Colour Grading in Pune
Reference-monitor grading and finishing for broadcast delivery. 2-6 days from brief to master, with an itemised quote before anything is booked.
- From
- ₹10k
- Delivery
- 2-6 days
- Crew
- 1-3 colourists
- Formats
- 3 deliverables
Mohammadwadi, Pune+91 93093 80958Mon–Sat, 9:30–19:00 IST
What a colour grading booking actually contains
The line items that appear on your quote, listed before you ask for one.
You receive
- Graded master
- LUT pack
- Broadcast-safe export
Every format cut from the same shoot — never billed as a second job.
Shot on
- DaVinci Resolve
- Calibrated grade suite
- Scopes
Captured above delivery spec so the master survives grading and cropping.
Briefed for
- Feature finishing
- TVC delivery
- Brand consistency
Each use case implies its own length, opening and call to action.
On the day
- 1-3 colourists
- 2-6 days
- ₹10k–₹1.5L
Makes footage from mixed cameras look like one film.
Colour Grading in Pune, in plain terms
Colour Grading in Pune has to survive being watched on mute, at half speed, on a phone in a lift. Reference-monitor grading and finishing for broadcast delivery. We work as a production unit, not a rental desk — the same team that writes the script is on set for the shoot and in the room for the final grade, which is why the film that gets delivered still resembles the one that was approved.
Pune is not one market. The IT corridors in the west, the MIDC belts in the north and the trading economy in the centre each buy video for completely different reasons, and a production company that treats them identically produces films that work for none of them. We scope every project against who is actually watching and what they are supposed to do next.
Scripts get locked before the camera is booked, because rewriting in post is the most expensive way to write. The common failure is not budget — it is a script signed off by nobody in particular. A typical colour grading engagement runs 2-6 days end to end with 1-3 colourists on the production days, and lands between ₹10k and ₹1.5L depending on scale.
Six stages, no surprises
Every project runs on the same rails, from a one-page brief to a delivered master.
- 01
Discovery & brief lock
Day 1-3We sit with the people who actually own the outcome — usually sales, HR or the founder — and get to what the film has to change. The output is a one-page brief with a single measurable objective, not a mood board.
- 02
Script & treatment
Day 3-7A written script, a shot-by-shot treatment and reference frames. Nothing is booked until this is signed. This is the cheapest place to change your mind and the most expensive place to skip.
- 03
Recce & pre-production
Day 6-10Location recce in Pune, casting, permissions, art direction and a shotlist with timings. 1-3 colourists are scheduled against that list so the shoot day has no dead hours.
- 04
Production
Shoot daysFilming with DaVinci Resolve, Calibrated grade suite, Scopes. We shoot for every deliverable in one pass — master, cutdowns and vertical crops — instead of returning for pickups later.
- 05
Post-production
Day 10-18Assembly, edit, sound design, colour grade and graphics. Reviews run on timestamped links with two structured revision rounds included in the schedule.
- 06
Delivery & rollout
Final weekPlatform-correct exports, subtitle files, thumbnails and a short rollout note on where each cut belongs. Makes footage from mixed cameras look like one film.
What projects like this actually cost
Indicative bands. Final quotes are itemised line-by-line before anything is booked.
Essential
Single objective, tight timeline
- Single shoot day
- Script + shotlist
- One master deliverable
- One revision round
- Standard grade & mix
Signature
Most brands land here
- Multi-day production in Pune
- Full treatment & storyboard
- Graded master
- LUT pack
- Two revision rounds
- Colour grade + sound design
- Subtitles in two languages
Flagship
Campaign-scale rollouts
- Extended crew & art direction
- Talent casting & locations
- Graded master
- LUT pack
- Broadcast-safe export
- Motion graphics package
- Regional language dubs
- Full asset library handover
How we differ from a cheaper quote
An itemised quote, not a lump sum. You see every line — crew, days, locations, post — before anything is booked.
A written reply within 24 hours. A real scope and a real number, from the person who will run your project.
NDA before the brief, if you need it. Signed first. We shoot inside plants, R&D floors and pre-launch product rooms.
Nothing to pay to talk. Scripting direction and budget guidance cost nothing. You pay when dates are blocked.
Why Pune teams brief us for colour grading
- 01
One accountable team
Script, shoot and post sit under one roof. There is no handoff gap where the idea quietly gets diluted, and one person owns the timeline from brief to master.
