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"Citation Information. Journal of British Cinema and Television. Volume 7, Issue 1, Page 82-94, ISSN 1743-4521, Available Online April 2010 . DOI: http://dx.doi.org/10.3366/E1743452109001356"

NOTE: This article has been updated, read the Feb 2014 update here - Updated Applying LUTs to Log footage. Working with Log material can be difficult at times, so we have put out a couple of different LUTs for use when using the Sony F3′s S-Log or Canon Log from the Canon C300.

Film fans might have noticed a colour revolution in cinema recently, because Hollywood seems to gave gone teal-and-orange crazy. Studio films from Hot Tub Time Machine to Iron Man 2 have used the combination, with the greenish-blue teal forming a backdrop and the orange (which includes flesh tones) in the foreground.

Careful skilled color grading can absolutely make or break your project. What's color grading, or 'color timing' ? It's the process of massaging the colors and intensities of video footage. It's a bit like photoshop for movies, except you're mostly working with color and brightness.