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…
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 colorist and he would use a vision switcher to compare the live film with the tape. Directors often asked me to put the VTR into…
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 Looks to be rolled out in the second half of 2012. The world tour kicked off in London in July, although you wouldn’t have known…
“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 some of the worlds top graders over the past 25 years.” Warren 1 Creativity Being creative is only part of the job, but it is…
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 a gaffer to handle a task, if I myself do not have an idea of how this may be accomplished. And so goes for the…