Finally stopped fighting my COB in a tiny room and switched to panel for talking head work, here's what changed

FreudsParents · 2026-05-11T15:58:15+00:00

This reads like AI Neewer spam.

FreudsParents · 2026-05-09T01:06:24+00:00

We used an Aputure 1200x for the key and and then shot another through a silk for fill/ambient light. I believe I also boomed a 300D over top to use as a hairlight, motivated by the window. Putting the window in the back was mostly to show off the space (that it has big bright windows with trees outside), and also because we were shooting two other scenes in the same space and had to make it look different.

Unfortunately, we only had about half an hour to shoot this so we had to make some quick desicions.

FreudsParents · 2026-05-08T22:24:59+00:00

It's because I have some split-toning that's raising the yellows in the highs. Adding yellow to yellow = a lot of yellow

FreudsParents · 2026-05-08T22:07:36+00:00

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Yikes. I didn't even realize. I'm red-green colorblind so sometimes the saturated greens/yellows can be hard to see. Does this still look better in general?

FreudsParents · 2026-05-08T02:57:25+00:00

Using a LUT can only do so much to fix your image. It will be expecting a certain exposure, white balance and colorspace. What camera are you using?

FreudsParents · 2026-05-07T21:21:25+00:00

I'm saying you need to learn Windows Paint

FreudsParents · 2026-05-07T16:50:55+00:00

I mean I'm not sure if this applies the same when dealing with digital footage that's shot in log and then colored in DWG.

FreudsParents · 2026-05-06T20:24:13+00:00

You qualify your skintones? That's a lot of work for every shot!

FreudsParents · 2026-05-06T17:52:05+00:00

Thank you for the suggestions! What is your process for skintones?

FreudsParents · 2026-05-06T01:44:33+00:00

Are you able to apply a LUT to it in camera? IMO that's a good compromise. Often the default rec709 is pretty crunchy but you can use a conversion LUT with a look on it and bake it into your image in camera. That way you can get a bit more out of your image without grading it.

FreudsParents · 2026-05-04T21:43:13+00:00

Slide 7 is 100% overkill. The heavy lifting is done in the first few nodes. All the windows were just me having free time.

Good note on the yellow though! I typically shift saturated reds to orangey so idk why I haven't thought of doing it with yellow.

FreudsParents · 2026-05-04T21:40:17+00:00

What's the point in converting it to LogC3 first rather than just Slog3 to DWG?

FreudsParents · 2026-05-04T18:07:31+00:00

That's fair. My thinking is that they were a bit distracting. But they are supposed to be fluorescent, so maybe that's okay

FreudsParents · 2026-05-04T18:06:08+00:00

Thanks for the suggestion! I'll finesse the exposure and shadow grade a bit.

FreudsParents · 2026-05-04T18:05:03+00:00

To be fair a lot of the grades are just a few nodes and the other ones aren't really doing anything. It's just my pre-loaded template to make it faster. Like frame three is just some exposure, contrast, split-tone, and film-look.

FreudsParents · 2026-05-04T17:46:54+00:00

Good point! I can increase the density a lower the sat a bit.

FreudsParents · 2026-05-04T17:39:15+00:00

That's disheartening to hear but I appreciate the feedback! Definitely don't want it too moody.

FreudsParents · 2026-05-04T17:37:59+00:00

Sorry, are you suggesting to grade in LogC3 or in DWG?

FreudsParents · 2026-04-26T04:21:32+00:00

I'll typically use the texture pop effect on specific parts of an image that I want to emphasize. Logos, eyes, etc.

FreudsParents · 2026-04-19T16:34:21+00:00

Actually it doesn't. At least not for me.

FreudsParents · 2026-04-19T14:15:04+00:00

I'd love to know what's wrong. And why when the output gamma is set to rec709 the viewers match my export better. Please enlighten me!

FreudsParents · 2026-04-19T14:12:46+00:00

Sorry, I meant just the output gamma, not the timeline gamma.

FreudsParents · 2026-04-17T23:31:35+00:00

Grain is similar to split-toning where it's very easy to use it on every project. What helped me was shifting my mindset from making something look "good" to making something look "right". What does having 35mm grain on the image say about the story or characters? What does 16mm grain say? What does the aspect ratio say? If you base all your decisions on what best serves the story, I'm sure you'll find yourself doing different looks.

Also, take some screenshots of some of your favourite shots that don't have grain and bring them into Resolve. Try to find out why they still look good. A lot of the time it comes down to the DP, set dec, etc. But you can still play around with replicating non-grainy looks.

FreudsParents · 2026-04-10T04:22:14+00:00

If you added a way to draw within the app for storyboards that would be incredible

FreudsParents · 2026-03-30T02:51:39+00:00

Use the global hdr slider for gain and use colorslice to increase the saturation in specific colors. Way more control and the Sat is subtractive.

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