Orange and Teal Look: The Mistakes 90% of Beginners Make!

Now, you can learn to create Hollywood's favorite and most used look.
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In this video, you will learn the proper way to get the Orange and Teal look.
0:00 Intro
1:07 FREE 1-hour training teaser
1:54 Project Set up
3:15 Beginner's Look
5:41 Pro's Look
18:28 Look Recap
19:26 Final Look
19:45 Conclusion
About:
I am a professional colorist and have worked with brands such as Prime Video, Adidas, Toyota, Vizio, etc. Outside client work, I run a color academy with over 6000 students. My channel mostly focuses on the taste-making (subjective) aspect of color grading. With the rise of AI, I truly believe that most of the grunt, technical (how-to) tasks will be handled by the software, and the job of a colorist will be purely driven by their art and imagination.
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[@AyushSharmaa]

"People don't like to learn, they just like to do" -Waqas Qazi

[@Rantonemems]

"Unfortunately people look down on those who struggle to learn, instead of helping them" -Me

[@p4inmaker]

I'm the opposite, which is arguably worse.

[@aizenfreaklin]

That's me xD

[@tobieeck9676]

@@Rantonemems lmao understandable

[@n347f0x]

That’s just not true

[@randyrektor]

It's interesting to see how many parallels are here to audio editing. I have a long background in audio, but I'm quite new to colour. When you were demonstrating removing green by adding magentas, that was mind-blowing. We do this in EQing all the time and it makes perfect sense why this would work here too. Thanks for the awesome video!

[@0metra]

Totally, it's all about operating waves (light or sound). 🙂

[@evodem]

Thought the same. I also have audio background

[@el_pirulais_420]

Another Audio Head, and I Fourth this comment lol 💯

[@WhoIsAlexElliott]

Have same background and complete agree

[@ProDrummer]

Same here!

[@CarlBergsdorf]

This DID NOT feel like 20 minutes! Love the energy and how applicable this techniques are. Keep on killing it man!

[@MustafaBerkeGureltol]

Dude knows what he's talking about.

[@marietafarfarova]

This is absolutely jam-packed with value, as always! I'll definitely try out the Glow technique and implement printer lights more in my process. Thank you, Qazi.

[@Don_DeMarco]

I absolutely love the teal and orange look. I've practiced a lot with it and can comfortably say that I'm not in the beginner range but most CERTAINLY not a pro.

[@ejartyagency6044]

Such an in depth look at coloring. Thanks for providing this training! Learned a lot!

[@AyushSharmaa]

I've never seen a channel with so much value! Respect.🙌

[@DavidBallin]

This is brilliant! Thank you so much, I learned so much about effective color grading workflow in 20 minutes than I ever did at uni.

[@dillonmercure]

I spend 3-4 hours everyday watching your videos trying to learn as much as possible. Thank you so much for creating these videos! I'll be getting your course very soon

[@stephandmytriv8415]

This guy bro! Amazing! Can't believe this is on youtube just like that for free! Qazi! My guy! Thank you! Saving money for your school starting today!!!

[@NikandYas]

Appreciate that so so much! haven't seen such a great video explaining how to colour grade anywhere. Everyone else is just selling luts. Thank you so so much for this!

[@literallyshane4306]

just moving to DVR, your channel is insanely good mate! thank you

[@Mindset.Cinematics]

best channel on youtube to learn davinci stuff properly with real industry standards. bravo!

[@Rose-inspirations]

I never understood how you make a node tree until watching you make one... It is like making a circuit and you want to ensure that you always come back to the original setting before continuing on, therefore having that tree image if you look sideways (to make a simplified one of course). Now I understand 😊

[@pamelajayesmith1036]

Thank you for the helpful information, Waqas. Helps us "see" things more knowledgeably.

[@konnerkennedy1869]

This was super helpful, you answered so many questions I didn’t know how to ask. Thank you!

[@SniffChild]

Really good. I've been pretty successful in colorgrading where i could live off it. But this tutorial makes everything much easier and better.

