Mastering Advanced Film Look Techniques | DaVinci Resolve Guide

[@theqazman]

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[@flipnap2112]

1970 "Man I wish I had a computer to clean up these lens artifacts and grain"........2020 "Man im glad I have a computer to add all these artifacts and grain".

[@theqazman]

Pretty much.

[@edengate1]

AHAHAHAHAHAAHAHAHAH

[@fabiofmj_]

pro mist in post hahaha, greaaaat dude!

[@theqazman]

💪🏾

[@lulumink0]

This is unreal stuff. Very interested in learning film emulation related topics. Can you do a film print lecture explaining what's the difference between film emulation and film print emulation? Maybe all other aspects that we don't know.

[@annabelsamantha6982]

When you shoot film, you are shooting a negative. The negative has inverted colors, so in order to get a displayable image for projection, you need to "print" the negative on to positive film, hence the name "print film". Kodak 2383 is the only print film that Kodak still produces. If you go to a theater that still projects 35mm film today (probably for a Tarantino or Nolan movie), you are watching the movie being projected on a Kodak 2383 print. Negative film examples: Kodak 5207 250D - Daylight balanced color negative film Kodak 5219 500T - Tungsten balanced color negative film Positive film examples: Kodak 2383 - Color print film Kodak 2393 - Color print film (discontinued) In Davinci Resolve, the built in Kodak and Fuji print film emulation LUTs are designed to be applied to film scans in order to recreate on a Rec. 709 display what the film negative will look like once it is printed and projected. That's why they need a Cineon film log input. Cineon is a type of film scanning system. Resources & useful tools: Juan Melara has some good info and powergrades on print film emulation As does Tom Bolles with a super in depth powergrade / node tree for film emulation (CinePrint16) which I highly recommend. Very powerful if you learn how to use it right. Check out Kodak’s website for detailed specs/info on their film stocks

[@aarongetz1470]

@@annabelsamantha6982 Man, you really hittin us with the knowledge! This is the second time I've seen a comment of yours on a Qazi vid dropping in-depth explanations. Thank you!

[@krissingh243]

@@annabelsamantha6982 thanks for your valuable knowledge 🤗😊

[@RobotKongTV]

@@annabelsamantha6982 Annabel, I subscribed to your youtube channel just because I read this reply!

[@existentialcrisis9757]

@@annabelsamantha6982 I have a question with regards to Tom Bolles’ cineprint 16. Why do I always get a green tint on skin and highlights when I apply the power grade ?

[@MxParaz]

First Part: kzbin.info/www/bejne/roXGoKKCqbJ9ns0

[@Workday8]

The glow filter trick is incredible. That alone gives my footage a huge professional upgrade. Thank you!!!

[@xhjupiteria7]

Hey! Amazing tutorial, thanks a lot for all yours explanations ! :) I'm facing a problem, and I wonder if anyone had the same : when adding halation with the "Edge Detect" effect, I have a beautiful effect but impossible to use because it flicker a lot. I tried to change all the parameters but I still have the highlights flickering. I can use it as a still but no as a moving image. Tkss, have a great day!

[@xhjupiteria7]

ooops already found why, had my optimized medias+proxys activated 🙄!!

[@dolcevita9382]

The highlight glow in the Django Unchained tree image comes partially from stockings behind the lens. From ASC Mag 2013: "When Richardson wanted to soften a shot, he’d ask Tavenner to glue a stocking across the rear element of the lens. This was done mostly for scenes set in the South to reduce overall contrast and add a slight bloom to the highlights. “That reflects the nature of the light down south, which is kind of humid, a little glowing,” Tavenner notes. The stockings varied in their styles and patterns, “but [the effect] mostly depended on how it was stretched and matched to the different focal lengths,” says Tavenner. “Over the years, all these nets have gotten mixed up in my kit, so I just grab a stocking and judge the quality by eye.”

[@TheGalacticWest]

I would be too afraid to do this but I want to try.

[@dolcevita9382]

@@TheGalacticWest I tried it with my photo camera. Was kind of an akward situation me as a guy shopping for stockings and judging them by looking through them in the store. Haha Good luck!

[@lucaventurinicolorist]

@@dolcevita9382 hey man sorry, im in a very entrylevel condition about this argument but i would really like to fully understand what did u mentioned in the comment above… there are even some terms or way to say that i dont really know the meaning because im not a mother language, i’m italian ahah. so can u please explain me a bit more😅. thank u so much

[@jvke.p]

This is really neat! Always learning.

