How I Grade this Ad - MASTERCLASS (UK Broadcast PRO Colorist)
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- เผยแพร่เมื่อ 5 มิ.ย. 2024
- I’m a UK based broadcast colorist for nearly 20 years - I've graded for BBC, Amazon, ITV, C4 amongst many. In this episode I'm going to show you how I graded this Christmas Commercial - every single step, all my secrets and nodes revealed. I am a Professional Broadcast Colourist with 13 years on DaVinci Resolve and 28 years in post production. Wishing you all a Happy Holiday Season!
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00:00 INTRO
00:39 Setting up Color Management in Resolve
04:10 How to color grade in DaVinci Resolve
10:05 Using curves in DaVinci Resolve
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Ahh great video! So cool to see a breakdown like this. Thanks Darren!
Glad you enjoyed it my friend. Will do more like this in 2023. Have a great Christmas ! Love, health and happiness to the team in Oregon !
What Casey said but minus the toast.
@@DarrenMostyn You sir are a master at not only color grading but also your talent for teaching. I love how you get right to the point with no wasted space. Refreshing! New sub.
People (like myself) spend thousands to go to film school, and don’t get half as much information and skill as you are giving out for free. Thank you so much!
Glad I can help add towards the education you are recieving. Im sure it compliments it, dont underestimate the other skills you may be picking up at film school. All the best, darren.
That’s why I decided to skip college. I don’t regret it at all, but I do wonder what I missed.
I don’t hire anyone that’s been to film school anymore. They seem to do mostly theory and don’t have any real world skills.
Just before the pandemic, a shoot I was on, the guy I was subcontracted to hired a camera guy that in the interview, said he had his own camera. He rocked up with his parents old handicam (which didn’t even have an SD card in it.)
I drove home and grabbed my bmpcc4k, tripod, storage cards etc. the project lead didn’t want to “seem like a bad guy” so he didn’t fire the guy. The guy basically held a boom pole for scratch audio. I was hired to do sound and provided all the gear for the shoot, audio and video. I shot everything. Did the sound. Edited video, audio, you name it. In the end that kid got the same pay as me, I got a small bonus from the guy that hired us’ end (which was huge… his pay, not mine) and I ended up making a really good contact from a relatively small gig that I was just meant to fill in and record some audio.
In my experience, people that went to film school like to watch movies. Not make them. The people that like making films, make films. They figure it out.
Pre pandemic film school people were terrible to work with because they didn’t know anything and you couldn’t teach them anything because they were pretty lazy (in my experience)
Since the pandemic younger people seem generally more competent because they spent time doing it or watching TH-camrs like this who actually teach valuable stuff. IMO. YMMV. Etc Etc Etc.
I have one actual good mate that went to film school while I was working in recording studios, playing in bands and spending time on sets, etc. He still won’t show me his film school project he shot (because he has it on an old hard drive and says he can’t access it) and now he works AT a school, doing schedules for equipment that new students use and the spaces they use for theatre etc.
@@cbob213 Everything you’re saying is spot on. I came to that same conclusion my freshman year: Most film students just like watching movies, they’re not interested in learning about or doing what it takes to make one. I was at a shoot for my school the other day with some of the other film students, it took them probably a minute to set up a tripod and at one point there were 3 of them with their hands on the tripod at the same time trying to get it set up. This wasn’t a big tripod either, it was a very standard level tripod. In my experience, my fellow students just don’t listen either. My professor will have to repeat something 5 times before it gets done or gets done right. We’re operating a small job the other day and I kept saying to the guy on the back end “alright we can go down now” and it’s like he can’t hear me or something. I’d say it again and he just wouldn’t move. Most of my classmates are either busy talking to their friends, on their phones, or just zoned out entirely.
All that being said, I understand why you don’t hire film students. But, maybe try and have some sort of interview process before writing them off entirely, there are film students out there that actually care and want to work in the industry, we exist.
