Get Cinematic Looks FAST with DaVinci Resolve’s NEW Film Look Feature
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Get Cinematic Looks FAST with DaVinci Resolve’s NEW Film Look Feature - In this video editing DaVinci Resolve tutorial, Will teaches you how to use the new Film Look Creator effect build into DaVinci Resolve to get cinematic looks with your footage in just a few clicks.
In today's video, I'm going to talk about a new DaVinci Resolve feature called the Film Look Creator. It allows you to get cinematic looks very easily and quickly inside DaVinci Resolve. It's a useful tool, and it can speed up your editing.
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In a recent update, Resolve added the Film Look Creator, which is a very simple effect that you can apply to clips to get very easy cinematic looks or just changes in general. Whereas before, you'd have to go to the color page and make a lot of changes, now you can get professional, pinpoint-accurate results much faster. While the color page is powerful, it sometimes feels like overkill when you're just looking for a quick way to apply some effects—maybe you're on a tight deadline, or you're working on a project where the budget isn't high. You just need the clip to look good without spending hours color grading.
That being said, I always recommend knowing how to use the color page. We have tutorials on color correction and another one on color grading. Beyond that, we also have tutorials on skin retouching and several other advanced features in Resolve. However, in today's tutorial, we’ll focus solely on the edit page.
I have two clips loaded into the timeline. These are ungraded clips that were purposely shot underexposed to maintain the exposure in the background for the sunset. The first clip is of Alli, and the second clip is just a locked-off shot of the sunset.
If we wanted to get a more cinematic look or dramatically color correct these clips in a very easy way, we can now use the Film Look Creator effect inside Resolve. To do that, make sure you're in the edit page. Go down to Open Effects, and then under Open Effects, scroll down until you see the Resolve FX Film Emulation.
Today, we’re focusing on this Film Look Creator. Let’s grab it and drag it onto our footage. Over on the right side, we have our normal video settings, but under the Effects tab, you’ll see the Film Look Creator. This gives you a bunch of very easy-to-use parameters to get great results quickly.
At the top, there are some presets:
Default 65mm
35mm Cinematic (which adds black bars)
Bleach Bypass
Nostalgic (which creates a border and makes it look like actual film)
You can return to the default as a clean slate or do some custom adjustments. Let’s go back to the 65mm preset and start with the color settings.
Under exposure, we can darken the image a bit, pump the contrast, bring down the highlights, and adjust the white balance to make it more orange, like a sunset. We can tweak the tint so that the red pops a little more, increase saturation, and pump up the richness.
Already, just within the color settings section, you can see drastic changes in your footage. Sometimes, this is all you need. In this case, the adjustments might be pushed a bit too far for the sake of demonstration, but it helps show off the potential of the effect.
Beyond color settings, there are other options:
Vignette: Darkens the edges.
Halation: Wraps some colors around the edges.
Bloom: Adds highlights bloom.
Grain: Simulates real film grain.
For example, you can add flicker or gate weave, which simulates how individual frames of film wobble slightly as they pass through the gate.
You can also change the film gate aspect ratios to create very widescreen looks, such as Super 16 or Super 8. The Global Blend option allows you to blend the effect with the original clip. This is useful if you feel the effect is too strong. You can dial it back to around 60%, or wherever it looks best, to strike the right balance.
At the very top, there’s an additional blend option for the color and effects. For example, you can reduce some bloom effects or scale back on the color adjustments while keeping the effects. With just a few tweaks, you can achieve a drastically different look in seconds.
And that's how you can get cinematic looks fast in DaVinci Resolve using the new Film Look Creator.
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