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 their own material but actually their services and expertise are commercially available, and utilized by a broad range of clients ranging from broadcasters and museums…
Thanks to everyone that pointed out that Nucoder is in fact spelled NUCODA and more correctly refers to Nucoda Film Master. I have corrected this and other spelling mistakes on the table. In fairness to Warren I hear he had been assimilated by Pablo the red giant, who put a black magic mistika spell on…
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, and Dolby kindly loaned a PRM monitor for the occasion. I was able to try some film material scanned ADX and delivered as ACES .exr…
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 getting feedback to improve what we do and to help colorists everywhere. Lots of great suggestions are sent in and we act on them as…
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 the inclusion of Best Cinematography to round the list up to 10. Thanks to everyone that replied here, privately, on the TIG and on the…
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 all levels of users. The class outlines are for Scratch 101, Scratch 201 and Scratch Post Workflow We are planning for 2012, and have already…
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 the THX cineSpace™ Partner Program, a growing ecosystem of experts in the content production space, with a common goal of offering products that ensure quality…
“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 it is no surprise that he insists on great image quality. What might be a surprise is that he chose to shoot with digital cameras.…
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, and emulation. The inaugural class will be held October 31, 2011 at the ICA training center in Los Angeles. The courses will feature the THX…