“How long will it take to grade this show?” It is a question I am often asked, so I have some standard replies. Obviously every TVC, movie or music video is different so a rough guide is the best you can offer your client without seeing the footage. Things that impact on the time quoted…
The world’s 2nd Resolve V10 classes took place in Burbank over a week in early September. I always say it is the mixed demographic of the students that makes the classes so interesting, this class was no different. We had 11 students signed up for my R201 class, half had come straight from the R101 and…
The first ICA Resolve class was in 2010 at Media Village in Singapore. It was run on a R250 Linux machine using Resolve version 6. I had 8 students huddled round 1 system looking at a 24’ monitor. I would demo a feature than each student would take turns in the colorist chair whilst the…
I met Den in Soho last year when he attended my Resolve class. As a DP he brought some great insight to the class, not to mention challenging questions. We crossed paths again in NYC in December when he was running an F-Stop Academy class at Abelcine. Last week he was in Brisbane so we…
From 1950-2000 not much changed in feature film grading. A lab color timer graded from film in the laboratory. We watched movies projected from film that were shot on film. In the TVC/TV world between 1985 and 2005 not much changed we graded mainly film negative in a high end grading room. The TVC grading…
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 the opposite. I’ve seen DP’s make huge mistakes, in their exposure and in their color settings. Either it’s ego, or incompetence, but it’s a problem…
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 on a Color Corrector. You all got invited to a huge party with free drinks, food and girls dancing on podiums. 2013. You get a…
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. 2003 [Client] I have always wanted to be in one of these rooms, isn’t that machine a million dollars? 2013 [Client] Is this software free…