Quote Originally Posted by Uli Plank View Post
Well, you can do a two-stage process: get them reasonably close to the intended look, render ProRes 4444 (or 422 HQ, if you can't afford it) and do a mild final grade.
Many, many projects go this route with no problem. You're essentially creating a mild "best light" (with still enough correctable range for the final), then going to an extreme at the end stage in color correction. Nothing wrong with that, assuming you're doing a Rec709 or XYZ DCP delivery.