Re: ASC CDL worflow with the Alexa camera

I would humbly point out that any competent colorist should be able to come up with something that matches your original intent directly from the original LogC file using your dailies as a reference very quickly. Using your original LUT will only tie their hands in terms of both range and ability to come up with a "cleaner" version of what you originally intended. A lot of producers, studio people, and even cameramen seem to think that passing on LUTs to the final colorist is a time saver, but as an experienced colorist, I can honestly tell you that it's not. It's one of those things that sounds good, but is usually thrown out by the colorist in favor of a new correction that implements the original intent, but in a better way. Where LUTs are handy is during editorial and/or visual effects work, so that both the editor and the VFX artist can look at the material through the LUT and know what is intended in the final version. But for final color, it's not nearly as useful as many people seem to think, even when it works.