Color Grading from Scratch: Technique and Narrative
Conforming
A course by Cassiana Umetsu , Colorist
About the video: Conforming
Overview
“In this class, I will explain what "conform" is, how to do it and its importance. ”
In this video lesson Cassiana Umetsu addresses the topic: Conforming, 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
“According to Now, I will teach you how to conform the material, to understand its importance in audiovisual post-production. Let's talk about a word that I don't know if you've heard in your life, called "compliant". What is conform? Conformity is, basically, the word for the technique that we call passing material from one area to another. For example, pretend you edited your movie in Premiere, you want to do the color in DaVinci, do the visual effect in Nuke and the arts in After Effects. How do you move this material from one place to another, optimally? The name of this is "conform". As...”
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Course summary for: Color Grading from Scratch: Technique and Narrative
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Photography & Video -
Areas
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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