Beginner6 HRS

Skin Tone Mastery

Read skin on the vectorscope, qualify it cleanly, hold it across a sequence.

Lessons9
Duration6 HRS
Tiersubscription
REC · 24.000
Skin Tone Mastery
ARRI · LF

What You'll Learn

  • Read skin tone on the vectorscope without looking at the picture
  • Build a qualifier that survives every shot in a sequence
  • Match skin across cameras, lights, and ethnicities
  • Push warmth without sliding into orange — and cool without going green
  • Diagnose magenta-cast practicals in a tungsten room
  • Carry skin consistency through a 90-minute feature
  • Recognize when not to correct — and how to defend the choice

Curriculum

01

Why skin is the hardest grade

VIDEO12 min
02

The vectorscope skin line, demystified

VIDEO18 min
03

Drill 01 — Match three takes from one scene

PRACTICEAssignment
04

Qualifiers that don't fall apart

VIDEO22 min
05

Reading skin across ethnicity

VIDEO26 min
06

Drill 02 — A four-character ensemble scene

PRACTICEAssignment
07

Practicals, mixed light, and the magenta problem

VIDEO20 min
08

Final project — Grade a six-shot sequence

PROJECTSubmission
09

Review session — Dado walks the class grades

REVIEW45 min

Your Instructor

REC · 24.000
Dado Valentić
ARRI · LF

Dado Valentić

Senior colorist · 20 years

Feature films, prestige series, and global commercials for A24, Netflix, Apple, and Nike.

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