Europe
“Kevin has given me the confidence to approach my passion with technical and artistic vision.”
Tim Hansen
UK
tim@wkds.co.nz
“Kevin has introduced me to a whole new way of looking at my colouring workflow. This is no small thing, it has to be said that kind of information can only be learned from this type of course, being taught by an industry professional who uses these techniques every day. The level of the skill of the teaching is the best, there is no problem or technique that you couldn’t overcome / learn if you ask the right question.”
Christopher Barnett
UK
C.Barnett@bris.ac.uk
“I am a much better colorist now.”
Christian Müller
Switzerland
mueller@schnittplatz.ch
“I can’t recommend Colorist Strategies enough if you’re starting out as a colorist. If you feel you’ve hit a brick wall with your workflow as I had, you’ll leave with fresh ideas and methodologies to approach any footage that comes through your suite.”
John Sackey
UK
allmodjohns@mac.com
“I strongly recommend ICA.”
Terje Kjetil Gillebo
Norway
Terje.Gillebo@gmail.com
“Perfect! Worth every single penny, can’t wait to start another course.”
Cesar Augusto Piletti
UK
gupiletti@gmail.com
“It’s not a training of software handling. It’s a great training for colorists who want to know more about the secrets of color in motion pictures.”
Marco Rusch
Austria
marco.rusch@filmquadrat.at
“Colorist Strategies gave me insights into the quickest, most widely applicable and precise approaches to using toolsets that are prevalent in pretty much every color grading system. Approaches, looks and techniques that are often essential to any colorist working to a demanding schedule where an efficient high quality workflow is paramount. In addition to introducing a huge scope of technical information that has both increased my knowledge of the demands of various formats, LUT’s, different colour spaces and understanding some of the science behind light and color, the course has also shown me much faster ways of achieving in seconds what would have previously taken me hours. Thanks for saving me time and increasing my creativity!”
Sam Woodcock
UK
samferolfilms@googlemail.com
“The Popular looks class was very interesting and a great steppingstone for further creativity and development in the field of grading.”
Erik Fhölenhag
Sweden
erik@akileja.se
“Maybe a small step for mankind, definitely a huge step for me. Now I’ll use controls I never thought about using before!”
Tomasz Poznanski
Poland
t.poznanski@tvn.pl
“This course was inspiring. Kevin has very good teaching skills. Now I have to turn the theory into practice. Thanks a lot!”
Thomas Fenkart
Austria
thomas.fenkart@kunstschall.net
“Absolutely perfect to get deeper into the theoretical perspective of color grading. Gives a good foundation to work and be creative from.”
Daniel Bredgaard
Denmark
Daniel@baconcph.com
“A perfect introduction to the world of grading. Three days of clear, concise training with a lot practical examples that demonstrate the power of color correction and a real opportunity to meet other aspiring colorists.”
Marcin Zwolski
Poland
marcin.zwolski@gmail.com
“A really detailed and well structured course delivered with clarity, I’d recommend it to anyone wishing to strengthen their digital grading theory.”
Kenny Gibb
Freelance Colorist
London
kenny@ksjt.co.uk
“I believe that no matter where you come from, what background experience you have and how much you already know, the nature of the courses combined with Kevin’s input and ability to share knowledge will leave everyone satisfied and willing to put into practice what is to be discussed. ICA can be the base and starting point of an Academy of Color Grading that would offer to new students a long-term academic/professional program.”
Andreas Constandinou
Finland
andreaspostoffice@gmail.com
“Kevin’s classes deliver on both practical approaches to building looks and stimulating ideas and inspiration to take in to my own work and start building my own library of looks. I’ll refer back to what I’ve learned here constantly.”
John Sackey
UK
allmodjohns@mac.com
“Kevin is extremely knowledgeable and experienced. I found everything I learned to be helpful and practical.”
Mazin Elfehaid
UK
email@mazinpower.com
“I wanted to write you and thank you again for the course. It has been a great experience. The course has been a booster of knowledge and experience for me. In three intense days I have learned so much about coloring and being a colorist: coloring techniques and theories, but also general advices about workflows, for example, or how to best work with clients, and much more. It has been exactly the experience I was hoping for!”
Elisa Mariani
Colorist
The Netherlands
the5flavors@yahoo.it
“Node-tastic on today’s daVinci Resolve 9 training with Warren this class rocks!”
