Replicate Wes Anderson color palette in the color grade.

How to replicate Wes Anderson color grading in Asteroid City:

We've all been inspired by the magical look of certain films on the big screen and often wonder if it’s possible to recreate the same aesthetic in our own filmmaking.

Well you’re in luck! Although lighting, composition and art direction play a critical role in the basis of a look it’s really the color grading that shapes the final color palette or as in the case of Wes Anderson’s films provides a great case study for us.

In this tutorial, you'll discover the 7 secrets to recreating the same whimsical, vibrant, and highly stylized look that's found in Anderson’s latest film Asteroid City.

This is a straightforward guide that will benefit both beginners and seasoned filmmakers who are striving to close the gap between their vision and the final output.

You’ll be able to see this regardless of if you’re in Premiere Pro, DaVinci Resolve or Final Cut Pro because it is shown in ALL three!

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[tonypoulos]

Love this 1960's family summer vacation super 8mm color grade!

[SnappyScience]

Straight to the point and can be implemented immediately across all major softawre. Now this is a tutorial. Great job!

[dammyemmanuel]

You are just a boss... Best and simple Colorgrading hacks

[PremiereBasics]

Awesome! Love your take on this look 🙂

[excellenttenants]

excellent video. Wow! Superb instruction.

I’ve been waiting for you guys to finally include Davinci Resolve! I purchased your product back in 2021. But you didn’t have any resolve features. So glad you do now! Thank you so very much! Everyone I know is switching to Resolve!

[kmt]

Thanks for considering all 3 software users.

[thedownloshow]

Love this! Thanks for sharing and will use on my video too!

[wearetrackclub]

Amazing explanation! Love how you put this together, so easy to understand :)

[Jens.Engström]

Great tutorial! Can you please make a tutorial about how to make the text you have in the video 🙏

[ninuna]

Thank you so much for the tutorial. May I ask how to add a 2nd HSL Secondary for the orange part? Since the 1st HSL is used for the teal part.

[marysanchez]

Great explanation as always! I hope I can get your course someday❤

[GhettoFabulousFILMS]

Awesome please do a tutorial for that text style you used 😍❤

[AeroFlixD]

Awesome video very interesting of colors 😊👏👏

[clauc]

Thank you from Brazil for all the info you provide! Please, how can I obtain the trailer to add to my timeline? Shall I download it from Youtube? Very basic question, I am sorry. Tks a lot!

[dris]

Man I love Wes Anderson's colour grading and looks. I'm so excited to see you talk about this.

[realthoprivate]

Thanks for the video :) Interesting, it looks as if the colors are really "weird" at first glance, but they managed to keep skin tones "normal", between hue 20-30 most scenes.

[hollannah]

Thanks for the video it is really so clear and informative ! you explained the "why" you have to do this and that so well for people interested in learning like me (beginners) is such a 💎 thank you

[WuAhGestudioproduction]

I already have cinema grade... how do i get the lut ?

[ratt]

Hey, thanks again for a great video, Denver. When I saw the trailer to this film I couldn't believe how exaggerated the colors looked. It's so distractingly orange that it almost hurt my eyes.

[zgergely]

I watched Asteroid City in cinema. It looks a little bit less red in the saturation. Just a nuance but it looks much better in the silver screen then in the YouTube trailer.