ICA 101: An Introduction to Colorist Strategies with DaVinci Resolve

 

A great introduction to Resolve Mac V9 software. This class is ideal for first time users, you do not need to be a Colorist or have had previous grading or Resolve experience. The class mixes the operational side of Resolve with some practical real world training on workflows, basic color theory, grading approaches and techniques.

 

DAY ONE

Introduction to Resolve V9

A complete demo of the system, looking at every area of the new software and how it works with the control surface.

 

Setting up your Resolve

Loading the software and getting started. How to create a new customized user, and get all the config settings correct before you kick off. 2K, HD, what if you only need SD?

 

How to get your images in

Importing and conforming both film and digital material using an EDL/XML/AAF

Scene cut detector and manually creating a timeline.

 

Basic Color Theory

Looking at the waveform, vectorscope, and histogram.

How different Colors interact with increased saturation/contrast and why some colors

complement each other more than others.

RGB v YUV correction in Resolve

 

Primary Correction/Grading with Curves

Primary correction is very important. It’s the base of any “cool look”.

Get it right and it will simplify your whole color correction process.

DAY TWO

Serial and Parallel nodes

You’ll use them all the time, how do they work and when do you use each one.

 

Secondary Correction

Keying is a very important part of what we do as colorists. Learn how to key in Resolve using either HSL RGB or LUM. Is it best to key a color or adjust its Secondary curve?

 

Power Windows

Each node has 4 Power Windows, the classic DaVinci Circle, Linear square, Polygon and a Bezier Power Curve.

How to use each one, and why do we decide to use one over the other?

Repositioning, Key-Framing and Auto Tracking

 

Keyframing

Using the pan, tilt, zoom and rotate controls, just how far can we zoom in on a film or digital image? Keyframing in the timeline and auto tracking explained.

 

Resolve workflows

Including Film, Red, Canon, Arri Alexa, Sony F3 and other digital files.

Resolve works with lots of formats, get to know the pros and cons of each format.

DAY THREE

Layer and Key mixer nodes

These nodes offer lots of flexibility. See how to combine them with the other Resolve nodes to complement tour grades. How to mix between the nodes.

Looks and Styles

How to create looks and styles within Resolve that will give you a great start to your session. Here are just a few we will look at……

Orange and Teal.

Cross process

Bleach Bypass

Schindlers red coat

Duotones

Day for night

 

Versions and the gallery/Powergrade.

What are versions, setting up the gallery including importing and exporting stills.

Making your own Powergarde looks.

 

Rendering and Output Options

The grade is finished but how and where do you render it to?

Playing out to tape.

NEW DATES!! April 13 - 15, 2013  (10am - 6pm) SOLD OUT!!! (new dates coming soon!)

Cost: $1,495

Space is limited!  Click here to register (This class is under the three-day drop down menu). 

The course will be ICA certified with all students getting a certificate.

 

What's New In DaVinci Resolve 9.0? a completely redesigned user interface that's designed to be extremely fast to use and to eliminate unnecessary clicks and settings. A job can be up and running in three clicks: one to log in, one to drop media into the project and the next to grade. DaVinci Resolve 9.0 includes plenty of incredible features like a new streamlined project import, export and selection workflow.

 

You get scrubbable media thumbnails to speed up shot selection, production metadata fields for entering on set shot notes and larger color control palettes to give faster access to grading tools. There are also new clear graphical palettes for control of power windows, keys, sizing, tracking and stabilization, camera raw and data burn ins.

 

To view the ICA 201:Advanced Colorist Strategies with Resolve workshop, click here.  To view Warren's Looks with Resolve workshop, click here.

Prospective students can bundle the ICA 101 and ICA 201 and receive 10% off the total price ($259 off!), or bundle the ICA 101, ICA 201 and Warren's Looks workshop for 15% off the total price ($471 off!).  Please indicate in the comments section of the registration page that you are taking more than one class and would like to receive the bundle price when registering.

 

About The ICA: The International Colorist Academy (ICA) has been founded by colorists, Kevin Shaw and Warren Eagles who between them have over 50 years of grading experience in all forms of the Color Correction industry. They can also boast over 25 years of training and demo experience. Kevin,  and Warren are currently working Colorists who have pooled their valuable experience in grading Commercials, DI, music and Drama projects, to create hands on colorist training courses.

 

The ICA will offer worldwide specific Colorist training. The way we color images and the tools we use have changed dramatically in recent times. Colorists are now emerging from many different areas of our industry some even coming from outside the industry. Until now new colorists could hunt for a book or follow a DVD, but what these didn’t give you was real world experience. That’s about to change….. ICA have formulated different types of training courses dependent on your needs.

Topics covered include basic Color Theory, Digital and Film Workflows, Telecine and Lab History, Working with Clients and of course lots of cool stuff on looks and styles. The ICA courses can be structured to you or your companies needs, so if your market is Commercials, Drama, DI or Music clips we have it covered, enabling you to gain valuable experience that will help you stand out from your competitors.

About Warren Eagles: Warren has been grading for over 20 years, and is now living in Australia, He is available for both short and longform contracts and happy working on commercials and movies, drama or music using Resolve, 2K plus, Apple Color and Bones Dailies. He specialises in short term cover and often goes straight from the airport to a room full of clients. He enjoys the challenges of working on different types of projects with new clients in new enviroments.

Now working as a freelance Colorist in Australia, he splits his time between grading and training throughout Asia.  He has a lot of experience on a number of grading systems including Apple “Color” where he has worked on both series of the channel 10 cop series “Rush”.

 

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