How to get the JOKER look Part 1 | DaVinci Resolve 16 Tutorial

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In this video, I will show you how to recreate a look from the movie JOKER.
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Equipment used:
Canon C500 mkii
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Resolve Advanced Panel
Apple XDR Display
Eizo CG279x
#davinciresolve #colorgrading #resolve17

[@Sanre]

This was the best tutorial ever! Not one word about buying luts was mentioned

[@theqazman]

😂 Thanks brother.

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LUTs are lame and generally useless to anyone that knows grading.

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None mentioned but it made us wanna buy from him!! :DDDDDDDD

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Exactly and anyone who strives to be a colorist does NOT need LUT’s

[@EmmaEryn]

"AnD ThEn I ApPliEd tHiS LuT" this sentence doesn't belong in a "tutorial" !!! thank you for uploading a REAL tutorial, super helpful, this is genuine talent !!

[@theqazman]

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[@kyrahirsch4367]

Why does a lut not belong in a tutorial video????

[@gamger5583]

@@kyrahirsch4367 because a tutorial is all about giving you the knowledge to get from Point A to Point B. Because a LUT effectively skips a whole bunch of steps, unless the tutorial provides a link to the LUT or is "how to apply a LUT," then it really fails to be a tutorial. Same goes for Plug-ins, in my book. If someone has a plug-in in their video, they had better explicitly state so in their title. @Waqas Qazi another excellent tutorial.

[@MountUpMedia]

This has to be one of the best color grading tutorials I’ve watched to date, the balancing tip was pretty huge for me! Thanks brother

[@theqazman]

Thank you so much. Appreciate it.

[@carlosdelaportilla3585]

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[@theqazman]

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[@arkadiuszkopczynski1136]

I rarely put comment under videos, usually i just click the like/subscribe button, but in this case I had to make the exception: this is one of the best, if not the best grading tutorial I ever watched (only Chuck watched entire youtube twice so only he would know if this is the best - and probably he could do it better :) )

[@scubadottech]

This was... absolutely incredible. You've managed to teach more in 30 minutes than most courses taught in two weeks! Thank you :)

[@theqazman]

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[@MartinCooney1]

I'm only a lowly GoPro hobbyist but love seeing how all the features of Davinci can be used by the Pros. loved this video. thanks so much for sharing

[@theqazman]

😀 it's all good. Appreciate the love.

[@RudyAyoub]

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[@theqazman]

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[@byProvings]

Incredible work.

[@theqazman]

Thank you so much ✊🏽

[@reddingm]

As an amateur colorist looking to up my game and potentially make a living from it, I have learned so much from you. You run circles around my skills but I appreciate the knowledge bombs you are dropping. And the no LUT aspect is amazing.

[@theqazman]

Your comments are always the best my brother. Appreciate the love, seriously.

[@Othmarius]

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[@theqazman]

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[@theqazman]

Thank you so much brother. Sorry for the late reply.

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[@JamarcusDunkEm]

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[@tanmaynegi3169]

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[@bkinurface]

This tutorial is not only excellent for grading but also teaches the importance of good lighting!

[@AllThingsFilm1]

This is a fantastic color grading tutorial. How you arrange and work through your nodes makes a lot of sense. Of course, watching this more than once or twice, will help the technique sink in a little deeper. I can see using this approach on any film project that comes along.

[@theqazman]

Thank you. Couldn't agree more.

[@theqazman]

First video to hit 100k!!! All because of you beautiful people. Much love.

[@Ronnoful]

All because you executed this tutorial beautifully. Even with no particular interest in getting the Joker look, there was so much information that can be applied to any grade. Thanks.

[@kikecolombo]

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[@theqazman]

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Kike Colombo Terminator 2 is so epic. I would love too.

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[@theqazman]

Thank you so much brother. Not in for donations. Just by my masterclass next time it's available. 😉

[@SebastianUkwa]

I've been following your colour grading tutorial and I must say it has imparted me greatly. I have moved from not knowing anything about colour grading to colour grading my first film. I will put in more work and go out there to getting a real job as a freelance colourist. Thank you so much Qaz

[@theqazman]

Nothing makes me happier. You're welcome brother.

