Graded footage empty / black when sent back to FCP

I've done some basic grading of a short film in Color (purely applying the Film Look effect as a test), then rendered and sent back to FCP. The clips on the new 'from Color' FCP are now black/empty (although they're all the correct length and are still linked to the audio etc.). The widescreen matte is still on their too (not visible obviously, but the filters are showing in the tab).
I have done some more in-depth grading in Color in the past (different computer, different project), but I feel like I do know my way around Color and haven't done anything untoward. I'm just a bit confused as to why I'm getting this.
Can anyone advise?
I do have

Cuppla quick questions first, why would you apply a "Film Look" to film? It was maybe shot on well-exposed '45 and you want it to look more like '79?
And if you're only adding a filter, why not do it in FCP with a (better) plugin and not bother with all this roundtrip mucking about and doubling up your stored media?
Anyway, to the task at hand:
First thing to check, if the (from COLOR) sequence is empty, is invoke "Reveal in Finder" and if anything comes up then try to preview it in Quicktime. If there is a completely empty render directory, then you have committed a path/setup error when initiating the Render Queue. Odds on this is the case. Your renders may exist, but in the default COLOR folder-- if you loaded the queue first and then changed the target project directory. You must always designate the target and then load the queue. The return XML will reference the new target where placeholder grade subfolders will have been created... but not filled. So the return won't even link to source.
Let me know...
jPo

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