COLOR MATTERS RETURNS FOR A THIRD SEASON Company 3 and Portrait Displays’ Calman Present the Next Chapter of the Color Matters Series Portrait Displays, the global leader in calibration solutions and…
International Colorist Academy (iColorist) has announced the appointment of three new instructors in 2025, expanding local classes to Sweden, Taiwan and the Philippines. We’re delighted to be able to offer…
I spent 4 days with Clark, John, Bob and Johnathan who were joined at different times by students on ZOOM for the world’s first resolve 20 workshop.
Do Film Schools neglect Color Grading? Based on my recent experience in Australia the answer is probably yes! Read on for a possible solution.
“After a gap of 12 years I am heading back to Manila. Between 2006 and 2012 I was a regular visitor running a combination of demos, private classes and roadshows.…
I first saw a demo of daVinci Resolve in 2005. It was a $400,000 system, the hardware rack was the size of a doorway and it took a Resolve engineer…
The Showdown Showcase is a film festival that encourages new film makers living on Australia’s Sunshine Coast. It’s the 3rd year of the festival and this year (2024)
The Resolve GUI was piped to the 5 metre virtual screen. The best a GUI has ever looked and no projector shadow meaning I could point out things on the…
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Post NAB 2024 I was invited to the latest Colorist Society Hollywood meet up. Held on the rooftop at the Godfrey Hotel in Hollywood I chatted to a number of…
As instructors, we often get asked where people should start with grading classes – whether wanting to learn from scratch, refresh existing knowledge, or take their skills to the next…
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During my recent trip to the US I caught up with Christopher Young owner and Colorist at See Why Color in Brooklyn.
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Thomas is the senior colorist and CEO of the Post House ‘The Look.’ They are responsible for shows like Sex Education, Top Boy and Landscapers.
In 2017 Michael McCool from Hill Air Force Base in Utah joined my AbelCine class in Burbank. He had lots of production experience but wanted to see how Resolve could…
On July 20, Blackmagic Design and IntekTV hosted South America’s first ever Colorist Mixer at Country Club Lima in Peru. Held in conjunction with Blackmagic Week, the event drew an…
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The Color Tour Podcast visits Park City in Utah to chat with Crash Carlucci.
The new Amsterdam iColorist training room is operational! Students have access to a fully equipped professional color workstation.
I have just returned from Abelcine in Burbank, California having run classroom training for the first time in 3.5 years! This time we switched things up a little with students…
After a gap of 4 years the NAB Colorist Mixer made a triumphant return to Las Vegas.
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The Color Tour Podcast is back with a fantastic live on YouTube Live chat re NAB/Colorist Mixer 2023. Intro – Hosts: Warren Eagles, Kevin Shaw, Jeff Greenberg and 10 special…
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Kali grew up in a small country town. She progressed from Film School to junior coloring jobs via editing to the dizzy heights of grading Elvis. We chat about the…
Warren visits Griffith Film School in his home town of Brisbane and spends a week with their second year students.
I’m pleased to announce all new FXPHD Resolve 18 online training. It’s hard to believe we have been going for 17 years but when the 17th birthday cake came out…
Colorist training like everything else has seen some big changes during the COVID 19 pandemic. My last classroom training class was in Singapore in February 2020, just before C19 locked…
In this episode Isabelle Barrière, Guy Molin, Warren Eagles & Kevin Shaw discuss news from this year’s IBC.
Kevin Shaw, Warren Eagles, Robert Wanat and CJ Dobson discuss how to set up your own color grading suite, including budgeting your setup; designing your room; choosing a display; calibrating;…
Colorist Warren Eagles does a walk through of his LG UltraFine OLED Pro monitor and how he uses the OLED display to deliver world-class work to all his projects.
Kevin Shaw unboxes the LG UltraFine OLED Pro Display (32 EP950). He is looking for the best reference display for a home studio – is this the one?
In this In this episode of monthly livestream ‘Color Space Cadets’, we discuss best practices for color grading in a sustainable & healthy way, including eye health; chairs and back…
In this In this episode of monthly livestream ‘Color Space Cadets’, we discuss best practices for color grading in a sustainable & healthy way, including eye health; chairs and back…
In this In this episode of monthly livestream ‘Color Space Cadets’, we discuss best practices for color grading in a sustainable & healthy way, including eye health; chairs and back…
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Darren has been colouring for over 20 years but has recently been better known for his Resolve tips YouTube Channel. He is also a producer, making high end corporate content…
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Rebecca Goodeve has a ton of varied experience for someone so young. She has worked at both large and boutique post houses, and built her own boutique post house in…
Watch sessions on color grading tips, industry changes, what you need to know about cameras, creating top shows, and more.
If you missed any of the 2021 Wrap Party Colorist Mixer, or want to rewatch some sessions at your leisure, you can watch them here for free on demand.
In this In this episode of monthly livestream ‘Color Space Cadets’, we discuss best practices for color grading in a sustainable & healthy way, including eye health; chairs and back…
In this In this episode of monthly livestream ‘Color Space Cadets’, we discussed grading for the internet, including: HDR for YouTube; Color Space Tags; Phone viewing; Best practices for online…
We’ve had many requests for a repository of practice media, so we’ve started this open source list of downloadable R3D files.
Watch sessions on color grading tips, industry changes, what you need to know about cameras, creating top shows, and more.
In this episode we discussed different looks in 2021 films and tv shows – the good, the bad, and the ugly. Color Space Cadets is a new free monthly event…
Blake Jones shares his tips & tricks on how to set up a professional remote color grading “office”, including displays, storage, control panels and processing in YM Cinema Magazine.
Digital Cinema Report features iColorist in a profile of the Academy and its mission. Nick Dager reports on why the Academy was set up, who it serves and why.
Our annual iColorist survey takes a snapshot of what cameras, software & projects people are working on, plus fees and conditions. Here are the results of this year’s:
Four experienced colorists graded the same footage live, sharing their process with the audience. You can see their efforts below and download the footage here for your own practice session.
Color Space Cadets is a new free monthly event from iColorist, a live, relaxed, color-related chat and Q&A. This month we discuss Show LUTs – why you need them and…
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Dave Hughes is an old school film colorist who worked all over Europe before returning to Ireland to run a Baselight at Windmill Lane in Dublin.
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I recently chatted to one of Africa’s leading Color Graders the ‘Accidental Colorist’ Bobola Oniwura.
Presentación completa de Javier Guevara: para aquellos que disfrutaron de esta sesión, pueden ver y descargar las diapositivas de Javi aquí.
Ver bajo demanda en español y português las sesiones de nuestro evento incluso: Netflix talk; Trucos de dos Juanes; Mujeres en Color; Bate Papo Brasileros
Watch sessions on color grading tips, HDR monitors & displays, colorists’ fees, working in different markets, the new normal, landing a job, and more.
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Maxine is a Hollywood A list Colorist. Her credits include big tent pole titles like Book of Eli and Black Panther in a list of over 60 films.
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Setyo is as he says laughing, “I’m one of three gun colorists in Malaysia” He was born in Indonesian before moving to KL. He scored a job at the Blackmagic…
There’s no doubt COVID has affected our industry significantly. Latest estimates put revenue loss at US$7 billion for global film. But how have colorists themselves been affected? We polled our…
This video goes through six of the most requested looks from clients that you should have in your arsenal, plus loads of movie references of each – stay to the…
In SHOOT Magazine, Blake Jones looks at the major developments shaping the grading and post landscape. Developments catalysed by the global pandemic have changed the way that colorists work –…
This webinar covers – How to keep clients; What it takes to be a successful colorist; How to charge and pick jobs; and more
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Bob Festa has been coloring for nearly 40 years. As he says, “there is nothing I haven’t seen in front or behind me in a session!”
Watch sessions on color grading tips, HDR, calibration, monitors & displays, colorists’ fees, updates on the latest tech, color science, restoration, filmmaking, camera technology, Women in Film, the Representation of…
“It’s the first time I have done a course just on the new features. Resolve 17 is a big update for colorists so I have highlighted the back up procedure…
Warren gives a description of his new Resolve Intermediate 2021 course. “It is a great option if you are a current Resolve user but are starting to grade at a…
Warren gives a description of his new 2021 Fundamentals course. It is great option if you are new to both editing and color.
How long does it take to grade a whole film? What are the steps? In this article, Warren Eagles explains the end-to-end process of grading a sci-fi thriller indie film.
Kevin Shaw gives a free template for structuring your folders for a color grading or post production project. This important file hygiene can save time and work.
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Gino is one of the leading color graders in Peru. I first met Gino when he came to my iColorist NYC class in 2012. It was great catching up again…
In these 4 free webinars, you’ll learn all the fundamental features in Mistika and creatively explore Mistika’s amazing toolset. This course is suited for Colorists, VFX artists or Post Production…
The Color Team is back with the series ‘Shooting for the Grade’, investigating grading workflows for your camera gear and looking at key aspects of production.
Kevin Shaw unboxes the DaVinci Resolve Speed Editor, installs it and shares his first impressions after a week of working with it. Is it great value? Find out.
Do you really know what HDR is? This new on-demand course from fxphd, taught by Kevin Shaw, will help you master HDR, learn about HDR displays, and how to grade…
In late 2019, Warren Eagles visited Taipei to run a series of classroom iColorist classes. “Taipei is an amazing city to visit and work in. I enjoyed working with both…
Juan Cabrera is a colorist/owner of LightBender Post in Santa Monica. He has worked on some of Hollywood’s biggest tentpole movies and has built his facility around a ‘Boutique Facility…
A downloadable 17-step monitor calibration checklist from Professional Video Alliance for setting up your display for color grading, editing, or other post-production.
In this video, Kevin Shaw unboxes and evaluates the ASUS ProArt PA27UCX-K monitor. Is it suitable for colorists and photographers? Is it an affordable HDR reference monitor?
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Juan started his first company aged 17 in Madrid, Spain. He prepped for his first color grade by reading the Mistika manual on a 5 hour car drive from Madrid…
Kevin Shaw gets a first look at the new 1000 nit affordable HDR monitor from Dell with the world’s first 2000-zone mini-LED backlight display. Watch for the unboxing, setting up…
Tips tricks and great colorist chat in both Portuguese and English. A International Colorist Academy realizará um webinar gratuito em portugues no dia 30 de Outubro. Marque na sua agenda!…
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I visited Toby at CHEAT in 2018. It is a fantastic facility situated in Hackney East London, very close to where I went to school. We checked out his facility…
Color grading instructor Warren Eagles talks about his new CT202 Color Therapy class, which focuses on the client and business side of the business.
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Walter is one of the world’s leading Color graders. He has coloured over 100 features including Green Book, Star Wars The Last Jedi, and Dunkirk. Walter is currently working for…
Kevin Shaw shows three ways to fix fluorescent light problems that simple primary color tools cannot correct using DaVinci Resolve.
