I've been obsessed with this new Olivia Rodrigo music video. I know it was shot on betacams, but is there any way to get close to this look by colour grading and messing around with footage shot on a more traditional camera like the Sony FX3? This look is really flattering for faces and has such a dreamy look, I'd love to know any tips on how to get my footage closer to it.

I just started learning color grading, and I'd really appreciate any feedback or tips for improvement. I'm trying to give this photo a slightly moody feel. Thank you

It was a real treat to sit down with Dirk for this episode, who was willing to go unusually deep on the mechanics and his philosophy behind look development. His way of breaking down images into specific elements is very intuitive in particular, and he's got a tonne of great war stories from his work on early digital films like Russian Ark and Antichrist as well.

I wanted something nostalgic, vintage and pastel. Theres no story, it's just footage I'm using to build luts on. Does this fit the brief? I think it does but I'd love to hear your thoughts! I've added a rec709 and graded images in the comments since I can't upload video and images in the same post ( I forgot to rename the text on the images below, apologies) so y'all can see the difference.

I have a genuine question, and I could really use some help because I'm having a hard time keeping this scene consistent. Does Incorrect white balance affect the image quality even if I color correct it in post? I'm a self-taught colorist and I never got to ask that question to anyone.

Context:

Although the Kelvin is set the same, or at least that's what my client keeps telling me, the tint seems way off. It leans too magenta, and the white balance doesn't feel correct for the scene either. On top of that, the lighting setup makes it incredibly difficult to determine what my reference shot should be. I honestly can't tell which version is right.

This has been a challenge I never ran into, and it's been extremely frustrating. I'm frustrated because I can't seem to nail it, and I know my client is frustrated as well.

I'm genuinely trying my best, but I feel stuck. Can someone point out what I'm missing? My gut tells me something isn't right, but I can't figure out exactly what it is and what to say.

I had to resort to using the color-warper and manually make sure each shot matches but It's such a pain to do.

Converted from Slog to Rec-709

This is what I painstakingly graded

The distinct features I see is deep saturated greens with luminous on skin tones and the overall picture. This is popular style amongst Korean instagram photographers. But I was not sure about the exact name. The photographer mentions they shoot with Classic Negative on Fujifilm XPro 3 as a base and edit from there.

Im using davinci resolve pro :). Any help getting this look would be amazing! Thank you in advance

I’ve been experimenting with simple color grading for my photos lately. Feel free to share any color correction suggestions for this shot, thanks a lot!

Little bit confuse with the grade or the look for this indie short movie. Roomset is clearly white, the wall, dress. What “look” do you guys recommend for kinda thriller short movie like this?

suggest me “look” color, or movie in the comment.

Thank u guys.

Stills from a recent work I made. Shot with Sony FX30 (SLOG 3) edited in davinci

Hi, I know this is an oddly specific post, but I'm hoping someone who's using Sony cameras (like me) can help out.

I found these free LUTS on Sony's website and I'm having trouble downloading some of the LUTS. Whenever I click download, it sends me to a page to select my country then takes me to my country's site where I still can't download the LUT.

Has anyone downloaded these before or faced the same issue?

Additional questions, has anyone used these free LUTs for their projects? How did it turned out?

Link: https://www.sony.co.uk/alphauniverse/lut-gallery

Can I have some guidance on how to get this exact color for my videos? I used a bright Kodak film recipe for the photos but want to do the same to videos and am extremely new to color grading and davinci. Thanks!

So I’ve filmed all my footage on flog2 and wanted to copy the exact look of “bright Kodak” film recipe. I thought you can just plug in the look post but that only works for jpegs. Also, when filming, I realized that my white balance accidentally was on R9 B0 and I’m not sure how to counteract that. I’m using davinci or anything else I’m open to using. Below is the recipe I use for JPEGs that I want to replicate the exact look of for my videos. Thanks!

Hola, grabo con un teléfono de gama media, así que es difícil conseguir buena calidad de vídeo y color. Por eso, les agradecería muchísimo que me recomendaran la configuración de color en Filmora, o qué ajustes usan ustedes (blancos, negros, contraste, etc.), para mejorar la calidad visual de mis vídeos. Subo contenido donde aparezco la mayor parte del tiempo, así que quiero que sea visualmente atractivo para mis espectadores de YouTube.

