DaVinci Resolve & colour grading training in Toronto
Learn DaVinci Resolve with a working colourist. I teach private and small-group sessions at my Toronto suite. I also train editing teams at their offices.
Who it’s for
New to Resolve and colour
You want to grade your own work with more confidence. We’ll cover the fundamentals and build a simple, repeatable workflow.
Editors moving into colour
You already know Premiere or Avid. Now you want to feel at home on the Color page and move projects into Resolve cleanly.
What we cover
Choose what matters to you. Most sessions draw from these three areas.
Colour grading craft
- Correction and grading
- Reading scopes
- Matching shots
- Natural, consistent skin tones
- Building looks from references
- Working with clients
The DaVinci Resolve Color page
- Simple, readable node trees
- Primaries and curves
- Qualifiers, power windows and tracking
- Colour management for log footage
- Using LUTs well
- Reusing stills and grades
Premiere ↔ Resolve round trips
- Preparing a Premiere timeline
- Clean XML and AAF exports
- Relinking original media
- Rendering back to Premiere
- Preserving titles, effects and audio
Ways to train
1:1 private training
Booked by the hour
Focused training at your pace. Bring a project or choose one skill to work on.
Small group workshops
Half-day sessions
Learn with friends, classmates or your crew. The session is practical, with room for questions.
Team training at your office
Half-day sessions
Training built around your systems and workflow. I teach at your office.
Who’s teaching
I’m Kevin Luttman, a film and video colourist in Toronto. My work includes commercials, music videos, documentaries and narrative projects.
I’ve led guest workshops at York University and the University of Toronto. I also teach editors and DPs one-on-one. We use the same tools and workflow I use with clients. Learn more →
Brands graded
Training FAQ
Do I need DaVinci Resolve Studio, or is the free version enough?
- The free version is enough to learn with. I’ll point out any Studio-only tools as we go.
Should I bring my own laptop and footage?
- If you can. Bring a laptop with Resolve installed and some footage you know. It isn’t required.
How long is a session?
- 1:1 training is booked by the hour. Small-group and team sessions run as half days.
Can you train our editing team at our office?
- Yes. I teach teams across Toronto and the GTA using their own systems and projects.
I edit in Premiere. Do I have to switch to Resolve?
- No. You can keep editing in Premiere and use Resolve for colour. I’ll show you how to move projects back and forth cleanly.
Do I need any colour grading experience?
- No. We can start with the basics or focus on a specific part of your workflow.
How much does training cost?
- It depends on the format and group size. Tell me what you need and I’ll send a quote.
Tell me what you want to learn.
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