Den Lennie
F-Stop Academy
UK
“It was a privilege spending time with and learning from a professional with that much experience. Thanks, Kevin!”
Boris Tivchev
UK
btivchev@gmail.com
“I had a great week during the course with Kevin. The Colorist Strategies class really opened my eyes and has changed the way I’ll be working in the future!”
Lucy Seaborne
UK
“This course is a great way to gain confidence and to start grading with Film Master. I am sold!”
Patrick Schepers
Belgium
patrick.schepers@pixmix.be
“As you know I started about two years ago to learn color correction and I think it is an amazing and fascinating field. There is so much more to learn in order to be a good colorist: not only the techniques of color correction, but also lightning on set, technical differences in the cameras, workflows, photography, how perception works, meanings of colors and last but not least psychology of the client… It is fascinating, but also overwhelming! I love to learn all about it, and I’m doing my best… Considering all the effort I’m putting into it, it felt really hard when an editor – who doesn’t even know what broadcast safe is – replaced my hard work with a simple plug-in. Not only was the color correction on the show cancelled, but this incident also questioned my speed as color grader (editors can put a layer on a 50 minutes show in the blink of an eye, without having to leave the editing suite; whereas, to me it would take a day to capture, color, render and export…and broadcasting is also a matter of speed). I started to think: what am I doing, why am I trying to learn all these things related to color since soon enough I will be replaced by the click on a button?! Maybe I should learn editing instead, and use plug-ins myself. Hitting the Wall, in fact.
But all’s well that ends well: just the day before coming to your course I got the good news. The client realized that the look created with the plug-in had some ‘weird’ outcomes, with skin tones and other things out of control, as I told you in class. For the final episodes they want ‘real’ color correction! This was an amazing lesson to me: about how tough it is becoming for a color grader, but also about the fact that good color correction can still make the difference.
So, I will continue with my learning after all, just because I love it. Every time I talk to you, I feel your enthusiasm for color correction and all the hard work ahead of me makes sense again.”
Elisa Mariani
The Netherlands
the5flavors@yahoo.it
“My skill has deepened a lot. I used Nucoda, in a way to simulate Da Vinci and Pogle, but now I finally see many of the possibilities Nucoda can offer.”
Kristo Ilari Paavonen
Finland
ilari.paavonen@yle.fi
“An excellent introduction to da Vinci Resolve.”
Michael Stirling
UK
michael@eastlondonpost.tv
“Finding people with Kevin’s knowledge and experience in today’s ever expanding industry is a rare thing so take advantage of it if you can.”
Andy Fleury
UK
a.fleury@btinternet.com
“Colorist Strategies was an excellent course. Kevin was really friendly and helpful and it was clear that he knew exactly what he was talking about. The fact that the classes were so small gave us students an exclusive time to deep our knowledge on the relevant subjects and to get answers to all our questions.”
Simon Tingell
Sweden
simon@trickfabriken.se
“The ICA courses are the only colorist courses worth considering. Sure there are software courses but that is not the same. I believe I’ve become a better colorist after the course whatever software I choose to use in the future.”
Teodor Miljevic
Sweden
teodor.miljevic@gmail.com
“A journey into the world of colors. It’s amazing to learn the secrets between theory and practice. Kevin is really a guru. Unique experience.”
Livia Pinto
UK
liviapinto.uk@gmail.com
“Essential class for starting colorists. Covers both theoretical and practical approach of color wizardry.”
Simon Robbrecht
Belgium
simonrobbrecht@me.com
“A good course to stimulate your creativity.”
Daniel Bredgaard
Denmark
Daniel@baconcph.com
“Fantastic. This course filled in so many gaps in my knowledge and taught me more than you can imagine.”
Jack Jones
Roundtable Films
UK
jack@roundtablefilms.co.uk
“A great opportunity to deeply understand the role of the monitor in the grading process.”
Lara Garcia Reyne
UK
laragarey@hotmail.com
“Inspiring. Kicky ideas, anecdotes, industry insider’s knowledge and you end up with a strong belief that your grading will never be the same again.”
Marcin Zwolski
Poland
marcin.zwolski@gmail.com
“You can not imagine how important is your course for my CV!!!”