[@meltemorujova]

this is the most useful color correction video i’ve stumbled upon in a while! The whole channel is a goldmine, thank you so much

[@tanmayluthia4168]

PRINTER LIGHTS YES !!! - Especially how to colour correct underwater footage. That would be really helpful 🙌🙌🙌

[@kera.habayeho]

It's 2am where I'm at and I watched this video probably this is 10 times ever since it's released 🙏🏾 shout-out qazi this here alone can upgrade you from beginner to somebody 🔥🔥🔥💯💯

[@SeuRafinha]

thanks for sharing your knowledge! We need more content like this.

[@theMADEBYJOHN]

I watched you videos for such a long time and learned soooo much in that time. Thank you Qazi

[@jianzhizhang8333]

I've watched all your videos and this is by far the best content of yours! Keep it up man. Could you maybe on day , make a video about the correct way to make lifted black looks? Like decontrasty, but still punchy looks?

[@ShakyFootage]

absolutely huge, man!!!!!!! really amazing, top quality!

[@_olliewashere]

Would really love to see more tutorials like these, the “mature” colorgrades! Also would really enjoy to see how to do some more filmcamera type grades, the more artsy the better! :)

[@koushikbhattacharya832]

there is no enough word to say thank u...god bless u sir...so much respect for u....luv u❤️

[@Slamolo]

Pretty interesting final look, thank you for shaking! Although it reminded me a memory from highschool that I thought I'd share. It was a simple comment from a math teacher who once told us that he tried not writing wrong answer on the board because "d'un point de vue pédagogique" (from an educational standpoint), it messes with how some students would remember the lesson. I found this very true indeed in my experience. We actually learn better when the teacher shows us how to do it, sprinkled all along with socratic getting you to give the answer that they have. TL;DR : I skipped the beginner's look because it never helps to watch someone do something they consider wrong on purpose.

[@dvoob]

Really appreciate this. I'm a color blind motion designer, but I occasionally have to grade stuff. Trying to do anything in after effects is so unintuitive that I often send clips to clients and they come back telling me it's obnoxiously green/red etc. I've been trying to wrap my head around resolve using your videos and it seems to be much more usable for my eyes.

[@sajeedsarwarbd]

Awesome tut Qazi ! I was stuck in a rut and this helped

[@DigitalGenki]

I rewatched this again. This tutorial is timeless.

[@mr_topdollar2206]

Bro you are the first colorist I watched that I gotta say that I love!!! Bro I love you!!! I’m following you on Instagram now

[@AllThingsFilm1]

A 20 minute Masterclass. Thanks so much, Qazi.

[@mukisaelijah12]

Great stuff! Definitely makes the life in teal and orange get to life! And yeah I'd like to see a whole vid on printer lights.. Thanks for the awsomrness Qazi☺👊

[@glitchinthematrix15]

Printer Lights! yes definitely. Best one so far. Keep it up. 🔥

[@FritsJanSmit]

Great, following for a long time now. We discussed you during a grade with a talent on BaseLight. one thing to mention.... reduce 400Hz in your audio when you sit behind the monitor while talking...

[@LAproject1]

One of your best tutorials yet!!

[@jd2086]

Watching it... I just think how beautiful this shot looks without the teal and orange... just that plain and beautiful almost silver white and that beautiful skin... I loved more than the teal and orange version

[@NateHarris8]

Thank you for this it was epic and straight forward

[@bastian8597]

Wow man, you´re such a proffesional. Not only your color editing looks great, but your method is clean and complete as well

[@theqazman]

Appreciate the love, bro.

[@ChineseChris]

Thanks for sharing this amazing lesson!

[@aaphotofilm]

This is brilliant Qazi, i love how you show us the mistakes a beginner makes first before going onto what a Pro does, I feel thats very important, otherwise beginers would think they are doing the right thing, weldone for showing us this

[@glitchinthematrix15]

Agreed 💯

[@MrDoomsday]

always providing best and easy to follow\understand videos. Long time follower and i like that you do so much film referencing.

[@realbenng]

This video is soo soooo good. Thanks Waqas!

[@dannyrich154]

I appreciate you for putting beginners on blast

[@aslamsean]

Thanks a lot! I leaned a lot from this.

[@richardyusuff8012]

This holds so much value.

[@CLDbooks]

este video y este canal sin duda valen oro. NUEVO SUSCRIPTOR

[@shadow777explorer]

what I see @ 14:40 is pleasing to my eyes, the final not so much. However the information shared is really good! you got a subscriber.

[@azzaeleibaid358]

Can you do a desk tour and a workflow video on how you use your equipment?? I’m interested in getting into cinematography and your setup looks crazy cool. This is my first video on your channel and you got yourself a fan, this is so enlightening 😁😁😁

[@rashadhuseyn5624]

Thanks bro , every day we learn something new from you !

[@silklion7375]

I like to learn!!! I watch all your Videos and learned alot!

[@gerki_fpv]

Thank you for all your great videos. Binge watching them since a few days, great work man!

[@theqazman]

Thank you brother. Appreciate that.

[@SalehDura]

You're the Best! period. much respect...

[@dynoprod.]

GRACIAS! Lo apliqué en un proyecto y la diferencia fue abismal!

[@folcochofo]

Beautiful video, love to learn more! Printer lights!

[@Longdancer]

Good work Qazi. Thanks again for all the hard work. Oh! Ann Printer Lights....yes please.

[@BlindDeathh]

I just found you, and already love you, thank you!

[@FreeRideMadrid]

Your studio looks like a space ship !!! Excelent video, thanks for sharing :) :) :)

[@xtAqHNpFg]

Crazy and useful! Thanks a lot!

[@theqazman]

Don't forget to check out my FREE 1-hour Color Grading Training: bit.ly/2J0aOig This will teach you everything important you need to know about the NODE TREE

[@GerritHarding]

Checked it out, super valuable! I'd love to see stuff like this hosted on a website you own or here on the youtube channel... had to leave in the middle and the inability to pause the video meant I had to miss a portion of the training :/ overall though, good stuff!

[@kryptonkiller]

You have training in spanish?

[@Belamarimages]

Hey Waqas! Is there a way to see this training afterwards? I mean I wasn’t able to check it at the time it was live. 👍

[@dop_view]

The video does not work for me. I am in Indonesia. I have tried many times already.

[@MaikHansen]

WOOOW!! I just watched this training and it is insane what I've learned!! Thank you sooo so much man😍 Directly going to create this base node tree and edit some of my old footage 🙏🏼

[@jameshogge]

Really interesting channel! I'll be watching more of your videos. I'm not in cinematography myself but rather computer graphics and all the same things apply with post processing.

[@inoshanchandran6436]

YOU ARE THE LEGEND!!! THANK YOU

[@alex_jd]

Printer lites vid please! Loved this tutorial. Best grader on KZbin for sure!

[@danielhuang2488]

love your tutorials bro

[@ngophuocvy7625]

many thanks! i am learning from yours a lot!

[@cattasuhas]

Watched your free training for 03 times...definitely worth it.....

[@MoCo_Filmmaker]

First! Let's go :) Awesome tutorial Waqas, can't wait to work with this one in the course!

[@dosuseun2972]

Second brother, second

[@azsqa6286]

Amazing video. Thank you so much!

[@ian11hendri03]

Thank you Waqas Qazi...

[@warmidia8766]

You are so Awesome, Thanks

[@elbrachan1]

amazing your channel thanks for subtitles.

[@stanisawwojcik6847]

amazing tutorial, cheers mate

[@ivybarringer2855]

This is fantastic!!

[@Penguin-Goat]

Oh no this is literally what I am struggling with!!! Thanks from Japan

[@RichBelgieJr]

Awesome example of when to use log wheels vs primary wheels!

[@naeemkasmi4741]

Thanks for the knowledge. One love from Paris, France.

[@husuda]

Amazing!!! Great. Thank you very much.

[@loremipsumproductivityengi7552]

Instead of log corrections of black and white, you can also use the luma vs saturation curve.

[@jeffschwisow]

I feel like a broken record, Qazi...more lights coming on in my head! Every node has purpose, every node has a place. 'to corr' nails the anchors to the floor...'to' shapes the look...'to adj' let's you mold the shape to the story... Now to go from insight to execution! Thanks, mate.

[@Olek_pro]

Amazing tutorial 🔥

[@michaelgonzalez3059]

Can someone make a Lightroom equivalent to this lol

[@BulgariaCinema]

You are very best. Very nice clips. I did the last one using your clip Davinchi lesson

[@theqazman]

Thank you! 😃

[@okyeabuddyguy]

Very helpful, thanks!

