“How long will it take to grade this show?” It is a question I am often asked, so I have some standard replies. Obviously every TVC, movie or music video is different so a rough guide is the best you can offer your client without seeing the footage. Things that impact on the time quoted…
I am unashamedly posting a link on this, rather than writing my own blog. And yes there is a free gift included at the end! Unite! Read this if you value your job. Tim Kreider writes what I think far more eloquently than I, because after all he is a professional writer. But he is plagued…
The world’s 2nd Resolve V10 classes took place in Burbank over a week in early September. I always say it is the mixed demographic of the students that makes the classes so interesting, this class was no different. We had 11 students signed up for my R201 class, half had come straight from the R101 and…
The first ICA Resolve class was in 2010 at Media Village in Singapore. It was run on a R250 Linux machine using Resolve version 6. I had 8 students huddled round 1 system looking at a 24’ monitor. I would demo a feature than each student would take turns in the colorist chair whilst the…
I met Den in Soho last year when he attended my Resolve class. As a DP he brought some great insight to the class, not to mention challenging questions. We crossed paths again in NYC in December when he was running an F-Stop Academy class at Abelcine. Last week he was in Brisbane so we…
From 1950-2000 not much changed in feature film grading. A lab color timer graded from film in the laboratory. We watched movies projected from film that were shot on film. In the TVC/TV world between 1985 and 2005 not much changed we graded mainly film negative in a high end grading room. The TVC grading…
I just finished last week attending the Arri Archival Workshop at the Arri Studios in Munich, Germany. I was presenting Resolve and Revival. We had Revival running on an HP Z820 and it was extremely fast. In July I´ll be presenting Resolve at the Beyond Hands on HD exhibition and workshop in Hannover, Germany. ~…
I recently completed a Resolve 101 and a 201 training class in Cape Town, South Africa. We had an excellent turn out for the classes and it was my first time in South Africa. The companies which hosted the training did an excellent job and I look forward to visiting Cape Town once again. ~…