Overwhelmed by nodes? This a good place to start.
When color grading many shots, you’ll want to know how to build your node tree to streamline your work.
But there’s many flavors of nodes, and an endless number of tools in the color page…
How many nodes are really needed?
And what order should they be in?
If you’ve asked yourself those questions, here’s one recommendation from a smart colorist that may help.
In this video from Cullen Kelly, you’ll learn about:
- Building a default node graph
- What is a node?
- Where to add contrast
- Creating new nodes
- Using parallel nodes
- Adding outside nodes
- How big should a node graph be?
Gedaly is the Founder and Lead Educator of DVResolve.com and is Blackmagic Design Certified Master Trainer. He’s edited commercials for major brands and has done color & VFX for independent films. He consults on post-production workflow and creating online education. Gedaly is the co-founder of Working.Actor, a former marketing manager for large brands, and creates original film projects with his production company Razee.