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X-Grade in Action: Elevating Cinematic Storytelling Through Advanced Colour Grading

28.01.2025

FilmLight's X-Grade colour grading tool, part of the Quasar toolset, has become an essential resource for professional colourists working on high-end productions. This advanced technology offers precise control over colour balance, contrast, and texture, enabling artists to achieve distinctive visual aesthetics that align with a director's vision. The following cases showcase how X-Grade has been used in prominent projects to create immersive and visually stunning worlds.

The Penguin: Color Grade Honoring the Look of The Batman, explores how the series The Penguin preserves the noir-inspired aesthetic of The Batman through meticulous colour grading, ensuring a seamless visual transition between the film and the new show.

In Defining the Real Gotham City in Colour and Light for The Penguin, the discussion delves into how FilmLight's tools, including X-Grade, helped create a distinct yet familiar atmosphere for Gotham City, balancing realism with the stylized look that fans recognize.

Finally, Molinares & Ross Baker Bring a Love of Colour to Television and Film highlights the work of colourists who leverage X-Grade to enhance storytelling across various projects, demonstrating its flexibility and creative power in the industry.