[@AllThingsFilm1]

Great tutorial. Thanks for making it straight forward and easy to understand.

[@asmr_reviews]

Are there specific settings when exporting? The video looks different on my MacBook than on KZbin

[@danisiabriones511]

JUST THE TUTORIAL THAT IVE BEEN SEARCHING FOR FOR YEARS!! THANK YOU SO MUCH!!

[@adiboivisuals]

I think this is the best tutorial I've seen on film emulation. Thanks a ton for this!

[@vincentdonze3854]

I don't see the "smooth", "Threshold" etc options in Edge Detect effect. I'm on Resolve 18. Someone knows where they are or the equivalent?

[@NeilSnapePhotography]

What I really appreciate above and beyond this quality tutorial is the recap you do. It makes a world of difference in putting the steps together to help memorise these steps.

[@Dardjiskien]

Same. That makes a very serious tutorial, with a real intent to teach

[@navinr5227]

Guys is there any way to get log free footages for practicing color grade

[@My123Tutorials]

What a great explanation on how to grade the film look. Good Job! 💪🏼 But one question though: My problem is that the color is breaking in some midtones and shadow areas. I get these ugly and chunky blocks of color. Quite big ones. Is there any workaround or fix for that? I already tried a bunch of stuff and the only half decent solution is cranking the Chroma NR (first node) and getting rid of some saturation in the shadows and mid tones (later down the line)... But than the skin looks pale. I filmed with my brand new Canon EOS R6. Shot in Clog 3 with Canon Cinema Gammut at the base ISO. The footage is in 10 Bit 4:2:2. Thanks in advance, guys!✌🏼

[@diamondlabelfilms]

The orange highlights in the Django pic is because of the sunset right? Wht add that to your video?

[@jvke.p]

Partially yes. But we didn’t add the flaring, we added the halation, which is most often a warm, yellowish tint.

[@SerrilMedia]

@Waqas Qazi Thank you for making this breakdown this really makes it simple to get a cinematic look. For the halation workflow, say for example we have a film that is cyber punk inspired and neon lights, would I be able to introduce pink into the halation or purple to match the more of the tone or style of cyber punk look?

[@AndrewNorthover]

This tutorial was amazing. Thanks for your calm and welcoming demeanour.

[@jvke.p]

Thank you!!

[@lukevandegrift8352]

Guys, please HELP! They changed the edge detect settings in Davinci Resolve 18 and now it doesn't have the 'Threshold' and 'Denoise Strength' settings. I don't know what to do bruh.

[@stokedhouse3129]

Man... This is so confusing... In all of your tutorials, things change all the time in terms of how-to's. The techniques you show are constantly changing. What is it now? CST in the beginning or in the end?

[@testowykana1763]

Correct me if I'm wrong, but isn't Kodak 2383 a positive print film, and it's not that stage of shooting where the halation effect occurs? Doesn't it happen during shooting on a negative film?

[@rafhaelhaddad]

Yeahp... KZbin takes off the grain of the footage.. i realised other day with ine of my videos... Almost like a denoise.. i m starting to desable grain and render without it just for youtube..

[@sameersodia4194]

I have a question whether DaVinci 15's activation will work in DaVinci 18...please suggest

[@RyanPatrickOHara]

great tutorial. Any reason to not use the Halation effect? Also why did you choose to use the mixer for saturation and not the saturation slider?

[@sam.s713]

How do you drag the image around when zoomed in?? I know to zoom in with the mouse wheel but I can't move around from there :(

[@yzoro9358]

The 1 hour color grading workshop doesn't even let you pause or rewind the video... lol.

[@youmetalcobra]

FUCKING HERO.

[@Mulnader]

Is he talking about his halation setup in this video? kzbin.info/www/bejne/d6vTeX6eo9JgiKM Coz it looks differently

[@kevingorl8073]

the edge detector node makes the whole image to another level!! Completely amazing!!!

[@alghufrankhan9093]

I have Filmconvert Nitrate, but this could still benefit the look adding some more character to the texture?

[@jvke.p]

Yes you could also add grain by dragging it from the media pool directly into the node tree. There are some great options out there for true film scans and I use those quite often too!

[@franzmathauser]

Hey Jake, thank for sharing your insights. At Timestamp 7:43 you set up the CST from ARRI to Rec709/Cineon Film Log. I wonder why you did not map the Input Colorspace to Arri. Was that on purpose (because of artistic reasons?), then why? Or was the Footage shot on Rec709/Arri-LogC? Keep it up, I am exited of part III.🤘

[@jvke.p]

For this example, I prefer to handle saturation in a different node. and the 3rd tutorial, which can be found in the masterclass, breaks all of this down.

