What is Color Grading?

A short video about color grading and storytelling.

Produced by Reason Studio.

[marcuskwek]

So, so creative, explaining colour grading without a single mention of colour.

[knightfallprotocol]

0:03 bright, vibrant, and fun
0:07 Sepia tone
0:18 heartwarming romance
0:24 Dark, moody, and dramatic
0:31 Stylized Noir
0:39 eery, tension driven, mystery
0:48 unnerving horror
0:55 hyper focused action
1:02 Sci-fi
1:14 Funky Vaporware

[omar]

This is exactly what I needed. People use the term “CoLoRgRaDiNG” during their tutorials on video quality as if it’s some foreign thing. This is all I needed to know. Love it.

[chomp]

Well.. I wondered, why color grading is such a big deal in video editing. This video explains it.

[robertgray]

Thank you for showing and not telling!

My deepest gratitude, kind people who did this simple yet elegant production. :)

[royalstvpage]

Honestly this is the only video that made me know and understand what color grading is

[slr-d]

this arguable one of the most *brilliant* videos (or explanations) on youtube. that is just brilliant!! 👏🏾👏🏾👏🏾👏🏾

[sunnexart]

Es simplemente impresionante como lograr transmitir tanto por medio del color, me encontraba editando un video y no estaba seguro sobre si trabajar en el color trading hasta me dio cierta flojera pero después de ver este video estoy super motivado !! gracias

[davie]

Wow. This is one of the best visual explanations I’ve ever seen. Way to make it clear consisten and most important easy to understand!

[fraustpunk]

This was one of the best instructional video's I have ever seen. Thank you.

[brandonobody]

This reminded me playing Little Big Planet for the first time. Thank You for bringing back that memory.

[musicisawesome]

Excellent video. Explained very clearly without even mentioning color.

[kettq]

Best video for introducing Color Grading!

[Observationalnotes]

What a video! Really, hats off to you, good sir.

[Sigma-]

This is too good . Explained in a very creative way . Deserves more views and appreciation 👏👏

[nchristina]

Nice intro to why color grading is important in storytelling, thanks for sharing!

[jujugeravalatu]

this is the best explanation to what color grading is all about and for

[Princeashwinphotography]

Amazing to see how colours and music impacts the storytelling, thanks for explaining it visually

[its_nuked]

I have been considering actually learning some CC stuff for years and never went for it, seemed complicated af. You just showed me everything i need to know, thank you 🙏
What a fucking banger of a video!

[ektajatwar]

Amazing video to explain grading... loved it ... love from India