Color Grading | How to bring log footage to life. (S-Log3 from SONY FX6)

This is a full hour tutorial on how to bring video footage straight out of camera and bring it to life. We chose three different scenes filmed on the Sony FX6 and show you our start-to-finish process to get these shots ready to publish. There is no quick fix when it comes to grading log video, so here are a series of steps that should get you ready to work with Sony S-Log3. Spencer walks through various steps using the Color Finale Pro plugin for Final Cut Pro X but this is good general knowledge that should translate to most color grading software. We do utilize a variety of LUTs (Look Up Tables) most commonly we rely on Joel Famularo's Phantom LUTs “Arri Neutral LUT”. You'll see in the video how we use this is a variety of ways.

This is a very long video so hopefully you enjoy the long-form content from us. Let us know if you found this helpful and leave any questions down in the comments!

Gear used to make this:
A-Cam: (Wide angle)
Sony FX3
Sony FE 20mm f/1.8 G Lens

B-Cam: (Side View)
Sony FX6
Rokinon Xeen CF 50mm T/1.5 Lens
Metabones EF-E Mount Adapter

Audio:
Rode Wireless Go II
Rode Lavalier Go Mics

Key Light:
Godox VL300
Impact Luxbanx Duo Small Strip Softbox (12 x 36") w/ Grid
Background Lights:
Lumecube Edge Light (desk lamps)
Aputure MC (on shelves)