Clients?
  • 29 FAQs - When Should I Charge My Client?
  • 30 FAQs - How Do I Build a Rolodex?
  • 31 The Final Nugget

Module 9: YOUTUBE

  • YouTube Download Guide
  • How to get the JOKER look Part 1
  • How to get the John Wick look
  • Juice it up | Commercial vs. Film Grading
  • How to get the James Bond look
  • Grading YOUR Footage Planet X
  • How to get the PARASITE look

Module 10: PROFESSIONAL WORK

  • XXIO - TV COMMERCIAL
  • XXIO - How to get the Commercial look
  • LAZEM - MUSIC VIDEO
  • LAZEM - How to get the Music Video look
  • Life on the Line - DOCUMENTARY
  • LIFE ON THE LINE - How to get the Documentary look