Basic Color Grading in Premiere Pro — Cinematic Look Tutorial

Learn how to achieve a cinematic film look in Adobe Premiere Pro using basic color‑grading tools — no LUTs needed. In this tutorial, I’ll walk you through my full workflow using three different RAW/S‑Log2 clips from my music video, showing you how to transform flat footage into a clean, cinematic style. What you’ll learn in this video: Correcting S‑Log2 footage back to Rec.709 Basic color correction workflow Using contrast, highlights, shadows, whites & blacks Creating an S‑curve for a moody look Adjusting skin tones properly Using Hue vs Hue, Hue vs Luma, and Saturation curves Color Wheels for shadows, midtones, and highlights HSL Secondary for precise skin isolation Adding vignette for focus Maintaining color continuity across multiple clips This tutorial is perfect for beginners who want to learn real color grading without relying on LUTs. Everything is done inside Premiere Pro using simple tools. If you enjoyed this video, don’t forget to like, subscribe, and comment what color‑grading topic you want to learn next. I upload new editing tutorials every week.