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Grading a set of clips to match

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Shot Matching Easy Mode: The 4-ScopeTrick for DaVinci Resolve · Waqas Qazi
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Generated clips from the same prompt on the same model will still differ in exposure, contrast and colour, and a sequence of them cut together looks like a sequence of them cut together. Matching is the first half of grading and it is technical rather than creative.

shadows liftedhighlights heldthe look lives inthe shape of thisline, not in asaturation slidergrading is contrast first, colour second
A grading curve lifting the shadows and rolling off the highlights.
Five film frames of the same street lie on a light box, each a different tint: green, warm, dim, bright and blue. A colourist slides a grey card along them, and a small round scope nearby shows five wavy lines that don't yet line up.
Five tints of one street. Match them to neutral by measurement before any look goes on.
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  1. Question 1, locked

    Which of these words means this? “The deliberate colour treatment of a film. Applied to everything, at the end.”

    • Ladder
    • Hit rate
    • Cost per second
    • Grade
  2. Question 2, locked

    Which of these words means this? “Making neighbouring shots agree before any creative grade is applied.”

    • Dolly and track
    • Push
    • Motion prompt
    • Shot matching
  3. Question 3, locked

    Which of these words means this? “A colour lookup table. A reusable treatment, and a shortcut that hides matching problems.”

    • Pad
    • LUT
    • Insert
    • Cut on action

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