Uploaded December 2024 | Updated September 2026, 2 weeks ago
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There are four mistakes I see pro colorists still make all the time — and even though there's actually good reasons for making them (I'll tell you what they are), these are not habits you want to end up having, therefore slowing down your own color grading.
00:30 Mistake #1
01:30 What to do instead
01:50 Comparison between the two solutions
02:05 Why this works this way
02:29 Why you can't just pick whatever tool you want
04:19 One of the best ways to level-up your color grading
04:47 The type of grading adjustment you want to look out for (and remove)
05:50 Another example of this mistake
07:49 The problem with offset
08:09 What mistake #1 means for color balance
10:17 Why this solution works best
10:52 Why some pro colorists still make this "mistake"
12:06 Mistake #2
13:24 Why some pro colorists still do this (and what you need to change to fix it)
16:07 Mistake #3
17:12 Tip for getting better results w/ the qualifier
18:42 Why continuing to do mistake #3 will limit your grading
19:23 How you can get the benefits mistake 3 has without getting the problems
21:04 Mistake #4
21:33 Why this mistake gets made
22:04 This question fixes everything
23:40 How to turn a shortage of time into a valuable learning lesson
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There are four mistakes I see pro colorists still make all the time — and even though there's actually good reasons for making them (I'll tell you what they are), these are not habits you want to end up having, therefore slowing down your own color grading.
00:30 Mistake #1
01:30 What to do instead
01:50 Comparison between the two solutions
02:05 Why this works this way
02:29 Why you can't just pick whatever tool you want
04:19 One of the best ways to level-up your color grading
04:47 The type of grading adjustment you want to look out for (and remove)
05:50 Another example of this mistake
07:49 The problem with offset
08:09 What mistake #1 means for color balance
10:17 Why this solution works best
10:52 Why some pro colorists still make this "mistake"
12:06 Mistake #2
13:24 Why some pro colorists still do this (and what you need to change to fix it)
16:07 Mistake #3
17:12 Tip for getting better results w/ the qualifier
18:42 Why continuing to do mistake #3 will limit your grading
19:23 How you can get the benefits mistake 3 has without getting the problems
21:04 Mistake #4
21:33 Why this mistake gets made
22:04 This question fixes everything
23:40 How to turn a shortage of time into a valuable learning lesson
--------
Grab my Voyager LUT Pack. 17 LUTs to provide beautiful looks for any type of project so you can grade faster, take every image further, and attract better and better jobs.
cullenkellycolor.com/toolkit/voyager-luts-pro and cullenkellycolor.com/toolkit/voyager-luts-essential
Get my free Kodak 2383 film print LUT for DWG and ACES here:
http://procolor.ist/freelut
Check out my ebook, The Colorist's 10 Commandments:
cullenkellycolor.com/toolkit/colorists-ten-commandments
Start creating your own studio-quality show LUTs, camera LUTs, and LUT packs with my pro look design plugin Contour (free trial available): cullenkellycolor.com/contour
Need RED footage? Grab $100 off the Raw Film Library:
https://raw.film/lifetime?code=cullenkelly
Looking for RAW footage to work with? I use Artlist:
bit.ly/436l137 ---
