Color Grading

Here is how this works in practice. We deliver grading that gives a project its visual signature. These have naturalistic grades, bold stylised treatments and period or genre aesthetics shaped shot by shot to serve the story. Our team works with directors and cinematographers through interactive sessions, developing looks that carry mood and tone across the full timeline.

Here is the short of it. The UAE's colour-finishing base in Abu Dhabi near twofour54 and in Dubai Studio City and Dubai Media City gives calibrated grading theatres and colourists skilled in HDR. This has native grading on HDR reference monitors and SDR trim passes for standard distribution. Our pipeline supports HDR10, HDR10+, Dolby Vision and HLG, and we give full remote joint work through calibrated streaming so clients can join sessions from anywhere.

These have a practical fit for the global shoots the UAE attracts.

Here is the breakdown. The UAE's striking desert landscapes and futuristic cityscapes invite ambitious, cinematic grading, and the global shoots drawn to those environments — 'Dune' and 'Dune: Part Two' in the Abu Dhabi desert, 'Star Wars: The Force Awakens' in the Liwa Desert. These have illustrate the scale of grading work the region's finishing sector now supports.

Here is what we have to work with. As the media hub of the Middle East, the UAE sustains steady creative grading for pan-Arab TV networks at Dubai Media City and twofour54 and for streaming sites, with Image Nation Abu Dhabi and Emirati directors such as Nayla Al Khaja anchoring a growing slate of features.

Here is the layout. The twofour54 production rebates of up to 35% and a 5% VAT rate make finishing colour in the UAE cost-efficient. Our team delivers graded masters in the needed deliverable specs, ready for DCP, broadcast and streaming output.