As an enthusiast filmmaker and a full-time colorist running Color Culture, I spend my days staring at calibrated monitors, dissecting images pixel by pixel. We often talk about “craft” in this industry, but rarely do we see a film where… Read More »The Prestige (2006) – Cinematography Analysis
Hey everyone, Salik Waquas here from Color Culture. As a colorist, I spend most of my life staring at scopes and tweaking curves, trying to manipulate how an audience feels without them realizing it. But sometimes, you watch a film… Read More »Life Is Beautiful (1997) – Cinematography Analysis
I spend most of my days in a dark room at Color Culture, staring at DaVinci Resolve nodes and obsessing over skin tones. When you do this full-time, it takes a lot to impress you. But there are certain films… Read More »Terminator 2: Judgment Day (1991) – Cinematography Analysis
Hi there, I’m Salik Waquas. If you’ve ever hung around the indie film circuit or spent way too many hours staring at a waveform monitor in a dark room, we’ve probably crossed paths. I’m a filmmaker by passion and a… Read More »The Green Mile – Cinematography Analysis
Hi, I’m Salik Waquas. If you’ve been following my work at Color Culture, you know I’m usually obsessing over nodes in DaVinci Resolve or arguing about why “teal and orange” needs to die. But today, I’m putting on my filmmaker… Read More »Cinematography Analysis Of The Pianist
I usually spend my days at Color Culture staring at DaVinci Resolve scopes, obsessing over skin tone lines, and arguing that “teal and orange” isn’t a personality trait. But Robert Eggers’ Nosferatu forced me out of the grading suite. It’s a dense,… Read More »Cinematography Analysis Of Nosferatu (2024)
Hi everyone, Salik Waquas here. If you know me, you know I’m not just an enthusiast; I’m the guy obsessively tweaking curves and lift-gamma-gain controls at my grading service, Color Culture. I spend my days staring at waveforms, trying to… Read More »Cinematography Analysis of The Lord of the Rings: The Fellowship of the Ring