DaVinci Resolve for Beginners
Course 4: Creating a Look: Bleach Bypass Look
By Alex Berry , Colorist
About the video: Bleach Bypass Look
Overview
“Some of the most effective creative looks are those which have their roots in photographic practices. In this lesson, we will learn about how the silver retention or bleach bypass process is achieved and how to replicate it with DaVinci Resolve. ”
In this video lesson Alex Berry addresses the topic: Bleach Bypass Look, which is part of the Domestika online course: Course 4: Creating a Look. Add style and emotion to your footage with LUTs and scopes.
Partial transcription of the video
“The high contrast, low saturation look known as Bleach Bypass is a really effective way of giving your footage a dramatic, cinematic effect. In this lesson, I'll show you my recipe for a high contrast bleach bypass effect. This is how I do it. This is Saving Private Ryan. They used a physical bleach bypass when they were developing the prints. you can see that there's very high contrast, the darks are very dark, Bright to very bright, and it's quite desaturated. You can see how bright the brights are here, how dark the dark areas are. Let's look at some other examples. This is minority airp...”
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Course summary for: Course 4: Creating a Look

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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