Laura Pavone
Colorist
Italy
“Three days of intense training under Kevin’s supervision has multiplied my knowledge as a color grade. Kevin’s clear presentations simplified conceptually difficult topics and made them easy to understand. If you’re a professional colorist, you’d want to dive into the color grading waters by attending this course superbly organized by Kevin. A must for any professional color grader.”
Luciano Marigo-Spitaleri
UK
lucianospitaleri@mac.com
“Kevin is definitely a great professional. A great technician, teacher and artist with unending patience for the huge number of questions from the class.”
Donato Casale
Italy
donatocasale@gmail.com
“Many, many thanks to you, Kevin, for the excellence and very high technical level and quality of your course!”
Jean Deppierraz
Switzerland
jean@sapristi.ch
“An amazing course for anyone serious about grading.”
Michael Stirling
London
Michael@eastlondonpost.tv
“With the increasing availability of high-end colour correction software, ICA courses are essential for anyone who is serious about moving in to grading without coming through the traditional lab/facility path.”
John Sackey
UK
allmodjohns@mac.com
“An excellent course that I thoroughly enjoyed. Something for both the novice and the pro.”
Sam Sheppard
Quantel
UK
sam.sheppard@quantel.com
“The Colorist Strategies class is something every (relatively) new colorist has to take. The class lets you think about how to build up the grading of a shot and how to apply it within the whole grading of a project. Thanks for giving me different insights in color grading!”
Tom Mulder
Belgium
tom@aceimagefactory.net
“This course is very comprehensive. It showed me how to approach the grading session and what I can expect from it as a DP. It has made it very hard for me to focus on my DP work when color grading is so exciting and eye-opening.”
Joanna Viehof
UK
joanna@individeoum.com
“…it influenced my perception of color…”
Jarmila Seflova
UK
jarmila@fastmail.fm
“Some great tips that have already given me better results, faster.”
Sven Brooks
UK
email@sbrooks.net
“An excellent course – system independent – for effective colorist strategies and the very important basic technical knowledge. A need for every starting colorist!”
Ruth Scheffler
Colorist for Weitsicht TV
Germany
scheff70@gmx.net
Asia
“A must for DPs, colorists and even directors and editors.”
G. Ramarao
India
ramraostudios@gmail.com
“After 20 years of commercial grading on a wide variety of platforms, I recently found myself in a position where I needed to be able to get up to speed on Resolve very quickly and I did not have the time or the luxury to be able to learn it ‘on the job’. Without hesitation I contacted Warren and explained my requirements and he tailored a two day Resolve course, specific to my needs that was focused on advanced colour correction techniques. I can’t recommend it highly enough, it was an investment in my future career, that ensured that I learnt the system correctly from the beginning and enabled me to compete at the top of my game and not worry about my lack of in-depth understanding of the Resolve from holding me back.”
Dave Gibson
Colourist
New Zealand
“Kevin Shaw removes peoples color blindness through his classes. A must for anyone dealing with images.”
G. Balaji
India
gbalaji@gmail.com
“Great week on Resolve in Singapore with Warren. Books and vids are great but classroom time with a talented teacher kicks ass.”
Andy Mees
Finisher/Colorist
AlJazeera
Malaysia
As someone who is an amateur in the field, I find the class simple to follow. The lessons presented were more than sufficient
to grasp the complexity of color grading. I was impressed that despite the online setup, Sir Warren Eagles did not let it be a hindrance
for us to have an engaging and fun experience. Thus, proving that his teaching method is effective and efficient.
Pau Dacop
Narra by Wildsound Studios
Philippines
“An excellent training program. This is a must to attend in the production and post-production world today!”
Settha Veerathunmanon
Film Instructor
Bangkok University
Thailand
“A must for every DP and Colorist.”
Deepak Bhojraj
India
deepakbhojraj@gmail.com
“I was working as a self taught colorist with many shortcomings. This course has raised my skills to a new standard. Warren has given me a new confidence looking towards the future.”
Kapil Parajuli
kapilp@mail.ru
“Warren’s class was a great learning experience for me, even though I’m an Online Editor / Colorist with over 13 years Broadcast TV experience. He has a wealth of knowledge and a great way of communicating concepts in an easy going and relaxed way. I highly recommend his courses!”
Ra-ey Saleh
Senior Online Editor / Colorist
Beyond Productions
Australia
ra_eysaleh@hotmail.com
“It’s great to be trained by a real colorist!”
