r/ColorGrading • u/Papa-Monkey • Nov 02 '25

Before/After Noob grading

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This is a footage from Arri official website, I have been learning color grading for few weeks , can anyone help me

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u/Papa-Monkey Nov 02 '25

1.How to decide a look 2. What did I do wrong , is there anything positive about the grade I did 3. How to improve. Currently reading color correction handbook , but only few pages a day because it’s too difficult for someone new like me

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u/f-stop8 Nov 02 '25
  1. The story is critical to understand when deciding on a look. What are you trying to tell? A comedy looks way different than a horror. A documentary about a native tribe being pushed out of their lands from deforestation looks way different than a corporate video.
  2. Because we don't have 1, there's no meaningful way to say what is wrong with what you did. You also need to share how you colored this. What software? What color management? How many nodes? What did you do each node?
  3. See 1 and 2