[@anubhavroy]

Truly helpful!

[@theqazman]

Thank you

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[@WilliamOfori]

You're really good. The part I love is your understanding of it all. Your eye and instinct for details is just outstanding. Great job. Certainly helpful

[@theqazman]

Thank you so much 😀

[@WADATMEDIA]

I wasn't confident enough to make the switch to Resolve until i found your videos. Thank you! Definitely smashing that bell too...lol

[@theqazman]

haha. Thank you brother. Appreciate the love.

[@jaegermah]

You're an amazing teacher. I like how you get to the point, and walk through step by step. Perfect!

[@theqazman]

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[@lucasboyle959]

one of the most knowledgeable people on youtube thank you

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[@ashrafulalom3672]

I am loving your simple workflow Qazi.

[@theqazman]

Thank you, brother.

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[@thomas_weinreich]

This is some legendary tutorial. Wasn't looking for the Joker look, but this taught me sooo much! Thank you!

[@theqazman]

Aye! 💪🏽

[@user-yz5bw4dm2d]

Love you Waqas Qazi. you are the only pro i saw doing grading tutorial on youtube which is closer to real life scenario. Thanks a lot. please keep doing this.

[@theqazman]

Thank you brother. I ain't stopping.

[@irfanahmadshah1994]

it took me 3 years to found you when everyone else was busy selling thier luts, you earned a Sub from Pakistan Bro. you Answered a lot of questions which i had.

[@theqazman]

😂 that's epic. Glad you did. Appreciate the sub.

[@IRBTV]

Thanks bro. Best as far i know.

[@theqazman]

Thank you

[@alexvaulin1140]

This video is so cool! Incredible source of inspiration! All my life I thought that this thing is like a treasure that hidden in dungeons of Hollywood and now it's on a surface! Thank you so much! One day I will run your full course for sure!

[@theqazman]

beautiful comment. Appreciate the love. Let's go!

[@marioflores1807]

In one tutorial "almost" all your professionalism - you are a great one. If only I get closer ... Thank you thank you grazieeeeeeee from italy

[@theqazman]

Thank you Mario. Appreciate the love, brother.

[@sergedagher]

Best tutorial I've seen, and I've seen a lot... you should've called it "The No B.S. Tutorials". I also use the same shortcut for naming nodes; I did it after watching one of Daria's tutorials.

[@theqazman]

😂Thank you, Serge.

How to do change that keyboard shortcut? I could not find it under keyboard settings in Davinci.

[@sergedagher]

@ keyboard customization: under commands you choose color, look for (label selected node)...

@@sergedagher Thanks, mate! You are the pro. I found it finally. Could not figure out how it is called.

[@thecyclingcatmusictravel6297]

This is gold! Thank you Qazi!!

[@theqazman]

You're welcome. Appreciate the love, brother.

[@La_vie_de_reve]

Absolute great tutorial! I would love to see a tutorial where you can maybe specialize on the hue vs hue, hue vs saturation curves etc. They are still a bit of a myth to me :)

[@theqazman]

Thank you. For sure, I will be doing more tips and tricks videos focusing on specific tools in resolve.

[@andrebranco8770]

Great Lesson! I was so focused that when the music starts in the end my heart jumped! lol Thanks again, Qazi!

[@theqazman]

😂 that's hilarious. That's so awesome brother.

[@lucifermedialabs]

Finally a full length tutorial without becoming a lut bi### That's our qazman Thanks brother

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[@wjm123]

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[@theqazman]

Thank you so much. Appreciate it.

[@thecyclingcatmusictravel6297]

Color Grading Cinematic Look, at its best! especially considering that the look was not created on set as in the joker!

[@theqazman]

Thank you so much. Definitely makes it challenging and I think it's important to address these things with the client to get the expectations straight.

