This will include:

• • Why working in a dark environment is important.

• • Insights on grading quickly and why it helps.

• • How to recalibrate your eyes.

• • Why having a catalogue of looks is helpful to a colorist.

• • Why knowing cinematography is a top skill for a colorist.

• • Why a simple grade can be all you need.

• • Why grading someone else’s work is a real skill.

• • Why knowing film stocks is necessary.

Students should take this course who want to improve as colorists and gain a few insights that set apart a professional colorist from a beginner.

This course is for anyone who wants to create accurate, creative, and original grades but doesn’t have access to a full grading suite and are at the beginning of their color grading journey. Students will get a deeper understanding of the field of color grading and develop the confidence to start grading their own or other projects on a professional level.