Sponsored by Filmworkz the ICA team discuss and evaluate some of the most popular NR solutions on the market. The ICA team take a different software each and evaluate the…
New in version Resolve 16.1: Copy and Paste a Node using the two mystery buttons below the Lift Track Ball.
How to use the three dot options palate to gang your grading monitor with your GUI. This is great for fine keying and rotoscope work.
Kevin and Warren discus via ZOOM the ICA Virtual training options, who it is aimed at and what are the kit requirements for the student.
In 2019 Warren and Kevin headed to Bogota, Colombia for the first South American ICA Classes. This is a behind the scenes student testimonial film.
In 2019 Warren and Kevin headed to Bogota, Colombia for the first South American ICA Classes. Bogota is a vibrant fun city and was a fantastic place to run our…
The first part of this Webinar features Warren Eagles CSI and Stuart Pointon’s monitor evaluation movie. 7 SDR color grading options for under $5000US. What are the pros and cons…
Simon Walker discusses “How broadcasters and facilities are using tools from the Magic Bullet Suite”, Jeff Greenberg explains “Why I love my Stream Deck”, Yuki Ariandi describes “Printer lites on…
Three more of Kevin’s Power Tricks built around Parallel and Layer nodes. Understand the truth about Parallel Nodes, how best to use them and when not to use them.
In this Color Clinic Kevin Shaw and his panelists answer questions on color grading suite design, lighting, layouts, paint and more. Lots of links in this episode. Joining Kevin are…
In the second Color Clinic Kevin Shaw answers questions about setting up resolve, choosing a grading system, color management, ACES and guest panelists from SGO demonstrate the power of Mistika.…
The first part of this Webinar will feature Warren Eagles CSI and Stuart Pointon’s monitor evaluate movie. 6 SDR color grading options for under $5000US. .What are the pros and…
This FXPHD Webinar was recorded on Thursday 28th May at 9am PDT In our latest webinar. Warren updates everyone on what he has been doing during lockdown in Australia. He…
The best ways to create bleach bypass looks, including references from Road to Perdition, Saving Private Ryan, Children of Men and Minority Report. See a range of DaVinci Resolve techniques…
In the first Color Clinic your host Kevin Shaw discusses affordable displays, expensive displays, calibration and workflow with panelists from ASUS, FSI, Dolby, and Indigo Engineering. Questions range from absolute…
Warren discusses setting up your room for color correction, and why you shouldn’t turn down a project because you don’t have experience with a surface. All Warren’s online classes are…
This is the launch episode of the world’s first online Color Grading Course. It features classes from both the Resolve and da-Vinci 2K from 2006.
Spanish subtitled version of my FXPHD Resolve Fundamentals online class.
Colorist Warren Eagles warreneagles.com.au talks about the challenges faced by colorists all over the world. Bad LUTs, strange framing, funny formats are just a few.
At last an ICA Webinar! The current lockdown seemed like the ideal time to run the first Meet the ICA show. Presented by Jeff Greenberg from The US East Coast.…
Do you often find yourself doing a bit of everything? In this new course from the ICA we will start with a 3 camera shoot ( RED, BMCC, SONY)
The first Meet the ICA Webinar ‘Beating the COVID Color Curve’ will be on Tuesday 12th May at 9am US PDT. We were having our monthly catch up chat, discussing…
Famous Studios in Mumbai are looking out for an experienced senior Colorist to help them remotely whilst the travel ban is in place. They asked me for help so I…
I first met Daniel Scalzo in Chicago when he attended my ICA training class in 2018. As a DP he had fantastic tour stories of working with notable artists like…
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Junbin Chen is one of the top colorists based in Singapore. This is our pre COVID-19 chat that took place at a post house called Iceberg. JB has coloured over…
En nuestra labor cómo coloristas recibimos lineas de tiempo de diferentes tipos de software de edición. Muchas veces conformar estas lineas de tiempo es doloroso, especialmente cuando no recibimos los…
Crea tu propio Resolve Mega Pack y obtén un descuento fantástico. Ahorrará un 40% comprando tres cursos y 45% comprando cuatro cursos. El curso Insider Techniques for the Pro Colorist…
Martin is a colorist based in Vancouver. He has kindly let me share his Courtroom review. Normally reviews are only shared in the FXPHD ‘ Looks and Matching’ Forum. Martin…
Here is a short montage from the longform jobs I have coloured over the last few years at my grading shop in Brisbane, Australia.
I am often asked about my views on color topics. Here are five of the most asked questions about color grading.
How to use the A (Edit Mode) or C (Shooting Mode) to sort your time before grading in DaVinci Resolve.
Travelling to different locations to run ICA classes is something I really enjoy. I feel that as a colorist you benefit from your experiences. You can inject your visions into…
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Chema Alba is one of Spain’s premier color graders. Chema talks about the transition from film grader to coloring Netflix TV shows. He started out at a film scanning company.…
I am often asked questions about my views on the color grading industry. This might be whilst coloring in Australia or on the road teaching for the International Colorist Academy in some…
fxphd has you covered from beginner to advanced with our full line of Resolve training, updated for V16. The offerings include: Resolve Fundamentals, our introductory level course Advanced Resolve follows…
Insider Techniques for the Pro Colorist fxphd.com/product/insider-pro-colorist/ looks at how to approach a color session, where you start the grade and what an experienced client expects from you. We’ll also fix…
A look back at the history of FXPHD da-vinci 2K and Resolve training classes from 2006 to 2019. fxphd.com/resolve16/
FXPHD has you covered from beginner to advanced levels with our full line of Resolve training, updated for V16. The offerings include: Resolve Fundamentals, our introductory level course Advanced Resolve…
Do you often find yourself doing a bit of everything? In this new course from the ICA we will start with a 3 camera shoot ( RED, BMCC, SONY)
Do you often find yourself doing a bit of everything? In this new course from the ICA we will start with a 3 camera shoot ( RED, BMCC, SONY)
The second ICA Colorist Summit took place in Waikiki during October. The Summit mission is to go to places not normally on the ICA roster.
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Marc Wielage is a veteran Colorist based in Hollywood. He has been grading for 40 years and has the credits and stories to prove it. The chat starts at his…
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Leo Otero is a master colorist working in Bogota, Colombia. He has his own facility called 2.35. Leo works mainly on movies and longform projects. Warren chats with Leo in his…
Kevin talks about the Hawaii Colorist Mixer 2019. Click here for more information.
Warren talks about the ICA Hawaii Colorist Summit 2019 starting October 5-13 in Waikiki. Click here for more information.
“This is my favourite class. Students come from different countries, they have all learn’t a different way but all have a common goal to craft and create better looking pictures.…
Warren chats about the Resolve RG180 Intermediate class that is great if you are self taught or have already taken an online class or his FXPHD Resolve Fundamentals class. Great…
Warren chats about his Advanced Resolve class. It focuses on techniques for the current Resolve Colorist, includes workflows, RAW, ACES, Advanced tracking and keying, problems and how to make money…
Warren chats about his Resolve RG101 International Colorist Academy color class for beginners called Learning to Grade with Resolve. People are always asking “How do I learn Resolve?” icolorist.com/courses/rg101-learning-to-grade-with-resolve/ Great for DPs,…
Learn color grading from the experts at the ICA Hawaiian Colorist Summit in Waikiki Beach – October 5 through 13, 2019.
Use this free test chart to evaluate the shadow, brightness, and HDR color performance of a 2020 x 2084 display.
It sounds funny saying it but I have never been to mainland Spain before. People are surprised when I say this especially as I grew up in the UK where…
This August Kevin and myself will be heading to Bogota, Colombia to run classes with our partners at Congo Films School.
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This episode really gets to the heart of what the Color Tour Podcast is all about. Dario Bigi is New York through and through. Born in Queens he has been…
Samsung Onyx HDR cinema screens display up to 500 nits. Colorist Kevin Shaw visits the Samsung showroom in Frankfurt to color grade on it and find out more.
This February 20th-22nd, I had the pleasure of conducting another BMD Certified RG123 class at Media Asylum, Singapore.
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Kevin Shaw has been a colorist for over 30 years. He has worked full-time in London, Italy and Switzerland, and also started the da-vinci training academy in Florida. Kevin co…
Warren’s NAB 2019 experience. The Colorist Mixer, Post Production World and what he like at the show.
Learn color grading from the experts at the ICA Hawaiian Colorist Summit in Waikiki Beach – October 5 through 13, 2019.
Warren Eagles discusses the PPW Color Day at NAB on Tuesday April 9th
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Alter Ego is one of the premier post facilities in the world. Based in Toronto, Alter Ego was founded 10 years ago by Australian Colorists Eric Whipp and Wade Odlum.…
Kevin has been actively engaged in the introduction of HDR for several years. Now, there is a reference display less than a tenth the cost of its rivals.
2018 saw the start of the Color Tour Podcast. My aim as part of it’s first year was to get from every Airport to the City I was working in…
Warren visits Griffith Film School in his home town of Brisbane and spends a week with their second year students.
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Warren chats to Jet in Soho, London about her extensive work history. The move from TVCs to drama, women in color, and what she thinks of Kevin Shaw. Being headhunted…
Instructor Warren Eagles discusses the results of his color correction training classes recently held in Toronto, Canada.
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This episode comes from Gothenburg on the West Coast of Sweden. It features Nikolai Waldman, colorist and owner at CAN Film. Warren and Nikolai chat about why he loves FSI…
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Warren is in beautiful Auckland, New Zealand for this episode of the Color Tour Podcast chatting to long form colorist Alana Cotton, who works at Images Post and Sound. They…
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Warren chats to Clark Muller at his Nucoda grading shop in Venice Beach. They chat about the challenges of grading in different countries, and why he left Company 3 to…
Warren warreneagles.com.au shows how to compare x2 timelines, looking for changes between the old and the new versions of the edit. He also shows how to open and view x2 timelines at…
Warren warreneagles.com.au shows how to make an .SRT file in Resolve and how to add a .SRT that was created in a 3rd party software to add subtitle to your videos. This…
Warren warreneagles.com.au shows how to make an .dra (DaVinci Resolve Archive) file in Resolve. This will save all media, assets and projects files associated with the session. Great when a clients has…
This is the 11th season of me partnering with FXPHD to produce Resolve online training. Blackmagic Design are always inventing and expanding their software, allowing me to add editing to…
How to reduce the effect of multiple nodes by using the opacity back to the original clip: Split the difference or reduce your 10 node grade by a percentage value.…
Hear what the students said about the first ICA classes in China. 這是我們最近ICA北京之旅的快速回顧
The ICA recently conducted classes at the Color Palette in Beijing, China. This is Warren’s review of his week: mp.weixin.qq.com/s/_oJmCWDWmUMl5kDbVFrWYw
The ICA recently conducted classes at the Color Palette in Beijing, China. Here is Kevin with a review of his week: mp.weixin.qq.com/s/_oJmCWDWmUMl5kDbVFrWYw
Beijing ICA Summer 2018 We have received lots of training enquiries from China during our nine years so it was great to finally run ICA classes in Beijing. Where and When?…
I am really pleased to be offering for the first time in Sweden, ICA Resolve 15 training classes at appletraining.se/apoio/kontakt.html My previous classes have always been very well supported by Scandanavians,…
Kevin Shaw shows four amazingly useful power tricks using Node Opacity in the Resolve color corrector. Trick 4 is his favorite all time trick!
