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Oct 2023
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#32 Color Grading, Content Strategy and ...

Bad Decisions Studio
About this episode

Waqas Qazi is the founder and senior colorist at Qazi and Co, an LA based color studio known for its collaborations with some of the world's leading brands, including Toyota, Prime Video, Adidas, Alfa Romeo, and Canon. Beyond his role at the studio, @theqazman has the fastest-growing YouTube channel and Instagram page in the Color Grading Category, where he passionately shares his expertise and teaches his audience about color grading.


Episode 32 Timestamps:


00:00:00 Introduction

00:02:25 Waqas's Color Grading Setup

00:09:19 Moving to LA and Grinding

00:21:38 The First Big Break

00:27:13 Freelancing vs Full time

00:35:44 Importance of Content Creation

00:47:42 Balancing Content and Client Jobs

00:58:24 Story telling through Color Grading

01:09:14 Best way to Learn Color Grading

01:20:39 Color Grading and AI

01:33:46 How to trend on Social Media


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