I want to tell you about an experiment that started as curiosity and ended up becoming a tool I actually use. A few weeks ago, I wrote a Python script that connects Claude directly to a live DaVinci Resolve project.
Read MoreI Gave Claude Direct Access to DaVinci Resolve. Here’s What Happened.
Most colourists open the Scripts menu once, see a Lua example they don’t understand, and close it. Then they spend the rest of the week manually building render queues, relinking media, and duplicating timelines for every version of every deliverable.
Read MoreDaVinci Resolve Python Scripting: The Complete Guide to the API
Most post teams do not have a workflow. They have habits. The project moves. Files land roughly where they should. People know their shortcuts and workarounds. It feels stable until it is not. A relink fails. A turnover arrives dirty. A version nobody can explain becomes the master.
Read MoreWhy Post-Production Workflows Break Before Delivery
When I begin color grading a documentary, the first thing I do is watch the film from start to finish with sound, exactly as it is before any sound design. Just me and the draft. I do it not to check continuity or exposure, but to understand how it feels.
Read MoreWhat Is a Color Arc and How I Use It in Documentaries?
Born in Burundi follows a small medical community serving people with limited access to fuel, blood and essential medicines.
Color grading is more than adjusting brightness and contrast; it’s where a film’s visual identity is defined—mood, tone, and consistency across every shot.
When your edit is locked, the next step is to hand off your project for color grading. A clean, consistent preparation ensures a smooth conform in Resolve and avoids costly back-and-forth.
When the timeline is clean, organized, and properly prepared, the color and finishing teams can dive straight into the creative work. When it’s messy — we spend hours just untangling problems that could’ve been solved upstream.
At Wild Lion Media, remote grading isn’t a compromise — it’s a streamlined, secure, and cinematic experience designed to bring your vision to life from wherever you are.
Read MoreRemote Color Grading and Review: How to Collaborate Online
Shooting on the FX9? Don’t leave image quality to chance. This hands-on guide breaks down the exact settings every DP and colorist should use to get stunning, gradable footage from the Sony FX9.