@@samgraef3028 As someone currently doing a media production degree (UK) it seems to come down to how it's taught, not just the lack of interest from students (which I think is the case across most subject areas, not just film).
For example, there has been almost no teaching around the technical elements, such as how to set up a camera, how to expose an image properly. Basic stuff that you have to go out and learn yourself, but it kind of feels as though this should be the first things that are being taught.
I have instead spent most of my hours in class learning about genre theory and how gender is represented. Sure, these might be important things to know about and understand, but it's all null and void unless you know how to operate the hardware and software.
In my second year, we had someone come in to give us a photoshop tutorial. This consisted of them showing the class how to add a shape and some text. Is that really the high level tuition I'm paying for?
The BFF had an article or something about this that specifically said that technical and practical skills is the thing that seems scarce in people that are first coming into the UK film/media industries.
For the £9,000 a year I spend on my tuition, I am dissapointed and frustrated that I've learnt more about the technical aspects of film making from tutorials like this one which I am hugely grateful for and I think it'll signal a shift in how people start to learn these skill. University is no longer for learning, it's for the "lifestyle", whatever that means.
Rant over 😂
This is absolutely amazing. The practical real world aspect of this is so helpful. This is incredibly useful for learning the how's and why's. You sir are a master.
Thanks Rocky!
Superb Darren! I would definitely watch more of these brakedown grades with different type of images and scenarios.
I'll try - took me so long to make that one!!!!!
colour grading is more difficult than I thought. My level of respect for colourist has sky rocketed after watching your video. very professional work you do!
hoping can share a little light on how I do it professionally
nothing that has value comes easy in life.
Im getting ready my first real short film for submission. This video taught me more in 10 minutes than I have watching HOURS of another big youtube colorist.
You have concise explanations and are a great teacher.
I've been using Photoshop for about 15 years and I know 100 different photographers can use the EXACT same tools, layers, blend modes, and get 100 different results. Same thing with colorists and your workflow. Thanks for sharing!
Glad it helped! Thank you for the kind words!
Drinking from a fire hose here. So grateful for your generosity of knowledge, Darren!
Glad it helped Peter. Appreciate your comments. Darren
Watching this as an audio mix engineer, and there are so many similarities.. Super interesting
I have learned so much and gotten jobs from techniques you've taught. Thank you, thank you, thank you!
This is awesome thankyou! Never seen a pro colorist actually break down a grade they actually did
you rarely will see a Pro breakdown node by node for free on TH-cam. I was feeling Christmassy!!! You might see non-pro breakdowns for free!
That was bloody brilliant Darren, thanks!
Dehancers bloom looks gorgeous wow, thanks for this.
I'm beyond grateful for finding this channel! The process is so well taught mate!
You're a blooming legend! So much good info and clear explanation! Love ya work Darren!
This is an absolute masterclass Darren, thank you!
No nonsense, just pure value! Great video!
I really like your style of breaking down all these nodes. Thank you Darren, subcribed!
Amazing video thanks professor !!
Clear, detailed and practical. Nice one. Thanks.
Beautiful ! Thank you!
Niiiiiiice :) Finally a top-notch teacher !!! I really enjoyed all your working process. Thanks a lot !
This is great, thank you!
Thank you, Darren, cool lesson!!!
I like that after your lessons there are no questions left...!
Appreciated. Trying my best
Darren, that was great as always! Thank you so much and season greetings!
Same to you Ruben . Hope you are well.
Thank you Darren!!! I have learned so much from you over the last 2 weeks!!! I just purchased a license of Davinci Resolve Studio and I'm having a blast with colour grading. KEEP THE VIDEOS COMING!!!
Excellent and detailed overview! The most critical thing is that it is a Real Job, something you get paid for - this is the actual value! Thank you, Darren, and keep going with these behind the scene videos of Real projects!
You are a hero for our Community. Thank you
Appreciated.
Best masterclasses found till now 👌 subscribed 😁
Again, top notch stuff. Thanks!
