Colour Grading

Colour grading serves to harmonize the colour and light of a film, and over and above that establishes an atmosphere, directs the gaze, underpins a mood. Charbon uses cutting edge colour grading software : DaVinci Resolve.

Equipment
  • Blackmagic DaVinci Resolve : HD real time playback of all formats, including Red 4K, Alexa and DPX
  • Apple Color
  • Tangent Wave control surface
  • Colour treatment : CineSpace by Cinetal, LightSpace by LightIllusion, Calman by Spectracal
  • Colour analysis Blackmagic Ultrascope, X-rite Hubble
  • projection: projector HD JVC RS25 1920x1080, screen 8m2
  • in-house softwares : for conformation, edl manipulation, the managing of image sequences.
Filmography
  • Standing Eagle
    Standing Eagle
    • Standing Eagle
    • Frederik Depickere, Pablo Castilla
    • DVCPROHD
    • Cobra, CBA
    • Colour grading
    • 05/20/11
    by Frederik Depickere, Pablo Castilla
  • Red Room
    Red Room
    • Red Room
    • Isabella Soupart
    • Cobra films
    • Colour grading, finishing touches
    • 04/20/11
    by Isabella Soupart
  • la Version du Loup
    la Version du Loup
    • la Version du Loup
    • Ann Sirot et Raphaël Balboni
    • Jorge Piquer Rodriguez
    • 550D
    • Frakas
    • Colour grading, digital intermediate (HD shoot Log on AatonK), subtitling, dvd authoring
    • 02/16/11
    by Ann Sirot et Raphaël Balboni
  • Rafi
    Rafi
    • Rafi
    • Sandra Fassio
    • Colin Leveque
    • Alexa
    • Neon Rouge
    • Colour grading, finishing touches
    • 10/15/11
    by Sandra Fassio
  • L'Ivresse d'Une Oasis
    L'Ivresse d'Une Oasis
    • L'Ivresse d'Une Oasis
    • Hachimiya Ahamada
    • DV
    • Shõnagon Films
    • Colour grading, finishing touches
    • 06/10/11
    by Hachimiya Ahamada
  • Spectres
    Spectres
    • Spectres
    • Sven Augustijnen
    • P2
    • Auguste Orts
    • Colour grading, finishing touches, digital intermediate
    • 09/09/11
    by Sven Augustijnen
  • Kyrkogårdsö
    Kyrkogårdsö
    • Kyrkogårdsö
    • Joakim Chardonnens
    • S16 mm
    • Intermezzo Films
    • Colour grading, finishing touches, digital intermediate
    • 09/07/11
    by Joakim Chardonnens
  • En attente
    En attente
    • En attente
    • Naël Khleifi
    • DV
    • CBA, Sourat Films
    • Colour grading
    • 09/06/11
    by Naël Khleifi
  • Sderot, seconde classe
    Sderot, seconde classe
    • Sderot, seconde classe
    • Osvalde Lewat
    • HDV
    • AMIP, Waza Images, Neon Rouge
    • Colour grading
    • 06/06/11
    by Osvalde Lewat
  • Legba
    Legba
    • Legba
    • Sarah Hirtt
    • Léo Lefèvre
    • HDV
    • Atelier de réalisation
    • Colour grading
    • 05/06/11
    by Sarah Hirtt
  • Braia
    Braia
    • Braia
    • Carole Messmer
    • Nicolas François
    • super-16mm
    • Editing, colour grading
    • 10/05/11
    by Carole Messmer
  • Corps Etranger
    Corps Etranger
    • Corps Etranger
    • Christophe Hermans
    • XDCAM
    • Frakas
    • Colour grading, finishing touches
    • 06/05/11
    by Christophe Hermans
  • Rendez-vous aux cieux
    Rendez-vous aux cieux
    • Rendez-vous aux cieux
    • Rendez-vous aux cieux
    • Aurélian Pechmeja
    • Inward Productions
    • Colour grading
    • 04/05/11
    by Rendez-vous aux cieux
  • Fritkot
    Fritkot
    • Fritkot
    • Manuel Poutte
    • Bernard Vervoort
    • 5d, xdcam
    • Lux Fugit Film
    • speed adapted from 30 fps to 25 fps, colour grading correction, Broadcast Ready prep.
    • 06/30/10
    by Manuel Poutte
  • Tao m'a dit
    Tao m'a dit
    • Tao m'a dit
    • Léo Médard
    • HDV
    • Insas
    • Colour grading
    • 06/25/10
    by Léo Médard
  • Aikido
    Aikido
    • Aikido
    • Charbon-Studio
    • Nicolas François
    • Red 4K et Red 2K @100 fps
    • Arnaud Beelen
    • conception, directing, editing, colour grading, effects
    • 11/21/10
    by Charbon-Studio
  • Dissonance
    Dissonance
    • Dissonance
    • Anne Leclercq
    • Raul Fernandez
    • Hdcam
    • Frakas
    • Colour grading, digital intermediate (HD Lin shoot on Lasergraphics), subtitles, dvd authoring
    • 06/20/10
    by Anne Leclercq
  • Ce qui tient
    Ce qui tient
    • Ce qui tient
    • Célia Dessardo
    • Benjamin Morel
    • xdcam
    • IAD
    • Colour grading
    • 04/20/10
    by Célia Dessardo
  • Claire , ik en mijn broer
    Claire , ik en mijn broer