[@Webrisernl]

Can I download these luts to load in my external camera monitor?

[@busuulwasamuel8493]

Dope Stuff! Thanks Jake! by the way i tried searching for you on Twitter but i failed to find you! Kindly drop me that handle!

[@jvke.p]

Thanks man! I don’t actually use Twitter anymore though haha

[@demo8287]

So When is the actual tutorial beginning 🙄🙄🙄

[@itsaaronmiller]

I’ve noticed you always use a 16mm 500T grain. Would you still use that if you were going for more of a 35mm look you’d see on the big screen?

[@jvke.p]

Ehhh. To be entirely honest, I usually go off of feel. SOMETIMES I walk a technical line and keep things true to their analog inspiration, but others I just want a certain result and I’m willing to sacrifice technical accuracy to achieve it. To answer your question though, I usually prefer to start with a 16mm preset to modify from there. But I also start with 35 400t sometimes. I always tweak them tho. If I’m going for a more realistic result, I’ll use more advanced grain plugins or a 35mm grain scan as an overlay.

[@itsaaronmiller]

@@jvke.p Thanks so much for the response. Makes total sense. I always assumed the OFX in resolve was the correct way and using Cinegrain or other scans was outdated but I should just trust my gut and eyes and not try to be overtechnical with the whole thing haha!

[@jvke.p]

@@itsaaronmiller and that, is the biggest thing that holds people back. Just try stuff man. See what you like. When you find things that work for you, DIVE IN HEAD FIRST

[@itsaaronmiller]

@@jvke.p thanks man!!

[@RuiManuel]

Amazing tutorial. Thank you very much!! 🙏

[@AdamSzarmack]

This was freaking awesome.

[@edencompanyfilms]

would you be able to do a color grade with D-log drone footage, I'm having a hard time figuring out how to get the colors looking right?

[@RobinParmar]

Ensure you are choosing the correct inputs (color and gamut) in the CST.

[@traffikpictures9848]

Jake appreciate you buddy

[@MrNatMa]

Great vid! Where is part 1? Cant seem to find it?

[@AjayPatnaik68]

Some tints getting noise in the blacks n some artifacts

[@smunaut]

Possibly a dumb question, but how does that work if you're using the Davinci Color Managed flow, can you use the LUT at all ? And if so, how ?

[@goodwishesonly]

Thanks a lot man, this knowledge surely increases my imagination while filming

[@sampledude8846]

Would you use a pro mist filter instead?

[@danielbourne9826]

This is excellent! Can't wait to try it! Thank you!

[@valquireveljkovic]

damn! i ve learned so much from this!

[@alex_lionspaw]

The value you provide is mind-blowing

[@jvke.p]

🤟🏼🤟🏼appreciate you

[@farhans.b5030]

Wow 30 minutes video 💥

[@Tutomatorvfx]

first comment i think i deserve a like from qazi

[@chinitovenezolano]

its good to see you here buddy!!

[@MaxV11]

Great tutorial, one of the best I found out there. Just a question, compared to the ahalation OFX now built into Davinci, would you advice to go with your halation emulation or simply use the halation OFX? Thanks for the info, amazing stuff.

[@antonstafeyev3606]

I have an idea! We buy the most expensive camera with huge dynamic range and 6k resolution, and we also add an arri master prime lense to remove any chromatic aberations, halitions and other artifacts to make it all look like we actually did not spend so much money on that kit :) Genius!

[@Chooones]

Could you also do this on adobe premier

[@iKINDREAD]

Wow just did this with 8bit a6500. It looks amazing. Thank you. Have you used the halation nodes?

[@sawansorathiya9393]

This was epic thank you JAKE ❤️

[@polaroidsky]

I'm shooting on a BMPCC 6k Pro. I believe the input should therefore be Gen 5 Film to Video, but don't know if I should still use Cineon Film Log as the output because doing it that way makes the film lut look wayyyy washed out. Could someone please clarify? Thanks!

[@Kilvaras]

So, I do have a question: all these CS inputs that you show are for Resolve Studio? Because I think I have the half of it, using the free version. Also, trying to color grade GoPro footage but inputs are non existent and it seems work ok with Da Vinci wide gamut and output in REC.709. What would you do if your input is missing?

