I Tried Color Grading 100 Clips in 100 Minutes

I graded 100 clips in 100 minutes. One clip. One minute. No exceptions. Inspired by Eliot's legendary "1000 logos in 1000 minutes" challenge    • i suck at Logo Design… so I made 1000 in a...   I asked myself: what happens when you apply that same constraint to color grading? A strict time limit removes overthinking. No endless tweaking. No chasing perfection. Just exposure, contrast, balance, and color separation - in 60 seconds. You read the image, pick a direction, and move on. ────────────────────────────────────────── TOOLS & SETUP Working in DaVinci Wide Gamut with a 9-node structure: Vignette Lab DCTL (Look / Lab / Print Pack) Color Shift DCTL RGB Mixer Printer Lights DCTL Look DCTL (Look / Lab / Print Pack) Print DCTL (Look / Lab / Print Pack) Balance DCTLs (false color: skin tones, exposure, saturation) All DCTLs available at: https://mononodes.com/ ────────────────────────────────────────── ABOUT Stefan Ringelschwandtner - Colorist & DCTL Developer, Berlin. Since 2021 running MONONODES.com - image processing tools for professional colorists on productions for Netflix, Disney, BBC, Apple TV, and more. https://mononodes.com/ ────────────────────────────────────────── Yes, the video is nearly 2.5 hours long. Each grade takes one minute. After every shot, a short comment on the result. After every 10 grades - a recap: best and worst of the set. Grab a snack. Get something to drink. ────────────────────────────────────────── CHAPTERS 00:00 - Intro 02:07 - Grades 01-10 15:52 - Grades 11-20 29:28 - Grades 21-30 43:09 - Grades 31-40 56:53 - Grades 41-50 1:11:23 - Grades 51-60 1:25:10 - Grades 61-70 1:39:08 - Grades 71-80 1:52:47 - Grades 81-90 2:06:00 - Grades 91-100 2:19:56 - Outro ────────────────────────────────────────── #colorgrading #davinciresolve #dctl #colorist #colorscience