Post Production: Color Grading

Color That Tells the Story

We bring your images to life with refined color grading, ensuring accuracy, mood, and consistency to the highest broadcast standards. Our workflow centers on DaVinci Resolve 20, a calibrated 32" QD-OLED reference monitor, and external Nobe OmniScope running on a dedicated Mac—so creative intent is matched by measurable precision. From nuanced tonal balance to bold, signature looks, we shape color that supports narrative, strengthens brand identity, and holds up on any screen.

Our Approach:

• Intake & Intent – We begin with look references, brand guidelines, or a director’s treatment to define the emotional target. Camera formats (BRAW/ProRes/Log) and delivery specs are reviewed to establish a clean, color-managed pipeline.

• Technical Baseline – Using a professionally calibrated 32" QD-OLED and external scopes (waveform, vectorscope, parade, histograms) on a dedicated Mac, we normalize footage, set legal levels, and ensure white balance, exposure, and gamut are technically sound across all shots.

• Look Development – We explore creative directions in Resolve 20, crafting show LUTs or node-based look templates that are repeatable and scalable for longer projects. The goal is a look that’s distinctive yet robust under varied lighting and cameras.

• Shot Matching & Refinement – We balance intercuts, sync mixed cameras, and tame lighting shifts. This includes precision isolations (qualifiers, power windows), tracking, and subtle texture management to ensure seamless continuity.

• Advanced Enhancements (Resolve 20) – Targeted relighting with depth maps, controlled atmospheric haze, and selective contrast shaping help guide attention and enhance depth without breaking realism. We also use beauty/skin workflows, highlight roll-off tuning, and grain emulation where appropriate.

• QC & Delivery – Multiple passes - creative, technical, and compliance - ensure the master meets broadcast and online standards. We deliver graded masters, clean versions, caption-safe variants, and LUT/CDL handoffs when needed for downstream teams.

  (Editing and sound design often run in parallel; if we’re also handling your edit, grading slots naturally into our post schedule. A separate “Post-Production: Editing” section details that service. This page focuses on grading.)

What We Offer:

• Commercial & Brand Film Grading – Cinematic, polished looks that elevate campaign impact.

• Documentary Grading – Honest, natural palettes with scene-to-scene consistency across long-form.

• Look Development & Show LUTs – Custom LUTs/CDLs and look bibles for consistent creative across deliverables.

• Shot Matching & Camera Sync – Multi-camera balancing, mixed-format alignment, and lighting continuity.

• Skin Tone & Product Fidelity – Natural complexions and accurate product colors that meet brand expectations.

• Broadcast & Online Compliance – Legal levels, gamut management, safe titles/captions, and delivery in platform-ready specs.

• Mastering & Versioning – Graded masters, social crops, text-safe alternates, and archive-ready assets for future use.

Tools & Assurance

• DaVinci Resolve 20 – Node-based grading, depth-aware relighting, atmospheric tools, advanced tracking, and precise keying.

• Calibrated 32" QD-OLED – Verified to broadcast standards for reliable, repeatable viewing.

• External Nobe OmniScope (Dedicated Mac) – Independent scopes for objective monitoring and QC.

• Color-Managed Pipeline – Scene-referred workflows, correct transforms, and level-legal delivery for consistent results across screens.

From the first look pass to the final master, our color work anchors emotion, clarifies story, and protects technical integrity - so your visuals feel intentional, memorable, and undeniably professional.