- 02
Fixed, itemised quotes
Every line is priced — crew, gear, locations, talent, post. You approve the sheet before we book anything, and scope changes are re-quoted in writing rather than appearing on the final invoice.
- 03
Local to Pune
Our crew, gear and post suite are all in Pune. Nothing is subcontracted to a Mumbai unit and marked up on the way back.
- 04
Built for the cutdowns
The 16:9 master, the vertical reel and the six-second bumper are planned into the same shoot. You get an asset library, not a single file you then pay someone else to chop up.
- 05
Written before it is shot
Nothing goes on a call sheet until the script and storyboard are signed off. It is the single biggest reason projects land on schedule.
- 06
Finished properly
Colour grading on calibrated reference monitors and a proper sound mix. It is the difference between footage and a film, and it is where most cheap quotes silently cut corners.
How colour grading actually gets made
The part of colour grading that decides the outcome is pre-production, and it is the part most quotes compress. A shotlist that maps every deliverable to a specific setup means a 1-3 colourists unit can cover in one day what an unplanned crew spreads across three. That is where the cost difference between a disciplined production and a cheap one actually shows up — not in the day rate, but in how many days you end up paying for.
On set we run DaVinci Resolve, Calibrated grade suite, Scopes because the format has to hold up under grading and cropping later. Shooting at higher resolution than the delivery spec is not vanity: it is what allows a single wide take to yield a clean 16:9 master and a 9:16 vertical cut without a second shoot. Across Pune the practical variables are ambient noise, power stability and access windows, all of which we lock during the recce.
Post-production is where the film either becomes an asset or a folder nobody opens. The assembly edit answers whether the story works; the fine cut answers whether it holds attention; the grade and mix answer whether it feels like it came from a serious company. We also build the measurement story into the structure, because a film with no defined job is impossible to judge.
Use cases we plan for on this kind of project include feature finishing, tvc delivery, brand consistency. Each one implies a different length, a different opening and a different call to action, which is exactly why we produce a set of cuts rather than one film with a generic ending stitched on. Makes footage from mixed cameras look like one film.
What to bring to the first call
- 01A single, written objective for the film
- 02The person who signs off, identified before scripting
- 03Brand assets: logo files, fonts, colour codes, existing footage
- 04Confirmed shoot locations and access windows
- 05Two or three reference films you like, with reasons
- 06Any compliance or confidentiality constraints
- 07Target platforms and the aspect ratios they need
- 08A realistic go-live date to work backwards from
Questions we get asked first
Who owns the raw footage?＋
You do, for the licensed deliverables. Raw rushes are archived for twelve months and can be handed over on a drive at cost. We do not hold footage hostage as a retention tactic — the reason clients come back is the next project, not the archive.
What if we do not like the first cut?＋
Two revision rounds are standard and built into the timeline. Reviews happen on a timestamped review link so feedback is attached to the exact frame instead of arriving as a paragraph of notes. Structural changes after the first cut is approved are quoted separately, which is precisely why the script lock stage exists.
What do we actually receive at the end?＋
The delivery kit includes graded master, lut pack, broadcast-safe export, plus platform-correct exports, subtitle files and a clearly licensed archive of the master. You own the finished deliverables outright, and we hand over the project files on request so no future vendor is locked out.
How do payments and timelines work?＋
A standard schedule is 50% to lock the shoot dates, 30% at the shoot, 20% on final delivery. Dates are only held against a confirmed advance because crew and equipment are blocked out for you. Any change in scope is re-quoted in writing before work continues.
How do you keep the film on-brand?＋
We start from your existing brand system — typography, colour, tone and any motion guidelines — and extend it into moving image rather than inventing a parallel look. Where no system exists, we propose one and hand it over as a reusable kit.
Do you handle scripting or do we need an agency?＋
Scripting is included. We run a discovery session with the people who actually sell or operate the thing being filmed, turn that into a treatment, and only start the shoot once the script and storyboard are signed. If you already have an agency, we slot in as the production partner and work to their creative direction.
How much does colour grading cost in Pune?＋
Realistic budgets run from ₹10k for a focused single-day production up to ₹1.5L for a full-scale build with a larger crew, art direction and extended post. The variables that actually move the number are shoot days, crew size, talent, locations and how many cutdowns you need. We quote line-by-line, so you can see exactly what a day of 1-3 colourists or an extra grading pass costs before you approve anything.
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