[@TravelMap]

This clip is well lit..if you do this in a normal clip result will be so weird

[@theqazman]

TravelMap then I would approach it differently.

[@TravelMap]

@@theqazman you will do it man.. I was talking to myself.. great tutorials.. keep going

[@TravelMap]

@@theqazman can't you make some grading videos with poorly lit videos.. like vlogging kind of videos where we use natural light only

[@NOMOFilms]

Fantastic tutorial Waqas, thanks so much for posting this!

[@theqazman]

Of course brother

[@fairlie1000]

One of the clearest explanations I've heard. Great teaching

[@theqazman]

Thank you so much. Appreciate the love.

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This guy is a talent in color grading and teaching people. Dude you’re awesome!!!

[@theqazman]

Thank you so much

[@AreyasureCrew]

Man this is the video I have been looking for. No selling me luts and a clear top to bottom tut. Great work I'd love to see more.

[@JoaquimNelson]

YES! Thank you so much for this. This is by far the best color grading tutorial I´ve seen! because it goes beyond the color theory aspect and it tackles the project managing aspects and all the technical details, as well as teaching you how to even educate your clients on what can and can´t be done. Absolute gold. Earned yourself a new subscriber! Cheers!

[@theqazman]

Thank you so much, brother. That's just my teaching style. You can learn about all the technical stuff by reading a user guide. I want to make you profitable and give you practical knowledge. Your comment is gold. 😀

[@koushikbhattacharya832]

i started color grading with this tutorial 1 and half years ago i still watch this tutorial...awesome❤️

[@Jyotirmayshuva]

Create multiple nodes at the begining and named each of them For different adjustment!!! Thats so much helpful!! Thanks for this awesome tutorial!! Next one month i am only gonna practice Color Grading

[@theqazman]

That is great. Jump on it. Nothing more gratifying.

[@nikhilantag4u]

The time you spend, the precision and the simplicity of is always appreciated. Kudos!!

[@theqazman]

Much love

[@iforssberg74]

Awesome tutorial. My new favorite color grading channel!

[@theqazman]

Thank you

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You and Juan Melara have the best tutorials on youtube for resolve

[@theqazman]

Thank you so much. Appreciate the love.

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this is the best and most helpful tutorial I've ever seen

[@theqazman]

Let's go!!!

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You are amazing. Thank you for sharing.

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[@mohammadrezagharagozloo2121]

This video really helped me to improve my skills in Davinci Resolve. Thanks Waqas

[@theqazman]

You're welcome brother

[@ChrisKluepfel]

This workflow is sic! So helpful!

[@theqazman]

Thank you so much

[@YungContentshow]

that vignetting process is real

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Thank you

[@Bobbylopezcreative]

Mind Blown!!!

[@theqazman]

😀

[@juanjopons4459]

this tutorial is amazing, thank you bro

[@theqazman]

Thank you, brother.

[@jean-david-ouellette]

Took note of your node organization, really impressed by the workflow design (and the grade of course)

[@theqazman]

thank you

[@jackylaiphotography]

I am lost half way through.... this chap is so advanced! Thank you from the future me (one day I will understand all this. One day...)

[@theqazman]

Haha. This is great. You're welcome from the future

[@Larr2010]

All 12 nodes DO make a difference in the final product, Can't wait for Part 2 - - Great job!!

[@theqazman]

let's go!

[@TheMadComposer]

You've inspired me to continue educating myself on coloring. You do a fantastic job. Will check out your lessons!!

[@theqazman]

Greatest compliment. Thank you brother. Keep pushing.

[@kevl52c]

I'm just getting introduced to Davinci 16 and your videos are really helpful. I hope that your success reaches levels that you haven't dreamed yet. Blessings.

[@theqazman]

you got it

[@brucewilliamsstudio4932]

I learned a lot from this tutorial. The pace was great, and the explanations were exceptional. Waqas is definitely on my 'watch' list now! Good job brother!