    • Claire , ik en mijn broer
    • Maris De Smedt
    • xdcam
    • Sputnik.tv
    • 12/18/10
    by Maris De Smedt
  • Après la Gauche
    Après la Gauche
    • Après la Gauche
    • Jérémy Forni
    • Red
    • Cie des Phares et Balises, Chevaldeuxtrois, Crossroads digital média
    • Last minute conformation following difficulties encountered by colleagues, colour grading.
    • 07/18/10
    by Jérémy Forni
  • Joueur Hors catégorie
    Joueur Hors catégorie
    • Joueur Hors catégorie
    • Loren Claessens
    • Fanny Friadt
    • Xdcam
    • Mediadiffusion
    • Colour grading
    • 06/18/10
    by Loren Claessens
  • Métiers d'Art
    Métiers d'Art
    • Métiers d'Art
    • Lyonnel Garnier
    • xdcam
    • Image 2 (Switzerland) et Lyonnel Garnier (France)
    • Colour grading
    • 10/15/10
    by Lyonnel Garnier
  • Mélodies en sous-sol
    Mélodies en sous-sol
    • Mélodies en sous-sol
    • Sébastien Cools
    • xdcam
    • Colour grading
    • 07/15/10
    by Sébastien Cools
  • Route 66
    Route 66
    • Route 66
    • Romu Voye
    • red
    • IAD
    • Colour grading
    • 06/14/10
    by Romu Voye
  • Abandon de Poste
    Abandon de Poste
    • Abandon de Poste
    • Mohamed Bouhari
    • Anne Waerenburgh
    • super 16mm
    • Insas
    • Colour grading
    • 04/14/10
    by Mohamed Bouhari
  • Nuit Blanche
    Nuit Blanche
    • Nuit Blanche
    • Samuel Tilman
    • Frédéric Noirhomme
    • xdcam
    • Eklektik
    • Colour grading for transfer to film (Filmik HD)
    • 04/12/10
    by Samuel Tilman
  • Ecosse
    Ecosse
    • Ecosse
    • Julien Doigny
    • Tristan Galand
    • 16mm
    • slow-motion, digital intermediate for film transfer log
    • 11/10/10
    by Julien Doigny
  • De Retour
    De Retour
    • De Retour
    • Camille Laufer
    • Pauline Richon
    • xdcam
    • Colour grading
    • 10/10/10
    by Camille Laufer
  • Mal de mère
    Mal de mère
    • Mal de mère
    • Christophe Istace
    • Michaël Pirard
    • xdcam
    • Loupiote
    • Colour grading
    • 08/10/10
    by Christophe Istace
  • Thermes
    Thermes
    • Thermes
    • Banu Akseki
    • Manuel Dacosse
    • red
    • Frakas
    • 4K digital intermediate for 4K shoot on Lasergraphics (MotionFx), subtitling, dvd authoring
    • 05/10/10
    by Banu Akseki
  • le Testament Amoureux de Nel
    le Testament Amoureux de Nel
    • le Testament Amoureux de Nel
    • André Dartevelle
    • Didier Guillain, Nicolas François
    • hdv
    • Halolalune
    • Colour grading, effects, preparation for TV broadcast play-outs (ARTE, RTBF)
    • 03/10/10
    by André Dartevelle
  • Hasards Anonymes
    Hasards Anonymes
    • Hasards Anonymes
    • Natalia Duque
    • Agathe Corniquet
    • Red
    • Insas
    • Colour grading
    • 06/06/10
    by Natalia Duque
  • Bang Bang
    Bang Bang
    • Bang Bang
    • Raphaël Letoux Lungo
    • Atelier de réalisation
    • Colour grading, finishing touches
    • 06/05/10
    by Raphaël Letoux Lungo
  • A l'Interieur
    A l'Interieur
    • A l'Interieur
    • Raphaël Letoux Lungo
    • DV
    • Insas
    • Colour grading
    • 07/04/10
    by Raphaël Letoux Lungo
  • Sredni Vashtar
    Sredni Vashtar
    • Sredni Vashtar
    • Alana Osbourne
    • Pauline Richon
    • red
    • Atelier de réalisation
    • Colour grading
    • 05/03/10
    by Alana Osbourne
  • Origines
    Origines
    • Origines
    • Eric Cayron
    • Thierry Goron
    • Red 4K
    • la Rose des Vents
    • 4K digital intermediate for 4K shoot on AatonK (Filmik)
    • 10/01/10
    by Eric Cayron
  • la Ballade d'Alma
    la Ballade d'Alma
    • la Ballade d'Alma
    • Camille Laufer
    • Laure Porter
    • Red
    • Insas
    • colour grading, 4K digital intermediate
    • 06/01/10
    by Camille Laufer
  • Martha
    Martha
    • Martha
    • Raphaël Dethier
    • Manuel Dacosse
    • red
    • Frakas
    • 4K digital intermediate for 4K shoot on Lasergraphics (MotionFx), subtitling, dvd authoring
    • 04/01/10
    by Raphaël Dethier
  • un Matin d'Alouha
    un Matin d'Alouha
    • un Matin d'Alouha
    • Delphine Lanson
    • Cédric Russo
    • h264
    • Anomalie
    • Slow motions, Colour grading
    • 03/01/10
    by Delphine Lanson
  • Nargiz
    Nargiz
    • Nargiz
    • Sévara Irgacheva
    • Nicolas François
    • red 4K
    • Colour grading, digital intermediate, effects
    • 02/01/10
    by Sévara Irgacheva
Editing