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Warren chats with Paul Hanrahan at Digimax in his Nucoda and Resolve grading suites.
I was at The Rebel Fleet in Auckland recently talking about HDR in an evening we titled ‘Netflix and Beyond.’ This was attended by 80 NZCS members and interested…
Kevin Shaw shows how to control saturation without the satursation control! Learn some new techniques, some cool looks and the order of processing in Resolve primaries.
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Episode 2 of the Color Tour was recorded in Las Vegas at the Sixth Annual NAB Colorist Mixer was held on the Sunday before the exhibition opens. Warren takes the…
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Artificial Intelligence and Deep Learning are changing the art of colour grading and the foundations of how we are able to manipulate images in a completely new way. Last year…
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Vincent Taylor is a senior colorist at Chimney NYC. He has recently relocated to New York after a three year stint with MPC in Shanghai. In this podcast, Vincent describes the challenges…
This course teaches theory and practice of using Academy Color Encoding System developed by the Science and Technology Council (STC) of the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences (AMPAS).
The second Taipei Colorist Mixer took place at the Red Room in March. The Red Room (no relation to the camera company) is a fantastic creative place where we had…
Not a showreel. This movie is trying to explain what a Colorist does and how he or she can add value to a project. For more info please visit warreneagles.com.au.
A breakdown on how Warren Eagles graded a 30 sec spot shot on the Canon 5D Mk2. See the finished TVC followed by a before and after split screen breakdown…
Are you are being judged on the ungraded log images you hand over to your clients? Do you want to take back control of your images?
Davinci Resolve Comprehensive Training in the center of Amsterdam, January 23, 24, 25. In this 3 day class you will learn to use all aspects of the complete Resolve program.…
The world’s first Colorist Summit took place in late October at the beautiful Novotel Nusa Nua resort in Bali. The event was made possible by sponsors Blackmagic Design, Eizo, G-Technology,…
A brief introduction on how to create a Resolve project. For more information on DaVinci Resolve Training please visit our website. www.vision2see.de/resolve-training https://youtu.be/JNEE-EpPYEM
Guest blog by Dick Hobbs Not so long ago, post production was where all the fun was in our industry. That was where the glamour was created, and that…
This year was the 50th anniversary of the International Broadcast Convention and it was as lively and inspiring as ever! Over 57,000 visitors descended on Amsterdam, and enjoyed the networking,…
The ICA Colorist Summit 2017 was held in Bali. Here are the thoughts of Kevin and Warren after the event.
The ICA Colorist Summit 2017 was held in Bali. Students from all around the globe share their thoughts on their experiences.
It gives us great pleasure to announce the world’s first Colorist Summit to be held in Bali Oct 21-28. What is the Colorist Summit? Regular ICA classes held in the…
I started using daVinci Resolve in 2005. It was a $300,000 system, the hardware rack was the size of a doorway and it took a Resolve engineer two days to…
Five things to help the Colorist/DP relationship 1. Don’t stamp on my images I am hearing this more and more from DPs. Stamp means the picture is over worked, too…
This two day course is combining theoretical learning with practical 360 filmmaking. It covers everything from basic concept to post-production techniques and final mastering. It is packed with advice, best…
“These Days” by Martha Marlow. Watch the finished video here. This is a one take music video, so no conforming or editing. It was shot in one take and graded…
A tutorial showing how to use black and white soft clipping. For more information on DaVinci Resolve Training please visit our website. www.vision2see.de/resolve-training https://youtu.be/Q4Js-Zwqz_s
The first anniversary of the Colorist Society International CSI has just passed, so what has changed? I sat down with CSI co-founder Jim Wicks at NAB and discussed some of the…
A quick tutorial that walks you through the use of scopes with color grading. For more information on DaVinci Resolve Training please visit our website. www.vision2see.de/resolve-training https://youtu.be/jD3r2HGnZQs
ICA is a big fan of Colorist Society International, which celebrates its first birthday at NAB 2017 and has organised some group tours with some of its supporters. These events are a…
The big question has always been, will they, or won’t they? The news is BMD have taken the plunge into the world or certified training for DaVinci Resolve. I have…
Learn how to quickly do a nice defocused highlight correction with a soft glow. For more information on DaVinci Resolve Training please visit our website. www.vision2see.de/resolve-training https://youtu.be/ZUfKn20cS18
In conjunction with Colorist Society International, we are bringing back our search for the colorists on the Oscar nominations. Yes, their credits are buried down at the bottom of the…
What is HDR? Why does it matter? Will it last? And how should we handle it? We’ve been hearing about ‘HDR’ since 2014, and it’s clearly an important and much…
“How long will it take to grade my film?” It is a question I am asked all the time, so I have some standard replies. Obviously every TVC, movie or…
This tips and tricks video explains how to use the fixed vector secondary color isolation in Resolve. For more information on DaVinci Resolve Training please visit our website. www.vision2see.de/resolve-training https://youtu.be/7NXcUQeUZMw
In December I traveled to Taiwan to run the first ‘BYO’ laptop Resolve training class. I have often talked about a BYO class but up until now didn’t think the…
Using Custom Curves and Power Windows in Resolve 14.3. For more information on DaVinci Resolve Training please visit our website. www.vision2see.de/resolve-training https://youtu.be/n922Id9bgSQ
The Mixers at NAB and IBC had prompted a call for an Asian version. So with the help of http://www.media-asylum.com and http://www.mediav.com.sg the ICA started the ball rolling straight after the IBC Mixer.…
We often get asked this question. It’s understandable, and I’ll try to address it from my point of view. The ICA instructors are all working colorists, constantly balancing our training…
The 3rd IBC Colorist Mixer was held on Saturday 10th September at a fantastic canal side venue Felix Meritis in Amsterdam. People arrived by bicycle, boat, scooter, tram, some of…
This video tutorial shows you how to preview multiple Looks in a wedding clip using the Resolve PowerGrade and split screen features.
It’s OK grading beautifully shot material, but sometimes we need to challenge ourselves.That’s why my classroom footage is a mix of cameras, good and bad material, plus a mixture of…
See inside an ICA class in Singapore with Warren Eagles and his students. Classes hosted by my great friends at Media Asylum. Don’t rely on sketchy YouTube clips. Get professional training…
Luca Bragagnolo, an Italian DP, attended Warren’s class at AbelCine in Burbank.
Grading 4K Raw in Cambodia wasn’t something I had expected when agreeing to take on a mentoring assignment in Phnom Penh. …
I often get asked this question, and the answer is every project is different. Being able to grade your elements can really help the way your shot comes together.
I have recently returned from Vancouver, where I was asked to talk about color as part of a mini conference. The weekend was organized by the IATSE669 camera union who…
The Colorist Society International (CSI) was launched during the 2016 NAB Colorist Mixer. At last, a Society that represents colorists! For years we have talked about an association, moaned about…
The conform part of Resolve is probably the easiest part for editors to understand. It is still best to start with a small simple timeline in Premiere Pro that you…
Ungraded versus Graded comparison. The reference movie is ungraded RAW or LOG material.
You would be mad to start grading without first checking the conform with a ref movie. Judging by the number of questions I get about this during my ICA training…
Are you a photographer looking to shoot moving footage. Obviously you want the same image control over your moving images as you do when retouching your stills.
Using the RGB mixer to grade your black and white picture is like introducing color filters into black and white photography.
Why is skin so difficult to grade? Warren Eagles offer some answers. Thanks to Abelcine for shooting this movie during an RG101 Resolve class in Burbank.
Learn why the log tool set (printer lights) is also relevant in a digital world and make grading easier.
How to grade through dissolves when working with a single baked clip using keyframes. Using the scene cut detector, where do you put the cut in a dissolve? This is…
Take a look at how these different cameras hold up when graded using one node only in Resolve. Lens are matched where possible and graded to match a “normal REC709”…
How to copy a grade with two keyframed shapes from one clip to another using the Auto Keyframer in daVinci Resolve 9.
How to use the Scratch FX series as external mattes in Resolve. Use the effects across the whole timeline or on individual clips.
How to find out what codec, frame size and frame rate you are working with.
How to check your conform using a reference movie or offline movie. Also learn how to wipe to it in the Color page and use the chase audio function.
What a great night. The Colorist Society International CSI launched. Big thx to Kevin and Jim for getting the ball rolling, all we have to do now is support it.…
This was a picture I took at 10pm last week while camping 2 hours south of Brisbane. Lit by a full moon, and a few million stars:) Notice the clouds…
Two ICA students talk about their experience during Warren’s recent Burbank class.
Warren conducted a Colorist ‘show and tell’ event at AbelCine recently. The session was to preview some of the new ICA classes coming to Burbank followed by some of his favourite…
Filmed in Sydney during the making of Resolve v10 Fast Forward online training.
Warren’s first ICA class at Abelcine in LA. Students give their thoughts on the class and the daVinci Resolve 12 software.