Hiro Sugiyama
Senior Colorist
Sound City
Tokyo, Japan
sugiyama@soundcity.co.jp
“One of the best courses I’ve attended. Warren’s 25 years of experience shown in his practical approach to solving problems and he is very generous in answering questions and sharing his experience. Warren’s 25 years of experience lead to new ways of looking at problems creatively as “problem seekers” rather than “problem avoiders” and provide practical guides to respond to different problems with enthusiasm and eagerness where we are more likely to see opportunities from rising diversity than we are to see challenges… (You’ll Be Amazed By the Results)”
Mark Song
Colorist
Singapore
“Warren is a great trainer and his depth of knowledge was a great asset to the class. I cannot wait for the next ICA class.”
Erik Milliken
Editor
Sydney
“I am very lucky to get this chance to attend such an enlightening and substantial class. Surely I have learned more knowledge and understanding of not only the technicalities of operating Film Master but also the art and techniques of color grading itself. I am satisfied.”
Michelle S. Carlos
Colorist
Post Manilla Inc
The Philippines
michelle.carlos@postmanila.com
“a great experience …a mix of art, science and mathematics..:)”
Sabarimala Ramakrishnan
India
sabarilama@gmail.com
Our training with Warren Eagles was a really great experience. The two days were worth it, as he carefully monitored our steps
to make sure we’re all on the same page. All the explanations were clear, and all our questions were answered in a detailed manner.
This kind of training experience was epic.
Rona Albia
Narra by Wildsound Studios
Philippines
“Kevin Shaw is excellent at creating new looks!”
C.V. Rao
India
cvrao@digiqueststudio.com
“Tracking, Masking, Scene Detection are all aspects of active learning covered in the R101 class. Warren explained Resolve’s streamlined project workflow very well and we can now leverage the power of the system to deliver our drama series on daVinci Resolve for colour grading and finishing. Overall, a great learning experience.”
Lionel Loh
Principal Graphic Designer
MediaCorp TV
Singapore
“I enjoyed the class, and as someone new to colour correction, it was a terrific introduction, hands on and realistic. I feel I now have the skills to start grading with some creative targets and directions in mind.”
Helen Elliott
helen@ooproductions.com
Brisbane, Australia
“I truly enjoyed the courses and the interaction with Warren and the team discussion in the workshop was second to none. It is well worth the money!”
Rivai Chen
Colorist and DP
Indonesia
rivaichen@gmail.com
“It was great meeting you, Warren, and learning from the best. Thanks again for your patience. We’ll meet again in the near future.”
PT Alagan
Editor/Colorist
Mediacorp
Singapore
“Warren was fantastic. He really helped to unpackage Resolve for me, also gave lots of general Colorist knowledge and advice on building my own system. Loved the course and thrilled I enrolled!”
Edward Lyons
Director
Sydney
“An excellent course for both seasoned colorists and anyone interested into learning daVinci Resolve from an experienced teacher. Warren is patient and easy to follow during his lessons. A great experience!”
Sean Ashley
Lecturer
Lasalle College of Arts
Singapore
“The Essential Colorist course with Kevin has really changed my perspective on the DI workflow and color process.”
Eugenius Meril
India
meril_fernando@yahoo.com
“Helpful & very welcoming organizers. Very experienced teacher with real problem solving skills. This course is a turning point in my career!”
Zakir Ali
VFX Compositor/ Colorist
Pakistan
“Warren is a top-notch instructor who has the expertise, and the patience (in my case) to get the message across. I learned a lot in just a couple of days, and feel confident that no Resolve grading job is too challenging for me now.”
Gerard Ward
Colourist
http://www.ColourGrade.tv
New Zealand
“I have been a colourist for many years working solely on Baselight for the last 5 years. I was very nervous about making the transition to Resolve, but after having spent a few days with Warren
doing one of the ICA courses, I came out feeling like I had used the box for ever.”
Pete Williams
Colourist
New Zealand
Our class with Warren Eagles has been a very exceptional experience. What I love most about the classes is how Warren
was able to discuss very complex concepts and instructions in a very understandable pace. He makes sure that no one gets left behind in class.
Overall, having a grading class with Warren is a MUST! You will surely miss a lot of techniques if you don’t.
