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Colour Grading Intensive

Master the skills of colour grading

Elevate your screen productions with a professional colour grade. Learn to enhance narrative by applying consistent and creative looks, whether it be self-determined or working to a brief. 

In this five-day practical colour grading course, you’ll develop essential technical and practical skills in grading footage for film, television, documentary and other mediums, learning how to take a project from an ungraded edit to export. Practice the tasks of a professional colourist using industry-standard software, DaVinci Resolve, and prepare for this high-demand filmmaking role. 

At the end of this course, you will be able to: 

Understand colour theory and visual storytelling principles to develop consistent and expressive looks 

Apply technical colour correction and grading on footage from a range of professional camera formats

Execute complete, professional colour grading workflows using DaVinci Resolve, from initial import to final export 

Is the Colour Grading Intensive right for you?

This colour grading course is suitable for beginners or early career professionals. No prior knowledge or experience required. 

This course is ideal for filmmakers who want to learn the full post-production pipeline, as well as videographers, editors, producers, content creators and cinematographers looking to improve their colour grading or expand their skillset. 

Course Delivery & Requirements

Colour Grading Intensive is an in-person course taught over five consecutive days, 9:30am – 5:00pm. 

All course materials and equipment are provided. This is a 100% computer-based course and you’ll be taught on a Mac, so you’ll need to be comfortable in that environment. 

Full Course Fee:
$1,800

Early Bird Price / Discount:
$1,620 (10%)

Pricing subject to change, please check at time of enrolment.

Early bird price is automatically applied at checkout until 14 days prior to course start date.

Delivery:

Age Minimum:
Over 18 years

Learning Hours:
30

Capacity:
12

Meet Your Tutor

AFTRS short courses are taught by leading industry professionals.

Luciano Marigo-Spitaleri

Luciano is a freelance Colourist with a wealth of experience in long-form documentaries, factual programmes and drama. The films he…

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Colour Grading Intensive Offerings

Sydney

COURSE DATES:
07 Jul 2025 to 11 Jul 2025

ATTENDANCE PATTERN:
Mon-Fri, 9:30am-5pm

Early Bird Course Price:
$1,620

This is the standard course price including the early bird discount, as it is currently more than 14 days from commencement of the course.

AFTRS:
Building 130, The Entertainment QuarterMoore Park NSW 2021

For more information please email shortcourses@aftrs.edu.au or call 1300 223 877 or to register for future offerings click here

ENROLMENTS CLOSE: 06 Jul 2025

Register your interest to stay up-to-date on future offerings, application or enrolment dates, and more information on this course.

IMPORTANT INFORMATION

This course is for students aged 18+ only.

If a student wishes to withdraw from a course, they may do so up to 15 days before the course commences and get a full refund. Cancellations 14 days or less before course commencement will incur a penalty.

AFTRS reserves the right to cancel any course for any reason at any time. In the event of a course being cancelled by AFTRS prior to commencement a 100% refund or credit note of the course fees paid will be provided.

Should AFTRS need to cancel a course after commencement, but before its completion, reasonable efforts will be made to reschedule. If rescheduling is not feasible, it is at AFTRS’ sole discretion to issue either full or partial credit notes depending on the circumstances.

AFTRS will make every effort to ensure the scheduled run of any course.

If you are planning to travel to attend a course, please confirm with AFTRS that the course is confirmed before you make your travel bookings. This decision is dependent on course enrolments meeting minimum numbers. AFTRS is not liable for any travel or accommodation costs incurred through course cancellation at any time for any reason.