The 2nd IBC Mixer was held on Saturday 12 September at Zeppos in central Amsterdam. It was a great night made possible by the sponsors. Colorists and friends gathered from all…
Read More at http://www.bbcstudiosandpostproduction.com/blog/4k-ultra-high-definition-uhd-mean-thing/ Still a couple of places on Kevins Colorist week, 3 classes of 2 days each starting Aug 17th 2015. Details at http://www.cvent.com/d/lrqdd3
High Dynamic Range (HDR) explained High Dynamic Range (HDR) displays are beginning to appear from several manufacturers. They are destined to revolutionise the entire viewing experience and deliver dramatically improved…
Last year I collaborated with Jason Wingrove www.wingrove.tv to grade his one take Music Video ‘These days’ by Martha Marlow It was shot in one take using the EPIC. The…
There is something very exciting and motivating about finding a new technique. Sadly the more experienced we become as individuals and as a profession the less those truly inspired moments…
The NAB Colorist Mixer took place on the eve of NAB. Hosted by the ICA, Mixing Light and the Tao of Color, the Colorist Mixer took place at the Rockhouse…
It was late on Friday night and I was finishing a TVC grade at the Chop Shop in Brisbane. I got a call from Kanta Yamaguchi of Green Leaf Films,…
The NAB Colorist Mixer will be held on Sunday 12th April at the Rock House Bar in the Venetian. Co hosted by the ICA, Kevin and Warren will be there.…
The first thing you notice when the panel pops out of the box is the weight of it, 7Kgs or 15.5lbs. I had imagined it to be plastic and very…
Chris attended my DaVinci Resolve R101 and R201 class in December 2012 hosted by the guys at the Manhattan Edit Workshop. He introduced himself as a 10 year editor/finisher/colorist, a…
These are the results from the 2014 survey. The survey is based on 3 projects graded by the colorist during November 2014 400 colorists took part from over 60 different countries.…
Regular visitors to our ICA site may have discovered TomParish.com. Tom has taken classes with both Warren and myself so understands our approach to training and self improvement very well. He…
Earlier this year I sat down and graded a project with Tom Parish. Not a normal session as I was in Brisbane and Tom in his studio in Austin. After…
The role of the Colorist has changed greatly over the last few years. More cameras, codecs, and different genres are being graded than ever before. The ICA 2014 survey has…
Thursday 6th November 2014 I saw a preview of “Interstellar” from one of only five 70mm prints in Europe. This is how Christopher Nolan intended us to see his latest…
I am currently in Japan sitting in a grading room, waiting for my clients to arrive. They are delayed so my mind wondered back to Amsterdam, where I conducted a…
I started using DaVinci Resolve in 2005. It was a $300,000 system, the hardware rack was the size of a doorway and it took a Resolve engineer two days to…
The most exciting thing I saw was the Free Viewpoint TV (FTV) holodeck. Yes! The technology that introduced Princess Leia to Luke Skywalker in1977 now exists in our own galaxy…
The Mixer was held on Saturday night and despite tough competition from other parties drew a great crowd of over 120. Zeppos proved to be a fantastic venue, even though…
On my recent visit to the US I was engaged by Clark Muller, colorist and owner of Incendio to conduct a day of Resolve workflow training. Incendio is a very…
Sydney based grading facility BE, is seeking a colourist to work at its new grading facility, soon to be opening in Shanghai.The ideal candidate will be ambitious, talented, reliable, hard…
Sunday 6th April at ‘The Pub’ Monte Carlo Hotel. What a fantastic night, over 150 Colorists, and industry friends getting together over a cold drink:) Thanks to co hosts…
The word ‘asset’ – or ‘asset management’ – is now used so often that we could be forgiven for forgetting what it means. The Oxford English Dictionary says that an…
Look at the sequence below. Shot #3, the guy on the balcony is under exposed and #6, the same angle, is overexposed. The big challenge here is to try to…
Please join the guys from iColorist, Mixing Light and the Tao of Color for an evening of Colorist networking with other industry professionals. Never has so many shows, TVCs,…
“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…
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…
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…
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…
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…
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.…
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…
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…
Go behind the scenes of an ICA class. This was shot during the recent Resolve RG201 class at Media Asylum in Singapore. Warren Eagles and his students talk about their…
What has happened to the integrity of the craft of filmmaking? There once was an attitude of keeping the level, the quality of the image superior, but lately I’ve seen…
Now that DI has really taken off and the cost of owning a system has fallen sharply, the number of working colorists has grown just as dramatically. This boom in…
NAB show in Vegas. How it’s changed over 10 years….. 2003. As a Colorist you went to NAB with your Company MD, CFO, Chief Engineer, senior editor and spent $350,000…
I have seen a huge change from when I started grading in 1988 to 2013. This is a little light hearted look and the differences over a 10 year period.…
In 1988 we didn’t have still stores to grab reference frames. We used to record a section of film to 1” videotape manually, I would then cue this for the…
Resolve V9 was first showcased at NAB 2012, with a projected July release. In May I started to put together a package of ICA classes, Resolve 101, 201 and Warren’s…
Staying true to our idea of constant innovation, we have decided to organise a camera shootout. We had one of our high end fashion clients in mind. It was a…
“First off, I am not saying I am a great Colorist, far from it. These are my opinions, not those of the ICA. They are drawn from working with…
As a DP, I have always maintained the importance of having some understanding of the skills that each member of a crew brings to a set. How can I ask…
I have been busy working with BBC Digital Media Services working on restoration workflows and digital asset management. I suspect that most people think that the BBC only work on…
The results are in. Alexa on top, not surprising considering it’s popularity across all genres. Red One drops to 4th after being 1st in 2011. Film drops down and Epic…
Von Thomas and his DIT cart The Post Lab welcomes guest blogger, Von Thomas, to share his DIT workflow on the recently completed and remake of the early 80′s classic film, Maniac.…
Resolve 9 brings a drastic redesign to the interface, allowing the software to be more streamlined and continue to move forwards in a positive direction. We’ve got all the details of…
Hi all, there’s been a discussion that I’ve seen a couple of times about which system to choose, here is a little list I’ve compiled, feel free to comment! I…
PT 1 The grading story The stills below from the movie show the offline, with a temp grade on the top against the final grade below. Ocean View The balcony…
The first thing Steve Jaggi, the co producer of Short Beach, said to me was “The sun always shines in Short Beach.” My clients, Steve and Liz from Jaggi Shute…
I returned from doing a Film Restoration training class in Rome using Revival Pro. We had a total of nine students in the class. We covered the whole workflow for…
I just finished a day of playing with ACES. As part of a white paper (coming soon) Digital Vision invited me to experiment with the full workflow using Film Master,…
During my recent Resolve 201 class my students and I were lucky enough to get the chance to visit DreamWorks in Los Angeles. Jeff Olm is one of the world’s…
Hundreds of colorists have now benefitted from International Colorist Academy classes, and many have demonstrated their satisfaction by coming back for more. We love staying in touch with everyone and…
Last year many people contributed to our colorist slant on the Oscar nominations for best picture. It made interesting reading and we have done the same again this year, with…
Hi Everyone, I just returned from Hamburg. I was demonstrating at the Hamburg Open exhibition held at Studio Hamburg. We had a great turnout and there was certainly allot of…
We´ve had a tremendous response to our ICA one on one Resolve training. We have a student arriving today for a three day class and the following week another student…
We have a excellent training center here in Munich and can offer classes not only in English but also in French, Spanish and German. All classes are taught by Blake…
This post explains the process of color grading a commercial advert of night time shots for a client. I was recently asked by Alt vfx (Brisbane Post house) to do…
The ICA is pleased to welcome Sascha to its lineup of international colorist instructors. Sascha has written a series of three classes around Assimilate Scratch, so there is something for…
After having graded a number of projects filmed on the Red One camera, I was keen to see what their new camera, the Epic, had to offer. I recently got…
November 1-7 2011 INFORMATION COLLECTED VIA THE TIG, LINKEDIN, FACEBOOK AND TWITTER MAX ONLY 2 SUBMISSIONS PER PERSON FOR THAT WEEK. UNITED STATES Feature Red Film Master Hollywood US Feature…
We had a full audience for both sessions as I made my presentation on color correction using Resolve. I had a great crowd of over 100 in each presentation… Ah…
Program offers access to development versions of THX cineSpace products, expanded training opportunities for best practices and enables communication between production facilities. Hollywood, October 25, 2011 – THX Ltd. today announced…
“180” is the first movie for director Jayendra, who has had a long successful career in high end commercials. His sponsors include Qube digital cinema solutions and Sathyam Cinemas, so…
The bunch of Resolve 201 students arrived at 0930am Friday morning full of questions and expectation. 5 of them had just completed the Resolve 101 class with me during the…
Los Angeles, August 22, 2011 – The International Colorist Academy (ICA) and THX Ltd. announced a partnership whereby ICA will offer classes on the use of LUTs for grading, display calibration, matching,…
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…
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…
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.…
“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…
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,…
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…
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…
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With 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…
TRUE GRIT 35mm Film (3 perf) Mitch Paulson Lustre Efilm Hollywood TOY STORY 3 Animation David Lortsher Filmaster Pixar Emeryville CA BLACK SWAN 16mm Film Fuji Tim Stipan Lustre Technicolor…
Warren talks to Lorne about his new digital dailies truck. Plus news on the upcoming ICA “on set” and monitor calibration classes. Lorne Miess
I am recently home from my first visit to Estonia, where I was invited to teach Colorist Strategies and Popular Looks at the Baltic Film and Media School (BFM). The…
People often ask me how do you decide where to run a class or why don’t you visit us and deliver a class? The answer is just ask. I must…
Hi, I can’t believe this year is almost over. I just finished a series of 6 films with Steven Seagal. Now I have time to catch up with Warren and…
The ICA L.A. Training Center is up and running. We have partnered with Roush Media an established DI Post facility to provide a permanent American home for Colorist training. Roush…
While running the recent ICA “Warren’s Looks” class last month in Singapore I got an e-mail from Andy Ho post producer at Digipost Vietnam. He needed a colorist to grade…
CC Chan from ACC in Hong Kong called me in December 2009 and said… “I have the very last new DaVinci 2K Plus here in my office, it’s going into…
I am often asked,“What are the benefits of an ICA class and who should attend?” Here are Warren’s answers: The ICA offer a number of classes what are the differences?…
“Such is Life” The troubled times of grading Ben Cousins by Warren Eagles. Ben Cousins is a very famous Australian Aussie rules footballer who has had a very traumatic career…
10 years ago things use to be so much simpler… As a Colorist visiting IBC you only had 2 choices in color correction, DaVinci 2K or Pandora Pogle. We would…
This is a general overview movie from me about Resolve, recorded at the SuperMeet in Amsterdam last week in front of 10,000 people!! Click on Movie #4 Blackmagic DaVinci Resolve
A big show this year, and we all experienced the rush. In fact it was the second busiest IBC ever with 48,164 attendees from 140 countries. (The busiest show was…
Jigsaw Systems, in association with the International Colorist Academy (ICA), proudly announce the very first accredited European training session for the release of DaVinci Resolve version 7. Jigsaw is the…
Hi Everyone, The first Resolve UK training class has been scheduled for September 22-24 in London. For More information or bookings please contact JigSaw at +44-115-970-77-66 or by e-mail at…
10 Days To Die Grading a feature in 3 days with Apple Color Earlier this year I got a call from film producer and director Michael Sergi, the conversation went…
When all the DI (Digital Intermediate) stuff started about ten years ago, one of the most difficult things to achieve technically was to match the colour of the interactive display…
Most colorists have had a marathon session at some time. By marathon I mean very, very long (30 hours is my personal record!) or very, very challenging, which is often…