By the association of image and sound fragments, editing allows you to tell a story. Providing the technology for this creative process, Charbon manages all tape and tapeless formats. Editing work is done with a projected film, with a better feel for the material.

Equipment
  • Apple Final Cut Pro
  • Adobe Premiere
  • Adobe After Effects
  • projection: projector HD JVC RS25 1920x1080, screen 8m2
  • in-house softwares : for RED workflows, Final cut Pro assistance, transfer from Final Cut Pro to Avid, edl manipulation and audio conformation
Filmography
  • Braia
    Braia
    • Braia
    • Carole Messmer
    • Nicolas François
    • super-16mm
    • Editing, colour grading
    • 10/05/11
    by Carole Messmer
  • Aikido
    Aikido
    • Aikido
    • Charbon-Studio
    • Nicolas François
    • Red 4K et Red 2K @100 fps
    • Arnaud Beelen
    • conception, directing, editing, colour grading, effects
    • 11/21/10
    by Charbon-Studio
  • L'Oiseau Vert
    L'Oiseau Vert
    • L'Oiseau Vert
    • Rafistole Théâtre
    • dv-cam
    • Editing
    • 02/04/10
    by Rafistole Théâtre
Finishing touches

For the finishing touches brought to your film, Charbon puts its know-how at your disposal. Come to our studios to discover the tools and equipment that will allow you to create your credits, titles, subtitles, grain reduction, stabilization and special effects…

