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Color Grading
Creative color grading that transforms your footage into cinematic masterpieces with emotional depth and visual impact.
Color grading is the creative process of manipulating color, contrast, and tonal qualities to establish mood, visual style, and narrative meaning. Working in calibrated grading suites, colorists shape the emotional tone of each scene through deliberate color choices that serve the director's storytelling vision.
We coordinate color grading sessions with experienced colorists in professionally calibrated grading environments. Our team manages media preparation, reference material, and scheduling to ensure your production receives the creative color treatment that brings your director's visual vision to life on screen.
Capabilities
Creative Color Grading Excellence
Our expert colorists combine artistic vision with technical mastery to craft unique visual aesthetics that support your narrative.
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Creative Vision
Unique looks that enhance storytelling and emotional resonance through masterful color manipulation.
Artistry
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Cinematic Quality
Film-quality grades for theatrical and streaming release that captivate audiences.
Excellence
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DaVinci Resolve
Industry-standard grading with advanced node workflows and panel control.
Precision
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HDR Mastering
High dynamic range grading optimized for modern displays and premium platforms.
Future-Ready
Creative Services
Technical Capabilities
Our Color Grading Process
We follow a collaborative creative process that ensures your vision is realized through exceptional color grading.
Creative Brief
We discuss your vision, review references, and establish the creative direction for your project's look.
Look Development
We develop initial looks on key scenes, refining the aesthetic until it matches your creative intent.
Scene Grading
We apply and refine the established look across all scenes, ensuring consistency and emotional impact.
Final Polish
We finalize grades, create deliverable versions, and prepare masters for all required formats.
Why Us
Why Choose Our Color Grading
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Artistic Excellence
Award-winning colorists with creative vision and technical skill.
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Premium Tools
DaVinci Resolve Studio and calibrated reference displays.
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Collaborative Process
Close partnership with filmmakers to achieve creative goals.
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Cinema Quality
Theatrical-grade color grading for all productions.
On Location
Creative color grading at Lemon Studios, Cinema Maquina, Labodigital — Lubezki, Prieto, and Navarro color heritage
Here is how this works in practice. We set up creative grading through Mexico City's tier-one color houses. This covers Lemon Studios (the room where Roma's grade was finished alongside Lubezki and Aaron Glascock. Bardo's HDR Dolby Vision pass was completed for Netflix), Cinema Maquina (CDMX boutique color/finishing), Labodigital (color + VFX combined), and Estudios Churubusco for body-level projects. Top suites run DaVinci Resolve Studio with Tangent Element panels or full Resolve Mini panels. With Baselight (FilmLight) ready at Lemon for projects requesting that specific colorist pipeline.
On the ground, Reference monitoring uses Sony BVM-HX310 or Flanders Scientific XM310K mastering displays calibrated for Rec.709, DCI-P3, and HDR PQ / HLG outputs. ACES (Academy Color Encoding System) is the standard pipeline for global productions, the same workflow Cuarón and Iñárritu shipped on Roma and Bardo for Netflix Dolby Vision masters.
Here is the short of it. Mexican grading carries Oscar-tier cinematography lineage. Emmanuel 'Chivo' Lubezki — three-time Best Cinematography Oscar winner (Gravity, Birdman, Revenant), Mexican-born — established the naturalistic sun-palette look that runs through Tree of Life, Birdman, Revenant, and Roma; we set up grading sessions with colorists who have worked directly in that idiom. Rodrigo Prieto. The list covers Iñárritu (Amores Perros, 21 Grams, Babel), Scorsese (Killers of the Flower Moon, The Irishman, Silence), Greta Gerwig (Barbie). Established a saturated heritage palette for Frida and beyond. Guillermo Navarro (Pan's Labyrinth — Best Cinematography Oscar 2007) defined the gothic-baroque Mexican-fantastic look.
On the ground, Cross-border grade finishing with Company 3 LA (Lubezki and Prieto regular) and Light Iron LA runs on USMCA carnet pipelines. Domestic delivery follows DCI-P3 for Cinépolis (world's #4 cinema chain, Mexican-owned) and Cinemex; HDR masters target Vix (TelevisaUnivision LatAm SVOD), Netflix LatAm, Apple TV+, and Disney+ LatAm.
FAQ
Frequently Asked Questions
What color grading software do you use?
We primarily use DaVinci Resolve Studio for its industry-leading color tools and workflow flexibility. Our colorists are also proficient in Baselight and FilmLight systems. We match tools to project requirements and can work within your existing pipeline if needed.
Can you create specific film looks or period aesthetics?
Absolutely. We specialize in developing custom looks from subtle naturalistic grades to bold stylized treatments. Whether you need a desaturated thriller aesthetic, warm period drama tones, or futuristic sci-fi looks, we create distinctive visuals that serve your story.
How do you handle HDR grading?
We grade in HDR natively using calibrated HDR reference monitors, then create SDR trim passes for standard distribution. Our pipeline supports HDR10, HDR10+, Dolby Vision, and HLG formats, ensuring your content looks stunning on any display.
Can we participate in remote grading sessions?
Yes, we offer full remote collaboration through calibrated streaming platforms with real-time interaction. You can participate in grading sessions from anywhere, providing feedback as we work through your project together.
Related Services
Productions in Mexico that need this often pair it with Color Correction Services, Look Development Services, and Online Conform & QC Services for full coverage. Most projects also draw on Title Design & Credits Services and 5.1 Surround Mixing Services.
On Set
Ready for Cinematic Color Grading?
Let's create stunning visual aesthetics that elevate your storytelling.