Color Correction Techniques with DaVinci Resolve
A course by Leo FallasColorist and post-producer
A course by Leo Fallas, Colorist and post-producer
Master color in your audiovisual projects to transmit emotion and immerse the viewer in a unique atmosphere
Post-production techniques have changed and evolved considerably, due to constantly emerging platforms and interest for content of this kind. There are now many different formats for social media, as well as new trends for editing color. Colorist and post-producer Leo Fallas has a long trajectory in the color-editing field, having worked on a plethora of advertising campaigns, films, series, video clips, and documentaries. He currently works in content for Netflix and Amazon Prime Video.
In this course, Leo teaches techniques to work quicker, how to color various versions at the same time, retouching skin tone, coloring product shots, and how to submit your work in many different formats.
What will you learn in this online course?
17 lessons & 14 downloads
What will we do in the course?
1 minute, 50 seconds
Projects and databases
12 minutes, 23 seconds
The new DaVinci 16 interface
9 minutes, 11 seconds
preferences
16 minutes, 17 seconds
Import clips
10 minutes, 13 seconds
Conformed
7 minutes, 15 seconds
What's included in this course?
First, you’ll meet Leo Fallas, learn about his professional experience, and how he transitioned from editor to colorist. He explains how his background has shaped his style and shares his influences.
Start by preparing the color page of the software, an essential step that is sometimes overlooked. Establish your preferences, while discovering interesting tricks to help you work more easily.
Discover how to import images and organize them by color, tags, or intelligent folders, to improve your coloring process. Prepare your editing to transfer it to DaVinci Resolve, and learn some useful rules used in post-production. Identify the most common mistakes at the conforming stage to avoid them in your workflow.
Time to start color correcting! See the basics of color theory applied to video, focusing on the primary correction tools. Next, move on to the more specific, secondary tools to work on adjusting color, such as selecting by color, masks, tracking, or trimming. Leo will give you valuable advice to work more efficiently, paste attributes, how to use group nodes, and the local color options vs remote versions.
Lastly, you will see how to export your finished color corrections in different sizes, in frames per second and codecs; As well as how to save your work in high quality and some final tips before concluding the course.
Recommended software & tools for this course
What is this course's project?
You will produce the color edit of a short 9-minute film.
Projects by course students
Who is this online course for?
For colorists with basic and intermediate knowledge, directors of photography, editors, or anyone with basic knowledge in color editing that wants to strengthen their knowledge in the field of color correction.
Requirements and materials
You will need basic notions of how image editing software works, preferably some knowledge in color correction, although the course is apt for beginners.
To complete the course, you need a computer equipped with the DaVinci Resolve software (you can download version 16 of the software for free, which will be the version used in this course).
Reviews
- 4 months ago
Excelente curso que da muchos tips en el cual le da uno más confianza para empezar a colorear
- 4 months ago
Muy completo y útil.
- miguel4232PLUS5 months ago
Muy bueno, aclaró todas mis dudas sobre la colerización.
- 6 months ago
Muy bueno la Verdad, solo que deberían avisar que se trabaja en versiones antiguas del DaVinci.
- 7 months ago
uff me salvo en muchos aspectos donde me complicaba y explico muy bien gracias
Today, he lives in Mexico and works as a freelance colorist, working on content for Netflix and Amazon Prime Video. He is also passionate about teaching and gives coloring classes on a regular basis.
Content
- U1
Introduction
- Presentation
- Influences
- What will we do in the course?
- U2
Before coloring
- Projects and databases
- The new DaVinci 16 interface
- preferences
- U3
Bring an edition
- Import clips
- Conformed
- Advanced forming
- What to do when I get the edit in a single file
- U4
To color!
- Primary correction
- Secondary correction
- Advanced techniques
- U5
Let's get this out of here
- Export for web
- Export for other softwares
- High quality archiving and masters
- Bonus Lesson
- FP
Final project
- Advanced colorimetry with DaVinci Resolve
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FAQs
You’ll master advanced color correction and grading techniques in DaVinci Resolve, database management, efficient project organization, creative use of visual references, and workflow optimization for color grading in films, documentaries, and commercials.
Yes, the course is designed for people with intermediate video editing skills and basic DaVinci Resolve knowledge who want to deepen their expertise in color correction and advanced postproduction.
You should have basic video editing knowledge, access to a computer with DaVinci Resolve installed, and some experience managing audiovisual projects.
The color grading suite specialization means mastering workflows, advanced DaVinci Resolve tools, and aesthetic criteria to transform the visual mood of audiovisual projects. The course covers these through practical exercises and real-world cases.
You’ll gain advanced skills in color correction, efficient DaVinci Resolve use, and strategies to streamline postproduction, boosting your competitiveness and job opportunities in the audiovisual industry.
You’ll be able to handle color correction and grading for documentaries, commercials, music videos, and any audiovisual project that requires professional color postproduction.
Yes, the course teaches methods for importing footage, conforming edits, handling XML files, exporting, and efficient data and backup management.