[@laillaE]

What do you mean when you say "weekly competitions" for the grading feedback? As in you might be chosen to get feedback if you don't win? Or do you always get it if you submit?

[@sashazephiria3869]

That was awesome, took notes all along :D Will try this on my next grade !

[@jvke.p]

Love it!!

[@gagegarza]

When I apply the LUT, it looks like it’s breaking the footage. There’s extreme banding. Does anyone know how to fix this 🧐

[@TheMajesticHobos]

My wife says this man sounds like Alex Hormozi. And now I can’t unhear it!

[@azoique]

That is looking HELLA good

[@SeanCC]

Very nice looking results. It is worth pointing out, when it comes to contrast, creaminess, halation, flare, etc. lens selection cannot be over-stated for its contribution to the final image, regardless of recording medium. And so part of what is also happening here isn't just film emulation, it's lens emulation as well.

[@prottentogo]

the edge detect parameters are completely different in version 18. any updates?

[@jazzelphilmz]

epic

[@iDigress77times]

Is it me or once you start color grading. All movies lose their magic? haha. I think before color grading I was so engrossed in the story that I never noticed that movies aren't perfect. I guess the point is the story.

[@trinimedia19]

Excellent Video

[@ahmadirfan8649]

will this process applicable to 8-bit footage as well?

[@theqazman]

It should be

[@sergioknuf]

Just add a promist and call it a day!

[@DidiandHenry]

Thank my friend!

[@Jerome292000]

question: why did u leave the input color space blank in the color space transform?

[@imhaidee]

I really appreciated your straightforward approach to it. Thanks! :)

[@TorrentUK]

Very cool! When's part 3 coming?

[@jvke.p]

it is currently live in the Masterclass!

[@niceshortfilms6856]

A master class. No doubt . Congrats. Is there a way to save those presets color grading?

[@underhandten2900]

Jake the machine🙌🔥

[@danieles6684]

I can't quite figure out how to get the edge detection to use the qualifier. I tried making a previous node, doing the qualifier, and passing the blue dot into one of the blue dots on edge detection (there are two), but it seems to have no effect.

[@dubstepzsi]

thanks for the tuturial and visualising the content thaat was great. So can i ask to understand better when i went to see the Batman film the other day i noticed grain, what would that fall under and why in this digitaal aid? was it added? or was it an affect of the picture being stretched over a huge cinema screen? Or was it the affect of the process?

[@ManuelRener]

This is in fact a properly done tutorial

[@kengen6747]

what key do you use to move around the clip (zooming in and out) while color grading? I really found how you do this. Thanks

[@kartiksadvij]

This is really insane! Thanks man

[@NoName14195]

you guys are the best Can you make a video how to color grade only Skype ❤❤❤

[@ashurapstar8340]

You making confusion

[@edengate1]

Thats really great

[@reverseturn451]

thank you so much for the rgb mixer lifehack!!!

[@Karolkens]

Is this 10 bit footage?

[@SweetSourTravel]

Great thanks 😊

[@theqazman]

You're welcome

[@luizwaay9168]

best tutorial of this channel

[@jvke.p]

🙏🏼🙏🏼

[@sara85eg]

thank you, first time to fully understand the concept behind film emulation

[@staticmotion1628]

AMAZING thank you straight to the point no over selling and I felt like this was your true impression on how you color

[@jvke.p]

Love to hear that. Thank you!

[@michaelshotit]

Great Job Jake! Very informative!

[@chfilm]

Pure gold in this tutorial!! Thanks a lot!

[@shadowgold1]

epic content !! love it this evolving to a new level.

[@limeatchangex9526]

This is a great tutorial on replicating diffusion filters, next time I forget my pro mist at home, I'll fix it in post :)

[@Olivierhero]

Indeed, I have a shoot where I couldn't use my 1/8 promist filters so I will do exactly that!

[@theqazman]

💯😀

[@HennessyPatrick]

Step one: Shoot film.

[@rohankedar1369]

WHAT A IN DEPTH TUTORIAL. I FILLED SO MANY PAGES HAHAHA. THANKS SIR.

[@danielfuertes3557]

Best tutorial I ever seen!!! Thank you sooo much 🙌🙌

[@peakyan]

Sounds like a different person from previous videos

[@peakyan]

but still ACE quality

[@TrapPhoneLoveMelodiesss]

Where is part one, he says right here but there’s nothing to click?

[@tumundolatino73]

Thanks so much from Venezuela, you are a free film school :)