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Master Cinematic Colour Grading from Anywhere

Colour grading is where visuals truly come alive.

Our One-on-One Online Colour Grading Course is designed for filmmakers, editors, and creators who want professional-level control over colour, mood, and storytelling using DaVinci Resolve, the industry standard.

Like our popular online video editing program, this course is live, personalised, instructor-led, and focused on real-world results — not shortcuts, presets, or LUT-based tricks.

Course Overview

This online colour grading course trains you to think and work like a professional colourist, not just operate software.

You will learn how to:

• Balance and correct footage accurately
• Handle skin tones naturally and consistently
• Build cinematic looks inspired by real films
• Develop a strong, professional colour grading portfolio

This is not software training alone.

It is visual discipline + technical accuracy + creative control.

Course Format (One-on-One Online)

• Mode : Live Online (One-on-One)
• Software :DaVinci Resolve (Free or Studio)
• Class Duration : 1 hour per session
• Schedule : Flexible (mutually agreed timing)
• Teaching Style : Concept explanation → Live demonstration → Guided practice

Every session is customised to your pace, background, and learning goals.

Course Duration Options

30-Day Professional Colour Grading Course

Ideal for: Beginners and editors upgrading into colour grading

• Strong foundation in colour correction
• Skin tone fundamentals
• Introduction to cinematic look creation
• 6 guided practical projects

60-Day Advanced Professional Colour Grading Course

Ideal for: Serious learners and career-focused professionals

• Advanced professional workflows
• Scene-level consistency and shot matching
• Cinema-inspired look development
• 12 portfolio-ready projects

Who This Course Is For

This course is suitable for:

• Beginners interested in colour grading
• Video editors expanding into professional grading
• Film & media students
• Cinematographers and independent filmmakers
• Content creators aiming for cinematic visuals

No prior colour grading experience is required.

Learning Philosophy

We follow a cinema-focused, discipline-first approach.

You will be trained to:

• Observe images before correcting them
• Fix exposure and colour issues before applying creative looks
• Respect natural skin tones and colour balance
• Build looks step by step instead of relying on LUTs

The goal is control, consistency, and storytelling through colour.

What You Will Learn

1. Colour Foundations & Visual Storytelling

• How colour affects emotion and mood
• Hue, saturation, and luminance
• Colour temperature and psychology in cinema

2. Primary Colour Correction

• Lift, Gamma, Gain workflows
• Exposure and contrast control
• White balance correction
• Accurate use of scopes

3. Secondary Corrections & Control

• Qualifiers (HSL)
• Power windows and masking
• Motion tracking
• Clean, node-based workflows

4. Skin Tone Mastery

• Skin tone line usage
• Natural vs artificial skin handling
• Multi-skin and mixed-light situations
• Common professional mistakes to avoid

5. Cinematic Look Development (Movie-Inspired)

You will create cinematic looks inspired by real films, such as:

• Psychological drama looks (Joker-inspired)
• Neo-noir / action looks (John Wick-inspired)
• Emotional and stylised cinematic palettes

All looks are built manually — no LUT shortcuts.

Project-Based Training

30-Day Course Projects (6 Projects)

• 2 Primary colour correction projects
• 2 Skin tone grading projects
• 2 Cinematic look creation projects

60-Day Course Projects (12 Projects)

• 4 Primary colour correction projects
• 4 Skin-focused grading projects
• 4 Cinematic look creation projects

Each project is:

• Guided step by step
• Reviewed by the instructor
• Refined to professional standards

Portfolio Development

By the end of the course, you will have:

• Before / after grading comparisons
• Cinema-inspired grading samples
• Portfolio-ready colour grading projects

You will also be guided on professional presentation of your work.

Certification

Upon successful completion of the course and submission of all projects, students receive a Course Completion Certificate from School of Editing.

Why Choose Our Online Colour Grading Course

• One-on-One personalised training
• Strong focus on cinematic fundamentals
• Real movie-inspired grading practice
• Project-driven learning approach
• Designed for serious skill development — not presets

Ready to Upgrade Your Visuals?

If you already edit videos, colour grading is the skill that takes your work to the next level.

Learn professional colour grading from home — with live guidance, real projects, and industry workflows.

Enquire now to join the Online Colour Grading Course