Grade School: Inside Cullen Kelly's Color Lab

Come get an inside peek at the different color tools, coding projects, ideas, and more that I'm working on behind the scenes while sparking conversation on thinking critically and creatively about the tools you choose and why. 00:13 Introduction and Colorist Career Accelerator course recap 03:10 New Colorist Career Accelerator course announcement 06:30 Cullen’s philosophy on understanding the tool you’re using 08:18 Exposure DCTL and comparing the new Arri Log format to the previous one 17:18 Contrast plus DCTL upgrade 21:38 How to work with cinema DNG raw files 23:19 Does REC709-A change the gamma? Gamma 2.4 vs 1.96 26:46 Why should we select the proper gamut and tone curve in the delivery settings? 28:41 The use of the XYZ color space for gamut transformations 31:36 Vector balance tool demonstration 39:25 Could you recreate your ‘’Vector Balance’’ tool without the DCTL? 42:56 How to get pushed looks like bleach bypass or black and white when using FPE Luts 45:39 Do Cullen tools prioritize skin tone or are they purely based on technical considerations? 46:26 How to make your grade look good on a projector? 47:32 Could you share a node tree that you’ve used in a real project? 49:35 How to get deeper blacks using the Elements LUTs package without compromising them 53:42 When adding film characteristics to an image do you reference any specific film stock to emulate its behavior or do you gravitate towards a more creative use of them? 56:30 Will you be doing more DCTL courses soon? 56:51 Cullen’s ‘’Fillmaker’’ tool 1:01:05 Thinking photographically, what are the best practices for converting an image to black and white? 1:05:22 Final thoughts and conclusions -------- Get my newly updated Exposure Chart DCTL! https://procolor.ist/exposure-dctl Get my newly updated Midgrey Cheat Sheet! https://procolor.ist/midgray-cheatsheet 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