It&#x27;s color grading for DPs who aren&#x27;t good at color grading, a shortcut to something that &quot;looks cool.&quot;<p>Some of the best color grading I&#x27;ve seen in the past few years has actually been on Game of Thrones, where <i>good</i> color grading is used to cement the aesthetic of the show&#x27;s many different locales - it&#x27;s to the point now where in this season&#x27;s premiere, I could tell the instant an establishing shot came on screen where the scene was taking place: &quot;Look at those vivid greens and turquoises; we&#x27;re in Dorne!&quot; or &quot;Misty blues and tans, must be Braavos!&quot;