Drix Reyes
Narra by Wildsound Studios
Philippines
The seminar was not just a simple tutorial on how to color. Warren Eagles goes in deep and ensures that each student understands the mechanism of color itself within DaVinci. The seminar focuses not just on technique, but solidifies the fundamentals, which makes it so that everything else can be more intuitive and accessible.
Elian Idioma
Narra by Wildsound Studios
Philippines
“The course was very informative and educational. I especially like that there was an extra day where the instructor accommodated our questions and discussed specific issues each of us had to deal with back home. I gathered valuable information that I was able to use immediately on my next grading session. The course included lessons on both the technical and creative sides of color grading. Kevin has thorough and in depth knowledge of Film Master. He gave us an honest assessment of its capabilities and limitations. Who knew that the “Book M” button doesn’t really do anything? 😉 I would recommend the master class to people with at least a year of experience color grading using Film Master.”
Aurea Anden
Colorist
Underground Logic
The Philippines
aurie.a@gmail.com
North America
Resolve 201 was a blast! Getting outside the daily work environment allowed me to learn, experiment, and just play with Resolve. It opened my eyes to things about color correction that I knew but had forgotten about. You showed me how I can work better, and faster without sacrificing quality. One of the best parts was making new friends.
James Wicks
Colorist
Florida USA
http://www.jimwicks.com
“Thanks for you and the ICA for putting these classes on. As always I took away a great bit of knowledge and experience. It was also a pleasure meeting everyone in the class.”
Chris Rohlfs
Colorist Nascar
Charlotte, North Carolina
“Probably the single best expenditure I’ve made for my career in recent years.”
Jay Friesen
USA
jr@jayfriesen.com
“This class showed me an invaluable skill in teaching me to use color to further advance the story I am trying to tell. Amazing!”
Ben Sloan
Colorado, USA
bsloan@uccs.edu
“The best if you can afford it. Classes with Warren are absolutely fantastic and easily worth the expense.”
Aaron Williams
Colorist
USA
“I want to thank you again personally for your Colorist Strategies course that I took back in February. It really made the difference in my last big grading project, both in commanding the room with some strong personalities as well as what kinds of tools I went for first. It wouldn’t have gone as smoothly or quickly had I not taken the ICA course when I did. Thank you again.”
Ben Starkey
USA
colorist@benstarkey.com
“Before taking Kevin’s Colorist Strategies, I was at a loss as to where the best place to start was and how to manage my grading workflow. I now feel empowered with an efficient and effective workflow from start to completion.”
Denver Riddle
Freelance Colorist
USA
denverkr@mac.com
“After stepping away from Resolve for five years, Warren brought it all back into focus, and shared new color tools and techniques to a seasoned colorist”.
Bob Festa
Company 3
Santa Monica
“As a colorist in Reality TV I learned some excellent tips to do my job better and to take my career to the next level.”
Scott Dickson
Freelance Colorist
USA
wlwl2001@gmail.com
“I flew 14 hours to take Warren’s five day class. It was totally worth it. Not only did I learn the Resolve skills I needed for my own post work, but I gained insights on how to present this material to my students. Warren has truly earned the reputation as the Number 1 Resolve trainer in the world.”
Theo Lipfert
Associate Professor
Co-Director MFA Program in Science & Natural History Filmmaking
School of Film & Photography
Montana State University
Bozeman, MT
“Kevin exceeded my expectations by a huge margin. He is not only experienced, so no grade is impossible, but he is also approachable and committed to insuring that no question goes unanswered no matter what the students background or skill level. This was time well spent.”
Edward Shoemaker
USA
edwardshoemaker@hotmail.com
“I found the ICA class to be exceptionally informative. Warren was not only very knowledgeable in the art of color grading but was also very generous in sharing his knowledge and experience.”
Albert Cheng
Previs Supervisor for Iron Man
Los Angeles
achen@linkline.com
“The Colorist Strategies course was great, the problem solving tips and tricks Kevin taught are extremely useful everyday, and gave me a new perspective on making great looking pictures.”
Joel Signer
Optimus
Chicago
joel@optimus.com
“I loved learning more in depth about specific looks and how to achieve them. I’d take this class again.”
