Uploaded February 2026 | Updated September 2026, 3 weeks ago
Bring your pressing grading questions.
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Improving you color grading requires the mindset of a colorist. Learn the mental models of pro colorists in my ebook "The Colorist's Ten Commandments": https://procolor.ist/ebook
Ready to move from grading shots to creating looks? Get a free trial of Contour, my look design plugin for Resolve that uses battle-tested, Hollywood color science: https://procolor.ist/contour-official
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You can also grab my free Kodak 2383 film LUT for free: https://procolor.ist/freelut
Check out my Voyager LUT pack here: https://procolor.ist/voyager-lut-pack
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0:00 Introduction
2:50 Cullen's tech setup
4:05 Workflow for EXR media
7:34 Working with assistant colorists
12:45 Dealing with unknown color spaces
16:27 Hero frame vs stablishing shot, what to use as reference?
19:35 Grading film scans
23:42 Increasing saturation without making skin look weird
32:00 Neutral luminance saturation
39:00 Creating ''hue loops'' in Resolve
47:20 Can contour break the ''path to white''?
49:12 Rotating colors to achieve complementary colors
53:55 Shot matching deep dive
1:03:28 Future Resolve tools expectations
1:07:43 Conclusion
Bring your pressing grading questions.
•••••••••
Improving you color grading requires the mindset of a colorist. Learn the mental models of pro colorists in my ebook "The Colorist's Ten Commandments": https://procolor.ist/ebook
Ready to move from grading shots to creating looks? Get a free trial of Contour, my look design plugin for Resolve that uses battle-tested, Hollywood color science: https://procolor.ist/contour-official
•••••••••
You can also grab my free Kodak 2383 film LUT for free: https://procolor.ist/freelut
Check out my Voyager LUT pack here: https://procolor.ist/voyager-lut-pack
•••••••••
0:00 Introduction
2:50 Cullen's tech setup
4:05 Workflow for EXR media
7:34 Working with assistant colorists
12:45 Dealing with unknown color spaces
16:27 Hero frame vs stablishing shot, what to use as reference?
19:35 Grading film scans
23:42 Increasing saturation without making skin look weird
32:00 Neutral luminance saturation
39:00 Creating ''hue loops'' in Resolve
47:20 Can contour break the ''path to white''?
49:12 Rotating colors to achieve complementary colors
53:55 Shot matching deep dive
1:03:28 Future Resolve tools expectations
1:07:43 Conclusion
