My new Resolve V8 online training classes have just been released. “Why make online classes aren’t you going to take students from your ICA classroom training?” The answer is that the 2 training models are very different. The classroom is very interactive you get the chance to exchange footage, views and skills with not only…
London, – August 8th, 2011. International Colorist Academy (ICA) continues to expand with the addition of a new instructor. Dado Valentic joins the ICA team as an instructor for Digital Camera Workflows & Grading. Dado is a highly experienced stereoscopic 3D colourist, based in the UK, and recently graded the BAFTA award winning “Flying with…
My first real grading job was on the Michael Jackson Bad tour in 1988, directed by Patrick Kelly. I was an assistant telecine operator at Visions, located in Soho, London. As an assistant I laced the film, loaded the film cleaner and pressed REC on the 1” VTR. I spent the time in between these…
“Do what?…. grade a movie in 3 days!” This was what I replied to Stephan Surya Colorist at 3Di Jakarta when he asked me to grade their latest movie project “Safana”. I continued “You just cannot do a film justice in 3 days. What I can do though is set the key looks of the…
Working for Blackmagic Design when they announce a free DaVinci Color corrector means only one thing, a crazy busy time for the demo artist! I left Australia on Friday morning, arrived late into LAX but managed to charm my way through to the front of the immigration line, only to then wait 40 mins for…
Just back from Tokyo where I was asked to present a one day seminar. Its a long way for a day but I thought it would be fun to see how color grading is changing there, since I have not been for about 5 years. Imagine my surprise when strolled into the presentation theatre to…
The ICA is two years old at NAB 2011 and is proud to announce it’s 50th class in Chennai India April 4rd -7th . “There has been a huge interest in our training for colorists by colorists. We have been impressed by how far some of them will travel, but wherever the demand justifies it…
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Podcast: Play in new window | Download ()Subscribe: RSSWith the paint still wet and the drinks fridge still chilling the new Media Village training room opened for business last week. Chris and Pat from MV had decided to expand their already strong commitment to training by creating a dedicated training space. Equipped with a Mac…
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