International Colorist Academy (ICA) Co-Founder, Kevin Shaw Presents Digital Vision Film Master Operations Training September 27-29, 2010 Digital Vision and International Colorist Academy (ICA) have announced that Kevin Shaw, co-founder…
ICA Expands Training Team, and Announces New Courses Los Angeles, Vancouver, London, Paris, Sydney International Colorist Academy (ICA) has expanded its training team with the addition of Dan Harvey and…
Hi, I’m a finishing Colourist by trade and recently had the opportunity to work as an on-set Colourist. It’s turned out to be very interesting to learn the technology and…
We had a great week of courses in Burbank, Los Angeles and would like to thank Keith and David at Roush Media for being such excellent hosts! The Introduction Day…
The London class was held from May 10th to May 12th 2010 in the Digital Vision training room in Wardour Street, which is a short walk from most of the…
“The Genius of Beauty” A DI film grade through the eyes of a freelance Colorist I met film producer Ravi Vedant, at Singapore’s Broadcast Asia show in June 2009. I…
A very memorable show, not least because of the volcanic interruption that has kept many of us from returning home! I only managed a few after hours demos, so was…
I have been asked the same question a lot over the past week since the Resolve on Mac was announced…. “Where can I get training?” Well the ICA is happy…
Greetings from NAB day 3. My legs are sore from all the walking but have covered all the halls once. There’s lots to see on my second time through. Just…
Hi all! Couple of days from NAB, iPad just went out and from what I read it looks pretty good. So I think it’s the right time to start a…
A couple weeks back in Paris there was IDIFF, which is the local digital cinema show. A couple of conferences, about new cameras, one from Framestore about the joys of…
International Colorist Academy (ICA) has expanded its training team with the addition of Cédric Lejeune, Lorne Miess, and Jeff Olm. In addition, ICA announces its upcoming colorist training schedule. Cédric…
“What can you do in 2 hours?” That was the question posed to me by the Australian Film and Television School. At first I wasn’t sure, but realized that if…
I am pleased to announce the ICA/Media Village DaVinci Resolve class running in Singapore on May 3rd-5th. This class will be great for existing DaVinci users or Colorists looking to…
I delivered a seminar last week on behalf of Digital Vision at the Broadcast Video Exposition in Earls Court, in the Post Production Room. There were nearly 20 presentations over…
Will 3D TV take off like The Stewardesses? by Chris Steele of Effectivus I am a geek. Well, I was. But I’m starting to doubt it now. You see part…
I have just returned from Sound City, Tokyo, Japan. What a great place, like most overseas trips I didn’t see very much of Tokyo but the people were very welcoming…
Brisbane – January 27-29, 2010 The latest ICA “Colorist Strategies” class was held in Brisbane Australia during the last week of January. Four students from across Asia made it a…
Welcome to our first IBC blog. For those of you that do not know IBC is the 2nd biggest film and TV trade show in the world, and is held…
Veteran Colorist, Kevin Shaw Presents “Creating Unique Looks and Styles with Digital Vision Grading Systems” – Hall 7 Kevin Shaw, co-founder of the International Colorist Academy (ICA) is presenting a…
I am at the SMPTE trade show in Sydney Australia. This has to be the best trade show venue in the world. Two minutes from the hotel, and just minutes…
The International Colorist Academy (ICA) Provides Global Training for Colorists by Colorists The International Colorist Academy (ICA) has officially launched, providing training for colorists by colorists. Founded by renowned colorists…
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Kali grew up in a small country town. She progressed from Film School to junior coloring jobs via editing to the dizzy heights of grading Elvis. We chat about the…
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Darren has been colouring for over 20 years but has recently been better known for his Resolve tips YouTube Channel. He is also a producer, making high end corporate content…
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Rebecca Goodeve has a ton of varied experience for someone so young. She has worked at both large and boutique post houses, and built her own boutique post house in…
In this In this episode of monthly livestream ‘Color Space Cadets’, we discussed grading for the internet, including: HDR for YouTube; Color Space Tags; Phone viewing; Best practices for online…
In this episode we discussed different looks in 2021 films and tv shows – the good, the bad, and the ugly. Color Space Cadets is a new free monthly event…
Blake Jones shares his tips & tricks on how to set up a professional remote color grading “office”, including displays, storage, control panels and processing in YM Cinema Magazine.
Color Space Cadets is a new free monthly event from iColorist, a live, relaxed, color-related chat and Q&A. This month we discuss Show LUTs – why you need them and…
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Dave Hughes is an old school film colorist who worked all over Europe before returning to Ireland to run a Baselight at Windmill Lane in Dublin.
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I recently chatted to one of Africa’s leading Color Graders the ‘Accidental Colorist’ Bobola Oniwura.
Ver bajo demanda en español y português las sesiones de nuestro evento incluso: Netflix talk; Trucos de dos Juanes; Mujeres en Color; Bate Papo Brasileros
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Maxine is a Hollywood A list Colorist. Her credits include big tent pole titles like Book of Eli and Black Panther in a list of over 60 films.
This video goes through six of the most requested looks from clients that you should have in your arsenal, plus loads of movie references of each – stay to the…
This webinar covers – How to keep clients; What it takes to be a successful colorist; How to charge and pick jobs; and more
Watch sessions on color grading tips, HDR, calibration, monitors & displays, colorists’ fees, updates on the latest tech, color science, restoration, filmmaking, camera technology, Women in Film, the Representation of…
How long does it take to grade a whole film? What are the steps? In this article, Warren Eagles explains the end-to-end process of grading a sci-fi thriller indie film.
Do you really know what HDR is? This new on-demand course from fxphd, taught by Kevin Shaw, will help you master HDR, learn about HDR displays, and how to grade…
This FXPHD Webinar was recorded on Thursday 28th May at 9am PDT In our latest webinar. Warren updates everyone on what he has been doing during lockdown in Australia. He…
Warren discusses setting up your room for color correction, and why you shouldn’t turn down a project because you don’t have experience with a surface. All Warren’s online classes are…
At last an ICA Webinar! The current lockdown seemed like the ideal time to run the first Meet the ICA show. Presented by Jeff Greenberg from The US East Coast.…
The first Meet the ICA Webinar ‘Beating the COVID Color Curve’ will be on Tuesday 12th May at 9am US PDT. We were having our monthly catch up chat, discussing…
Famous Studios in Mumbai are looking out for an experienced senior Colorist to help them remotely whilst the travel ban is in place. They asked me for help so I…
En nuestra labor cómo coloristas recibimos lineas de tiempo de diferentes tipos de software de edición. Muchas veces conformar estas lineas de tiempo es doloroso, especialmente cuando no recibimos los…
I am often asked about my views on color topics. Here are five of the most asked questions about color grading.
How to use the A (Edit Mode) or C (Shooting Mode) to sort your time before grading in DaVinci Resolve.
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Marc Wielage is a veteran Colorist based in Hollywood. He has been grading for 40 years and has the credits and stories to prove it. The chat starts at his…
Warren chats about his Advanced Resolve class. It focuses on techniques for the current Resolve Colorist, includes workflows, RAW, ACES, Advanced tracking and keying, problems and how to make money…
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Vincent Taylor is a senior colorist at Chimney NYC. He has recently relocated to New York after a three year stint with MPC in Shanghai. In this podcast, Vincent describes the challenges…
A breakdown on how Warren Eagles graded a 30 sec spot shot on the Canon 5D Mk2. See the finished TVC followed by a before and after split screen breakdown…
“These Days” by Martha Marlow. Watch the finished video here. This is a one take music video, so no conforming or editing. It was shot in one take and graded…
“How long will it take to grade my film?” It is a question I am asked all the time, so I have some standard replies. Obviously every TVC, movie or…
I often get asked this question, and the answer is every project is different. Being able to grade your elements can really help the way your shot comes together.
I have recently returned from Vancouver, where I was asked to talk about color as part of a mini conference. The weekend was organized by the IATSE669 camera union who…
Why is skin so difficult to grade? Warren Eagles offer some answers. Thanks to Abelcine for shooting this movie during an RG101 Resolve class in Burbank.
How to check your conform using a reference movie or offline movie. Also learn how to wipe to it in the Color page and use the chase audio function.
Last year I collaborated with Jason Wingrove www.wingrove.tv to grade his one take Music Video ‘These days’ by Martha Marlow It was shot in one take using the EPIC. The…
It was late on Friday night and I was finishing a TVC grade at the Chop Shop in Brisbane. I got a call from Kanta Yamaguchi of Green Leaf Films,…
Chris attended my DaVinci Resolve R101 and R201 class in December 2012 hosted by the guys at the Manhattan Edit Workshop. He introduced himself as a 10 year editor/finisher/colorist, a…
Earlier this year I sat down and graded a project with Tom Parish. Not a normal session as I was in Brisbane and Tom in his studio in Austin. After…
Look at the sequence below. Shot #3, the guy on the balcony is under exposed and #6, the same angle, is overexposed. The big challenge here is to try to…
“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…
PT 1 The grading story The stills below from the movie show the offline, with a temp grade on the top against the final grade below. Ocean View The balcony…
The first thing Steve Jaggi, the co producer of Short Beach, said to me was “The sun always shines in Short Beach.” My clients, Steve and Liz from Jaggi Shute…
This post explains the process of color grading a commercial advert of night time shots for a client. I was recently asked by Alt vfx (Brisbane Post house) to do…
After having graded a number of projects filmed on the Red One camera, I was keen to see what their new camera, the Epic, had to offer. I recently got…
“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…
While running the recent ICA “Warren’s Looks” class last month in Singapore I got an e-mail from Andy Ho post producer at Digipost Vietnam. He needed a colorist to grade…
“Such is Life” The troubled times of grading Ben Cousins by Warren Eagles. Ben Cousins is a very famous Australian Aussie rules footballer who has had a very traumatic career…
10 Days To Die Grading a feature in 3 days with Apple Color Earlier this year I got a call from film producer and director Michael Sergi, the conversation went…
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Post NAB 2024 I was invited to the latest Colorist Society Hollywood meet up. Held on the rooftop at the Godfrey Hotel in Hollywood I chatted to a number of…
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During my recent trip to the US I caught up with Christopher Young owner and Colorist at See Why Color in Brooklyn.
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Thomas is the senior colorist and CEO of the Post House ‘The Look.’ They are responsible for shows like Sex Education, Top Boy and Landscapers.
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The Color Tour Podcast visits Park City in Utah to chat with Crash Carlucci.
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The Color Tour Podcast is back with a fantastic live on YouTube Live chat re NAB/Colorist Mixer 2023. Intro – Hosts: Warren Eagles, Kevin Shaw, Jeff Greenberg and 10 special…
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Kali grew up in a small country town. She progressed from Film School to junior coloring jobs via editing to the dizzy heights of grading Elvis. We chat about the…
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Darren has been colouring for over 20 years but has recently been better known for his Resolve tips YouTube Channel. He is also a producer, making high end corporate content…
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Rebecca Goodeve has a ton of varied experience for someone so young. She has worked at both large and boutique post houses, and built her own boutique post house in…
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Dave Hughes is an old school film colorist who worked all over Europe before returning to Ireland to run a Baselight at Windmill Lane in Dublin.
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I recently chatted to one of Africa’s leading Color Graders the ‘Accidental Colorist’ Bobola Oniwura.
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Maxine is a Hollywood A list Colorist. Her credits include big tent pole titles like Book of Eli and Black Panther in a list of over 60 films.
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Setyo is as he says laughing, “I’m one of three gun colorists in Malaysia” He was born in Indonesian before moving to KL. He scored a job at the Blackmagic…
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Bob Festa has been coloring for nearly 40 years. As he says, “there is nothing I haven’t seen in front or behind me in a session!”
