
I really don’t like to spend a lot of time modeling and texturing and often use asset packs so that I can focus on lighting. I have been teaching myself a little bit of color grading in Davinci Resolve, so I applied what I’ve learned to achieve a similar look. I really wanted to capture a dramatic cinematic look. Hit play on the video below to see AramK show you how to make your drone footage stand out using color grading in DaVinci Resolve.These two pieces sold me on the ominous foggy forest setting. This creates an accurate, realistic sunset look. If you want, you can go a step further and add another node for color matching the buildings to match the sky. We add another tracked parallel node, but this time we increase the temperature to resemble a cinematic sunset. To create a cinematic feel, use a plugin called light rays and adjust where the rays are positioned. When you do any type of qualification, it is important that you don’t have any dancing noise going on. Turn on the highlight, go back to the gradient, and track it to stay within the cloudline.Īfter you track your gradient, go to the qualifier and qualify the luminance (brightness). Use the second node on the bottom to add a small gradient in the sky.

The look is up to you, but I will be dropping the blue curve. Use the node on top to create a look for the footage. Drop the exposure using offset to lower the blacks (but not all the way down).Ĭreate a parallel node. Add another node and label it as exposure.

Going into the saturation tab, we will increase it to 100% to produce a rich image. In this tutorial, we will be color grading and creating an epic sunset effect on drone footage of a city skyline.įirst, we will create a new node and call it saturation. Coloring Grading Drone Footage in DaVinci Resolve

In collaboration with YouTube creator AramK, we bring you a series of Davinci Resolve 16 tutorials to help you get your video project off the ground.