Glad you enjoyed it!
your tutorials are incredible. So clear. So Concise. Thank you
You're very welcome!
Woo very excited to see this, stopping by to thank you for posting it!
You are welcome. Hope you like it!!
Really appreciate you showing the whole workflow like this. Great style of teaching too.
Appreciated, Thanks
Thank you so much. What a great Christmas present ! Cheers.
Enjoy! All the best, Darren
Always a joy to follow your explanations, thanks!
Thanks Arne!!
Great video Darren, always a pleasure to learn from you !
Glad you enjoyed it
This was time well spent, it gave me a better understanding. Thanks
Glad it helped!
i don't know why, but i've binge watching color grading tutorials for the last 3 weeks or so. Of corse there are a lots of small creators doing great work! But it's kind of refreshing, seeing an actual professional colorist doing his work. Enjoyed the video a lot!
That was great, thank you!
You’re awesome. It’s mind blowing how much good info is out there on the web. Appreciate it
I appreciate that Stuart.
This is amazing! Every node setting is explained very clear! Thank your Darren!
You're very welcome!
Thank you. Amazing process. What a perfection.
Glad you liked it and good to see you on here again.
Been waiting for so long to see such a video from you! Love it!
pleased you like it. Thank you.
I really enjoy this kind of tutorials.
Keep the good stuf coming. Its really appreciated !
Thanks, will do Nille.
Thanks Darren, it is great to see the workflow of a master. One of the things I enjoy with Resolve is the multitude of approaches and techniques that can be applied and, as you say (or imply), there is not necessarily a right or wrong way to achieve your outcome. I am experimenting with CSTs vs a full color managed process and it is interesting to see the different results and the advantages/disadvantages of working either way. Thank you for all of your lessons, tips and suggestions and have a great Christmas and 2023.
We really need the breakdown like this, hopefully you make more video like this❤❤❤
I will do more for sure. Glad u liked it
This is actually wonderful. Not only did I get to find out the best color settings to work/deliver in, but I saw a whole official process too! Thank you very much!
thats why I did it! Glad you liked it.
Thanks so much Darren for making this wonderful knowledge available to the public!
You bet I dropped that like and subscribe haha
Love It! Looking forward to learning even more😎😎 Keep 'em coming!
More to come this week!
Thank you so much Darren.
So helpful to see a full breakdown like this. Please keep em coming 🔥
Will try and do a few more each year. Thanks Michael.
Thanks a lot for sharing your tips and your workflow, extremely helpful and super professional.
My pleasure! Plenty more of these coming if they prove popular (which this one is already!).
Thank you so much for this. So much disinformation and fluff around regarding color grading and many pros just want to keep their workflow to themselves, i was waiting for a video like this since years!!!
Thank you Darren! Oh how I wish I had seen a video like this years ago!
This is the most awesome video, everytime I rewatch this, I get a different perspective, its almost scrutinizing lol, but so so so valuable!!! Thanks so much Darren:)
appreciated
Superb as always Darren. Thanks for all the great content this year.
Happy Christmas to you and yours.
Thanks for being here all year! It was a fast one! Next year more YT content from me...Im devoting a little more time to it in 2023. And some exciting announcements in Spring! happy Christmas to you too
Darren, thanks for showing the full grade from start to finish. This helps to tie together the other tutorials you've produced. Many thanks and Happy Holidays!
thanks Rick - I hope it does gel the others together - I'll do some more of these in 2023! Happy Holidays to you too.
Nice one Darren! I could watch this kind of videos for hours. Super interesting. Please more of those!
Noted!
Wow this is a Christmas gift for real. Many thanks for sharing your experience and workflow. Best Christmas wishes!
Merry xmas to you too. Thanks for supporting my channel
Man, I love you. Always learning so much. Recommended your channel on multiple occasions!
Appreciated! Thank you very much.