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Gino is one of the leading color graders in Peru. I first met Gino when he came to my iColorist NYC class in 2012. It was great catching up again…
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Juan started his first company aged 17 in Madrid, Spain. He prepped for his first color grade by reading the Mistika manual on a 5 hour car drive from Madrid…
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I visited Toby at CHEAT in 2018. It is a fantastic facility situated in Hackney East London, very close to where I went to school. We checked out his facility…
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Walter is one of the world’s leading Color graders. He has coloured over 100 features including Green Book, Star Wars The Last Jedi, and Dunkirk. Walter is currently working for…
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Junbin Chen is one of the top colorists based in Singapore. This is our pre COVID-19 chat that took place at a post house called Iceberg. JB has coloured over…
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Chema Alba is one of Spain’s premier color graders. Chema talks about the transition from film grader to coloring Netflix TV shows. He started out at a film scanning company.…
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Marc Wielage is a veteran Colorist based in Hollywood. He has been grading for 40 years and has the credits and stories to prove it. The chat starts at his…
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Leo Otero is a master colorist working in Bogota, Colombia. He has his own facility called 2.35. Leo works mainly on movies and longform projects. Warren chats with Leo in his…
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This episode really gets to the heart of what the Color Tour Podcast is all about. Dario Bigi is New York through and through. Born in Queens he has been…
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Kevin Shaw has been a colorist for over 30 years. He has worked full-time in London, Italy and Switzerland, and also started the da-vinci training academy in Florida. Kevin co…
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Alter Ego is one of the premier post facilities in the world. Based in Toronto, Alter Ego was founded 10 years ago by Australian Colorists Eric Whipp and Wade Odlum.…
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Warren chats to Jet in Soho, London about her extensive work history. The move from TVCs to drama, women in color, and what she thinks of Kevin Shaw. Being headhunted…
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This episode comes from Gothenburg on the West Coast of Sweden. It features Nikolai Waldman, colorist and owner at CAN Film. Warren and Nikolai chat about why he loves FSI…
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Warren is in beautiful Auckland, New Zealand for this episode of the Color Tour Podcast chatting to long form colorist Alana Cotton, who works at Images Post and Sound. They…
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Warren chats to Clark Muller at his Nucoda grading shop in Venice Beach. They chat about the challenges of grading in different countries, and why he left Company 3 to…
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Warren chats with Paul Hanrahan at Digimax in his Nucoda and Resolve grading suites.
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Episode 2 of the Color Tour was recorded in Las Vegas at the Sixth Annual NAB Colorist Mixer was held on the Sunday before the exhibition opens. Warren takes the…
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Vincent Taylor is a senior colorist at Chimney NYC. He has recently relocated to New York after a three year stint with MPC in Shanghai. In this podcast, Vincent describes the challenges…
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The Color Tour Podcast is back with a fantastic live on YouTube Live chat re NAB/Colorist Mixer 2023. Intro – Hosts: Warren Eagles, Kevin Shaw, Jeff Greenberg and 10 special…
In this episode Isabelle Barrière, Guy Molin, Warren Eagles & Kevin Shaw discuss news from this year’s IBC.
In this In this episode of monthly livestream ‘Color Space Cadets’, we discuss best practices for color grading in a sustainable & healthy way, including eye health; chairs and back…
In this In this episode of monthly livestream ‘Color Space Cadets’, we discuss best practices for color grading in a sustainable & healthy way, including eye health; chairs and back…
In this In this episode of monthly livestream ‘Color Space Cadets’, we discuss best practices for color grading in a sustainable & healthy way, including eye health; chairs and back…
In this In this episode of monthly livestream ‘Color Space Cadets’, we discuss best practices for color grading in a sustainable & healthy way, including eye health; chairs and back…
In this In this episode of monthly livestream ‘Color Space Cadets’, we discussed grading for the internet, including: HDR for YouTube; Color Space Tags; Phone viewing; Best practices for online…
In this episode we discussed different looks in 2021 films and tv shows – the good, the bad, and the ugly. Color Space Cadets is a new free monthly event…
Color Space Cadets is a new free monthly event from iColorist, a live, relaxed, color-related chat and Q&A. This month we discuss Show LUTs – why you need them and…
Do Film Schools neglect Color Grading? Based on my recent experience in Australia the answer is probably yes! Read on for a possible solution.
The Showdown Showcase is a film festival that encourages new film makers living on Australia’s Sunshine Coast. It’s the 3rd year of the festival and this year (2024)
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Post NAB 2024 I was invited to the latest Colorist Society Hollywood meet up. Held on the rooftop at the Godfrey Hotel in Hollywood I chatted to a number of…
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During my recent trip to the US I caught up with Christopher Young owner and Colorist at See Why Color in Brooklyn.
In 2017 Michael McCool from Hill Air Force Base in Utah joined my AbelCine class in Burbank. He had lots of production experience but wanted to see how Resolve could…
On July 20, Blackmagic Design and IntekTV hosted South America’s first ever Colorist Mixer at Country Club Lima in Peru. Held in conjunction with Blackmagic Week, the event drew an…
The new Amsterdam iColorist training room is operational! Students have access to a fully equipped professional color workstation.
I have just returned from Abelcine in Burbank, California having run classroom training for the first time in 3.5 years! This time we switched things up a little with students…
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Kali grew up in a small country town. She progressed from Film School to junior coloring jobs via editing to the dizzy heights of grading Elvis. We chat about the…
Warren visits Griffith Film School in his home town of Brisbane and spends a week with their second year students.
I’m pleased to announce all new FXPHD Resolve 18 online training. It’s hard to believe we have been going for 17 years but when the 17th birthday cake came out…
In this In this episode of monthly livestream ‘Color Space Cadets’, we discuss best practices for color grading in a sustainable & healthy way, including eye health; chairs and back…
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Darren has been colouring for over 20 years but has recently been better known for his Resolve tips YouTube Channel. He is also a producer, making high end corporate content…
Our annual iColorist survey takes a snapshot of what cameras, software & projects people are working on, plus fees and conditions. Here are the results of this year’s:
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I recently chatted to one of Africa’s leading Color Graders the ‘Accidental Colorist’ Bobola Oniwura.
Ver bajo demanda en español y português las sesiones de nuestro evento incluso: Netflix talk; Trucos de dos Juanes; Mujeres en Color; Bate Papo Brasileros
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Maxine is a Hollywood A list Colorist. Her credits include big tent pole titles like Book of Eli and Black Panther in a list of over 60 films.
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Setyo is as he says laughing, “I’m one of three gun colorists in Malaysia” He was born in Indonesian before moving to KL. He scored a job at the Blackmagic…
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Bob Festa has been coloring for nearly 40 years. As he says, “there is nothing I haven’t seen in front or behind me in a session!”
Watch sessions on color grading tips, HDR, calibration, monitors & displays, colorists’ fees, updates on the latest tech, color science, restoration, filmmaking, camera technology, Women in Film, the Representation of…
“It’s the first time I have done a course just on the new features. Resolve 17 is a big update for colorists so I have highlighted the back up procedure…
Warren gives a description of his new Resolve Intermediate 2021 course. “It is a great option if you are a current Resolve user but are starting to grade at a…
Warren gives a description of his new 2021 Fundamentals course. It is great option if you are new to both editing and color.
How long does it take to grade a whole film? What are the steps? In this article, Warren Eagles explains the end-to-end process of grading a sci-fi thriller indie film.
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Gino is one of the leading color graders in Peru. I first met Gino when he came to my iColorist NYC class in 2012. It was great catching up again…
The Color Team is back with the series ‘Shooting for the Grade’, investigating grading workflows for your camera gear and looking at key aspects of production.
Kevin Shaw unboxes the DaVinci Resolve Speed Editor, installs it and shares his first impressions after a week of working with it. Is it great value? Find out.
Do you really know what HDR is? This new on-demand course from fxphd, taught by Kevin Shaw, will help you master HDR, learn about HDR displays, and how to grade…
In late 2019, Warren Eagles visited Taipei to run a series of classroom iColorist classes. “Taipei is an amazing city to visit and work in. I enjoyed working with both…
Tips tricks and great colorist chat in both Portuguese and English. A International Colorist Academy realizará um webinar gratuito em portugues no dia 30 de Outubro. Marque na sua agenda!…
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I visited Toby at CHEAT in 2018. It is a fantastic facility situated in Hackney East London, very close to where I went to school. We checked out his facility…
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Walter is one of the world’s leading Color graders. He has coloured over 100 features including Green Book, Star Wars The Last Jedi, and Dunkirk. Walter is currently working for…
Kevin Shaw shows three ways to fix fluorescent light problems that simple primary color tools cannot correct using DaVinci Resolve.
Sponsored by Filmworkz the ICA team discuss and evaluate some of the most popular NR solutions on the market. The ICA team take a different software each and evaluate the…
New in version Resolve 16.1: Copy and Paste a Node using the two mystery buttons below the Lift Track Ball.
How to use the three dot options palate to gang your grading monitor with your GUI. This is great for fine keying and rotoscope work.
Kevin and Warren discus via ZOOM the ICA Virtual training options, who it is aimed at and what are the kit requirements for the student.
In 2019 Warren and Kevin headed to Bogota, Colombia for the first South American ICA Classes. This is a behind the scenes student testimonial film.
In 2019 Warren and Kevin headed to Bogota, Colombia for the first South American ICA Classes. Bogota is a vibrant fun city and was a fantastic place to run our…
The first part of this Webinar features Warren Eagles CSI and Stuart Pointon’s monitor evaluation movie. 7 SDR color grading options for under $5000US. What are the pros and cons…
Simon Walker discusses “How broadcasters and facilities are using tools from the Magic Bullet Suite”, Jeff Greenberg explains “Why I love my Stream Deck”, Yuki Ariandi describes “Printer lites on…
Three more of Kevin’s Power Tricks built around Parallel and Layer nodes. Understand the truth about Parallel Nodes, how best to use them and when not to use them.
In this Color Clinic Kevin Shaw and his panelists answer questions on color grading suite design, lighting, layouts, paint and more. Lots of links in this episode. Joining Kevin are…
In the second Color Clinic Kevin Shaw answers questions about setting up resolve, choosing a grading system, color management, ACES and guest panelists from SGO demonstrate the power of Mistika.…
The first part of this Webinar will feature Warren Eagles CSI and Stuart Pointon’s monitor evaluate movie. 6 SDR color grading options for under $5000US. .What are the pros and…
This FXPHD Webinar was recorded on Thursday 28th May at 9am PDT In our latest webinar. Warren updates everyone on what he has been doing during lockdown in Australia. He…
The best ways to create bleach bypass looks, including references from Road to Perdition, Saving Private Ryan, Children of Men and Minority Report. See a range of DaVinci Resolve techniques…
In the first Color Clinic your host Kevin Shaw discusses affordable displays, expensive displays, calibration and workflow with panelists from ASUS, FSI, Dolby, and Indigo Engineering. Questions range from absolute…
Warren discusses setting up your room for color correction, and why you shouldn’t turn down a project because you don’t have experience with a surface. All Warren’s online classes are…
This is the launch episode of the world’s first online Color Grading Course. It features classes from both the Resolve and da-Vinci 2K from 2006.
