The emergence of color pictures as a widely available product was one of the most important events in the history of film. The variations in the frequency of light are instrumental in how humans perceive and understand the world, so black and white – while a useful style – was not sufficient on its own to allow directors and film crews to express their creativity. For the modern world, every detail of the color in an image can be tweaked by using Blackmagic’s DaVinci Resolve.
The Power of Collaboration
The latest update, version 11, came with a slew of new features that turned the stand-alone color editor into something more like a full-fledged video editing toolkit. One of the most useful tricks is the ability to have three editors working on the same project in real time as long as there is a shared storage medium, dramatically reducing the overall time spent working. Just listing the new offerings would take several pages to detail the triple digit amount.
Since the release of version 11 in 2014, the usage of DaVinci Resolve skyrocketed. It tweaked tints in a re-mastering of "Oklahoma," made Doritos mouthwatering and life-like in their Superbowl commercial, and it is finding its way into more production offices by the day.
The Grand Budapest Hotel
One of the most prominent features to be edited using the program was Wes Anderson’s Grand Budapest Hotel. A colorist at Modern VideoFilm, Jill Bogdanowicz, used Resolve to allow the film’s three unique time periods to manifest in the style of the images as much as the story, setting, and acting. Thanks to the DaVinci Resolve, Anderson’s film was able to embrace his inspired vision of the 1930s, ‘60s, and ‘80s without the increased cost of additional filming equipment.
Worth The Upgrade
There is a free version of DaVinci Resolve available today. Though it has a good selection of features, it lacks the collaborative mode, leaving you with much to desire. At the end of the day, it is defiantly worth the money to upgrade to full version.
