DAY ONE
INTRODUCTION TO RESOLVE
Explains the software application, the hardware being used and an overview of each topic to be covered during the course.
BASIC COLOR THEORY
Looking at the waveform, vectorscope, and histogram.
How different Colors interact with increased saturation/contrast and why some colors
complement each other more than others.
RGB v YUV correction
HOW TO GET STARTED.
Config user and projects. How to get the footage into the machine using an EDL,
Scene cut detector or manually creating the edit.
PRIMARY CORRECTION
Lift, Gamma and Gain, or Black, Shadows and Highlights, what’s the difference, why and how to use each control.
TERMS….what do they mean?
Introduction to 10bit log, LUTs, 4:4:4, Pro Res, r3ds, Color Space
DAY TWO
SECONDARY CORRECTION
When and how to use secondaries.
POWER WINDOWS
Circle, Linear, Poly and Power Curve DaVinci Power Windows.
Drawing shapes and using external mattes.
MATCHING CLOSE UPS TO WIDE SHOTS
Still store gallery, versions, input and export stills.
Why some shots are hard to match.
HOW TO APPROACH A GRADE
Where do we start and how long do we search for the “Look”.
Planning your session. Get an insight into how a DI movie or TVC session evolves.
TRACKING AND KEYFRAMING.
How to auto track and maunaly use the tracker.
DAY THREE
LOOKS AND STYLES
Creating looks and styles to tell a story.
How to get that special grade, and more importantly how to create new looks.
Bleach Bypass
Duotones
Natural Color vs Color Washes
Go Crazy Day for Night
Schindlers
Orange and Teal
Huge grads
Hollywood-Bollywood
WORKING WITH DIGITAL MATERIAL
Film and digital material.
What are the challenges and differences of grading both?
HOW DO I GET MY PICTURES OUT OF THE MACHINE?
Rendering and outputting, files and to tape.
WHAT MAKES A GREAT COLORIST?
Some ICA ideas on how to maximise your ability and ways to get an edge on your competition. How to climb up the Colorist ladder?
STUDENT DRIVES THE SESSION.
Students are free to discuss any subject they wish, it maybe a grading problem from the past they want to address, or maybe a more specific look at the different problems that arise when grading a commercial with 10 people in the room!
Students are encouraged to bring in QT movies of clips they like or movie examples they have had problems grading in the past.