Summer Blockbuster Colour Grading Tutorial - Shot on Epic

[Juan Melara]

https://vimeo.com/65617394

After a lot of requests I've finally put together a colour grading tutorial. Here is my take on the Summer Blockbuster look. There are a lot of details/small text so its probably best to watch it fullscreen or on Vimeo.

Shot on Epic. Man with gun footage kindly provided by talented cinematographer and reduser Toby Linden - http://dreamland-films.de/

In this tutorial I show you the 2 node subtractive colour setup. And how it's more powerful and precise compared to other techniques commonly used to achieve the blockbuster look such as the push/pull method. This technique is also the foundation to a lot of the looks you see on my site.

Read this blog post for more in-depth information that I couldn't fit into the video: http://juanmelara.com.au/the-summer-blockbuster-colour-grading-tutorial/

I've got a few more ideas for grading tutorials, but happy to take suggestions.

Questions, comments, feedback welcome.

Heres a look at the 2 node subtractive colour setup:

 

[Brandon J.F.]

Thanks for making this Juan. Checking it out right now.

 

[luigivaltulini]

Thanks Juan this is a goood tutorial

 

[Ryan Sauve]

Fan-freakin-tastic!!! Thanks Juan!

 

[Jens Rosengren]

Great tutorial I've been wanting to get into Resolve, and this was a good way and really easy to follow You're a good teacher and the presentation is awesome!
Thanks and I'm looking forward to upcoming tutorials!

 

[Eugene Martin]

this is quite excellent!

 

[Brandon J.F.]

This is one of the best Resolve tutorials I've seen. Really informative and you lay it out in a very clear and organized way. Lots of people would pay money for a whole series like this...

 

[Joachim Hoge]

Great tutorial!
I just started out in Resolve and tutorials like this are amazing. You´ve crammed so much into 15 minutes, so I got to watch it a few times, but as you say; rather that, than a 30 min film with only 5 min worth of info.
Thank you

 

[David Kellermann]

Great tutorial. Thank you!

 

[Toby Linden]

Fantastic in-depth tutorial! I love how you give a few examples at the beginning. Now, I'm hungry for more So glad I could contribute my footage.

 

[Joel J. Feigenbaum]

Fantastic insights!!!!
Many thanks:
Joel

 

[Zakaree Sandberg]

cool tutorial..
please make one that is for us who dont shoot michael bay style films
comedy, tv.. so on.. natural style

 

[Kenny Mosher]

THANK YOU!

 

[Julien Deka]

Great tutorial - I like the way it is presented almost as much as the content itself

 

[William Robinette]

Thank you, this was extremely well put together.

 

[Matt Ryan]

Great Tutorial Juan! Your generosity is amazing.

I'll make some suggestions for the next ones (just throwing these out there. I completely undertand it's a ton of work to put in for these free tutorials):

1. There Will be Blood

2. The Fall

3. The Indiana Jones Series

4. Wizard of Oz

5. Casino Royale

These are a couple of films that "look" stuck in my mind. Obviously a lot of it is set design/dressing, props, and costumes. But it would be interesting to see how to get close in cc. Thanks again Juan!

Edit: For some reason a couple screen grabs are not appearing but if you right click and open in a new tab they are functioning.

 

[BRANDON JAMESON]

That was truly incredible and generous of you.

thanks!

 

[Noel R.]

Thank you Juan, I agree with many others, one of the best Resolve tutorials I've come across. I hope to see more.

 

[greg filipkowski]

Thank you, Never knew that grading could be this much fun

 

[SUNILPREM]

Great Tutorial Juan.Thank you for this very interesting tutorial thanks a lot.............


Sunil Prem