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Course 1: Preparing Your Project: Why Do We Colour Grade?

By Alex Berry , Colorist

Colorist. London, United Kingdom.
Joined July 2020
Domestika Basics Course 1 of 6
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About the video: Why Do We Colour Grade?

Overview

“In this first video, I will introduce myself, explain briefly what colour grading is and why we do it, and also tell you what we will see in each course.

At the end of this unit, you will find enclosed the materials I am going to use throughout this course. Please download the files before moving on. Please note that some of the folders are empty because I am going to teach you a specific way of organising your projects, and I will ask you to use these folders yourself to stay organised when exporting. I have also supplied an empty but named set of folders you can use as a template in your own projects.

In this video lesson Alex Berry addresses the topic: Why Do We Colour Grade?, which is part of the Domestika online course: Course 1: Preparing Your Project. Learn about color grading and explore the DaVinci Resolve interface.

Partial transcription of the video

“Hi. My name is Alex Berry and I'm a professional colorist. First of all, I want to welcome you to this Domestika DaVinci Resolve course. They'll give you all the skills you need to achieve professional level grades in your films while also working smarter and faster. My career in the industry began at the bottom as a runner, then learning about broadcast signals as a video engineer, before moving into narrative offline editing and then more color-based online editing. Then gravitating towards online finishing editing and color work, before finally becoming a full-time colorist. I always had...”

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Course summary for: Course 1: Preparing Your Project

  • Level: Beginner
  • 93% positive reviews (190)
  • 13 students
  • 9 units
  • 9 lessons (1h 4m)
  • 20 downloads

Alex Berry

Alex Berry
By Alex Berry

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Alex Berry is a professional colorist from the UK. He began his audiovisual journey working as a runner for a post-production house as a teenager and began teaching himself skills like editing, VFX, cinematography, and color grading.

His work in color grading promos for a British TV station helped him gain the skills and experience necessary to co-found his own creative studio in East London in 2010. Over the last twenty years, he has collaborated on projects for brands like McLaren, Nintendo, Puma, Ralph Lauren, Michael Kors, Airbnb, Clarks, the NHS, FIFA, and more.


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Course 1: Preparing Your Project

By Alex Berry
Colorist. London, United Kingdom.
Joined July 2020
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  • 13 students