DaVinci Resolve for Beginners
Course 1: Preparing Your Project: Finding Still Images as References
By Alex Berry , Colorist
About the video: Finding Still Images as References
Overview
“Before we start grading it’s worth taking a moment to think about how we might want our grade to end up. In this lesson, I will briefly explain how and why to collect references for your grades. ”
In this video lesson Alex Berry addresses the topic: Finding Still Images as References, 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
“It would be easy to finish a whole grade and find out that your vision for the footage was nothing like the director's or DOP's and have to do it all again. In order to avoid this disaster, it's best to choose some references beforehand and have everyone agree on them. In this lesson, I'll show you how to choose references and how to get them into Resolve. So this lesson is less practical and more about being organized and being prepared. In our film, we've got a sunrise. Now there's no single way that a sunrise can be represented. If we go to the internet, Now look at all the different ton...”
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Course summary for: Course 1: Preparing Your Project
Alex Berry
By Alex Berry
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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