Thank you Darren! This was so awesome to watch. I know this is how YOU DO IT but it kind of confirms for myself that I'm on the right "path" with my workflow and that I´m thinking of the workflow the same way as you do. Thanks again.
Glad it was helpful! You welcome Anton.
I am a newly into filmmaking and your videos are helping a lot. Thanks man.
At the beginning of the video: There's no way this madman is going to explain all this in 13 minutes.
At the end of the video: subscribed to madman.
Great stuff!!
Thanks for subscribing! Made me laugh!!! Thank you! darren.
hahaha I did the exact same thing, down to the sub!!
Thanks Ecto Productions! Really appreciated. This video is doing well on my stats so clearly needs more like this! I respond to the stats so it was worth subscribing!
And please share link on your socials....If I get 60K during xmas Ill do a livestream!
Great content, straight to the point, very informative, thanks for sharing, subscribed!
Again fantastic how to video which is so detailed and gets to the essence! Always amazing Darren so back to improving my colour/editing. You are truly a Master and I am a Padawan!
Thank you Michael. Glad it helped you learn more. keep practising - I still do !
Really appreciated this video. The information is very helpful in building a successful workflow without trying it dictate what a "good" grade is since it's so subjective and project specific. Your teaching style is very approachable, and I really enjoyed learning and look forward to watching the rest of your videos!
Thank you Victoria. I appreciate that. Enjoy my playlists maybe ?
Thanks Darren this was fantastic as always. Love learning even just the tiniest of nuggets of information to push my skills a little further.
Glad you enjoyed it
"I've invoiced, they paid": the moment I realized I've found my color guru. I'm 55 and started on 3/4" AB roll in the late 80's. Not to be presumptuos but I feel we're likely pretty close in age, likely the reason I find all your videos more engaging and informative than most others. So then, smashing job and many thanks for all you have shared with the World here!!
Im 55 and started on U-matic and 3/4" in the late 80s. Welcome to the channel!
Very interesting! Thank you so much for sharing and Merry Christmas season to you!
Same to you Nadine. Thank you.
I love watching different ways of building a colorgrade. But the way you go about it are always the best in my opinion. Amazing stuff Darren! Absolutely love watching your videos. Keep it up!
Thank you very much! Appreciated Frederik. I work hard to make them as best as I can. I made this one twice before publishing it!!
Always a pleasure watching your videos Darren, and I learn a ton of interesting stuff each time. And it’s so good that you explain not only HOW you do things, but WHY. Keep up the great work, and Merry Christmas!
My pleasure! and a Merry Christmas to you too.
Thanks Darren, i appreciate your video
Wow Darren, everything seems so easy when you do it... I'm fascinated with your work!
Glad you enjoy it Nacho. All the best!
Hands down the best video I've seen on color grading on TH-cam!
Thank you sir!🤯
Thank you Daniel. Much appreciated.
This was absolutely fascinating to watch Darren. Great stuff 🙌
Thanks Alex. Glad it was worth it as I actually remade this episode from scratch after not being happy wit my first one! Its wirth it I think!
Thanks for sharing all your knowledge! Sometimes we feel alone in the dark so it’s always appreciated to see and feel others share their work. Sometimes, even if Ii dont learn anything in particular, it reassures me to see people using the same approach.👏
Hi Eric. Thank you so much for the kind super thanks donation🙏. It's really kind of you. I'll do some more of these type of episodes too, maybe different techniques in each. Thanks again for your support, All the best...Darren.
This is like magic 😮
Brilliant! video Darren you're a library of knowledge, have learned great techniques and in depth node set up appreciate all tutorials👍 Thank you!
you'll love the next one then!
Thanks so much for all the knowledge your sharing! so helpfull!
You are so welcome!
This was an incredibly insightful video! You and Cullen are my dudes for education! And it's always good to hear from the pros that just because you have a lot of nodes, doesn't mean you HAVE to use them. Even the subtle tricks with the 3D qualifier and the Sat vs Lum for the scarf were subtle but make all the difference.
