Hollywood-DI grades films with Davinci Resolve 8

Blackmagic Design today announced that West Hollywood based, Hollywood-DI, completed color correction using DaVinci Resolve Software Version 8 for the upcoming feature films, “Guido” and “And They’re Off”.

Each film required very different color correction techniques to achieve their respective looks. Hollywood-DI colorists Bjorn Myrholt and Andrew Balis both used DaVinci Resolve 8 to create the look and feel each film needed.

“Guido” was shot using RED ONE cameras, was edited with Avid Media Composer and called for a dark, cold and gruesome look. “And They’re Off”, a comedic mockumentary shot on a Canon EOS 7D and edited using Apple’s Final Cut Pro, required a light, airy and warm treatment.

Neil Smith, Hollywood-DI’s Managing Director, described the overall experience of using Resolve Software on two distinct movies: “Our mission is to bring filmmakers’ visions to life at a price they can afford. Resolve 8 gives our colorists the toolset they need to quickly conform, grade and output feature projects to the exacting standards I demand of Hollywood-DI colorists.”

Smith is also busy organizing training seminars for the newly released DaVinci Resolve Lite. “We want to show Directors, DP’s and DIT’s how to apply Resolve Lite to their dailies and editorial footage to show us the look they’re envisioning, before they pass it onto our colorists for finishing.”