[@theqazman]

Absolutely, love the comment. Thank you so much for your observation.

[@slm5292]

Serious skills. Thanks for putting it up WQ.

[@theqazman]

you know it

[@helloroman]

Awesome tutorial ❤️Can't wait to try this stuff out

[@theqazman]

Thanks. You should.

[@RICCARDINDALCIUFFOLO]

FAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAANTASTIC JOB MY FRIEND, MANY CONGRATS, BRAVOOOO!!! 😊😊😊

[@theqazman]

Thank you so much. Appreciate it.

[@RICCARDINDALCIUFFOLO]

@@theqazman Thank you for the inspiration 😘😘😘

[@IrakliySherozia]

Thank you Qazi! Thank you very much!

[@HuFilms]

Nice one Waqas, really enjoyed this tut. As you say, a lot of the look of joker was done on set. Blueish background lights etc. One of the big mistakes beginner filmmakers make is trying to create a totally different colour grade to what was filmed. God knows, I made that mistake enough myself.

[@theqazman]

Thank you brother. This is the single Most obvious yet most misunderstood part of color grading. Glad you appreciate it.

[@CamelZYY]

thank you so much! iv learnt bunch of stuff in your video!! you did a such great job.

[@theqazman]

Thank you so much.

[@dxsaigon]

I'm a little late to the party here, wanted to have a block of time to watch this uninterrupted. Fantastic tutorial. I really learned a lot, I've been using far fewer nodes (like 3). I love how you built the look piece by piece. It was easy to follow.

[@theqazman]

Thank you. Absolutely, nothing wrong with using fewer nodes it's just all depends. On this film they said that most of the work was done in camera and in post all they did was making micro adjustments to balance everything out.

[@Syed.Sohail.Kashif]

Wah Qazi, you made my project. Shukeya, Merci, Thank you!

[@castielvargastv7931]

You did an incredible job here.

[@theqazman]

Thank you

[@khetpalcharan7409]

I'm mosttly using blender compositor for grading, but decided to learn the davinci and i guess this will be a great help to me in my project. the tutorial is awesome.

[@NickPulido]

Absolutely incredible!

[@theqazman]

thank you so much

[@EMAZINGERIK]

Broooooooooo that was sick!!!

[@theqazman]

Thank you so much

[@EMAZINGERIK]

@@theqazman honestly I gotta come out and watch you edit live and pick at your brain some day

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That was just absolutely fantastic! Its the first color grading turorial for me, that is build up so well! And the result looks the same. Tank you very much for that! Subscribed 😉👌

[@theqazman]

Thank you, Chris. I appreciate your sub 😀

[@whousefilms]

I really enjoyed the tutorial. I would love to see more of these!

[@theqazman]

Absolutely, there's going to be a ton of content like this in the near future.

[@MattNormanFilms]

Wow, thank you for showing us that. You're an awesome color grader.

[@theqazman]

Thank you so much Matt. You are an awesome human being.

[@gabrielscherer486]

Hey, Qazy! Congrats for another amazing tutorial, realy helped me with a job! I would like to sugest you make a tutorial explaning more about how to get perfect selection of skin tones! Searching in the web we can only find "play with qualifier and mask", but I believe that u can teach us more! Thank u so much and keep going with the amazing work!!

[@theqazman]

Thank you brother. I am thinking about doing a separate series where I focus on specific things as you suggested. Stay tuned, brother.

[@gabrielscherer486]

@@theqazman thanks bro!

[@LukeCameronMW]

Awesome tutorial- easy to follow and very well spoken throughout! 10/10

[@theqazman]

Thank you so much Luke appreciate the love brother

[@Dartheomus]

Fantastic explanation. Thanks for taking the time to go step by step like that!

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Crystal clear, informative and advanced! thanks a lot!

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Thanks for the color grading tutorial.

[@theqazman]

You're welcome brother

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One word, Fantastic!!! Thanks

[@theqazman]

Thank you, James.

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This is amazing. So glad I found your channel

[@theqazman]

Thank you so much, Josh.

