Hi,
I’m a finishing Colourist by trade and recently had the opportunity to work as an on-set Colourist. It’s turned out to be very interesting to learn the technology and see what the crews have to go through. I just finished a 3 week shoot for a Steven Seagal film in Vancouver Canada. We shot Red MX and Canon 5D. Everyday I colour graded the dailies and use the principles learned right here in Digital Colour Theory Class and Colourist Strategies classes. Some of the examples are the colour temperature changes all day long. You really notice when you shoot in the sun then turn around for the other angle in the shade and the camera goes blue due to the colour temperature. It’s easy to fix but it’s helpful to understand what’s going on. Yesterday it was funny when a huge silk was brought in to cover a parked car and the silk changed the colour temperature of the shot noticeably. You wouldn’t think that would happen but it did.
I’m sorting through monitors and calibration software to get the best result for the budget. I’d like to bring in my “A” monitor but the company has a budget and I have to deal with that.
I’m using Red CineX for colour grading and the software is beta but working reasonably well. I’m waiting for Davinci Resolve to come out and see if that program can be used. I need a more full featured program to match shots and speed things up.
I have a JL Cooper board that I had for a few years that I usr for grading but I need something for the camera truck. I have a demo board for Tangant and will be giving that a run next week.
Other than that I’m having a bit of downtime for the next few days to recharge the batteries. Let me know what you’re up to.
take care
Lorne
