In the video, Dunna shares his personal process for color grading in DaVinci Resolve. He explains his workflow, which includes setting up nodes for white balance, pre-log, log, and post-log adjustments. He demonstrates how to convert S-Log3 footage to Rec 709, adjust levels and white balance, and apply creative grading with curves and saturation. Dunna also covers advanced techniques like color contrast using layers and qualifiers for skin tones, sharpening, and adding vignettes to focus the viewer's attention. The tutorial aims to demystify nodes and show the power of DaVinci Resolve's color grading features.
Here are the key facts extracted from the text:
1. The content creator uses DaVinci Resolve for color grading.
2. The creator is not a professional colorist, but uses color grading for YouTube and client work.
3. The creator uses serial nodes in DaVinci Resolve.
4. The nodes are used in a specific order: white balance, pre-log, log, and post-log.
5. The creator uses the "color space transform" effect to convert S-Log 3 footage to Rec 709.
6. The creator adjusts the lift, gamma, and gain in the pre-log node to make the image darker and more neutral.
7. The creator uses the post-log node to add creative color grading, such as contrast and saturation.
8. The creator uses a layer mixer to separate color grading effects, such as color contrast, from the rest of the image.
9. The creator uses a vignette to draw the viewer's attention to the subject's face.
10. The creator uses sharpening to enhance the image.
11. The creator's color grading process typically involves 7 nodes: log conversion, pre-log, white balance, post-log, color contrast, sharpening, and vignette.