Grade School: Pro white balance techniques

For this live Q&A, we're going deeper into the deep topic of color balance, answering your questions based on this week's video:    • Get Better Color Balance pt. 1   0:07 Introduction 02:28 Initial thoughts on how to improve color balance 09:49 Explaining the Chromatic Adaptation OFX and its role in achieving color balance 17:14 How do you think about color separation when balancing? 24:03 How can we get correct skin tones when balancing footage that was shot with colored lighting? 28:13 Do you use the HSV color model for applying saturation in your workflow? 31:45 Is there a ‘’correct’’ way to balance underwater footage? 35:44 How do you deal with outstanding colors that might be present when creating a washed look? 39:51 Do we always make the white balance, exposure and contrast adjustment before the LOG to REC709 convert? Is there a best order to make those operations? 42:36 What is the difference between Chromatic Adaptation, Linear Gain and modifying the temp/tint in the camera raw settings? 46:39 Do you think that using Gray Cards and color charts solves the problem of white balancing? 49:06 What is linear gain and why should I use it? 51:08 Is it okay to have one channel clipped in order to neutralize shadows? 52:37 Do you use the HDR wheels when balancing in SDR? Do you use the RGB mixer for balance? 54:48 Do we need to make a technical balance for compositing before the actual grading, like for extracting a green screen key and then apply the actual grade? 56:32 Do we need to hit perfect values for the RGB channels to make sure our shot has a proper white balance? 58:18 When grading VFX, what format do you usually ask the artist for or what is preferred? 1:00:15 Is there a way to make Hue rotations before the balance to make certain colors more separated from the final overall look? 1:02:01 When do you use the color match with a color chart? 1:03:53 Final thoughts and conclusions + CCA October Reminder -------- Get my free Kodak 2383 film print LUT for DWG and ACES here: http://procolor.ist/freelut Check out my ebook, The Colorist's 10 Commandments: https://procolor.ist/ebook Want professionally designed, studio-quality LUTs for your LUT folder? Check out my Voyager LUT pack: https://procolor.ist/voyager-lut-pack