Spanish subtitled version of my FXPHD Resolve Fundamentals online class.
Colorist Warren Eagles warreneagles.com.au talks about the challenges faced by colorists all over the world. Bad LUTs, strange framing, funny formats are just a few.
Do you often find yourself doing a bit of everything? In this new course from the ICA we will start with a 3 camera shoot ( RED, BMCC, SONY)
The first Meet the ICA Webinar ‘Beating the COVID Color Curve’ will be on Tuesday 12th May at 9am US PDT. We were having our monthly catch up chat, discussing…
I first met Daniel Scalzo in Chicago when he attended my ICA training class in 2018. As a DP he had fantastic tour stories of working with notable artists like…
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Junbin Chen is one of the top colorists based in Singapore. This is our pre COVID-19 chat that took place at a post house called Iceberg. JB has coloured over…
En nuestra labor cómo coloristas recibimos lineas de tiempo de diferentes tipos de software de edición. Muchas veces conformar estas lineas de tiempo es doloroso, especialmente cuando no recibimos los…
Crea tu propio Resolve Mega Pack y obtén un descuento fantástico. Ahorrará un 40% comprando tres cursos y 45% comprando cuatro cursos. El curso Insider Techniques for the Pro Colorist…
Martin is a colorist based in Vancouver. He has kindly let me share his Courtroom review. Normally reviews are only shared in the FXPHD ‘ Looks and Matching’ Forum. Martin…
Here is a short montage from the longform jobs I have coloured over the last few years at my grading shop in Brisbane, Australia.
I am often asked about my views on color topics. Here are five of the most asked questions about color grading.
How to use the A (Edit Mode) or C (Shooting Mode) to sort your time before grading in DaVinci Resolve.
Travelling to different locations to run ICA classes is something I really enjoy. I feel that as a colorist you benefit from your experiences. You can inject your visions into…
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Chema Alba is one of Spain’s premier color graders. Chema talks about the transition from film grader to coloring Netflix TV shows. He started out at a film scanning company.…
Do you often find yourself doing a bit of everything? In this new course from the ICA we will start with a 3 camera shoot ( RED, BMCC, SONY)
Do you often find yourself doing a bit of everything? In this new course from the ICA we will start with a 3 camera shoot ( RED, BMCC, SONY)
The second ICA Colorist Summit took place in Waikiki during October. The Summit mission is to go to places not normally on the ICA roster.
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Marc Wielage is a veteran Colorist based in Hollywood. He has been grading for 40 years and has the credits and stories to prove it. The chat starts at his…
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Leo Otero is a master colorist working in Bogota, Colombia. He has his own facility called 2.35. Leo works mainly on movies and longform projects. Warren chats with Leo in his…
“This is my favourite class. Students come from different countries, they have all learn’t a different way but all have a common goal to craft and create better looking pictures.…
Warren chats about the Resolve RG180 Intermediate class that is great if you are self taught or have already taken an online class or his FXPHD Resolve Fundamentals class. Great…
Warren chats about his Resolve RG101 International Colorist Academy color class for beginners called Learning to Grade with Resolve. People are always asking “How do I learn Resolve?” icolorist.com/courses/rg101-learning-to-grade-with-resolve/ Great for DPs,…
Learn color grading from the experts at the ICA Hawaiian Colorist Summit in Waikiki Beach – October 5 through 13, 2019.
It sounds funny saying it but I have never been to mainland Spain before. People are surprised when I say this especially as I grew up in the UK where…
This August Kevin and myself will be heading to Bogota, Colombia to run classes with our partners at Congo Films School.
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This episode really gets to the heart of what the Color Tour Podcast is all about. Dario Bigi is New York through and through. Born in Queens he has been…
Samsung Onyx HDR cinema screens display up to 500 nits. Colorist Kevin Shaw visits the Samsung showroom in Frankfurt to color grade on it and find out more.
This February 20th-22nd, I had the pleasure of conducting another BMD Certified RG123 class at Media Asylum, Singapore.
Warren’s NAB 2019 experience. The Colorist Mixer, Post Production World and what he like at the show.
Learn color grading from the experts at the ICA Hawaiian Colorist Summit in Waikiki Beach – October 5 through 13, 2019.
Warren Eagles discusses the PPW Color Day at NAB on Tuesday April 9th
2018 saw the start of the Color Tour Podcast. My aim as part of it’s first year was to get from every Airport to the City I was working in…
Warren visits Griffith Film School in his home town of Brisbane and spends a week with their second year students.
Instructor Warren Eagles discusses the results of his color correction training classes recently held in Toronto, Canada.
This is the 11th season of me partnering with FXPHD to produce Resolve online training. Blackmagic Design are always inventing and expanding their software, allowing me to add editing to…
Beijing ICA Summer 2018 We have received lots of training enquiries from China during our nine years so it was great to finally run ICA classes in Beijing. Where and When?…
Kevin Shaw shows four amazingly useful power tricks using Node Opacity in the Resolve color corrector. Trick 4 is his favorite all time trick!
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Warren chats with Paul Hanrahan at Digimax in his Nucoda and Resolve grading suites.
Kevin Shaw shows how to control saturation without the satursation control! Learn some new techniques, some cool looks and the order of processing in Resolve primaries.
Not a showreel. This movie is trying to explain what a Colorist does and how he or she can add value to a project. For more info please visit warreneagles.com.au.
Davinci Resolve Comprehensive Training in the center of Amsterdam, January 23, 24, 25. In this 3 day class you will learn to use all aspects of the complete Resolve program.…
“These Days” by Martha Marlow. Watch the finished video here. This is a one take music video, so no conforming or editing. It was shot in one take and graded…
It’s OK grading beautifully shot material, but sometimes we need to challenge ourselves.That’s why my classroom footage is a mix of cameras, good and bad material, plus a mixture of…
Grading 4K Raw in Cambodia wasn’t something I had expected when agreeing to take on a mentoring assignment in Phnom Penh. …
I often get asked this question, and the answer is every project is different. Being able to grade your elements can really help the way your shot comes together.
The conform part of Resolve is probably the easiest part for editors to understand. It is still best to start with a small simple timeline in Premiere Pro that you…
Why is skin so difficult to grade? Warren Eagles offer some answers. Thanks to Abelcine for shooting this movie during an RG101 Resolve class in Burbank.
How to copy a grade with two keyframed shapes from one clip to another using the Auto Keyframer in daVinci Resolve 9.
How to use the Scratch FX series as external mattes in Resolve. Use the effects across the whole timeline or on individual clips.
How to check your conform using a reference movie or offline movie. Also learn how to wipe to it in the Color page and use the chase audio function.
Two ICA students talk about their experience during Warren’s recent Burbank class.
Warren conducted a Colorist ‘show and tell’ event at AbelCine recently. The session was to preview some of the new ICA classes coming to Burbank followed by some of his favourite…
High Dynamic Range (HDR) explained High Dynamic Range (HDR) displays are beginning to appear from several manufacturers. They are destined to revolutionise the entire viewing experience and deliver dramatically improved…
Last year I collaborated with Jason Wingrove www.wingrove.tv to grade his one take Music Video ‘These days’ by Martha Marlow It was shot in one take using the EPIC. The…
There is something very exciting and motivating about finding a new technique. Sadly the more experienced we become as individuals and as a profession the less those truly inspired moments…
It was late on Friday night and I was finishing a TVC grade at the Chop Shop in Brisbane. I got a call from Kanta Yamaguchi of Green Leaf Films,…
Earlier this year I sat down and graded a project with Tom Parish. Not a normal session as I was in Brisbane and Tom in his studio in Austin. After…
I am currently in Japan sitting in a grading room, waiting for my clients to arrive. They are delayed so my mind wondered back to Amsterdam, where I conducted a…
On my recent visit to the US I was engaged by Clark Muller, colorist and owner of Incendio to conduct a day of Resolve workflow training. Incendio is a very…
Look at the sequence below. Shot #3, the guy on the balcony is under exposed and #6, the same angle, is overexposed. The big challenge here is to try to…
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…
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…
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…
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…
Go behind the scenes of an ICA class. This was shot during the recent Resolve RG201 class at Media Asylum in Singapore. Warren Eagles and his students talk about their…
Resolve V9 was first showcased at NAB 2012, with a projected July release. In May I started to put together a package of ICA classes, Resolve 101, 201 and Warren’s…
As a DP, I have always maintained the importance of having some understanding of the skills that each member of a crew brings to a set. How can I ask…
Resolve 9 brings a drastic redesign to the interface, allowing the software to be more streamlined and continue to move forwards in a positive direction. We’ve got all the details of…
Hi all, there’s been a discussion that I’ve seen a couple of times about which system to choose, here is a little list I’ve compiled, feel free to comment! I…
PT 1 The grading story The stills below from the movie show the offline, with a temp grade on the top against the final grade below. Ocean View The balcony…
The first thing Steve Jaggi, the co producer of Short Beach, said to me was “The sun always shines in Short Beach.” My clients, Steve and Liz from Jaggi Shute…
Last year many people contributed to our colorist slant on the Oscar nominations for best picture. It made interesting reading and we have done the same again this year, with…
After having graded a number of projects filmed on the Red One camera, I was keen to see what their new camera, the Epic, had to offer. I recently got…
We had a full audience for both sessions as I made my presentation on color correction using Resolve. I had a great crowd of over 100 in each presentation… Ah…
The bunch of Resolve 201 students arrived at 0930am Friday morning full of questions and expectation. 5 of them had just completed the Resolve 101 class with me during the…
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…
“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…
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,…
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With 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…
People often ask me how do you decide where to run a class or why don’t you visit us and deliver a class? The answer is just ask. I must…
The ICA L.A. Training Center is up and running. We have partnered with Roush Media an established DI Post facility to provide a permanent American home for Colorist training. Roush…
CC Chan from ACC in Hong Kong called me in December 2009 and said… “I have the very last new DaVinci 2K Plus here in my office, it’s going into…
This is a general overview movie from me about Resolve, recorded at the SuperMeet in Amsterdam last week in front of 10,000 people!! Click on Movie #4 Blackmagic DaVinci Resolve
A big show this year, and we all experienced the rush. In fact it was the second busiest IBC ever with 48,164 attendees from 140 countries. (The busiest show was…
Hi Everyone, The first Resolve UK training class has been scheduled for September 22-24 in London. For More information or bookings please contact JigSaw at +44-115-970-77-66 or by e-mail at…
A very memorable show, not least because of the volcanic interruption that has kept many of us from returning home! I only managed a few after hours demos, so was…
I have been asked the same question a lot over the past week since the Resolve on Mac was announced…. “Where can I get training?” Well the ICA is happy…
Greetings from NAB day 3. My legs are sore from all the walking but have covered all the halls once. There’s lots to see on my second time through. Just…
I am pleased to announce the ICA/Media Village DaVinci Resolve class running in Singapore on May 3rd-5th. This class will be great for existing DaVinci users or Colorists looking to…
I have just returned from Sound City, Tokyo, Japan. What a great place, like most overseas trips I didn’t see very much of Tokyo but the people were very welcoming…
Warren visits Griffith Film School in his home town of Brisbane and spends a week with their second year students.
