Build the look before you shoot it. Finish it together.
A collaborative color process for directors and cinematographers from pre-production through the final grade.
Develop the visual direction. Build a custom show LUT. Shoot with the look in mind. Then carry that creative direction into a collaborative remote color session and final grade.
DEVELOP. SHOOT. FINISH.
Develop the visual direction
Work with the director and DP to establish the look, then build a custom show LUT for the project.
Work with the director and DP to establish the look, then build a custom show LUT for the project.
Shoot with the look in mind.
Bring that look onto set and use it as a visual target.
FINISH the look through to the final frame.
Collaborate remotely to refine and finish the grade.
Color shouldn't start after production
Too often, the visual direction of a project doesn't fully come together until post. By then, the shoot is finished and the colorist is trying to reconstruct an intention they weren't there to help create.
Color Motel brings color into the process earlier. Giving directors and DPs a clearer visual target on set and a more collaborative path through post.
More than a final grade
Color Motel isn't just about making the image look good at the end. It's about giving the project a more intentional color process from the beginning.
A clearer visual target
Establish the look before production so the director and DP have a better idea of where the image is headed while shooting.
A more consistent look
The visual direction developed in pre-production carries through production and into the final grade.
A collaborative process
Review the grade together remotely and make creative decisions in real time. Not through endless rounds of exports and notes.
A smoother handoff into post
When the look has already been established, the final grade starts with a clear creative direction rather than a blank canvas.
Already shooting or wrapped?
This process works best when we start before the camera rolls, but it's not a requirement. If your project is already shot, we can still build the grade from where you are.
This process works best when we start before the camera rolls, but it's not a requirement. If your project is already shot, we can still build the grade from where you are.
Have a project in mind?
Tell me about the project, where you are in production, and what you're looking to achieve with the image.
Tell me about the project, where you are in production, and what you're looking to achieve with the image.
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