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…
The results are in. Alexa on top, not surprising considering it’s popularity across all genres. Red One drops to 4th after being 1st in 2011. Film drops down and Epic makes a big move up to number 2 2012 …
Resolve 9 brings a drastic redesign to the interface, allowing the software to be more streamlined and continue to move forwards in a positive direction. We’ve got all the details of the upcoming release on our site, but rather than just running you through the (admittedly impressive) spec list, we thought we’d ask some of the…
PT 1 The grading story The stills below from the movie show the offline, with a temp grade on the top against the final grade below. Ocean View The balcony scene was the hardest to grade in the entire show. I was initially worried that there was nothing out there! The producers had gone to…
The first thing Steve Jaggi, the co producer of Short Beach, said to me was “The sun always shines in Short Beach.” My clients, Steve and Liz from Jaggi Shute productions, had arrived in the grading suite before me. Now this isn’t ideal, but is something that happens when you work as a freelance colorist.…
During my recent Resolve 201 class my students and I were lucky enough to get the chance to visit DreamWorks in Los Angeles. Jeff Olm is one of the world’s leading stereo 3D colorists and also a member of the ICA. Jeff has been at the forefront of stereo grading since Journey to the Center…
This post explains the process of color grading a commercial advert of night time shots for a client. I was recently asked by Alt vfx (Brisbane Post house) to do a VFX pre grade on the new Tooheys Extra Dry beer Commercial directed by Garth Davis from Exit films. Exit are one of the biggest…
After having graded a number of projects filmed on the Red One camera, I was keen to see what their new camera, the Epic, had to offer. I recently got the chance to work on a music clip for Australian artist Megan Washington called “Holy Moses.” Directed by Stephen Lance and posted at the newest…
November 1-7 2011 INFORMATION COLLECTED VIA THE TIG, LINKEDIN, FACEBOOK AND TWITTER MAX ONLY 2 SUBMISSIONS PER PERSON FOR THAT WEEK. UNITED STATES Feature Red Film Master Hollywood US Feature Red Apple Color New York US TVC “Nissan” Alexa Resolve Chicago US TV show Alexa Lustre New York US TV Magazine shows Red and various…