Davinci Resolve Comprehensive Training in the center of Amsterdam, January 23, 24, 25. In this 3 day class you will learn to use all aspects of the complete Resolve program. 1- Importing footage, from all kind of camera’ and codex, in Raw, LOG or Linear. How to choose the right color-space and to setup your…
Guest blog by Dick Hobbs Not so long ago, post production was where all the fun was in our industry. That was where the glamour was created, and that was where the real creative heroes did their magic. It was also where the excitement lay. I am old enough to remember NAB 1992, when…
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…
Regular visitors to our ICA site may have discovered TomParish.com. Tom has taken classes with both Warren and myself so understands our approach to training and self improvement very well. He is a successful colorist but still finds time to research and interview, then post his findings on his site. Most recently Tom and I chatted about…
The role of the Colorist has changed greatly over the last few years. More cameras, codecs, and different genres are being graded than ever before. The ICA 2014 survey has expanded. It now features 14 questions about cameras, codecs, grading displays, render options, and wages. Just select 3 jobs that you have graded in November…
The most exciting thing I saw was the Free Viewpoint TV (FTV) holodeck. Yes! The technology that introduced Princess Leia to Luke Skywalker in1977 now exists in our own galaxy and can project holographic images right in front of you. I would say 3-D images but that term has been so badly abused and confused…
Look at the sequence below. Shot #3, the guy on the balcony is under exposed and #6, the same angle, is overexposed. The big challenge here is to try to match #3 and #6. This is how I would approach it. The tutorial is generic so can be applied to any color corrector. During this…
I am unashamedly posting a link on this, rather than writing my own blog. And yes there is a free gift included at the end! Unite! Read this if you value your job. Tim Kreider writes what I think far more eloquently than I, because after all he is a professional writer. But he is plagued…
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…
