Cullen Kelly

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Professional colorist, image scientist, and educator obsessed with the power of a well-crafted image. My work has spanned narrative, commercial, and music vi...

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The simple thing most colorists never learn

Cinematographers who grade like this get better color

Pro colorist contrast secrets for cinematographers

Color grading can be easy if you're a cinematographer

5 Rules for Starting Your Own Color Grading Company ft. David Tomiak

Don't waste your money until you try this LUT

Pro Colorist Explains Five Bleach Bypass Techniques

The color science process behind the Genesis plugin

Mad Max Colorist Grading Process, Doing VFX, and BTS of his iconic grades

The Pro Colorist Way to Film Emulation (using free tools)

Avoid these 3 tools if you want to grade faster

This is 80% of what makes your image look great (use it well)

Dunkirk colorist What it really takes to make it as a colorist

Hollywood's grading secret was painfully obvious

Why every colorist should have the 2499 DCTL

Cinematic grades break these 3 rules

Stop using CSTs! Every colorist should have this DCTL

99% of colorists are overlooking the most important part of the grade

How to make ProRes RAW work in DaVinci Resolve (for pro work)

This Resolve tool is making you a lesser-skilled colorist

The best (and worst) saturation tools & techniques in Resolve

Is your node tree making your grading worse

36 Project Settings for Pro Color Grading in Resolve

The master painter technique for better color grades

The 4 things even pro colorists get wrong

An Interview w Billy Hobson

The saturation tool you should never use again (and what to use instead)

Joker Colorist — In-depth interview

Pro Colorist Explains Hue vs Hue Curves in Resolve

Pro Colorist Explains All 7 Curve Tools in Resolve