Courses
Advanced DaVinci Resolve course. Looks and color correction techniques February 2013
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We are opening a new call for our advanced DaVinci Resolve course in response to the demand that many of you have made for another course on the use of the tool from the point of view of the professional colorist.
Davinci Resolve is the most consolidated and popular color correction program since the beginning of this technique and at all levels: advertising, 2d/3d cinema, series, guerrilla filmmaking… A colorist in today’s market cannot ignore this tool if he wants to work in the industry (but if you are reading this you are probably already aware of it…) Our intention with this course is not to teach you the basic handling of DaVinci Resolve, we are not going to walk you through the interface or explain one by one all the options, or how to load a project, or “what does what”, in this course we want you to really handle it. And we want to make you sweat!
The course will start with nine long and eminently practical exercises to force the student to present a practical result of continuity and then focus on the part we really like… Let’s style the image! In each exercise we will see an example of “creative” color correction, that is: popular looks in the industry and quasi-chemical treatments to take the image beyond what can strictly be done with curves and the 3 color spheres.
TEACHER: Jorge “Yoyi” Molina. See works on Vimeo
As technical head of post-production and special effects he has recently worked on the series “Herederos” and “Fuera de Lugar” (TVE/Cuarzo), the film “El Frasco”, the documentary “GITANOS DE BUENOS AIRES” (TVE/Continental) and the award-winning sci-fi short film “CÍCLOPE” (Ignoto Planet). He has also worked as a color corrector with DaVinci Resolve in the second season of “Tierra de lobos”, shot with Arri Alexa.
DURATION: 8 hours
PRICE: 200€ (170€ for all reservations made before February 2nd). You can check the other discounts available, not cumulative between them or with the early booking.
WHEN: Saturday, February 23rd. From 10 am to 2 pm and from 3:30 pm to 7:30 pm (times may vary slightly).
WHERE: Ondas Formación. See in Google Maps. If you need any kind of information you can contact 709 MR by email or phone (668840783).
COURSE CODE: LK58-230213
EQUIPMENT USED: DaVinci Resolve 9 Lite on Apple professional stations (one per student) and Tangent Wave controller on teacher’s station.
AIMED AT: Colorists and people who make regular use of color correction.
PREVIOUS KNOWLEDGE: The student should have a basic knowledge of color correction theory and fluent use of DaVinci Resolve software. This course will NOT teach the basic operation of the program.
GENERAL OBJECTIVES:
- Learn advanced compositing and color correction techniques in DaVinci Resolve for look creation.
- Generate analytical skills to be able to evaluate an image and then be able to reproduce its style.
- Apply the appropriate color correction to each project based on its character and client’s requests.
CONTENTS:
The course is 100% practical and the following topics will be covered during the nine exercises (in no specific order)
- Explanation and use of DaVinci composition and look creation tools: blending modes, layer nodes, saturation curves, etc.
- Analysis of Powergrades included in DaVinci
- Analysis of different looks from movies, TV, advertising… and their recreation in DaVinci.
The nine exercises to be carried out will be as follows:
- Erasing imperfections on the skin of divas and aging actresses (and who can fire the photo director) or its inverse: the oversharpening that is capable of raping the masses to give a “raw” style to your image.
- Reduction/Homogenization of the color gamut without being noticed by the viewer: Teal&Orange Conspiracy, Plus Green….Howto achieve the corporate color.
- Simulation of laboratory processes: Bleach bypass, duotones and tritones, image forcing (flashing, underexposures)
- How to get an American night that you can sell to the viewer without getting embarrassed.
- The nostalgic image: retro looks to emulate the passage of time on our footage. Instagram and vintage obsession
- Restoration of damaged image (so damaged that some examples come from Betamax)
- The wonderful world of black and white diffusers to bring out the David Hamilton in you.
- Non-uniform noise application Who said we can’t apply grain in DaVinci?
- Directing the gaze in advertising: How to direct the viewer’s eyes to the most interesting point in the shot.
All exercises will be explained and performed by the students step by step. The student will be able to take all the Powergrades that he/she performs during the course for his/her personal use.
You can download the documentation for the course here.