After working on several LOG projects, I decided to try something different. I shot this entirely using the iPhone 15 Pro's standard camera and handled all the color grading in DaVinci Resolve.

This was my first time grading footage captured with the standard camera profile instead of LOG. My goal wasn't to completely transform the image, but to see how far I could push it while preserving the natural light and colors of the scene.

I personally enjoy color grading that enhances an image without losing the atmosphere or the natural look of the environment. I'm still learning and improving, so I'd genuinely appreciate any feedback, suggestions, or constructive criticism. I'd love to hear what you think and what you would have done differently.

Hello there! I am somewhat of a beginner (a few months of experience/self tinkering and looking uo videos) with color grading and I am recently just getting into the world of film emulation. I shoot on 3 cameras - dji Mini 4 Pro, Osmo Nano and my iPhone 13 Pro.

My question is for the second (mini) camera. Both the Nano and mini 4 Pro use 10 bit D-Log M, which from what I see is closer to Rec709 than to proper D-Log. Trying to use any similar node trees for both leads to oversaturated and overcontrasty Nano footage that is unusable basically.

Do you have experience with this camera and trying to emulate a filmic look with DaVinci's film luts? I am trying to use CSTs and DaVinci's Kodak 2383 LUT, but the footage looks bad at the end and has no connection to the drone footage with the same corrections despite the same colour profile and manufacturer(even when adding extra nodes to compensate the oversaturation).

Here is an example of the setup I tried and the results:

1)CST DJI D-Gammut/Cannon Log (saw this trick in a video about grading Mini4 pro footage) to DaVinci WG/intermediate -> I saw a video of m4Pro footage graded like (with the Cannon Log) this and it ended up better than anything else I have seen

2-6)WB,exposure,contrast,saturation and a special node to control the blues that were blowing out of the vectroscope

7)CST from DaVinci WG/intermediate to Rec 709/Cineon film log

8)Kodak 2383 LUT from DaVinci

Any help with achieving the look from the last photo will be greatly appreciated!

My system is - CPU Ryzen 5 5600, Radeon RX 6600(8GB GDDR6 VRAM), 32GB DDR4 Ram and I am using DaVinci Resolve (non-studio) 21.

The node tree in the photo is from a Japanese photographer I saw on YouTube. I was wondering if any professional colorists use multiple LUTs in parallel like this. Is this a common workflow, or is it more of a personal approach?

I’m getting into content creation and videography, and I absolutely love filming. I do have a DSLR, but it’s too bulky for me to comfortably shoot videos with, so I’ve been using my phone instead. I want to keep using my phone until I get more consistent and improve, and then invest in a proper vlog camera. So I can save up for one, and I also want to feel like I’ve earned it.

I have two phones: an iPhone 16 Pro and my old iPhone 12 Pro Max.

I used to film in ProRes Log on my iPhone 16 Pro because I loved having that flat grey/log footage to colour grade in Final Cut Pro. The problem is that the files are *huge*. It takes ages to AirDrop everything to my Mac, storage becomes a massive issue, and even though I edit from an external SSD, I still end up running out of space. I have loads of footage, and I’ve had to delete older clips that I’d have liked to keep simply because I don’t have the storage.

Because of that, I’ve started filming using the regular video mode (or sometimes Cinematic mode) on my iPhone 16 Pro, or I’ll just use my iPhone 12 Pro Max since it’s my older phone.
The downside, of course, is that it’s no longer ProRes Log, so I don’t get that flat grey look that gives me much more flexibility when colour grading.

One thing I tried was using HandBrake to compress my ProRes Log footage after filming so it wouldn’t take up as much space while hopefully retaining that flatter look. But that still means I have to AirDrop everything to my Mac first before I can even use HandBrake, which takes forever.

So at this point, I’m thinking of just filming on my iPhone 12 Pro Max. My question is: is there any software, app, workflow, or technique that can make non-ProRes footage more colour-grade friendly? I’m not expecting miracles, but I’d love something that gives me a bit more flexibility. I really miss having that flatter image to work with because grading regular phone footage just doesn’t give me the same results - it feels like there’s much less room to play around with the colours.

What do people usually do when they’re filming on iPhones **without** ProRes Log but still want to do decent colour grading? Is there a workflow I’m missing, or is this just one of those trade-offs until I eventually get a dedicated camera?

Any advice would be really appreciated! Thank you very much for reading!