How to colour grade like a PRO

Let's walk through the process of working with a colour house. Why is a colourist important? How do you send files to a colourist? What happens during a colour session? How does a colourist make decisions?
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Full credits:
ICE COLD by Jordan Astra @jordan.astra
EP - Jordan Astra @jordan.astra
Director of Photography - Nicole Shapiro @nshaps
Camera Operator - Kofi Yeboah @imkofiyeboah
PM - Valentina Grohovaz @valentinagrohovaz
AC - Rijul Kathuria @_rijulk
Key Grip - Will Nguyen @itsgodswill_
Gaffer - Lucas Lightstone @lucasslsm
Grip - Robert Della Rossa @robert_dr_render
Grip - Mohamad Halwani @mohamadhalwani_1
Grip - Jess Zado @jrzcreative
Grip/Swing - Duke Tran @duke.tran
Production Designer - Anne Vo @artbyannevo
Set Dresser - Anthony Voltsinis @anthonyvoltsinis
Wardrobe Stylist - Alex Maxamenko @alexmaxamenkoo
Colourist - Jordan Benegbi @jordanbenegbi
Colour House - The Vanity @thevanityvfx
Colour Producer - Valentina Garcia Salazar @v_garcia97
BTS Photo - Bish Uprety @dearbish
BTS Photo - Evan Zucker @flashfocused
BTS Photo/Video - Rich Nichol @rich.nixx
Studio & Rentals - VIVA Studios @vivastudios.ca
Prop Donation by Packrat @packrat.ca
Special thanks to NiSI @nisiglobal and Dji @djiglobal
0:00-2:25 why is a colourist important?
2:25-3:50 steps when working with a colour house
3:50-6:10 what do you give the colourist?
6:10-7:06 summary of the live colour session
7:06-8:26 live colour session

[@TreW9808]

As a freelance colorist working at a color house looks like a dream!

[@nshaps]

Honestly! The nice monitor setup with the wheels?! 10/10

[@oscarlopezmov]

Love this video, really lets me see the behind the scenes of the colorist workflow

[@chrislacayo1857]

Gray wall, backlights, comfy couches, her setup checks all the boxes ✅

[@nshaps]

Best colour suite in the city

[@he.smile_]

It’s rare to see a video with this title on CZcams that actually features real professionals! Thank you that was great 😊

[@nshaps]

Thanks man!

[@TrystinSinnott]

Awesome video, great to see a professional colourist doing their thing. Thanks for this! Subscribed 🙏

[@brhyamrojas1877]

Cant wait the lighting breakdown!!!

[@nshaps]

Coming soon!

[@vngelpena]

Love the energy in this video.
As someone who is experimenting with Davinci and different ways of approaching color, this was helpful.

[@nshaps]

Glad it was helpful!

[@MattAitia]

Great video Nicole!

[@anthonymorabito3376]

This is so cool to see, thank you sm for posting this. If you don’t mind me asking, do you prefer using any certain plugins or dctls?or do y’all use all built in functions?

[@jordanbenegbi]

Love how this turned out!!!

[@nshaps]

Ladies and gentlemen, the ✨pro✨

[@immarcusgram]

Super informative with great insights!

[@nshaps]

Thank you! That’s the goal of these videos is to showcase what I’ve learned in the industry and share with others ☺️

[@rohanzucc]

We want more homemade contents like these!!!

[@nshaps]

Coming in hot!

[@somiahmeveen3020]

I have question, Do you Use film emulation on your workflow ?

[@nshaps]

Me or the colourist?

[@somiahmeveen3020]

@@nshaps the colorist

[@bmon9682]

unnecessary music 💔👎🏿👎🏿

[@nshaps]

Huh!