Equipment
  • Adobe After Effects
  • Re:Vision plugins
  • Nuke
  • in-house softwares : for subtitling and Credits/Titling
  • projection: projector HD JVC RS25 1920x1080, screen 8m2
Filmography
  • Red Room
    Red Room
    • Red Room
    • Isabella Soupart
    • Cobra films
    • Colour grading, finishing touches
    • 04/20/11
    by Isabella Soupart
  • la Version du Loup
    la Version du Loup
    • la Version du Loup
    • Ann Sirot et Raphaël Balboni
    • Jorge Piquer Rodriguez
    • 550D
    • Frakas
    • Colour grading, digital intermediate (HD shoot Log on AatonK), subtitling, dvd authoring
    • 02/16/11
    by Ann Sirot et Raphaël Balboni
  • Rafi
    Rafi
    • Rafi
    • Sandra Fassio
    • Colin Leveque
    • Alexa
    • Neon Rouge
    • Colour grading, finishing touches
    • 10/15/11
    by Sandra Fassio
  • L'Ivresse d'Une Oasis
    L'Ivresse d'Une Oasis
    • L'Ivresse d'Une Oasis
    • Hachimiya Ahamada
    • DV
    • Shõnagon Films
    • Colour grading, finishing touches
    • 06/10/11
    by Hachimiya Ahamada
  • Spectres
    Spectres
    • Spectres
    • Sven Augustijnen
    • P2
    • Auguste Orts
    • Colour grading, finishing touches, digital intermediate
    • 09/09/11
    by Sven Augustijnen
  • Kyrkogårdsö
    Kyrkogårdsö
    • Kyrkogårdsö
    • Joakim Chardonnens
    • S16 mm
    • Intermezzo Films
    • Colour grading, finishing touches, digital intermediate
    • 09/07/11
    by Joakim Chardonnens
  • Braia
    Braia
    • Braia
    • Carole Messmer
    • Nicolas François
    • super-16mm
    • Editing, colour grading
    • 10/05/11
    by Carole Messmer
  • Corps Etranger
    Corps Etranger
    • Corps Etranger
    • Christophe Hermans
    • XDCAM
    • Frakas
    • Colour grading, finishing touches
    • 06/05/11
    by Christophe Hermans
  • Fritkot
    Fritkot
    • Fritkot
    • Manuel Poutte
    • Bernard Vervoort
    • 5d, xdcam
    • Lux Fugit Film
    • speed adapted from 30 fps to 25 fps, colour grading correction, Broadcast Ready prep.
    • 06/30/10
    by Manuel Poutte
  • Aikido
    Aikido
    • Aikido
    • Charbon-Studio
    • Nicolas François
    • Red 4K et Red 2K @100 fps
    • Arnaud Beelen
    • conception, directing, editing, colour grading, effects
    • 11/21/10
    by Charbon-Studio
  • Dissonance
    Dissonance
    • Dissonance
    • Anne Leclercq
    • Raul Fernandez
    • Hdcam
    • Frakas
    • Colour grading, digital intermediate (HD Lin shoot on Lasergraphics), subtitles, dvd authoring
    • 06/20/10
    by Anne Leclercq
  • Ecosse
    Ecosse
    • Ecosse
    • Julien Doigny
    • Tristan Galand
    • 16mm
    • slow-motion, digital intermediate for film transfer log
    • 11/10/10
    by Julien Doigny
  • Mal de mère
    Mal de mère
    • Mal de mère
    • Christophe Istace
    • Michaël Pirard
    • xdcam
    • Loupiote
    • Colour grading
    • 08/10/10
    by Christophe Istace
  • Thermes
    Thermes
    • Thermes
    • Banu Akseki
    • Manuel Dacosse
    • red
    • Frakas
    • 4K digital intermediate for 4K shoot on Lasergraphics (MotionFx), subtitling, dvd authoring
    • 05/10/10
    by Banu Akseki
  • le Testament Amoureux de Nel
    le Testament Amoureux de Nel
    • le Testament Amoureux de Nel
    • André Dartevelle
    • Didier Guillain, Nicolas François
    • hdv
    • Halolalune
    • Colour grading, effects, preparation for TV broadcast play-outs (ARTE, RTBF)
    • 03/10/10
    by André Dartevelle
  • Hasards Anonymes
    Hasards Anonymes
    • Hasards Anonymes
    • Natalia Duque
    • Agathe Corniquet
    • Red
    • Insas
    • Colour grading
    • 06/06/10
    by Natalia Duque
  • Bang Bang
    Bang Bang
    • Bang Bang
    • Raphaël Letoux Lungo
    • Atelier de réalisation
    • Colour grading, finishing touches
    • 06/05/10
    by Raphaël Letoux Lungo
  • Sredni Vashtar
    Sredni Vashtar
    • Sredni Vashtar
    • Alana Osbourne
    • Pauline Richon
    • red
    • Atelier de réalisation
    • Colour grading
    • 05/03/10
    by Alana Osbourne
  • Origines
    Origines
    • Origines
    • Eric Cayron
    • Thierry Goron
    • Red 4K
    • la Rose des Vents
    • 4K digital intermediate for 4K shoot on AatonK (Filmik)
    • 10/01/10
    by Eric Cayron
  • la Ballade d'Alma
    la Ballade d'Alma
    • la Ballade d'Alma
    • Camille Laufer
    • Laure Porter
    • Red
    • Insas
    • colour grading, 4K digital intermediate
    • 06/01/10
    by Camille Laufer
  • Martha
    Martha
    • Martha
    • Raphaël Dethier
    • Manuel Dacosse
    • red
    • Frakas
    • 4K digital intermediate for 4K shoot on Lasergraphics (MotionFx), subtitling, dvd authoring
    • 04/01/10
    by Raphaël Dethier
  • un Matin d'Alouha
    un Matin d'Alouha
    • un Matin d'Alouha
    • Delphine Lanson
    • Cédric Russo
    • h264
    • Anomalie
    • Slow motions, Colour grading
    • 03/01/10
    by Delphine Lanson
  • Nargiz
    Nargiz
    • Nargiz
    • Sévara Irgacheva
    • Nicolas François
    • red 4K
    • Colour grading, digital intermediate, effects
    • 02/01/10
    by Sévara Irgacheva
Digital Intermediate