[@carstenheinrichs8225]

Love the videos grading without qualifiers!

[@christiancocuzzo]

Such an educational video!

[@patricksharpe]

I am a beginner but because I pay attention to Qazi I'm avoiding the inherent pitfalls. Keep up the great transfer of knowledge Qazi!

Really great video. Beginners sound enfineeers have the same problem : they don t push the mixing table into the red so they lose the crispy beefy part of a mix, and it sounds flat. As you say you won't break anything.

[@swancoffeehouse5983]

As someone who actively learns from tutorials on KZbin, I'd like to add that a lot of people teaching do tend to say the following a lot: "Here's how to do this technique, there is a more advance technique to achieve better results, but we'll not get into that" -- and they do not ever touch that subject ever again. Do take into consideration, a lot of people teaching don't know how to teach and/ or don't teach properly.

[@papasscooperiaworker3649]

Is this directed at viewers or the person who made the video?

[@swancoffeehouse5983]

@@papasscooperiaworker3649 The person who made the video made a comment saying beginners don't want to learn, so I responded with reason's why beginners don't always know the best methods to achieve something. Hope that's cleared up for you.

[@1NightInParisOfficial]

@@swancoffeehouse5983 Viewers are lucky pros are making these videos. Before KZbin and the internet there was truly no way to learn. You had to go to a library and check out/buy books or know a pro personally. Viewers and "students" have nothing to be but grateful for the time and efforts pros put towards spreading their techniques. Without these pro breakdowns it would take an amateur 5-10 years to discover and realize these techniques themselves. Pros are making it harder on themsevles by developing more competition from teaching others their pro mindsets, there simply is no room for complaints. Be greatful or gtfo this comment section. Someone like you we pros call haters. "As someone who actively learns from tutorials" lol more like as someone who constantly complains on tutorials. I want to see you become a pro at something and try and teach it, ill be the first one there complainign and nitpicking your video apart after your 15 years of hard work and experience. We'll see how it makes you feel ;)

[@swancoffeehouse5983]

@@1NightInParisOfficial You seem confused. Viewers aren't lucky, viewers are the paycheck for the content being made. Content creation should not be praised for the effort, but for its efficiency. Teaching is a skill, not everyone masters it. Don't overembellish yourself. You can never be a pro when you can't differentiate criticism from hate. Talk to me when you've matured and the world isn't black and white to you.

[@1NightInParisOfficial]

@@swancoffeehouse5983 Lol I seem confused because I'm the one watching tutorials and complaining about the knowledge that is being give to me for FREE. Right... lol. Pros dont spread knowledge for the paycheck. They spread knowledge because of their awareness to the industry and others wantintg to learn the subject. The check is just a bonus. And i can call myself as i please. I know my knowledge and what i can deliver as a creative. Seems like the only one who wont climb those ladders is you as you complain on tutorials instead of taking whatever knowledge you can and applying it. You're literally watching someone drop gem after gem but still have something to complain about. Lol, this is why you're not where he is and probably never will be. Prove me wrong, ill be waiting on it ;)

[@alwayscreatingio]

This is great!

[@theqazman]

Thank you

[@dinoschachten]

Love your content. Here's a quick thought: If grain is supposed to mimic film grain (I admit I'm not the biggest fan of reducing the clarity by adding something noisy anyway), I would argue that it should be the first node after bringing the log image into a filmstock-like range. Only then will it behave the way it does with film stock: The grain is there before anything else and is affected by any subsequent treatment you subject the frame to.

[@Amelia_PC]

Honestly? It's great for game lighting as well. Thanks!

[@angelksaxena]

amazing resource.

[@intrinsiccinema7374]

nice video I learned something new thank you

[@Demaxy83]

Man I just start to watch your video and after only one minute I have to take a break to subscribe to your channel. Compliments! It’s easy to understand that you’re very professional and you know what you do 👏. Paolo from Italy

[@theqazman]

Let's go! Happy to help.

[@Nic0Jesse]

I don't even use Davinci, but you learn a lot even through the thought process

[@TheSpectreWorld]

thks Qaz great vid

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nice shirt!! looks awesome

[@stevenmoorebanjo]

This dude is out here killing it every day. Thanks Qazi !

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amazing video!