Glad you enjoyed it! Cullen is a good friend of mine and a great resource too so glad you are checking his channel out too.
Great video Darren!
This is the most useful format for beginner colourists. 🏆
Glad it was helpful! Good to hear from you again Heinz!
Sharing your workflow on a real project is the greatest Christmas gift you could give us! Thanks! 🎄🙌🎁
Thats why i did it - these are quite hard to find as most pro users dont reveal everything - Have a good Christmas.
Learned some great stuff from this! Cheers!
Thanks Darren, that's very helpful to see the full process behind the grade. Merry Xmas to you!!
Merry Christmas to you too Ray!! Always a welcome name in my comments and appreciated!
Great video man thank you. Subscribed
Amazing Darren, I think this kind of videos are the most interesting as it touches real life scenarios. I'd like to see even more elaborate and long form videos from real projects to the entire process, from the client's reqs the process of approaching the project (both technical and conseptual) working on sequence of shots. And delivery.
Don't be afraid of making these videos 30-60 mins long or even break it to mini series. I'm sure your followers great learn a great deal from experienced industry expert like yourself! Again you are a true jem. Happy holydays from Israel.
Thank you Darren it's beautiful !
You are very welcome Thank you
Thanks for the insights Darren - great video!
My pleasure!
An excellent Christmas gift! Thanks!
Enjoy!
This is great! Reminds me so much of sound engineering!
Composer / musician here, long time Cubase Pro user and I find many parallels between Resolve Studio and Cubase!
Thanks Darren, another great one. I love your new camera angle showing the panel and occasionally doing the adjustments with the software. It really helps the viewer see what it is you're doing. Loved the "Tucci" grade and your node tree and CST descriptions. Have a Happy Christmas and New Years break and look forward to more morsels from you and phone appearances from your daughter in 2023!
And to you Keith! Happy Christmas and New Year and thanks for all your support on my channel...noted! Lucy not been in them for a while - I had complaints so I stopped, but I'll pass on your best wishes to her - and she still calls me all the time!
Great video Darren! Always love seeing the details of an artist's process :)
Hi Gedaly my friend! Thank you so much!! I want to do more like these in 2023. Hope you are well and happy holidays!!
Great work. All the lessons you gave me is so close to this and I’m stoked that you’re still crushing it.
Thanks Stephen. Sorry not been back in touch -! please get in touch new year!! Hope you are well my good friend!!
I decided today to change from premiere to davinci and have seen 2 or 3 of your videos to learn the basics and I already feel completely prepared to use the software. Your videos and the way you explain your process and the software itself are great, thanks a lot!
Thanks Gustavo. Good to hear
Hey thank you for doing this and Happy Holidays
and to you Jean-David.
Super high quality skills share video. Nice content, nice audio quality(really important when it comes to tutorial video), super clear nodes tree, and how and why you do that. Great jobs!
Very, very cool, thanks for sharing and SUBSCRIBED!
Impressive and educational. A color grading master. Thanks 😊 Wishing you a Merry Christmas and the best for 2023 🎄🎅
Merry Christmas to you and yours too!! thanks for your support in 2022 and hers to a great 2023 for you all.
this might be the first professional and useful video on resolve I found on TH-cam so far :D everything on point, no unnecessary blabla, and from a real world point of view. Working as a dailies colorist myself and sometimes searching for tipps ans Inspiration I have to say: Thank you very much :)
You are very welcome Stefan. Glad it helped. Darren
remarkable. The absolute smallest details making such an amazing difference. I feel for the X-mas vibe of color, I feel basic "r.709" really cuts it and i can see the set designer of the shot already did most of the work. Red scarf, green books, green lamp shades, tree in the background. This feels more like story than it does "color" but alot of the "c0lor" was done within the "story" than it was in the grade and you just took what they did on set and gave it that extra punch. Really showing me more and more less is more in color grading
this is awesome!