1. Describe what was done on a technical and creative level:

- On a creative level, for the first look, I tried to create a more soft high key look with minimal shadows and for the 2nd look went the opposite way and made a more dark, faded, and gritty look.

2. Describe your order of operations.

- On a technical level for the first look I added saturation through the colour splice tool as it felt like a more natural uplift in the skin tone, added contrast, used the qualifier to separate the green wall and make it slightly darker to separate the subject more, and then reduced the mid/detail in the primaries to give it a more soft look. For the 2nd look, I added an S curve for contrast as per my liking, added some saturation through colour boost and some mid/detail to make it look more sharp and gritty, added some more sat. through the colour splice tool and changed the hue slightly to get rid of a yellow tone in the skin as well.

3. Describe your grading environment.

- While I did not grade this footage in a dark room, my table is sat against a white wall with minimal distractions on it. I also made sure that there were no reflections on my screen.

Overall, it was really fun to create these two distinct looks with the same footage and I learned a lot of new things thanks to this course.

Gourav Acharya

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