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 many layers or nodes and too many windows and keys. This can make the image look too false because the look has been changed from…
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 things the CSI has been up to. The CSI was launched at the 2016 NAB Colorist Mixer. Jim Wicks and Kevin Shaw arrived at NAB…
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 just spent 2 days on the first Asian Resolve ‘Train the Trainer’ class conducted by legendary trainer Jeff Greenberg at Media Asylum in Singapore. So…
“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 music video is different so a rough guide is the best you can offer your client without seeing the footage. These examples are based on…
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 hardware would be up to the job. The old saying ‘you never know till you try’ was to be tested here. This is my Taipei…
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. So on Wednesday 23rd November, 75 creative color folk gathered at the Blu Jazz Cafe in Singapore for the first Asian Colorist Mixer. The world…
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 classes with grading commitments to our clients. A training class has to be locked and publicized at least 2 months beforehand. This allows us sufficient…
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 us even walked! The weather during IBC was the best I’ve witnessed, so people arrived in good spirits, looking forward to a fantastic night. The…
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 XMLs, EDLs and baked workflows. The R201 challenge we worked on today consisted of a 30sec TVC edited from previous campaigns. RED, Alexa and PSD…
