Maya Okafor
Color Grading for Documentary Film
Build a repeatable grading pipeline in DaVinci Resolve, from log footage to festival delivery.
3 sections · 9 lessons · 0:00 total
$149
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About this course
Documentary footage is messy: mixed cameras, uncontrolled light, archival inserts.
This course walks through a real 40-minute film, shot by shot. You'll build node trees you can reuse, match cameras in minutes, and deliver to broadcast and festival specs without surprises.
Curriculum
01Foundations
3 lessons- Welcome and project tourPreview--:--
- Log, gamma and color spaces without the math--:--
- Setting up a color-managed project--:--
02The grading pipeline
4 lessons- A node tree you'll reuse forever--:--
- Matching three cameras in ten minutes--:--
- Skin tones under bad light--:--
- Grading archival footage--:--
03Delivery
2 lessons- Broadcast-safe levels and QC--:--
- Festival DCP and streaming masters--:--