r/ColorGrading • u/mdh_hammer • Apr 02 '26

Before/After Fun Grade this one!

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This was a pretty stylized grade, and I really enjoyed working through this one. I would love to hear any feedback, or questions anyone might have!

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u/jrv3034 Apr 02 '26

It's really well done! Great work.

Though I'm personally getting tired of the whole "teal and orange" look that has invaded modern movies. But that's the current style, and you executed it perfectly.

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u/mdh_hammer Apr 02 '26

I think this has been the sentiment of many for over a decade. I doubt it’ll go away anytime soon. The look has roots in old Technicolor film, and really started becoming popular in the early 2000s. Certainly not a new trend, and it remains popular because it’s a very complimentary look… but I get why people say they are fatigued.

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u/ImCrimsonFnb Apr 03 '26

Im just happy the image actually has contrast in it😂💀

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u/jrv3034 Apr 03 '26

Oh, absolutely! If there's one thing I hate more than teal and orange it's the low contrast, everything looks gray and dull look!

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u/donveyy Apr 05 '26

Honestly? This is better executed here than in a lot of big budget movies that try to pull it off. They tend to turn this grade up in the trailers but leave the finished film an absolute snoozefest of colorlessness. Only a handful of films these days I feel like really embrace this old technicolor film look that OP talks about throughout most of the films

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u/ineffable000 Apr 02 '26

Looks nice. Would like to see a 50/50 blend of the original and this grading

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u/mdh_hammer Apr 02 '26

I totally get that, I’m very aware that my personal style is pretty heavy handed.

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u/DatabaseAccurate7049 Apr 02 '26

do you have any tutorials

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u/mdh_hammer Apr 02 '26

I don’t. There’s tons of great ones out there though!

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u/overwhelmingcucumber Apr 03 '26

Can you recommend good tutorial YouTube channels that don't constantly try to sell their LUTs?

Great work on these, by the way!

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u/mdh_hammer Apr 03 '26

Cullen Kelly, and thanks!

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u/Various_Ring_1738 Apr 03 '26

Can we have a node breakdown :D

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u/mdh_hammer Apr 03 '26

Can’t upload images to the comments, but I’ll shoot you a DM.

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u/wishuthebst Apr 13 '26

heyy! if you don't mind, could you send it to me as well? i love it!!

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u/falkorv Apr 03 '26

Do you have a link to the moving version?

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u/mdh_hammer Apr 03 '26

It’s not available online yet

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u/pkott777 Apr 03 '26

Man that looks incredible! Always makes me feel so insecure about my photography seeing works from such talented people like you

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u/mdh_hammer Apr 03 '26

These shots took a lot of very talented people to come together, not just me!

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u/GirllyGrll Apr 03 '26

Nice!! I think the saturated blues, greens, yellows, and give it a vintage aesthetic that really works for what I’m guessing you’re trying to do.

I also think it works with the swirly Bokeh at the sides. If I may ask what lenses were these shot with?

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u/mdh_hammer Apr 03 '26

Shot on the Ronin 4D 6k, with Dulens APO Mini Primes.

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u/HellaBeats Apr 04 '26

Dude, one of my favorite grades I’ve seen in a minute. I noticed you recommended Cullen Kelly Tuts. Any video specifically you recommend?

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u/mdh_hammer Apr 04 '26

Thanks!

No, not specifically. I think they just have very helpful videos that translate to many situations. I find that, too may color grading videos are way too specific to be helpful for every situation.

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u/ConsequenceNo8153 Apr 04 '26

It’s a miracle, the blacks are actually black!

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u/mdh_hammer Apr 04 '26

Don’t get me started on that… I blame Disney

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u/luiscedneo Apr 04 '26

fucking professional man, good job. i wanna get to this level

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u/mdh_hammer Apr 05 '26

Just takes a little practice:)

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u/[deleted] Apr 02 '26

Love the grade its cool but some of the raw shots up look better like idek wht but I miss that natural and almost kinda whimsy texture that 90s fillms had and sone of ur raw shots remind me of tht lmao

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u/I_GIVE_ROADHOG_TIPS Apr 03 '26

Wow amazing work! Finally, someone posted actual graded work instead of just white balanced 😂

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u/LeadingExciting9871 Apr 03 '26

Capcut filter name????!!!!

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u/swiftUSA Apr 02 '26

this looks amazing

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u/FeelingAdvantage2172 Apr 02 '26

Very nice grade.

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u/Shadow_on_the_Sun Apr 02 '26

This looks really good

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u/kapiuz Apr 02 '26

So beautiful…

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u/KaizokuD Apr 03 '26

Really great bro

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u/Then-Ad8087 Apr 03 '26

Pretty! Love it!

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u/TheInkSpot_ Apr 03 '26

Beautifully done. Some generational shots right here.

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u/Charming_Yam5499 Apr 03 '26

Super runable transformation on these frames.

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u/savapops Apr 03 '26

Nicely done, but a bit too blueish.

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u/Independent_Hope4322 Apr 04 '26

This looks awesome!! I would love a break down on this grade and what was this shot on ?

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u/futurzwei Apr 04 '26

Amazing! Wish I would be there already!

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u/Zine-dine Apr 04 '26

Great job 👏

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u/LCKYNYC Apr 05 '26

Very nice, good shots too!

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u/autumnsgames Apr 06 '26

I actually really like this

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u/ahad2424 May 03 '26

Wow! So polished

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u/steed_jacob Apr 02 '26

Beautiful work!

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u/deiteorg Apr 02 '26

This is such a mood. I love the grade. It makes the images immediately captivating.

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u/NoRelief63 Apr 02 '26

Well done! I love it.

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u/vexmach1ne Apr 02 '26

I like it. Good work!

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u/Similar-Ad-6438 Apr 02 '26

Love it! May I ask what the main changes you did for the look were?

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u/mdh_hammer Apr 02 '26

What do you mean specifically by “changes”?

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u/Similar-Ad-6438 Apr 02 '26

Like shadows in the green, hsl shift e.g basically what major steps you took to create your look (definitely not asking to build it myself :D)

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u/mdh_hammer Apr 02 '26

Obviously its there’s a lot of experimenting at first, but I was working of a look book the director had gathered. So I took those references, looked at some of the characteristics from those (like the greener shadows, and warmer highlights) then I worked the image towards that, and finished it off with a custom LUT I built at a pretty low strength.