DI serves to digitalize film stock, making it possible to work on colour grading, and then do the reverse operation to finish in celluloid. This process includes the choice of film transfer technique, the colour grading, the rendering of the film in maximum quality and supervision of the film lab procedures.

Equipment
  • Colour treatment : CineSpace by Cinetal, LightSpace by LightIllusion, Calman by Spectracal
  • Colour analysis Blackmagic Ultrascope, X-rite Hubble
  • projection: projector HD JVC RS25 1920x1080, screen 8m2
  • In-house softwares : film roll control and transfer to disk, edl management, scan edl generation
Filmography
  • la Version du Loup
    la Version du Loup
    • la Version du Loup
    • Ann Sirot et Raphaël Balboni
    • Jorge Piquer Rodriguez
    • 550D
    • Frakas
    • Colour grading, digital intermediate (HD shoot Log on AatonK), subtitling, dvd authoring
    • 02/16/11
    by Ann Sirot et Raphaël Balboni
  • Rafi
    Rafi
    • Rafi
    • Sandra Fassio
    • Colin Leveque
    • Alexa
    • Neon Rouge
    • Colour grading, finishing touches
    • 10/15/11
    by Sandra Fassio
  • Spectres
    Spectres
    • Spectres
    • Sven Augustijnen
    • P2
    • Auguste Orts
    • Colour grading, finishing touches, digital intermediate
    • 09/09/11
    by Sven Augustijnen
  • Kyrkogårdsö
    Kyrkogårdsö
    • Kyrkogårdsö
    • Joakim Chardonnens
    • S16 mm
    • Intermezzo Films
    • Colour grading, finishing touches, digital intermediate
    • 09/07/11
    by Joakim Chardonnens
  • Braia
    Braia
    • Braia
    • Carole Messmer
    • Nicolas François
    • super-16mm
    • Editing, colour grading
    • 10/05/11
    by Carole Messmer
  • Dissonance
    Dissonance
    • Dissonance
    • Anne Leclercq
    • Raul Fernandez
    • Hdcam
    • Frakas
    • Colour grading, digital intermediate (HD Lin shoot on Lasergraphics), subtitles, dvd authoring
    • 06/20/10
    by Anne Leclercq
  • Nuit Blanche
    Nuit Blanche
    • Nuit Blanche
    • Samuel Tilman
    • Frédéric Noirhomme
    • xdcam
    • Eklektik
    • Colour grading for transfer to film (Filmik HD)
    • 04/12/10
    by Samuel Tilman
  • Ecosse
    Ecosse
    • Ecosse
    • Julien Doigny
    • Tristan Galand
    • 16mm
    • slow-motion, digital intermediate for film transfer log
    • 11/10/10
    by Julien Doigny
  • Thermes
    Thermes
    • Thermes
    • Banu Akseki
    • Manuel Dacosse
    • red
    • Frakas
    • 4K digital intermediate for 4K shoot on Lasergraphics (MotionFx), subtitling, dvd authoring
    • 05/10/10
    by Banu Akseki
  • Origines
    Origines
    • Origines
    • Eric Cayron
    • Thierry Goron
    • Red 4K
    • la Rose des Vents
    • 4K digital intermediate for 4K shoot on AatonK (Filmik)
    • 10/01/10
    by Eric Cayron
  • la Ballade d'Alma
    la Ballade d'Alma
    • la Ballade d'Alma
    • Camille Laufer
    • Laure Porter
    • Red
    • Insas
    • colour grading, 4K digital intermediate
    • 06/01/10
    by Camille Laufer
  • Martha
    Martha
    • Martha
    • Raphaël Dethier
    • Manuel Dacosse
    • red
    • Frakas
    • 4K digital intermediate for 4K shoot on Lasergraphics (MotionFx), subtitling, dvd authoring
    • 04/01/10
    by Raphaël Dethier
  • Nargiz
    Nargiz
    • Nargiz
    • Sévara Irgacheva
    • Nicolas François
    • red 4K
    • Colour grading, digital intermediate, effects
    • 02/01/10
    by Sévara Irgacheva

