Grading Workflow
- Footage Evaluation
- Comprehensive analysis of your typical shooting scenarios, camera profiles, and existing color treatment. Identifies technical issues and establishes target aesthetic.
- Reference Development
- Create color graded reference frames demonstrating proposed look across different lighting conditions and content types. Iterative refinement until direction is confirmed.
- LUT and Preset Creation
- Build custom lookup tables and color grading presets optimized for your specific cameras and editing software. Includes technical and creative grade variations.
- Application Training
- Hands-on session covering preset application, fine-tuning techniques, and troubleshooting common grading challenges in your workflow.
What You Get
- Eight custom LUTs covering primary shooting scenarios
- Adjustment presets for Premiere Pro, Final Cut, or Resolve
- Before and after comparison gallery with application notes
- Color management documentation and monitor calibration guide
- Two months of grading support for questions and refinements
What you need to know
Color does emotional heavy lifting in video work. A slight warmth shift changes a scene from sterile to welcoming. Desaturated shadows create tension. Consistent color treatment across multiple clips makes amateur footage look professionally produced.
This service goes beyond basic color correction into creative grading territory. The focus stays on developing signature looks tailored to your content type, whether that means naturalistic grading for educational videos, stylized treatments for promotional content, or corrective work that salvages difficult footage.
The process starts with analyzing your existing video library to identify consistency issues and opportunities for enhancement. From there, we build custom LUTs and color presets specific to your camera equipment and typical shooting conditions. These become repeatable starting points that dramatically reduce editing time while maintaining visual coherence.
Each grading preset includes adjustment layers for common scenarios: indoor fluorescent lighting, outdoor overcast conditions, mixed lighting situations, and low-light recovery. You get detailed application notes explaining which preset works best for different footage types, plus techniques for blending multiple looks within a single project.