Bart Elliott as ISAAC (left) and Lillian Conner as VIVI (right) in my upcoming short film Acid Noir.
Color Grading Case Study:
ACID NOIR (short film, 2022)
Acid Noir is a stylish psychosexual thriller, currently in post-production and scheduled to come out summer 2022. It is my 2nd Year Film as an MFA filmmaking student at the NYU Tisch School of the Arts.
In addition to being the writer and director of the film, I am also the editor and colorist. It is a visually intense film, heavy on color and lighting.
Below you will find several stills from the film in different forms, showing the comparison between the raw Log C footage, the generic LUT to Rec. 709, and the result of my color grading in DaVinci Resolve (it's still a work in progress).
Director / Writer – Zach Busch (me)
Producers – Christa Haley, Tinbete Daniel, Henry Baime
Director of Photography – Louise Zhang
Production Designer – Mehula Singh
Costume Designer – Lukas Waßmann
Gaffer – Raleigh Capozzalo
Electrician – Alex Rouleau
Camera Operator – Louise Zhang
1st Assistant Camera – Charlie Gleberman
2nd Assistant Camera – Christa Haley
Key Grip – Tinbete Daniel
Grip – Henry Baime, Faraz Shaffi
Editor & Colorist – Zach Busch
Camera: ARRI Alexa Mini
Format: ARRI Log C, 4K UHD
Edited in: Adobe Premiere Pro
Color Graded in: DaVinci Resolve
One of my favorite individual shots from the set of 'Acid Noir.'
