Color Grading from Scratch: Technique and Narrative
Software and Its Different Applications
A course by Cassiana Umetsu , Colorist
About the video: Software and Its Different Applications
Overview
“Now, I'm going to show you the most used programs on the market and which one we're going to use in this course. ”
In this video lesson Cassiana Umetsu addresses the topic: Software and Its Different Applications, 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
“Software and its different applications In this class, we will see color treatment software, starting with telecine. It was a machine that existed in the golden years of cinema, that took the analogue film, developed and built this whole color temperature part, rustically made some masks, and we developed this material with or without contrast. Of course, today, as I said, we use non-linear editing, but it's always good to remember this great machine that existed, which was like a moviola of color. These machines cost fortunes and here in Brazil there were only three in the 80s and 90s. All...”
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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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