Joshua Bennett
USA
joshuabennett@gmail.com
“Besides the jump start with Resolve, I appreciated the encouraging dialogue the class all shared about gear, clients, and career. In my experience, knowing where to get answers is more important then knowing the answer – and I feel we all have some insight to offer and share.”
Daniel Seeley
Colorist
New York
“The International Colorist Academy teaches us to analyze an image in a creative way as well as in a technical way. Then combines the two to create amazing looks.”
Ronen Pestes
Freelance Colorist
USA
film@ronenpestes.com
“The Resolve classes were not just a great way to advance my skills using DaVinci Resolve but more importantly an opportunity to share ideas, concerns and break routine with new approaches. While you can just as easily learn the operations of a program online, you get so much more out of a shared learning environment lead by professionals, learning with other professionals of varying experience and backgrounds. Warren leads his courses with great insight, passion, and a respect for every course attendee.”
Zachary Cox
Freelance Colorist
Toronto, Canada
zachcox1@gmail.com
“Thank you very much for your classes. I learned so much and I am not afraid to use the wheels any more ;-)”
Mitsuo Goto
Post Production Producer
COPS
Los Angeles
“Perfect course for a deeper understanding of the color theory and a good methodology for approaching a grade. To get all kinds of tips and advice from Kevin Shaw… what a privilege.”
Christian Reitmeier
Canada
chris_g_r@me.com
“Warren’s class was awesome. I got my moneys worth on the first day, I was worried it was going be 3 days of PowerPoint presentations!”
Dimitrios Papagiannis
Colorist
USA
“Really wanted to thank you again for the time you’ve taken to put colorist strategies together. It was the perfect balance of color theory, practical workflows, better methods of improving client interaction, tools/technique, and the hands on exposure to Nucoda Film Master really went above and beyond my expectations for the course.”
Ben Starkey
USA
colorist@benstarkey.com
“I turned down a shoot with President Obama to take your class!”
Dennis Dillon
DP for the CBS show 60 Minutes
Florida
“Colorist Strategies is the perfect class for professionals that want a better understanding of color theory and learn new techniques to further improve their craft. It really did open my eyes to new possibilities and creative techniques. Great experience!”
Nick Fortemps
Belgium
nick@thefridge.tv
“Hi Warren, Thanks again for holding such an inspiring class. You are an extremely talented artist and instructor. All that material to be covered in just 2 days! Anybody would easily go off track …
You were solid as a rock (star)”
Edo Brizio
Editor, Colorist
http://www.edobrizio.com
Los Angeles
“If you’re interested in color you cannot go wrong by attending this course. In three days you’ll receive the fundamentals you didn’t know you didn’t know, and the cool tricks you crave, all delivered by a working professional taking time off to share colorist secrets.”
Chris MacKarell
Freelance Finishing Artist
New York
chrism639@gmail.com
South America
“Thank you very much for everything, was a great class and I’m very happy with the knowledge. I hope you come to Colombia very soon.”
Enrique Garzon
Director DP
Columbia
“Thank you Warren! The classes were great and it was really nice to meet and network with such great people.”
Max Machado
Colorist
San Paulo, Brazil
http://www.MonstroFilmes.com
“Colorist Strategies gave me a great base of knowledge to plot my way to grading finer pictures.”
Eric Marinho de Moraes
Brazil
ericmmoraes@gmail.com
“A very thorough class, full of information about color theory and techniques for color grading. Highly recommended.”
Mario Pantin
Venezuela
mjpantin@gmail.com
“The class clarified many aspects that are not very simple to find in this job.”
Agustin Javier Svarzchtein
Argentina
agus.svarz@gmail.com
“To change the way things are, sometimes we have to change the way we see it. For the colorist this is especially true. The ICA course completely reset my point of view, and now i have a very strong pivot point for color grading.”
Alejandro De Argumosa
Venezuela
adeargumosa@gmail.com
“As a beginner colorist it was great to learn about all kinds of workflow from a colorist as experienced as Kevin Shaw.”
Ricardo Santos
Brazil
ricardo.guarany@gmail.com
“The course was really a turning point on my career, having the chance to review all the theory involved in color grading was amazing, all the people at the class were so motivated and focused on learning. I had an amazing feedback from other professionals around the world. If you want to became a world class colorist you must do these courses. Congrats Kevin you’re a great teacher!”
Daniel Astorga Castro
Chile
dastorga@atomica.cl