r/ColorGrading

Just trying to figure out how can I replicate this grade

- Do you think it's possible with a SOOC footage from smartphone?

- Log footage

- or Raw

Here's what I felt by just looking at the screenshots

- Film lut over a log or Raw footage

- I can see a film lut added

- Maybe a slight glow effect

- Colors have been pushed - maybe HSV as they look deep

- Hue vs Hue to push the colors in the desired direction

- Halation is visible

- Gaussian as the edges don't seem very sharp

- Blacks in the last shot have been pushed down hence also most no details visible and red color stands out.

- Not sure how the creater got such a uniform reddish hue in the second shot but maybe used a handheld redlight

- Third image has a power window maybe for the "Royal" part where the sides have been darkened.

I am just trying to improve my skills in looking and analysing a footage and then trying to replicate the grade as an amateur hobbyist. Maybe this falls under look development but not sure.

Would love to hear from others what else is evident to you just by looking at these images.

PS: Don't want to take any paid lut or powergrade as I won't be learning anything I feel. Best if I first try with the free version

Guys i am super beginner kind of guy i just was messing around till it started to make a bit sense , how's it ? I don't wanna be a professional it just feels very interesting that we can change colours this way but i am still open to criticism

2 slightly different grades, trying to go for more for a dreamy filmic look on the second one and more depth orientated digital look on the first. Rec 709 is the 3rd image for comparison

Not sure if this is the right sub but I wanted to share this because it's really irritating me. It's the middle of the day with the sun above them, and there are so many spots that are nearly completely black. The second two images are the same ship at the same time from both sides. Why are both sides black?

I feel like maybe I made the head a bit too bright. Open to all forms of feedback. It's hard to even want to edit this photo as I personally feel it's the best one I've taken with my current set up. I'm using a Nikon D5200 body, as well as Nikons 200-500m lens.

slog3 -> rec709 -> graded

I'm trying to transfer looks from famous movies/series to footage I found online to study. What are your thoughts on this?

Always been obsessed with how the 2004 dvd release of The Matrix was color graded I tried to give that same vibe. Im no colorist by any means, but I’m trying to incorporate more grading/split toning in my creative work

Picture is just for preview^ log footage linked below
Original footage is In 4k and the color checker is very easy to read *

Shot Canon Log on a Canon EOS R for VFX work. Tripod shot with a color checker in frame and exposed about +2 stops.

I’ve spent like 2 days trying tutorials/workflows and everything still ends up looking weird somehow. I’ve tried Resolve’s color checker, MBR Color Corrector in After Effects, Lumetri scopes, different LUTs/transforms, changing Premiere color management settings, etc.

At this point I genuinely can’t tell if I’m misunderstanding Canon Log, if Premiere is auto transforming stuff behind the scenes, or if my workflow is just broken somewhere.

Linking the original LOG footage in Drive because I don’t want my own corrections influencing responses. Mainly trying to get this technically correct before I start compositing VFX into it.

https://drive.google.com/drive/folders/1hhJaTvCeZOV7vk-tNdjCQBYtpJ9hysIZ

I love the look of the sky in both of these and am wondering how I can get that? I shot on Blackmagic Pyxis and editing in Davinci. I already have my basic corrections done, just need help on the creative look.

This is from a video I made, I wanna use CapCut just to improve the look of it. Any tips for how you would improve it or recommendations to presets I can use?

what can i improve?