High Dynamic Range (HDR) explained High Dynamic Range (HDR) displays are beginning to appear from several manufacturers. They are destined to revolutionise the entire viewing experience and deliver dramatically improved storytelling for audiences. I have been monitoring (excuse the pun) the technology progress and am now a firm advocate of the potential of HDR and of Dolby…
There is something very exciting and motivating about finding a new technique. Sadly the more experienced we become as individuals and as a profession the less those truly inspired moments come. So I am happy to share this new find with you. Maybe I am not actually the first to have discovered it, but that…
Thanks to everyone that pointed out that Nucoder is in fact spelled NUCODA and more correctly refers to Nucoda Film Master. I have corrected this and other spelling mistakes on the table. In fairness to Warren I hear he had been assimilated by Pablo the red giant, who put a black magic mistika spell on…
I just finished a day of playing with ACES. As part of a white paper (coming soon) Digital Vision invited me to experiment with the full workflow using Film Master, and Dolby kindly loaned a PRM monitor for the occasion. I was able to try some film material scanned ADX and delivered as ACES .exr…
“180” is the first movie for director Jayendra, who has had a long successful career in high end commercials. His sponsors include Qube digital cinema solutions and Sathyam Cinemas, so it is no surprise that he insists on great image quality. What might be a surprise is that he chose to shoot with digital cameras.…
I am recently home from my first visit to Estonia, where I was invited to teach Colorist Strategies and Popular Looks at the Baltic Film and Media School (BFM). The course has been in planning for over a year following an introduction at IBC, and was mostly funded by grants to introduce more post production…
A big show this year, and we all experienced the rush. In fact it was the second busiest IBC ever with 48,164 attendees from 140 countries. (The busiest show was 2008 with about 5% more visitors) The show floor was also bigger (100, 000 sq meters) as they opened a new thirteenth hall. In all…
International Colorist Academy (ICA) Co-Founder, Kevin Shaw Presents Digital Vision Film Master Operations Training September 27-29, 2010 Digital Vision and International Colorist Academy (ICA) have announced that Kevin Shaw, co-founder of ICA, is now an authorized Digital Vision Nucoda Film Master Operations Training instructor. The two types of Nucoda Film Master Operations Training classes are…