Advanced Techniques to Create a Cinematic Look in DaVinci Resolve 17

Let's look at some of my favorite advanced techniques to achieve a cinematic look.

TIMESTAMPS:
0:00 Intro
1:13 FREE 1-hour training teaser
2:06 Node Tree Buildout
3:16 My Preferred FPE and here's why
13:51 Look Recap
15:04 Final Look
15:14 Conclusion

About:
I am a professional colorist and have worked with brands such as Prime Video, Adidas, Toyota, Vizio, etc. Outside client work, I run a color academy with over 6000 students. My channel mostly focuses on the taste-making (subjective) aspect of color grading. With the rise of AI, I truly believe that most of the grunt, technical (how-to) tasks will be handled by the software, and the job of a colorist will be purely driven by their art and imagination.

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[becmark]

I have worked in many rooms with many great colorists for many years... you're ability to explain and show ans simplify is the most effective I have seen. Really appreciate your time taking on subtleties and creating perfection. I am using many techniques you have taught me and feel I have never been capable of this level of work before. Thank you.

[razijukes]

my mind is blown on how good the light ray effect works!

[tsound_]

This is next level, going to try this method out on a current project. Thanks for keeping us hungry!!

[niqvuk]

qazi i just want to say thank you. i saw your video with the girl on the bike and from that was able to finally create a look to a video ive been working on for weeks with no luck! i really appreciate the way you use davincis tools in a way to make life easy. thanks again brother keep it up

[animealpha]

Finally some advance stuff ! This is so simple yet so valuable. I already used all these techniques but I was kind of doing too much. Gonna hold back a bit from now

[melchiorsantjes]

The goat has spoken again. Nice one bro💪🏾🐐

[highwayheadspace]

it helps so much that you include the commands on screen. that’s something I’d always wished for when watching this type of content. after watching you address certain things as mistakes in other videos, I realized most people that I learned from in the past demonstrated these mistakes so now I exclusively watch your videos and Jakes videos for color grading. thank you so much for this! I learned a lot 😃

[byalexjoachim]

I'd like to say I really appreciate how you've slowed down your speech a little in the last year. It has made the biggest difference in enjoying these tutorials. You're the GOAT.

[manisways]

most eye opening tutorial I have seen in a while!

[dapunkof]

Dude this is criminal that you show this for free! Dude I've learned so much from you!

[alessandrobrombin]

Hi, dope job as always! I didn't understand what you did using halation: i think you used your pad but not saw anything moving in the left bars

[zakariaabed]

The music choice of qazi in intros is just great hahaha

[michaelshotit]

Nice shirt bro 💪🏽 glad I joined the FCM fam when I did, Best educational purchase ever! Really makes these YouTube videos way easier to understand an implement the techniques with an understanding of what I'm doing!

[MrSindriSvan]

For those wondering about what's happening in the Halation part:
He dials the Dye Layer(sounds like 'Dilator' in the video) down to nearly zero and then brings them back up, and increasing the spread. For some reason it doesn't come on screen - I believe that's it!

Great tutorial as always!

[NicoMorro]

This will come in useful for the next project I have coming up, Waqas you're the man!!!!

[Ohonsifilms]

Thanks bro! You always elevate my knowledge

[ewertonmelo]

Qazi, you deserve millions subs. Im following your work here on YT for a long time. Your channel is the best ever for Color Grading, and you are straight to the point. Excellent content ! Will be taking you course soon 💪🏻!!!

[dimitural]

I watch every video with interest and learn the most from your videos. I'm interested to see how things work with low quality videos, for example a video from MavicPro 1 or a GoPro, I know they are not in the movie world, but it will still be an experience for us beginners to learn to color better. Thanks and good luck in the future

[sashazephiria]

Loved the move with the light rays <3 again, another banger look :)

[fabiasantcovsky]

you're just giving so much knowledge out just like that... amazing channel!!
may I ask: do you see a video on unrealistic (surrealistic) coloring happening soon? (I mean purple trees, red skies, yellow seas, well those would be extreme kitchy examples, just to make my question a bit more clear, but I mean anything from really subtle unrealistic tweaks to controlled yet massive changes)