"A relationship of trust has been established thanks to their great professionalism and concern to understand the needs. The reactivity and flexibility of Charbon made of them a long-term partner. "

Aurélien Bodinaux, Néon Rouge Productions

« Committed, creative and precise work »

Sven Augustijnen, film maker

"They work rigorously and are technically very competent, which is what you expect at this stage in the film process, and on top of that they have created in their studio a warm and creative atmosphere."

Banu Akseki, film-maker

"I appreciated Charbons work; a subtle approach, putting their energy into making the film dramatically stronger, through collaboration and without technical smokescreening."

Raphaël Dethier, director

"A competent, serious, available and very comptetive team for the complete post-production workflow of my film ‘Origines’."

Eric Cayron, director

"I was very impressed by your rigour, your speed of execution, your efficiency, but also by your ability to listen and your generous imagination."

Anouchka Blavier-Dewarichet, Lux Fugit Film

"Serious work completed within the deadlines, intelligent and precise advice, friendly and available: all qualities that allowed me to complete the post-production of my project without unnecessary stress."

Sébastien Cools, director

"They know how to put new technologies at the service of the project's artistic needs with a lot of professionalism."

Natalia Duque, director

"At Charbon Studio, footage , down to its most minute pixel is worked on with an extreme rigour. Finalising your film in these conditions is just perfect !"

Anne Leclerq, director

"Charbon offer precision, they are good listeners, they make real suggestions, creating a dialogue, all this underpinned with professional equipment and a very high quality projection."

Christophe Istace, director

"This mix of professionalism and artistic sensibility brought an esthetic quality to my film beyond my greatest hopes."

Julien Doigny, director

"We took the time to look for the right solutions, burning no bridges (...) The colour grading contributed to reinforcing the original options taken and harmoniously melted in to the film's workflow."

Samuel Tilman, director

"I enjoyed working with a serious qualified partner on whom I could count during the whole post-production of my film."

Manuel Dacosse, D.O.P

"I was pleasantly surprised by how swiftly the colour grader understood from the start the esthetic intentions we had for the film and his capacity to invest himself and explore our visual desires."

Fanny Friadt, D.O.P

"A warm welcome combined with rigorous colourgrading and image correction. (...) The work was accurate, confident and tasteful."

André Dartevelle, director

"In record time, Charbon delivered a colour grading of quality!"

Loren Claessens, director

"Their work was excellent. They helped me in every way possible and I am very pleased with the result."

Maris De Smedt, director

« Michäel works quick and sharp without compromising time and quality. It was very reassuring to know that he truly cared about the project and tried to give his best personal contribution to it. »

Pablo Castilla, film-maker

"Working with Charbon is as a being family and advance as far as possible"

Christophe Hermans, film-maker