Color Correction with DaVinci Resolve

Ollie Kenchington

Color Correction with DaVinci Resolve

Ollie Kenchington
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7h 19m
10 modules (view curriculum)

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Description

DaVinci Resolve is one of the most powerful and widely used post-production tools available and in this officially certified course, professional colorist Ollie Kenchington offers an in-depth guide to its tools, effects and workflows. Follow along with the included project files through numerous practical exercises to gain a detailed understanding of how to color correct and grade real-world productions. Following completion you will be eligible to sit the official Blackmagic Design exam to become a certified color professional.


Subtitles available: English

Modules

Balancing Footage

47m

We begin the course by learning how to balance footage across multiple shots, which is applicable to all projects but particularly useful for documentary projects that often feature mixed lighting conditions, and scenes shot across multiple days and locations.


Subtitles available: English

Creating Color Continuity

31m

The goal of shot matching is to assess how multiple clips compare to one another when placed into a timeline, and to ensure that they create color continuity so as to appear seamless to the viewer. Here, Ollie shows you how to match shots using Resolve’s automatic tools, as well as a manual approach.


Subtitles available: English

Correcting and Enhancing Isolated Areas

1h 03m

Now that you understand the tools necessary for a primary grade, we begin to look at a second pass of refinement, or secondary grade. In this module we target specific areas of shots to enhance their effectiveness within the context of the project.


Subtitles available: English

Conforming from an XML Timeline

38m

When importing projects from other NLEs you will frequently be working with XML based timelines, which will then need to be verified and conformed before grading can begin. In this lesson Ollie steps through the most common practices and issues associated with the conforming workflow, as well as more advanced project setup practices by setting up scene-referred color for optimal grading conditions.


Subtitles available: English

Mastering the Node Pipeline

54m

The Node editor is a powerful component of the Color page that enables you to maintain precise control over the final appearance of images. With it, you may separate and target different stages of grading while ensuring an enhanced color output with minimum quality degradation. Here Ollie provides an in-depth overview of the Node pipeline in Resolve so that you fully understand how it operates and can effectively implement it in your projects.


Subtitles available: English

Managing Grades across Clips and Timelines

38m

Grading a film or video project requires a considerable level of attention to detail and the use of a variety of tools throughout both primary and secondary stages. However, once a look is established, a project often makes repeated use of existing grades that propagate throughout the Timeline. In this lesson we look at a variety of workflows to allow you to reproduce and refine grades across multiple clips.


Subtitles available: English

Using Groups

54m

Although generating and organizing groups is incredibly simple, they open up a new grading workflow within the Color page. In this lesson Ollie will show you how to apply group-wide grades via the Node editor, as well as numerous workflow tips and tricks to streamline grading using groups.


Subtitles available: English

Adjusting Image Properties

45m

Though image colors tend to be a primary concern of the colorist, you can also make many transformative changes to footage to better accommodate the narrative and aesthetic output of a project. Here Ollie steps through a selection of image property adjustments including alterations to the scaling and positioning of the frame, noise reduction, and keyframing grades to change over time.


Subtitles available: English

Setting up RAW Projects

30m

In this lesson Ollie breaks down advanced techniques for working with RAW video, maximising its wide dynamic range and uncompressed pixel data to provide the greatest possible grading potential for your projects.


Subtitles available: English

Delivering Projects

34m

In the final module of the course we look at how to export your project in a variety of industry-standard formats, including a Digital Cinema Package (DCP) for cinema distribution.


Subtitles available: English

About the Educator

Ollie Kenchington

Filmmaker, Editor, Colorist

7 Courses

Ollie's company, Korro Films, produces commercials, short films, documentaries and branded content for major international clients, with Ollie carrying out senior editor and colourist duties on every project. Ollie is an assured practitioner across all areas of filmmaking, giving him a deep understanding of the creative process which allows his agency to flourish in this competitive industry. Additionally he is an accomplished educator, and founder of Korro Academy.

Reviews

5
Well-detailed and to the point. Thanks Ollie!
Mariana Hoffart Dias
5
Great info especially for the Resolve users
Andrii Magdych
5
Ollie is always amazing at delivery and depth of knowledge, and this course is no different. Thank you!
Kareen Williams
5
A successful training with very good explanation
BURHAN AKYÜZ
5
I've really enjoyed Ollie's other courses, but this one was by far the most informative since it was more advanced and in depth! Thanks for the great presentation!
Dominic Eder-Smigura
5
Very useful, very well put together! I made a ton of notes and learned a lot of useful tips. Thanks!
Piotr Bojanowski
5
Great course! Thank You!
Łukasz Kucharski
5
Ollie is such a great teacher. His pace, knowledge, and skills will easily take anyone to the next level up. Thanks man.
Adalberto Almeida
5
Amazing
Walter Garcia
5
Having finished all four of Ollie's courses now I can say definitively that these have been the most helpful courses for both understanding color, color grading, and working with Resolve that I have taken. I feel that I have a much better understanding of both the fundamentals of color along with the technical know-how to grade projects properly.
Sean Edevane
5
Very good course. Thanks a lot!
Alexander Sakharov
5
More in depth than other Resolve courses, it is the perfect course for upgrading colorist skills and a perfect companion for the other MZed Ollie's courses.
Julien Gouz
5
Ollie, you've done it again! Your teaching method is amazing! I can confidently have Davinci open and work along side you as you teach. I highly recommend this course to anyone wanting to develop their skill set and confidence using the color page and delivery of projects. If I could give it 10 stars I would! Thank you MZED and Ollie (Korro Films) for your hard work and dedication to helping us get better with our craft!
Brendan Lister
5
A great addition to the other courses from Ollie. This feels like a really progressive course broken down into easy to understand/follow videos.
Jamie Neale
4.5
Excellent material, much of it I will need to review and rewatch. Ollie is a great teacher.
Steve Snediker
4.5
Really enjoyed the course, I have been coloring now for around 2 years, and this truly helped to fine-tune my craft. Would definitely recommend this course.
Simon Thompson
4.5
Excellent i learn lot thanks for clear example
Mayuranga Fernando
4
GREAT COURSE, OLLIE TAKES YOU IN DEPTH TO THE NUANCES OF COLOUR CORRECTION AND GRADING
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