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[@theqazman]

😄 Let's go, brother 💪🏽

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amazing, all in detail ! nice job !

[@theqazman]

Thank you so much

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man, you are a true pro. I learned so much from your videos! Very easy to understand and well explained. Thank you!

[@theqazman]

Let's go!!!

[@ShakyFootage]

Really a Pro!!!!!!! amazing Job!!!!

[@theqazman]

Thank you so much

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@@theqazman thank you, know I have to study a lot for grading (and correction before)..... training training training!!!!

[@ShakyFootage]

just a question: can I activated subtitles in your course?

[@ShakyFootage]

@@theqazman one question: can I activated subtitles in your course?

[@markhudson5825]

Thanks man! Great tutorial!

[@theqazman]

You're welcome

[@GabrielPopoff]

Really informative and you deliver it in a way that makes it easy to understand, even for someone who has never done color grading (ME)

[@theqazman]

Thank you

[@edancohen3461]

1,000 thank-yous! This was really helpful.

[@theqazman]

Thank you. ✊🏽

[@ol1dammara]

YOU ARE AMAZIIIIIIIIIIIING!!!! THX MAN!

[@theqazman]

You're so welcome. 💪🏽

[@IgorDoval]

I learned alot! Thank you! Now the thext step is to apply this grade to different shots.

[@theqazman]

Thanks

[@MrDstirnberg]

funny thing! after watching a lot of your tutorials i start to grade dng stills from my fuji in resolve. for me its better than lightroom and capture one to get MY look done! thank you for all the inspiration ❤️

[@theqazman]

😂💪🏽 let's go

[@ArguZ72]

Very comprehensive tutorial that deserves a lot of respect and really teaches people to rescue a botched shot. Because what one needs to realize is that the joker look is not "faked" like this here, it has been filmed. So the most important thing you need to learn to do as a color graded is to be part of pre-production and tie yourself to a DOP to get the right look from the get-go. The shot used here lacks the depth, the multi shade light , the clarity and the other masterwork a good DOP provides to make the colorists life easier. But yeah, the techniques used to come close are very well explained...well done :)

[@JulianGonzalezarona]

Wonderful!!! Awesome skills man!

[@theqazman]

Thank you

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Fantastic tutorial and work brother. Well done, and please keep them coming haha Really appreciate what your are doing!!

[@theqazman]

Thank you so much and of course. I'll keep loading you guys up as long as you keep them comments and love coming. 😀

[@mistapurple]

wow, that's a great one! I was looking for a tutorial about skin processing (I'm learning grading on DaVinci by myself), and it's probably one of the best ones so far. Thanks for this great job, I'm gonna watch it again and again while working on some clips on my main screen. Cheers from France and big up!

[@theqazman]

Thank you. Best way to learn. Hey from LA. 😀

[@RemiCazenave]

perfect grading color ! great job !

[@theqazman]

Thank you! Cheers!

[@rushijntu]

Amazing tutorial. It will be very helpful if explained all the tools and tips

[@bazinbali]

mate this was SO helpful for me learning. I went through step by step and recreated it myself, learnt so much. thanks!

[@theqazman]

Music to my ears

[@mayawynn]

fanTASTIC tutorial ! :D thank you for this. I love the subject you used to. Shows how a color grade can add so much story.

[@theqazman]

thank you

[@zsoltdirectorofphotography9598]

This is awesome color grade tutorial. 👍

[@theqazman]

Thank you so much.

[@BenFigueiredo23]

Awesome tutorial! Thanks

[@theqazman]

Welcome to FCM 😀

[@BenFigueiredo23]

Waqas Qazi thanks man! Excited to get started. Got my second feature doc as colorist coming up and I am stoked to dive deeper into the practice before going into this project!

[@theqazman]

@@BenFigueiredo23 Oh man, perfect timing. You are gonna have so much fun. Pumped for you brother.

[@alutzlft]

Beautiful grading!

[@theqazman]

Thank you