3 MISTAKES you shouldn't make as a freelance Colorist.

[@allenpayne9182]

Good advices! My number 4 would be: Learn everything you can about color management, Rec709, CST and so on. At the beginning, I did not do any of that and went completely "freestyle" with my grading. Same with my node tree. Try to find a "fixed node tree" that works best for you. Name your Nodes so if you have to work on an older project, you still know what you did in all the nodes. :)

[@Gavin_Haughey_Colorist]

I always try to name mine as well!

[@marietafarfarova]

Excellent advice, thank you very much! I constantly have to remind myself to not splash on equipment unless I really need it.

[@Gavin_Haughey_Colorist]

Thank you! I think we all struggle with that ;)

[@adsmithtx]

Excellent advice to all that are starting out and even working colorists!!

[@Crimbtw]

Thanks Gavin for providing great information! I look forward to future videos

[@fjouper]

Thanks. Needed that to remind myself to not invest to much money in gear. I invested in books to not look at a screen/monitor to much :).

[@Gavin_Haughey_Colorist]

Haha, good investment!

[@kudzanaimaneswa5800]

No bullshit. Straight to the point. I love this guy

[@Gavin_Haughey_Colorist]

Thank you man :)

[@cristinac.571]

Thank you for the advice

[@asuhfarias]

So glad that I found your channel! Thank you for the content!

[@Gavin_Haughey_Colorist]

Im glad YOU found me :)

[@LockeVincent]

Thanks again Gavin, your insight is always appreciated.

[@Gavin_Haughey_Colorist]

Thank you :)

[@YuvalAloni]

Keep putting these out :)

[@Gavin_Haughey_Colorist]

Will do!

[@billkastanakiscom]

Thanks Gavin, super good advice. One interesting thing in relation on spending too much money is, equipment cost goes up really quickly. E.g. Mini Panel to Advanced 28k difference, a non HDR Flanders to a BVM HDR Sony 25k difference. There is no mid tier!

[@Gavin_Haughey_Colorist]

Highend equipment gets extremely expensive extremely fast. They only produce low numbers of certain products and they kinda have to charge crazy prices for that. There aren’t that many suites out there with a Sony X300, an advanced panel etc. And, of course, Sony and Dolby can charge much more due to their name. Im glad that there is no mid tier as the lower end stuff is so good today, you almost dont need it.

[@NibuThomson]

200% agreed👍👍

[@peacefulquotes1344]

"I have a question regarding delivering graded files to a client. After completing the color grading on a short film, what would be the best method to provide them with all the files? Should i send them the davinci files ? I’d like to ensure everything is organized and delivered in a professional manner. Thank you for your guidance!

[@Gavin_Haughey_Colorist]

I would never provide the Davinci project if not asked specifically for it and for a good reason. I always check with the client beforehand what deliverables they need when the grade is finished. It is usually something like „prores444/dnxhr444 in 4K and 25fps“. So one file they get.

[@mileva128]

What do you recommend to have for settings instead of black magic panel? To have something temporarily until you can buy it

[@andersistbesser]

Bist du ein deutscher? Du redest wie ein deutscher der sehr gutes Englisch spricht

[@FilthyBadger]

Is it possible to make a good living from freelance colour grading?

[@Gavin_Haughey_Colorist]

It is!