Color Grading from Scratch: Technique and Narrative
About Me
A course by Cassiana Umetsu , Colorist
About the video: About Me
Overview
“In this class, I will tell my story and what aspect I believe is fundamental for a colorist.”
In this video lesson Cassiana Umetsu addresses the topic: About Me, which is part of the Domestika online course: Color Grading from Scratch: Technique and Narrative. Learn to treat the color, contrast, and saturation of audiovisual images with DaVinci Resolve and transmit messages through a coherent aesthetic.
Partial transcription of the video
“Presentation Hello, my name is Cassiana Umetsu and I have been a colorist for over ten years. Welcome to my color grading course. I want to start by recounting a vivid memory. from my childhood. I remember well the first time I saw my uncle's computer. At that time, it was very rare, nobody had a computer. When my uncle came home, it was a fuss and everyone stopped to see what that new thing was. Then, I came across a software called Paintbrush. Maybe you've heard of it. It was an image editing program that came with Windows and we drew on it. I don't know if it's from your time, but it was...”
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Course summary for: Color Grading from Scratch: Technique and Narrative
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Audiovisual Post-production, Color Correction

Cassiana Umetsu
A course by Cassiana Umetsu
As an audiovisual post-production professional and colorist, Cassiana Umetsu translates subjective ideas into a coherent aesthetic based on colors, contrasts, and nuances. With a degree in cinema from Brasília and qualifications from studies in New York, she has worked on projects for Netflix, Amazon Studios, Disney+, O2, Globo, and Vector Zero. She has also acted in music videos for artists such as Anitta and Letrux as well as in advertising campaigns for brands such as Coca-Cola, Microsoft, and Volkswagen.
In addition, Cassiana has collaborated with her unique sensitivity and technique in the post-production of films recognized by critics, including the short film Seiva Bruta, which was preselected for the 2022 Oscars, and the feature film Babenco, awarded at the Venice Film Festival. Other works that have marked her career are Música para morrer de amor, Medus, O ponto firme, A Batalha de Shangri-lá, and Abestalhados 2.
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