Kevin Shaw, Warren Eagles, Robert Wanat and CJ Dobson discuss how to set up your own color grading suite, including budgeting your setup; designing your room; choosing a display; calibrating;…
Colorist Warren Eagles does a walk through of his LG UltraFine OLED Pro monitor and how he uses the OLED display to deliver world-class work to all his projects.
Kevin Shaw unboxes the LG UltraFine OLED Pro Display (32 EP950). He is looking for the best reference display for a home studio – is this the one?
In this In this episode of monthly livestream ‘Color Space Cadets’, we discussed grading for the internet, including: HDR for YouTube; Color Space Tags; Phone viewing; Best practices for online…
Blake Jones shares his tips & tricks on how to set up a professional remote color grading “office”, including displays, storage, control panels and processing in YM Cinema Magazine.
Our annual iColorist survey takes a snapshot of what cameras, software & projects people are working on, plus fees and conditions. Here are the results of this year’s:
Watch sessions on color grading tips, HDR, calibration, monitors & displays, colorists’ fees, updates on the latest tech, color science, restoration, filmmaking, camera technology, Women in Film, the Representation of…
A downloadable 17-step monitor calibration checklist from Professional Video Alliance for setting up your display for color grading, editing, or other post-production.
In this video, Kevin Shaw unboxes and evaluates the ASUS ProArt PA27UCX-K monitor. Is it suitable for colorists and photographers? Is it an affordable HDR reference monitor?
Kevin Shaw gets a first look at the new 1000 nit affordable HDR monitor from Dell with the world’s first 2000-zone mini-LED backlight display. Watch for the unboxing, setting up…
The first part of this Webinar will feature Warren Eagles CSI and Stuart Pointon’s monitor evaluate movie. 6 SDR color grading options for under $5000US. .What are the pros and…
Warren chats about his Resolve RG101 International Colorist Academy color class for beginners called Learning to Grade with Resolve. People are always asking “How do I learn Resolve?” icolorist.com/courses/rg101-learning-to-grade-with-resolve/ Great for DPs,…
Samsung Onyx HDR cinema screens display up to 500 nits. Colorist Kevin Shaw visits the Samsung showroom in Frankfurt to color grade on it and find out more.
Warren’s NAB 2019 experience. The Colorist Mixer, Post Production World and what he like at the show.
Kevin has been actively engaged in the introduction of HDR for several years. Now, there is a reference display less than a tenth the cost of its rivals.
What is HDR? Why does it matter? Will it last? And how should we handle it? We’ve been hearing about ‘HDR’ since 2014, and it’s clearly an important and much…
Read More at http://www.bbcstudiosandpostproduction.com/blog/4k-ultra-high-definition-uhd-mean-thing/ Still a couple of places on Kevins Colorist week, 3 classes of 2 days each starting Aug 17th 2015. Details at http://www.cvent.com/d/lrqdd3
High Dynamic Range (HDR) explained High Dynamic Range (HDR) displays are beginning to appear from several manufacturers. They are destined to revolutionise the entire viewing experience and deliver dramatically improved…
The role of the Colorist has changed greatly over the last few years. More cameras, codecs, and different genres are being graded than ever before. The ICA 2014 survey has…
The most exciting thing I saw was the Free Viewpoint TV (FTV) holodeck. Yes! The technology that introduced Princess Leia to Luke Skywalker in1977 now exists in our own galaxy…
The results are in. Alexa on top, not surprising considering it’s popularity across all genres. Red One drops to 4th after being 1st in 2011. Film drops down and Epic…
Hi, I can’t believe this year is almost over. I just finished a series of 6 films with Steven Seagal. Now I have time to catch up with Warren and…
A big show this year, and we all experienced the rush. In fact it was the second busiest IBC ever with 48,164 attendees from 140 countries. (The busiest show was…
Hi, I’m a finishing Colourist by trade and recently had the opportunity to work as an on-set Colourist. It’s turned out to be very interesting to learn the technology and…
Hi all! Couple of days from NAB, iPad just went out and from what I read it looks pretty good. So I think it’s the right time to start a…
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Post NAB 2024 I was invited to the latest Colorist Society Hollywood meet up. Held on the rooftop at the Godfrey Hotel in Hollywood I chatted to a number of…
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During my recent trip to the US I caught up with Christopher Young owner and Colorist at See Why Color in Brooklyn.
On July 20, Blackmagic Design and IntekTV hosted South America’s first ever Colorist Mixer at Country Club Lima in Peru. Held in conjunction with Blackmagic Week, the event drew an…
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The Color Tour Podcast visits Park City in Utah to chat with Crash Carlucci.
After a gap of 4 years the NAB Colorist Mixer made a triumphant return to Las Vegas.
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The Color Tour Podcast is back with a fantastic live on YouTube Live chat re NAB/Colorist Mixer 2023. Intro – Hosts: Warren Eagles, Kevin Shaw, Jeff Greenberg and 10 special…
Four experienced colorists graded the same footage live, sharing their process with the audience. You can see their efforts below and download the footage here for your own practice session.
Ver bajo demanda en español y português las sesiones de nuestro evento incluso: Netflix talk; Trucos de dos Juanes; Mujeres en Color; Bate Papo Brasileros
Tips tricks and great colorist chat in both Portuguese and English. A International Colorist Academy realizará um webinar gratuito em portugues no dia 30 de Outubro. Marque na sua agenda!…
Kevin Shaw shows three ways to fix fluorescent light problems that simple primary color tools cannot correct using DaVinci Resolve.
New in version Resolve 16.1: Copy and Paste a Node using the two mystery buttons below the Lift Track Ball.
How to use the three dot options palate to gang your grading monitor with your GUI. This is great for fine keying and rotoscope work.
Kevin and Warren discus via ZOOM the ICA Virtual training options, who it is aimed at and what are the kit requirements for the student.
In 2019 Warren and Kevin headed to Bogota, Colombia for the first South American ICA Classes. This is a behind the scenes student testimonial film.
In 2019 Warren and Kevin headed to Bogota, Colombia for the first South American ICA Classes. Bogota is a vibrant fun city and was a fantastic place to run our…
The first part of this Webinar features Warren Eagles CSI and Stuart Pointon’s monitor evaluation movie. 7 SDR color grading options for under $5000US. What are the pros and cons…
Simon Walker discusses “How broadcasters and facilities are using tools from the Magic Bullet Suite”, Jeff Greenberg explains “Why I love my Stream Deck”, Yuki Ariandi describes “Printer lites on…
Three more of Kevin’s Power Tricks built around Parallel and Layer nodes. Understand the truth about Parallel Nodes, how best to use them and when not to use them.
In this Color Clinic Kevin Shaw and his panelists answer questions on color grading suite design, lighting, layouts, paint and more. Lots of links in this episode. Joining Kevin are…
In the second Color Clinic Kevin Shaw answers questions about setting up resolve, choosing a grading system, color management, ACES and guest panelists from SGO demonstrate the power of Mistika.…
The first part of this Webinar will feature Warren Eagles CSI and Stuart Pointon’s monitor evaluate movie. 6 SDR color grading options for under $5000US. .What are the pros and…
This FXPHD Webinar was recorded on Thursday 28th May at 9am PDT In our latest webinar. Warren updates everyone on what he has been doing during lockdown in Australia. He…
The best ways to create bleach bypass looks, including references from Road to Perdition, Saving Private Ryan, Children of Men and Minority Report. See a range of DaVinci Resolve techniques…
In the first Color Clinic your host Kevin Shaw discusses affordable displays, expensive displays, calibration and workflow with panelists from ASUS, FSI, Dolby, and Indigo Engineering. Questions range from absolute…
Warren discusses setting up your room for color correction, and why you shouldn’t turn down a project because you don’t have experience with a surface. All Warren’s online classes are…
This is the launch episode of the world’s first online Color Grading Course. It features classes from both the Resolve and da-Vinci 2K from 2006.
Spanish subtitled version of my FXPHD Resolve Fundamentals online class.
Colorist Warren Eagles warreneagles.com.au talks about the challenges faced by colorists all over the world. Bad LUTs, strange framing, funny formats are just a few.
Martin is a colorist based in Vancouver. He has kindly let me share his Courtroom review. Normally reviews are only shared in the FXPHD ‘ Looks and Matching’ Forum. Martin…
Here is a short montage from the longform jobs I have coloured over the last few years at my grading shop in Brisbane, Australia.
Travelling to different locations to run ICA classes is something I really enjoy. I feel that as a colorist you benefit from your experiences. You can inject your visions into…
The second Taipei Colorist Mixer took place at the Red Room in March. The Red Room (no relation to the camera company) is a fantastic creative place where we had…
ICA is a big fan of Colorist Society International, which celebrates its first birthday at NAB 2017 and has organised some group tours with some of its supporters. These events are a…
The Mixers at NAB and IBC had prompted a call for an Asian version. So with the help of http://www.media-asylum.com and http://www.mediav.com.sg the ICA started the ball rolling straight after the IBC Mixer.…
The 3rd IBC Colorist Mixer was held on Saturday 10th September at a fantastic canal side venue Felix Meritis in Amsterdam. People arrived by bicycle, boat, scooter, tram, some of…
What a great night. The Colorist Society International CSI launched. Big thx to Kevin and Jim for getting the ball rolling, all we have to do now is support it.…
The 2nd IBC Mixer was held on Saturday 12 September at Zeppos in central Amsterdam. It was a great night made possible by the sponsors. Colorists and friends gathered from all…
The Mixer was held on Saturday night and despite tough competition from other parties drew a great crowd of over 120. Zeppos proved to be a fantastic venue, even though…
Presentación completa de Javier Guevara: para aquellos que disfrutaron de esta sesión, pueden ver y descargar las diapositivas de Javi aquí.
There’s no doubt COVID has affected our industry significantly. Latest estimates put revenue loss at US$7 billion for global film. But how have colorists themselves been affected? We polled our…
In SHOOT Magazine, Blake Jones looks at the major developments shaping the grading and post landscape. Developments catalysed by the global pandemic have changed the way that colorists work –…
Juan Cabrera is a colorist/owner of LightBender Post in Santa Monica. He has worked on some of Hollywood’s biggest tentpole movies and has built his facility around a ‘Boutique Facility…
I first met Daniel Scalzo in Chicago when he attended my ICA training class in 2018. As a DP he had fantastic tour stories of working with notable artists like…