Achieve Color Grading Mastery in DaVinci Resolve (my philosophy)

My Signature LUT Collection® - https://www.mitchellmullins.com/legac...

After spending 8 years in DaVinci Resolve, I figured it's time to pull back the curtain on my workflow. I tried to condense everything down to the most fundamental components and focus on only what you need to know to create great grades. As shown in the video, the DCTL's are linked below.

The Creative Approach (Newsletter) - https://www.mitchellmullins.com/newsl...

CKC Mac Viewing Transform:
https://procolor.ist/apple-display-tr...

Mono Nodes (Middle Grey DCTL):
https://mononodes.com/middle-gray-dctl/

TetraInterp & TetraHSV (Matrix DCTL):
https://github.com/hotgluebanjo/Tetra...

Nayatani_HK (DCTL):
https://github.com/jedypod/open-displ...
Once Downloaded, Follow this folder directory..
/open-display-transform-main/look-transforms/resolve/“Nayatani_HK.dctl”

Research References:
Helmholtz-Kohlrausch - https://opg.optica.org/oe/fulltext.cf...
Gamma 2.2 - https://www.cambridgeincolour.com/tut...
Realistic Film Grain Rendering - https://www.lirmm.fr/~nfaraj/publicat...
Tetrahedral Interpolation (performance) - https://scholarworks.calstate.edu/con...
Where is Middle Grey? - https://xtremestuff.net/where-in-the-...

Join Filmsupply - https://filmsupply.sjv.io/Mmn2G2
Join Musicbed - https://fm.pxf.io/9g41jj

00:00 - Introduction
02:27 - Project Setup
05:45 - Color Space Transform
08:24 - Why DWG?
09:20 - Gamut vs Gamma
11:54 - Navigating Our Perception
14:12 - HDR Exposure
16:55 - Linear Balance
19:21 - Contrast Fundamentals
20:42 - Understanding Middle Grey
22:59 - Guiding The Eye
24:27 - Working Photometrically
25:40 - Corrections vs Look Development
27:24 - Saturation (Color Models)
31:31 - The Matrix
35:34 - Split Toning
40:11 - No Split Toning (I Lied)
40:54 - “The Film Look”
42:26 - Film LUT Diagnosis
44:38 - My Issue With Film Emulation
45:56 - The Legacy LUT Collection®
47:55 - HSV DCTL
51:00 - Post Con (No Rules!)
52:43 - Secret Sauce (HK)
53:49 - Make The Image Feel “Alive”
55:42 - Workflow Speedrun No.1
01:00:30 - Workflow Stripped No.2
01:03:15 - Min-Maxxing No.3
01:05:29 - One Click Wonder
01:06:06 - Closing Philosophy

Music:
Massano - Betrayal
drake & 21 savage - major distribution (destxmido remix)
Something About You (with Dwelyr) - Instrumental
Bound to Divide - Parabola
Bound to Divide - Tears (with Lauren L'aimant) - Instrumental
Dezza - Holonya
Matt Fax - Autotron
akiaura, LONOWN - pussypodium (Slowed) (SAIBOTAJE EDIT)
siouxxie - keygen.exe (slowed & instrumental)
Klur - I Knew (with Innerverse & Kwit) - Instrumental
Tony Anderson - Lune
Matt Fax - Alone (with Judah & Luke Coulson) [Extended Version] - Instrumental
Red X - Starfall

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Color Grading Mastery in DaVinci Resolve 19, 2025 Filmmaking Masterclass, Color Grade cinematic films, LUTs, Mitchell Mullins