ADD VALUE TO YOUR IMAGE BY TURNING
AVERAGE SHOTS INTO SOMETHING UNIQUE:
Example of an ISO 3200 night shot straight out of camera - colour space transform applied - and after an 8-step colour adjustment process.
(Artist: Carlos Cavallini, Colorist: Christopher Michael Heisler)
LOOKING FOR A COLORIST IN LISBON / PORTUGAL?
Let's take a look at one of those challenging ISO 3200 NIGHT shots ;-)
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Artist: Carlos Cavallini
Music Video: "Sempre Mar"
DoP / Editing / Colour Grading: Christopher Michael Heisler
We work with a node-based colouring process in DaVinci Resolve Studio. Usually the work is devided into balancing, grading, matching and secondary grading (colour adjustments with masks).
BEFORE & AFTER COLOUR GRADING:
A FEW MORE COLOUR GRADING EXAMPLES FROM THE SECOND HALF OF 2023:
We’ll be discussing which look you are looking for: the clean video look, something desaturated, maybe a film look or even something special like a cross process, bleach bypass or alike?
Based on your decision about the look, the whole video will be adjusted in terms of colours, exposure, vignetting, power windows, glow, secondary grading and what not.
Even when shot with different cameras, the colours will be matched across the footage and adjusted to your needs. We're looking forward to having an initial chat with you. In the meanwhile check out some examples:
Below some examples of my work as a colorist:
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BEFORE & AFTER
A COUPLE MORE colourING IMPRESSIONS FROM THE "Bom Beijo" VIDEO:
