Ai video generation - Optimising existing video.

Posted 3 weeks ago

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Summary

We are a digital marketing agency and need a professional video creator to join our team. The first project is taking an existing video we have and modernising it. It was only made a year ago, but suddenly looks old. I'd like it enhanced with Ai, the stock imagery removed and replaced with similar but better video clips, and a sepia theme, much like the thumbnail (attached). I've also included a series of screens, to give you an understanding of what I'm after. I have a series of talking-head marketing videos (portrait 9:16) that I’d like transformed into a consistent premium brand style, but we'll start with the first one and see if we can get the style right. The desired aesthetic is warm, cinematic and documentary-inspired, rather than modern digital video. An example still of the desired look will be supplied, along with the original video. ⸻ Objectives Colour Grade Create a warm sepia / bronze documentary look that: * Gives the footage a premium cinematic feel. * Softens the digital appearance. * Maintains natural skin tones. * Includes subtle film grain. * Includes a soft vignette. * Uses gentle highlight roll-off. * Slightly lifts the black levels for a softer image. Selective Colour This is the most important requirement. The video footage should be graded to the warm sepia style. However, any on-screen graphics, charts, Google Ads dashboards, Meta dashboards, branding elements and overlays should remain vibrant and in full colour. In particular, I want to preserve: * Teal brand colours * Blues * Greens * Dashboard charts * Analytics graphics * White text The finished result should feel like documentary footage with modern colourful graphics layered over the top. ⸻ Audio Please professionally enhance the audio by: * Removing background noise where possible. * Reducing low-frequency rumble. * Improving speech clarity. * Applying tasteful EQ and compression. * Normalising loudness for web delivery. * Producing a natural, polished result (not an over-processed podcast sound). ⸻ Deliverables Please provide: * Final exported MP4. * DaVinci Resolve project (.drp) or PowerGrade (.drx). * Any LUTs created (.cube). * Project files so the look can be reused on future videos. ⸻ Preferred Software DaVinci Resolve Studio preferred. Premiere Pro is acceptable if the result can be replicated consistently across future projects. ⸻ Style References Think: * Netflix documentary * Apple keynote cinematography * Leica colour science * Warm cinematic editorial style Avoid: * Heavy orange/teal grading * Overly vintage sepia * Excessive film scratches * Artificial HDR looks * Over-sharpening ⸻ Ongoing Work This is intended to become the standard visual identity for my business, so there is potential for ongoing work grading future videos in the same style. Please include examples of colour grading work, particularly talking-head videos or documentary-style projects.

  • Less than 30 hrs/week
    Hourly
  • < 1 month
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  • $10.00

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    $50.00

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  • Remote Job
  • One-time project
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Skills and Expertise
Mandatory skills
DaVinci Resolve
Adobe After Effects
Activity on this job
  • Proposals:20 to 50
  • Last viewed by client:2 weeks ago
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  • Invites sent:
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About the client
Member since Sep 2, 2018
  • Australia
    South Brisbane9:43 PM
  • $63K total spent
    203 hires, 29 active
  • 1,838 hours
  • Mid-sized company (10-99 people)

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